About

About Carleton Electric

Since 1988

A specialist commercial electrical contractor in Ottawa. We do the medium voltage, high voltage, distribution, and substation work that other contractors avoid. For hospitals, universities, federal facilities, and high-security manufacturing across the Ottawa-Kingston corridor.

Who We Are

A Specialist, Not A Generalist

Carleton Electric Ltd. was established in 1988 to provide electrical service and installation of a more technically specialised nature for a wide range of clients. That description has held up for almost forty years. In 2022, Carleton Electric joined ES Fox Limited, one of Canada’s leading multi-trade fabricators and constructors. The name on the truck did not change. The depth of resources behind every project did.

Mission

What We Promise

We provide our customers with the highest possible quality of workmanship and material to fulfil their electrical needs, and we provide effective solutions for our customers. That mission statement is from 1988. It still holds.

Our Company

The People Doing The Work

Most of our team has been with Carleton Electric for ten years or more. Low turnover matters in a trade where institutional memory is the difference between a clean changeover and a difficult one. When a Hydro Ottawa coordinator picks up the phone, they speak with someone who has worked on the equipment before.

Safety & compliance

Safety As A Baseline, Not A Marketing Line

It is the policy of Carleton Electric to perform all work in the safest possible manner consistent with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and applicable construction regulations. All employees are trained and compliant with applicable safety regulations. Every accident is treated as a serious matter and thoroughly investigated. Documentation available at the bid stage on request.

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Coverage And Capability

We are bonded and insured at the level institutional and federal procurement teams expect: approximately five million dollars in liability coverage and one million in bonding. Documentation available on request at the bid stage.

Our coverage runs Ottawa-Carleton through Kingston. Local crews, local Hydro Ottawa relationships, local response. We hold active memberships across the major Ontario and federal electrical contracting associations.

Built For Serious Projects

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Years on Ottawa critical facilities
Hospitals, universities, federal buildings, and high-security manufacturing. Commercial and institutional new builds and retrofits. We do not focus on residential work.
Yes. Substation work routinely involves both Hydro Ottawa-owned and customer-owned gear. We coordinate switching and outages with Hydro Ottawa directly.
4.16 kV, 13.2 kV, and 15 kV are routine for us. We also handle all standard 600 V and 208 V work.
Yes. We maintain government secret and RCMP cleared technicians for federal and high-security sites.
Ottawa, Carleton, Gatineau on cross-river projects, and Kingston. Eastern Ontario for specialist high voltage work.
Five million dollars liability and one million in bonding. Documentation available on request at the bid stage.
Yes, for existing maintenance contract clients. We do not publish an emergency number publicly.
Substation and switchgear testing follows applicable NETA standards. All work is inspected per the Ontario Electrical Safety Code and ESA.
Yes. Most of our substation and switchgear work is scheduled around overnight or weekend outage windows. We rehearse the changeover before the live cutover.
Two business days for routine project enquiries. Tender deadlines accommodated where possible.
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