New Permit Applications & Fee Schedule for ASCA Clients

Some recent changes impact safety codes administration in unaccredited areas of the province.

New ASCA Fee Schedule

On January 1, 2022, ASCA implemented a new fee structure that reduces the complexity of the calculation model, ensures consistency across fee types, reduces administrative burdens for organizations, and improves transparency for applicants.

As a result of a detailed review of permit fees in unaccredited areas of the province, these changes were made to the fee schedule:

• Establishing a Minimum Permit Fee across the disciplines
• Relocatable Industrial Structures (Camps): standardizes permit fees based on the size of the accommodations, taking into consideration that the “buildings” were constructed in a certified facility 
• Electrical Systems, Residential Installations (Single Family Dwellings and Accessory Buildings) and Farm Buildings: permit fee is now based on the area of installation (previously project value)
• Value of Electrical Installation fee categories have been reduced to simplify tables and reduce administrative errors
• Introduced a new method of calculating permit fees with electrical installations with a value greater than $500,000 to reduce permit fees for large scale projects
• Introduced a new method of calculating permit fees with gas installations with a value greater than 200 000 000 BTU to reduce permit fees for large scale projects
• Introduced a new work permit fee calculation to more accurately reflect fees for service as per scope of work in Storage Tank System installations.

Changes to Permit Applications

The Alberta Safety Codes Authority (ASCA) has recently implemented some changes to the permit applications used in unaccredited areas of the province.

Links to each new application form, along with a description of the changes, can be found below.

Building Permit Application Form

• New ASCA logo
• Expanded options for type of work

Electrical Permit Application Form

• New ASCA Logo
• Added a line for building permit number
• Expanded options for type of occupancy and type of work

Gas Permit Application Form

• New ASCA Logo
• Expanded options for type of work

Plumbing Permit Application Form

• New ASCA Logo
• Added a line for building permit number
• Expanded options for type of occupancy and type of work

PSDS Permit Application Form

• New ASCA Logo
• Updates to Initial Component and Soil Based Treatment Summary

Storage Tank System Permit Application Form

• New ASCA logo and content revisions underway.

Contractors who work in ASCA areas should continue to submit permit applications through their usual permit issuing agency or agencies.