01 Electrical Panel Upgrades
More capacity for the loads a modern home runs — electrical panel upgrades with the permit and the BC Hydro disconnect booked. Eaton and Square D.
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The Wire Guys Electrical Ltd.
The Wire Guys is a licensed electrical contractor serving homes and businesses across British Columbia. From panel upgrades and EV chargers to old-wiring replacements and electrical repairs, we serve Abbotsford, Vancouver, Victoria and surrounding communities — handling the permit, inspection and electrical work from start to finish.
4.7 from 137 Google reviews Read them on GoogleJasjot Kohli
Owner · Red Seal certified · Class B Field Safety Representative
Canadian family owned, working across British Columbia since 2019.
About usLicensed Electrical Contractor
Licensed and insured in British Columbia.
WorkSafeBC Registered
Active and in good standing, without a gap since 2019.
BBB Accredited
Accredited since 2023.
As your electrician in British Columbia, we handle electrical installation, safety inspections and repairs: residential, commercial and strata, from a single dead outlet in Abbotsford to a full renovation in Victoria. Whatever the job, if it needs a permit it gets one.
01 More capacity for the loads a modern home runs — electrical panel upgrades with the permit and the BC Hydro disconnect booked. Eaton and Square D.
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02 The load gets calculated first — EV charger installation on properly sized wire. Undersized DIY runs are the burned wiring we get called out to.
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03 Ceilings planned on paper first, so pot light installation opens the drywall once and not twice. Lutron and Leviton dimming.
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04 Buried splices and an undersized transformer are what fail first. Low-voltage landscape lighting for paths, steps and beds, wired to stay dry through a BC winter.
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05 We size it to the circuits you actually want backed up — generator installation with the transfer switch that keeps your power off the utility lines. Generac.
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06 The GFCI disconnect, the burial depth and the bonding — hot tub wiring on a circuit sized by a load calculation first.
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Call 778-708-0451Canadian family owned, working across British Columbia since 2019. Four electricians, two of them holding a Class B Field Safety Representative certification. Jasjot Kohli, our owner, is Red Seal certified and the designated FSR. Our WorkSafeBC account has been registered, active and in good standing without a gap since 30 September 2019.
Residential, commercial and strata: a dead outlet in a townhouse, a panel upgrade in a rental, a full lighting replacement for FIFO Innovations in Burnaby. The job runs the same way either way — permit filed, work tested, inspection passed.
Our StoryA lot of BC housing still runs on knob and tube or aluminum branch wiring. Both come up on home insurance applications in BC, and both get written up in home inspection reports. Knob and tube has no ground and its insulation gets brittle with age. Aluminum connections loosen over time and run hot at devices.
We assess what is actually there, tell you plainly what needs replacing and what can wait, and do the changeover with the permit filed and the inspection passed. If it is the older of the two in your walls, here is what replacing knob and tube wiring involves.
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How a job runs
Electrical is a regulated trade in BC. Four things happen on every job we take.
Nobody prices electrical work properly over the phone, so we come and look at it. Quoting the job is free, and you get the scope and the number in writing before anyone starts.
Work that needs a permit gets one before it starts, and we file it ourselves, in whichever municipality the job sits in. The permit is what makes the inspection, and your insurance paper trail, possible.
If we find anything unexpected, we talk it through with you and get your approval before any extra work begins. An apprentice's work is checked by a Red Seal electrician or a Field Safety Representative, every time.
You are not left alone with an inspector — we attend, and the job closes when it passes, not when the van leaves. Before we go, we test the work and show you it running. New construction carries a one-year guarantee; renovation work six months.
Every quote below is word for word from our public Google profile, typos and all. Cross-check any of them on Google.
This was our third time using The Wire Guys and again they did a great job! NaNak removed an old, noisy ceiling fan in the main bedroom and replaced it with a silent, modern one that works like a charm. He called before arriving, removed the old fan, installed the new fan, showed us how to work the remote control and then cleaned up the area and took the old fan away to be recycled. We are very happy with the services The Wire Guys have provided us and would recommend them for anyone's electrical needs.
Jas and His Team did an amazing job in My new to Me Home of installation of 220v power and exhaust to accommodate a dryer and solved some other electrical issues. So grateful for Their work and professionalism.
Needed power behind my new fireplace. I fully expected I would have to repair drywall and paint after an electrician was done.Jas arrived same day I called, laid out a plan where no drywall would be disturbed. Appointment made for 2 days later. Arrived on time, Nick and Nanek did a very clean job running line behind baseboards. Everybody was very polite and respectful.
Specials, thanks to Nick and Nanak They did an awesome job, wiring up the stairs Looks beautiful, very clean and professional. They also did other electrical work for us. Thanks again guys.
Just want to say thank you so much to Jaz and his crew. He took the time out of a very busy work day and personal schedule to come and assist me with my issues in my home. He made what could easily have been a much more traumatic electrical experience into a calm well thought out affordable plan His work was top-notch and I highly recommend The Wire Guys Electrical Ltd to everyone looking for an honest thorough good electrician. I will be calling the Wire Guys for future endeavours as I have a few projects. I’m looking at right now. Thank you again.
Jas and his team installed a couple of ceiling fans for us, which involved cutting open the ceiling and rerouting wires. He was polite, knowledgeable, and thorough. Even after the job was done, he took the time to address any remaining concerns we had. Would happily work with him again and recommend to others.
