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Apply for an Initial Licence

TSSA oversees several regulated industries in Ontario. If you want to own or operate a regulated device, you must apply for a licence.

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If you want to apply for a licence to own or operate a regulated device within the province of Ontario, you must submit one or more of the forms below.

Fuels

The TSSA’S Fuels Safety Program licenses fuel facilities, registers contractors and certifies tradespeople who install and service equipment. We also review and approve facility plans for sites licensed by the TSSA and perform custom equipment approvals and inspection services to ensure safe handling and usage of fuel.

If you are submitting a request to apply for a licence to operate or transport fuel within the province of Ontario, you will be required to submit one of the following application forms with your submission:

Fuels Application Forms
Fuels - Engineering Approvals Forms
Fuels – Field Approval Program
Fuels – Facility Registration Application
Fuels – Contractors

Boilers and Pressure Vessels

TSSA’s Boilers and Pressure Vessels Safety Program ensures the safe design, construction, maintenance, use, operation and repair of all pressure-retaining components in Ontario by authorizing operators. This includes those that produce hot water, steam, compressed air and other compressed liquids and gases.  

Before pressurized equipment is registered, we conduct an engineering review to verify safety. We examine equipment and facilities prior to start-up and then conduct periodic inspections on uninsured equipment.

We also certify inspectors who are licensed to conduct periodic inspections of all insured equipment.  

To find more information on Boilers and Pressure Vessels certificate of inspections, visit our Regulated Industry Dashboard.

Operating Engineers

The TSSA registers, inspects, and regulates the safety of plants in Ontario through our Operating Engineers (OE) Safety Program. TSSA is also responsible for the examination and certification of the professionals who manage, operate and maintain plants and the equipment within.  

If you are submitting a request to apply for a licence to operate, own, or manage a plants or facility within the province of Ontario, you will be required to submit one or more of the following application forms with your submission:  

Operating Engineers application forms

Application for Registration of a Plant (ARP)

As per section 4 of O. Reg 219/01 (Operating Engineers), all plants in Ontario must be registered in Ontario before operating.

In addition, section 5 of O. Reg 219/01 states that in order for plants to be registered, they have to submit an application form acceptable to the Chief Officer and to TSSA.  

No matter whether your facility is governed under the alternate rules (Path 1 or Path 2) or by the regulation (Path 0), you must fill out the ARP as the first step in the registration and reregistration process.  

The ARP provides basic information about a plant user (a person or persons in control of a plant as owner, lessee or otherwise, but does not include the operating engineers or operators who operate, control or maintain the plant) as a first step to issuing a certificate of registration as per Section 5 of O. Reg 219/01.

Plant Equipment List

Plants seeking to be registered in Ontario are required to fill out, sign off and submit an accurate Plant Equipment List (PEL) as a part of the application package.

This PEL must be completed by the plant user (a person or persons in control of a plant as owner, lessee or otherwise, but does not include the operating engineers or operators who operate, control, or maintain the plant) or, when the user is a business, the user’s agent.  

The PEL establishes and maintains an accurate record of all regulated equipment at the user’s registered plant. This exercise in ownership over the plant’s safety data is the crucial first step in demonstrating that a give plant user is truly holding themselves accountable for the safety of their plant(s).

For Path 1 or Path 2 plants, PEL information is factored into the calculation of the plant’s inherent safety risk based on the equipment that exists on site.  

Elevating Devices

TSSA's Elevating Devices (ED) Safety Program regulates elevating devices in Ontario as to ensure all devices conform to the Technical Standards and Safety Act and applicable regulations, codes and standards. TSSA reviews and registers elevating devices, issues licences, conducts inspections and performs incident investigations. 

Below is a list of applications, forms and fees for owners (and prospective owners) and operators of elevating devices. This includes operating permits and specification sheets.

Elevating Devices applications

Amusement Devices

TSSA’s Amusement Device (AD) Safety Program regulates all amusement rides in Ontario and ensures all devices conform to the Technical Standards and Safety Act and applicable regulations, codes and standards.   

A licence is subject to both an initial fee and a fee upon renewal. Please refer to our fee schedule, along with the required pre-requisites. Your operating licence will expire on March 31 of every calendar, unless you operate inflatable or zip line devices only. In that case your operating licence will expire May 31 of every calendar year, at the same time permit(s) for these devices expire.  

Below is a list of applications, forms and fees for owners (and prospective owners) and operators of amusement devices. Owners need only one operating licence to operate all rides, while each device (ride) requires its own permit. You must have a valid operating licence to obtain a device permit.  

Ski

Through the Technical Standards and Safety Act and applicable regulations and codes, the TSSA’s Passenger Ropeways (Ski Lifts) Safety Program regulates the following devices: 

  • Chair lifts

  • Bar lifts

  • Recreational conveyors

  • Gondola lifts

  • Reversible ropeways

  • Passenger ropeways

  • Rope tows

  • Tube tows

  • Belt tows

  • Aerial tramways

TSSA also reviews and registers lift designs, licenses lift devices, conducts inspections, performs incident investigations and delivers public awareness campaigns throughout Ontario. Additionally, TSSA requires Aging Ski Lift Assessments for above surface lifts once they reach a certain age or hours of usage. New and existing ski lifts must have a valid licence before operating. Please find device registration, licensing and contractor applications below.

Ski lift device registration, licensing and contractor applications