The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) reviews and registers new or altered elevating device designs.
Before a new or altered elevating device can be registered, its design is subject to an engineering review to ensure compliance with Ontario safety standards as specified in the:
Design registration applications for elevating devices as defined in the Regulation must be submitted by a Professional Engineer (PEng) on behalf of a registered contractor.
Mandatory Documents for Engineering Applications — Elevating & Amusement Devices, Ski Lifts
To enhance the efficiency of processing design registrations for Elevating & Amusement Devices and Ski Lifts (EDAD Ski), design registrations submitted after February 1, 2025, without mandatory documents will not be processed.
Submitting mandatory documents along with the application is critical to ensure the timely processing of design registrations. Please ensure that mandatory documents are complete. See the mandatory documents below:
- ELEVATING DEVICES (ED): ED New; ED Major; ED Minor A; ED Revision
- Contract (where applicable for ED submissions with a contract before new code was adopted)
- Use for new and alteration submissions for all device types listed in the Elevating Devices Regulation.
- Use also for: Temporary Elevator for Construction, Car Top Railing, Machine Guarding, Abridged Form Revisions and Request for Safety Assessment.
- Signed ED application form, including Stamped Document Transmittal (list of documents in their transmittal should match the documents provided in general) and Specification Sheet.
- Supporting documents listed in the Document Transmittal
- Alterations for Cab Mod and Weight Changes (MinB, MinA,Minj) – where applicable
- See Notes tab for additional instructions
- ED Revisions (when using the Simplified Revision form)
- Contract (where applicable for ED submissions with a contract before new code is adopted)
- Simplified Revision form – see page 4 for notes and additional details
- ED Minor B
- Contract (where applicable for ED submissions with a contract before new code is adopted)
- Minor B forms:
o Alterations for Cab Mod and Weight Changes (MinB, MinA,Minj)
o Hydraulic-Valve Replacement (B44-2019 / B355-19)
o Door Operator Replacement, Door Reopening Device, Interlock Replacement (B44-2019)
o General Blank Notification of Minor Type B Alteration
- Variances
A variance from regulations and adopted safety standards may be reviewed for consideration, but it is not guaranteed to be granted,
Variances allow designers flexibility to use designs that do not strictly comply with current regulations but include other methods to ensure equivalent elevating device safety.
Additional Files for Altered Devices
In addition the above specification sheets for altered designs (alteration to a device), some of the following forms and documents may be required for alteration submissions.
B44 Devices
For devices covered in the CSA B44.1:19– Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
Use for all Major and Minor A alteration submissions for devices listed in B44.
Refer to ED-296/22 - B44 Alteration Director’s Order / Guideline / Checklist (pdf)
B355 Devices
For devices covered in the CSA B355:19 Platform Lifts and Stair Lifts for Barrier-Free Access
Alteration Checklist for B355 Devices (xls)
Use for all Major and Minor A alteration submissions for devices listed in B355.
Refer to ED-297/22 – B355 Alteration Director’s Order/Guideline/Checklist (pdf)
Other Device Types
The scope of alterations to other device types should be summarized in Box 4000 of the relevant specification sheet, and the definition of major and minor alteration is as presented in in Ontario Regulation 209/01: Elevating Devices.
Other Design Submission Files
LULA - Supplementary Owners Report (pdf)
Use when required by CAD 295 Section 3.1.1(c)(15) for Short Apron Plates
Submit your Design - Prepayment form and Web Portal
Prepayment form and Web Payment Portal
All applications and submissions are required to have a prepayment. Assemble the application and design submission package prior to completing the steps below.
Complete the appropriate Elevating Devices Request for Services prepayment form:
Important notes on Electronic Submissions
To submit your application electronically, all the documents that form part of the package must be readily viewable in Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf). Also attach the excel ED Application Form and Specification Sheet for New Installation and Major Alteration submissions.
To Submit and Pay by Credit Card:
Log in to the TSSA Service Prepayment Portal and follow the instructions.
Select the applicable Prepayment form number from the dropdown box: ED-001 or ED-002
On the Documents Section - Upload the prepayment form
On the Supporting Documents Section - Upload the assembled design submission and any other supporting documents.
To Submit and Pay by Cheque, Bank Draft or Money Order:
Mail payment along with a completed prepayment form to:
Attention: Accounts Receivable
Technical Standards and Safety Authority
345 Carlingview Drive
Toronto, Ontario M9W6N9
Send an email to eddesignsubmittal@tssa.org with:
- A copy of the completed prepayment form
- Proof of payment (photocopy of the cheque, bank draft or money order)
- The assembled design submission and any other supporting documents
Registration processing and priority requests
TSSA reviews design registration submissions on a first come, first-served basis.
When it is necessary to facilitate unforeseen circumstances, TSSA can review submissions on a priority basis. Priority services do not guarantee a specific delivery date, but they do advance the requested submission in the queue for scheduling as the work queue permits.
Priority service is charged at a premium rate. Refer to the for rate details.