I spoke with Jas to set up installing a 36 inch ceiling fan. Two guys arrived on time and did a great job with the installation and installing a switch. They even offered to sweep up the little bits of dust from the install. Excellent prices and professionally run.
Jas and his team did a great job installing new landscape lights for us and also fixing the deck lights that haven’t worked in years. They also added another electrical outlet outside on our deck for us which we have been wanting for a while. Efficient and very reasonably priced. Highly recommend!!
We had an outstanding experience with The Wire Guys Electrical Ltd.! Their team is incredibly professional, punctual, and highly respectful of your time. We initially hired them to replace the lights in one of our commercial warehouse units, and their fair pricing and excellent service quickly convinced our entire team to proceed with them for the second unit as well. Since this was a commercial project, they took all the necessary steps to ensure compliance, including verifying their insurance with the strata, confirming their license, and meeting all strata restrictions. Their attention to detail and professionalism gave us complete peace of mind. What truly set them apart was their flexibility and commitment to our needs. Since shutting off electricity during working hours wasn’t an option, they went the extra mile to complete the entire job during night shifts, allowing our operations to continue uninterrupted. If you’re looking for a reliable, professional, and customer-focused electrical company, we highly recommend The Wire Guys Electrical Ltd.!
Jas and his team are highly professional and reliable, the pricing is very fair and reasonable. I have used Jas for 3 retrofit/renovation jobs now, 1 of them being fairly large. Highly recommend.
The wire guys installed this chandelier and an external electrical outlet for us. They put down a cloth and cleaned up after themselves and did a great job.
I am thrilled with the top notch job The Wire Guys (Jas and Guri) did for me - wall plug replacement, troubleshooting & fixing a chronic breaker issue, AND installing the proper support hardware for a ceiling fan. These guys were knowledgeable, polite, thorough, clean, and met their ridiculously reasonable quoted price. Would I recommend them? Absolutely!!! Thank you thank you thank you!
I first contacted another company to come fix. I left vm and after a day did not have a response. I then called these guys and within 4 hours Jas was over and fixed my panel! Amazing customer service in an era where the norm seem to be customer LACK OF service! You guys rock!
Replaced breakers and separated the microwave on a separate plug. This avoided the overload in Deming of light that we were experiencing. Great work. Jas and team will ensure renovations are properly wired!
Hired The Wire Guys to install basement sub-panel, outlets & potlights. Great experience - good communication, offered suggestions, very happy with final result. I've added a couple of pics of the project getting close to completion.
Jas went above and beyond installing our automatic natural gas powered generator and sump pump electrical installation. Personable, efficient, knowledgeable and went the extra mile in explaining and getting things done. Highly recommend him and his team!
Jas came and set up our electrical for our new hot tub and also helped us out by fixing some of our outlets that weren't working properly. He did a wonderful job and we would recommend him to anybody. He is very professional and also good communication and lets you know everything he is doing.
I wanted to install a EV Charger for my car. I was confused between the 240v plug or the wall charger. I contacted Jas, and he recommended the $50 240v adapter. His knowledge about various wall chargers actually helped me save $650. On another note this is the only company that ever cleaned up after themselves. I highly recommend these guys.
Where we work
Abbotsford is home. From there we cover the Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria. Wherever the job sits, we are the ones dealing with that municipality's permit office. Same licence, same inspection.
Our hourly rate is $135 for a Red Seal electrician plus a helper, which is two people on site, and that is the rate as of August 2026. A lot of jobs are flat-rated instead, priced to the work rather than the clock. Either way we look at the job first and you get the number in writing before anything starts — the estimate is free. The one thing that is not free is finding the fault: if we have to trace it, that is a $165 diagnostic for 45 minutes, and you end it knowing what is wrong and what fixing it takes.
The four that come up most are the licence, the permit, the price and the track record. Ask whether the business is a licensed electrical contractor in British Columbia, and get that answer in writing. Who pulls the permit, and who stands there for the inspection? Get the scope and the price in writing before anyone starts. And ask about the work rather than a number: the reviews, and jobs like the one they are quoting you for.
A licensed electrical contractor, or a homeowner taking out a homeowner permit for limited work in the home they actually live in. On our jobs we pull it ourselves, in whichever municipality the work sits in, so you are not filing anything. We are there when the inspector comes out, and the job is not finished until it has passed.
BC does allow homeowners to do some electrical work in their own home under a homeowner permit from Technical Safety BC. Anything beyond a simple like-for-like swap, or any work in a rental or strata, is a job for a licensed electrical contractor. The DIY we get called out to most is EV chargers: a homeowner runs thin wire where the charger needed a heavy gauge, and the wiring burns.
The ones that catch people out are callout or trip charges, a minimum number of billable hours, and a permit fee that turns up at the end as an extra. Ask what the number covers before you agree to it. Our rate is $135 an hour for a Red Seal electrician plus a helper, or a flat price on the jobs that suit one, with the permit inside the quote rather than added afterwards.
Age on its own is not the test — the wiring type is. In BC the two that come up on insurance applications are knob and tube and aluminum branch wiring, and both were perfectly normal when they went in. What matters now is whether the insulation has gone brittle, whether someone has spliced newer circuits onto it, and whether there is a ground. That is an inspection, not a guess.
We'll come and look at it, then tell you what the job takes in writing before any work starts. The estimate is free; tracing a hidden fault is a $165 diagnostic. Whatever the hour, someone answers the phone.