EV Charger Installation in Canada
Charging at home is the cheapest, most convenient way to run an electric vehicle, and a proper Level 2 charger means you wake up to a full battery every morning. Tell us about your home and vehicle and we match you with a licensed electrician or installer who does EV charger installations in your area.
Why charge at home
Most Canadian EV drivers do the large majority of their charging at home. A wall outlet (Level 1) adds only a few kilometres of range per hour, which is fine for a plug-in hybrid but slow for a full battery EV. A hardwired Level 2 charger on a dedicated 240-volt circuit charges several times faster, so an empty battery is full overnight on cheaper off-peak power.
What a Level 2 install involves
A Level 2 home charger runs on a 240-volt circuit, the same kind of service a stove or dryer uses, and typically delivers 30 to 50 kilometres of range per hour of charging. The job is an electrical install: a dedicated breaker, a run of wire from your panel to the parking spot, the charger itself mounted and connected, and an electrical permit and inspection. The work has to be done by a licensed electrician, which is exactly who we match you with.
Level 2 charging adds roughly 30 to 50 kilometres of range per hour, so even a near-empty battery is ready to go overnight. No more planning your week around public chargers.
Home electricity is far cheaper per kilometre than gasoline and usually cheaper than public DC fast charging. Charging overnight on off-peak rates stretches the saving further.
A safe install means a dedicated circuit, a permit, and an electrical inspection. We match you with a licensed electrician who pulls the permit and does it to code, not a handyman special.
Older homes sometimes need a load calculation, a load-management device, or a panel upgrade to add a charger safely. A good installer checks this up front so there are no surprises mid-job.
What a home charger costs in 2026
Most provinces no longer rebate home chargers, B.C. is the exception. The bigger win is charging from your own solar. Here is an honest example.
How it works
- 01Tell us about your setup
Your vehicle, where you park, and roughly how far the parking spot is from your electrical panel. That is enough for an installer to scope the job.
- 02Get matched and assessed
We connect you with a licensed electrician who does EV chargers in your area. They confirm your panel capacity and the wiring run, often with a quick photo or a site visit.
- 03Permit and install
The electrician pulls the electrical permit, installs the dedicated circuit and charger, and books the inspection. Most home installs are a single day of work.
- 04Inspection and you are charging
The local authority inspects the work, and you start charging at home. The installer hands off any rebate paperwork that applies in your area.
Charge your EV from your own roof
An EV is the first step. Pair your charger with home solar and a battery like the Tesla Powerwall and you can charge the car on power you made yourself, keep the house and your charging running through an outage, and shift charging to the cheapest hours automatically. Drivers who already charge at home are the strongest fit for solar plus storage.
- ✓ Charge overnight on stored solar instead of grid power
- ✓ Backup power for your home and your car charging during outages
- ✓ Shift charging to the cheapest hours and bank low-cost power for peak times
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