C22.1HB-18

Introduction to the CE Code Handbook
About the development of the CE Code Handbook
Excerpt from the Preface to the CE Code, Part I
Metric units
Conduit sizes
Reference publications
Section 0 - Object, scope, and definitions
 Object
 Scope
 Definitions
Section 2 - General Rules
 Administrative
 Technical
 General
 Protection of persons and property
 Maintenance and operation
 Enclosures
Section 4 - Conductors
Section 6 - Services and service equipment
 Scope
 General
 Control and protective equipment
 Wiring methods
 Metering equipment
Section 8 - Circuit loading and demand factors
 Scope
 General
 Calculated load for services and feeders
 Branch circuits
 Heater receptacles for vehicles powered by flammable or
  combustible fuels
 Electric vehicle energy management systems
Section 10 - Grounding and bonding
 Scope, object, and special terminology
 Grounding
 Grounding - General
 Solidly grounded systems
 Impedance grounded systems
 Ungrounded systems
 Bonding
 Bonding - General
 Equipment bonding
 Equipotential bonding
Section 12 - Wiring methods
 Scope
 General requirements
 Conductors
 General
 Open wiring
 Exposed wiring on exteriors of buildings and between
  buildings on the same premises
 Flexible cables
 Non-metallic-sheathed cable
 Armoured cable
 Mineral-insulated cable, aluminum-sheathed cable, and
  copper-sheathed cable
 Flat conductor cable Type FCC
 Raceways
 General
 Rigid and flexible metal conduit
 Rigid PVC conduit
 Rigid Types EB1 and DB2/ES2 PVC conduit
 Rigid RTRC conduit
 High-density polyethylene (HDPE) conduit and HDPE
  conductors-in-conduit
 Liquid-tight flexible conduit
 Electrical metallic tubing
 Electrical non-metallic tubing
 Surface raceways
 Underfloor raceways
 Cellular floors
 Auxiliary gutters
 Busways and splitters
 Wireways
 Cable trays
 Cablebus
 Extra-low-voltage suspended ceiling power distribution
  systems
 Manufactured wiring systems
 Installations of boxes, cabinets, outlets, and terminal
  fittings
Section 14 - Protection and control
 Scope
 General requirements
 Protective devices
 General
 Fuses
 Circuit breakers
 Control devices
 General
 Switches
 Protection and control of miscellaneous apparatus
 Solid-state devices
Section 16 - Class 1 and Class 2 circuits
 General
 Class 1 circuits
 Class 2 circuits
 Class 2 power and data communication circuits
Section 18 - Hazardous locations
 Scope and introduction
 General
 Explosive gas atmospheres
 Installations in Zone 0 locations
 Installations in Zone 1 locations
 Installations in Zone 2 locations
 Explosive dust atmospheres
 Installations in Zone 20 locations
 Installations in Zone 21 locations
 Installations in Zone 22 locations
Section 20 - Flammable liquid and gasoline dispensing,
             service stations, garages, bulk storage plants,
             finishing processes, and aircraft hangars
 Gasoline dispensing and service stations
 Propane dispensing, container filling, and storage
 Compressed natural gas refuelling stations, compressors,
  and storage facilities
 Commercial repair garages
 Bulk storage plants
 Finishing processes
 Aircraft hangars
Section 22 - Locations in which corrosive liquids, vapours,
             or excessive moisture are likely to be present
 General
 Equipment
 Wiring
 Drainage, sealing, and exclusion of moisture and corrosive
  vapour
 Circuit control
 Materials
 Bonding
 Sewage lift and treatment plants
Section 24 - Patient care areas
 Patient care areas
 Isolated systems
 Essential electrical systems
Section 26 - Installation of electrical equipment
 General
 Isolating switches
 Circuit breakers
 Fuses and fusible equipment
 Capacitors
 Transformers
 Fences
 Electrical equipment vaults
 Cellulose nitrate film storage
 Lightning arresters
 Low-voltage surge protective devices
 Storage batteries
 Resistance devices
 Panelboards
 Branch circuits
 Receptacles
 Receptacles for residential occupancies
