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Electrical Bulletin 2021-01: Adoption of The 2021 Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1-25th Edition

The document announces that effective May 1, 2021, Nova Scotia will adopt the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1- 25th Edition. Compliance will be required for all electrical work and inspections. Some key changes in the 2021 edition include updates to grounding and bonding rules, wiring methods, hazardous locations, corrosive environments, electrical equipment installation, lighting, renewable energy systems, and mobile home parks. Electrical workers are advised to review all code changes and attend offered seminars to fully understand the updates.

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Electrical Bulletin 2021-01: Adoption of The 2021 Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1-25th Edition

The document announces that effective May 1, 2021, Nova Scotia will adopt the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1- 25th Edition. Compliance will be required for all electrical work and inspections. Some key changes in the 2021 edition include updates to grounding and bonding rules, wiring methods, hazardous locations, corrosive environments, electrical equipment installation, lighting, renewable energy systems, and mobile home parks. Electrical workers are advised to review all code changes and attend offered seminars to fully understand the updates.

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PO Box 697

Halifax, Nova Scotia


B3J 2T8

ELECTRICAL BULLETIN
2021-01
From: Ray Grant, P.Eng. Pg. 1 of 3
Provincial Chief Electrical Inspector

Date: April, 2021

Subject: Adoption of the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1- 25th Edition

Effective May 1, 2021, the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1- 25th edition (CEC) will be
adopted per the Electrical Code Regulations which are made under the authority of section 6 of
the Electrical Installation and Inspection Act.

Compliance to the 2021 CEC will be required for any electrical work, installation, or equipment
within Nova Scotia and per any bulletins issued by this office or the electrical inspection
authority.

To ensure uniformity in electrical inspections the code is adopted with no amendments.

Limited direction on new rules may be provided in this bulletin. Future bulletins may be issued
from this office or the electrical inspection authorities to provide clarity and direction on how
various rules are interpreted and should be reviewed by all users of the code.

Electrical work that started prior to May 1, 2021, may be inspected to the 2018 CEC if an
electrical permit was obtained for that electrical work, and where applicable, the plans were
accepted by the electrical inspection authority, prior to May 1, 2021

Where electrical work starts, or plans are submitted on or after May 1, 2021 design, review and
inspections shall be per the 2021 CEC regardless of when the permit was issued.

The electrical inspection authority reserves the right to determine whether electrical work was
started on any installation prior to May 1, 2021.

As in previous editions where a change to a section or rule has been made from the previous
code the change is identified. In the 2021 CEC changes are identified by a small triangle located
in the left-hand margin.

Nova Scotia Government Web Site


http://www.novascotia.ca
Pg. 2 of 3

The following are brief summaries of some of changes in the 2021 CEC.

Code users should review all code changes identified in the code and incorporate them into their
design and installations where appropriate.

Section 10 – Grounding and bonding


• Table 17 – Impedance grounded systems, monitoring and control requirements
for impedance grounded systems
• The rules related to installation of bonding conductors was added back to the
2021 code after being omitted in the previous edition.

Section 12 – Wiring Methods


• Updated rules on cable or raceways installed in roof deck systems.
• Deletion of outdated requirements pertaining to open wiring rules.
• Updated Table 19 - Conditions of use for insulated conductors and cables other
than flexible cords, portable power cables, and equipment wires, was
reorganized and simplified.

Section 18 – Hazardous Locations


• Updated special terminology related to seals and new content on the
requirements for use of seals such as primary and secondary process seals.

Section 22 – Locations in which corrosive liquids, vapors, or excessive moisture are likely to
be present
• Contains a new subsection for farm buildings housing livestock, as well as
revised rules for equipment in Category 1 and 2 locations. Special terminology
was introduced to aid in clarifying the rules on deeming an area noncorrosive.

Section 26 – Installation of electrical equipment


• Rules on Storage Batteries have been removed from this section and new
requirements for Installation of Batteries added to Section 64
• Additional rules for labeling panelboards to identify branch circuits in
subdivided dwelling units to allow the interconnection of smoke alarms and
carbon monoxide alarms.
• New requirements for ground fault protection on branch circuits installed below
ground level in areas designated as flood hazard zones.
• New requirement for ground fault circuit interrupter protection for all 15A and 20A
receptacles located outdoors within 2.5 m of grade.

Section 30 – Installation of lighting equipment


• Removal of switching/luminaire requirements in dwelling units, stairways,
basements, storage rooms, garages and carports due to duplication with the
National Building Code of Canada.
Pg. 2 of 3

Section 64 – Renewable energy systems, energy production systems, and energy storage
systems
• There have been updates to the special terminology that defines the various
types of energy storage systems such as field-assembled and self-contained to
assist in clarifying the applicable rules.
• New subsection governing the installation of energy storage systems which
includes the location and separation requirements for such systems depending
on the rating, conformance to UL 9540, etc.

Section 72 – Mobile home and recreational vehicle parks


• Load calculations and equipment layout for recreational vehicle lots were
updated.
• New Table 71 – Calculated load for services and feeders for recreational
vehicle parks, was added to provide new guidance for demand calculation
requirements.

These changes are just a few of the high-level changes coming in the 2021 CEC and only
provides a brief description of the actual changes and does not include in some instances further
requirements or details specific to the code change.

To fully understand all the proposed changes in the 2021 CEC it is strongly recommended that
all affected or interested parties sign up for a code seminar when offered.

As in the past, code seminars are typically offered by NSPI, CSA, Electricity Forum and
Dalhousie University starting in the early spring after the code is published.

Any questions regarding the CEC portion of this bulletin may be forwarded to the:

Provincial Chief Electrical Inspector

Ray Grant, P.Eng.


(902) 563-2485
Email: Ray.Grant@novascotia.ca
Electrical safety website: http://novascotia.ca/lae/electricalsafety/electricalbulletins.asp

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