August 2012

Re: Amendments to CSA Standard C22.1-12

Attached are the British Columbia Safety Authority replacement pages to CSA Standard C22.1-
12, the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I: safety standards for electrical installations. The
amended wording is underlined and highlighted on each page.

For details regarding the adoption date of the code, please refer to Electrical Information
Bulletin: Electrical Code Adoption IB-EL 2012-01, which is available at
http://safetyauthority.ca/regulations/electrical/information-bulletins.

With the permission of the Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group), material
is reproduced from CSA Group standard C22.1-12, Canadian Electrical Code, Part I: safety
standard for electrical installations which is copyrighted by CSA Group, 5060 Spectrum Way,
Suite 100, Mississauga, ON L4W 5N6. This reprinted material is not the complete and official
position of CSA Group on the reference subject, which is represented solely by each standard in
its entirety. For more information or to purchase standards from CSA Group, please visit
http://shop.csa.ca/ or call 1-800-463-6727. 

FRM‐1275‐02 
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means a licensed electrical contractor, as defined in the Electrical Safety Regulation.

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National Building Code of Canada — means the British Columbia Building Code and local building bylaws.

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except by
special permission.

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*** For 3-wire 120/240 V and 120/208 V service conductors for single dwellings, or for feeder conductors
supplying single dwelling units of row housing of apartment and similar buildings, and sized in accordance
with Rules 8-200(1), 8-200(2), and 8-202(1), the allowable ampacity for sizes No. 2 AWG and No. 2/0 AWG
with 90°C insulation terminating on equipment having a maximum conductor termination temperature of
75°C shall be 125 A and 200 A, respectively (see Rule 4-006). In this case, the 5% adjustment of Rule 8-106(1)
cannot be applied.

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*** For 3-wire 120/240 V and 120/208 V service conductors for single dwellings, or for feeder conductors
supplying single dwelling units of row housing of apartment and similar buildings, and sized in accordance
with Rules 8-200(1), 8-200(2), and 8-202(1), the allowable ampacity for sizes No. 6 AWG, No. 2 AWG,
No. 1/0 AWG, No. 2/0 AWG, No. 4/0 AWG and No. 700 kcmil with 90°C insulation terminating on equipment
having a maximum conductor termination temperature of 75°C shall be 60 A, 100 A, 125 A, 150 A, 200 A,
and 400 A, respectively (see Rule 4-006). In this case, the 5% adjustment of Rule 8-106(1) cannot be applied.

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