Vaughan has more commercial and industrial floor space per capita than almost anywhere in the GTA — Concord’s warehouse grid, the towers going up around Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, the plazas along Highway 7, and the older industrial units in Woodbridge that have been subdivided three times since the 1980s. Each of those buildings has a different electrical problem.
North York Electrical Inc. is an ESA-licensed electrical contractor (#7011426) that has worked across Vaughan since 1996. Our shop is on Masi Court in Woodbridge — inside Vaughan — so a commercial service call in Concord or the VMC is a short drive, not a scheduled trip from another city.
Call (647) 990-2696 for a commercial electrical quote in Vaughan.
Commercial and industrial electrical work in Vaughan
- Tenant fit-outs for offices, clinics, restaurants and retail units
- Panel and service upgrades — 400A, 600A and 3-phase distribution
- Commercial lighting design and installation
- Warehouse and office LED retrofits with payback analysis
- Emergency lighting and exit sign inspection with written records
- Cat6/Cat6A data cabling and network infrastructure
- Generator installation and maintenance
- Commercial EV charger installation and load management
- 3-phase and 600V distribution, transformer and machinery connections
- Commercial repair and maintenance contracts
Where we work in Vaughan
The city’s commercial buildings cluster into a few zones, and the electrical work in each is different:
- Concord and the Jane/Highway 7 industrial grid — 1970s–1990s warehouse shells, typically 400A to 800A services, with panels that have absorbed twenty years of tenant additions. Load capacity and undocumented changes are the usual first findings.
- Vaughan Metropolitan Centre — new mid-rise and high-rise mixed-use, where the work is base building coordination, retail fit-out, lighting controls and structured parking EV charging.
- Woodbridge — older industrial units and commercial plazas along Weston Road and Highway 7, plus the small-bay shops where a panel upgrade is often the whole project.
- Maple and Thornhill (Vaughan side) — retail plazas, professional offices, medical and dental clinics, restaurants.
- Kleinburg and the Highway 27 corridor — smaller commercial buildings, heritage constraints, well and septic on some rural-edge properties.
- Emery and the Steeles corridor — light industrial and contractor yards, where machinery connections and 600V distribution are common.
If your building is a Concord warehouse with three sub-panels, a 600V motor control centre and no single-line drawing, we have opened that electrical room before.
Permits and inspections in Vaughan
Electrical work in Vaughan goes through the Electrical Safety Authority. Building alterations — fit-outs, mezzanines, new washrooms, signage structures — run through the City of Vaughan’s building department. Larger projects can trigger both, plus the property manager’s own work permit and insurance requirements.
We handle the ESA permit from application to certificate of inspection, prepare drawings for plan review, meet the inspector on site, and provide the closeout documentation. If your landlord or property manager requires an approved contractor list, we supply WSIB clearance and a certificate of insurance before mobilizing.
Response times in Vaughan
Because our shop is in Woodbridge, most Vaughan service calls are same day. Concord, Woodbridge and the VMC are typically 10–15 minutes from our door; Maple, Kleinburg and Thornhill are 20–25 minutes.
For after-hours electrical emergencies — a burning smell, a failed service, a panel that will not reset, a generator that did not start — we operate 24/7, 365 days a year.
Planned work is scheduled around your operating hours. Retail plazas, restaurants and occupied office floors are routinely done nights and weekends so the business does not lose a day.
What Vaughan commercial clients ask for
- A fixed price instead of an open-ended hourly estimate
- Someone who has read the lease and knows whether the landlord or the tenant pays
- Permits and paperwork that satisfy the property manager, the insurer and the fire inspector
- Crews that show up when scheduled and work clean
- One contractor for lighting, power, data, emergency systems and generators
Frequently asked questions
Do you charge for a commercial estimate in Vaughan?
No. We attend, assess the scope and provide a written price at no charge for commercial work. Fit-outs and service upgrades that need drawings first are quoted separately for the design work.
Are you licensed to work in Vaughan?
Yes. We are an ESA-licensed electrical contractor (#7011426) and can work anywhere in Ontario. Our shop is in Woodbridge, which is in Vaughan. WSIB clearance and insurance certificates are available on request.
How fast can you get to Concord or the VMC?
Usually same day for service calls — Concord, Woodbridge and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre are 10–15 minutes from our shop. Emergencies are handled 24/7.
Can you upgrade a 400A service to 600A or 800A?
Yes. That is one of the most common Vaughan projects we do, especially in Concord where tenants add equipment to a service that was sized for a fraction of the load. It involves a load calculation, an ESA permit, utility coordination and usually a scheduled shutdown.
Do you work with property managers and general contractors in Vaughan?
Yes — see our property manager and general contractor services. We handle work permits, after-hours access, portfolio scheduling and insurance documentation.
Can you do a warehouse lighting retrofit in Concord?
Yes. High-bay LED retrofits are routine, usually with a payback calculation based on your actual hydro rate, operating hours and current fixture count. See commercial LED lighting retrofits.
Do you install EV chargers for fleets in Vaughan?
Yes — Level 2 and Level 3, with load management where the service cannot carry full simultaneous charging. See commercial EV charger installation.
Do you do residential work in Vaughan too?
Yes, though our focus is commercial and industrial. For homes, see our Vaughan and Woodbridge electrician page.
Get a commercial electrical quote in Vaughan
Tell us the address, the building type and what needs to happen. We will tell you what is involved, what it costs and when we can start.
Call (647) 990-2696 · info@northyorkelectrical.ca · 27 Masi Court, Woodbridge ON L4H 1V5
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