The Town of Cobourg uses the online community development platform Cloudpermit for licensing and inspections. With Cloudpermit, you can:
- Apply for, and renew, licenses online from your phone, laptop, or tablet
- Communicate with our team with time-stamped messages
- Schedule inspections with ease
- Pay for fees and fines online
Get started:
To start, create your Cloudpermit account by visiting https://ca.cloudpermit.com/login.
Once registered, you can apply for and renew licenses online with access to up-to-date information.
How-to videos and support materials:
Cloudpermit has a variety of resources to help you – check out Cloudpermit Support for instructions on the basics and watch the instructional videos below to learn how to use the software (watch more here):
Application Resources
Electrical Safety Assessments & Fire Code Inspections
The Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) decided to decommission the ElecCheck program in 2022. For your STRA application, an Electrical System Safety Assessment can be performed by a Licensed Electrical Contractor (LEC) using resources from the former ElecCheck program.
What is an Electrical System Safety Assessment?
An Electrical System Safety Assessment is a review of your home's electrical wiring and/or devices to identify potential electrical hazards that could lead to a fire and/or shock. A LEC may use an Electrical System Safety Assessment Checklist for Licensed Electrical Contractors when evaluating a home’s electrical system.
When it comes to electrical work, ESA always recommends hiring a Licensed Electrical Contracting Business, as they have the equipment, training and expertise to do electrical work safely.
To obtain your STRA Licence, you submit a signed Electrical Inspection form along with other documentation through Cloudpermit. Should your Electrician not have their own branded inspection forms, you may use the following.
Exemption Request
The Town of Cobourg may exempt any person from all or any part of the Short-Term Rental Accommodations By-law if it is satisfied that that the granting of the exemption would maintain the general intent and purpose of the By-law. The Town may impose such conditions as deemed appropriate in relation to an exemption.
To request an exemption, please fill out and submit a Short-Term Rental Accommodations Exemption Request form:
Application Denial
An applicant who has been denied a Licence may request to the Director of Legislative Services that their application be heard by the Hearings Officer to request that the Hearings Officer, in their discretion, issue the Licence in question.
Please refer to the form:
- Online fillable
- Printable PDF form