 Electric heating and cooking appliances
 Heating equipment
 Pipe organs
 Submersible pumps
 Data processing
Section 28 - Motors and generators
 Scope
 General
 Wiring methods
 Overcurrent protection
 Overload and overheating protection
 Undervoltage protection
 Control
 Disconnecting means
 Refrigerant motor-compressors
 Multi-winding and part-winding-start motors
 Protection and control of generators
Section 30 - Installation of lighting equipment
 General
 Location of lighting equipment
 Installation of lighting equipment
 Wiring of lighting equipment
 Luminaires in buildings of residential occupancy
 Lampholders
 Electric-discharge lighting systems operating at 1000 V or less
 Electric-discharge lighting systems operating at more than
  1000 V
 Recessed luminaires
 Permanent outdoor floodlighting installations
 Exposed wiring for permanent outdoor lighting
 Extra-low-voltage lighting systems
Section 32 - Fire alarm systems, smoke and carbon monoxide
             alarms, and fire pumps
 Fire alarm systems
 Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
 Fire pumps
Section 34 - Signs and outline lighting
 General requirements
 Enclosures
 Neon supplies
 Wiring methods
Section 36 - High-voltage installations
 General
 Wiring methods
 Control and protective equipment
 Grounding and bonding
Section 38 - Elevators, dumbwaiters, material lifts, escalators,
             moving walks, lifts for persons with physical
             disabilities, and similar equipment
Section 40 - Electric cranes and hoists
Section 42 - Electric welders
 General
 Transformer arc welders
 Motor-generator arc welders
 Resistance welders
Section 44 - Theatre installations
 Scope
 General
 Fixed stage switchboards
 Portable switchboards on stage
 Fixed stage equipment
 Portable stage equipment
Section 46 - Emergency power supply, unit equipment, exit
             signs, and life safety systems
 General
 Unit equipment
 Exit signs
Section 48 - Deleted
Section 50 - Deleted
Section 52 - Diagnostic imaging installations
Section 54 - Community antenna distribution and radio and
             television installations
 Community antenna distribution
 Protection
 Grounding
 Conductors within buildings
 Equipment
 Conductors outside of buildings
 Underground circuits
 Receiving equipment and amateur transmitting equipment
 Grounding for receiving equipment and amateur
  transmitting equipment
 Transmitting stations
Section 56 - Optical fiber cables
 Scope
 General
 Installation methods
Section 58 - Passenger ropeways and similar equipment
 Scope
 General
 General requirements
 Conductors
 Wiring methods
 Protection and control
 Branch circuits
Section 60 - Electrical communication systems
 Scope
 General
 Protection
 Inside conductors
 Equipment
 Outside conductors
 Underground circuits
 Grounding
Section 62 - Fixed electric heating systems
 Scope
 General
 Electric space-heating systems
 Electric surface heating systems
 Other heating systems
Section 64 - Renewable energy systems
 General
Section 66 - Amusement parks, midways, carnivals, film
             and TV sets, TV remote broadcasting locations,
             and travelling shows
 Scope and application
 General
 Grounding
 Services and distribution
 Wiring methods and equipment
 Single-conductor cables
 Motors
Section 68 - Pools, tubs, and spas
 Scope
 General
 Permanently installed swimming pools
 Storable swimming pools
 Hydromassage bathtubs
 Spas and hot tubs
Section 70 - Electrical requirements for factory-built
             relocatable structures and non-relocatable
             structures
 Scope
 Relocatable structures
 Non-relocatable structures (factory-built)
Section 72 - Mobile home and recreational vehicle parks
 Scope and application
 General
Section 74 - Airport installations
Section 76 - Temporary wiring
Section 78 - Marine wharves, docking facilities, fixed and
             floating piers, and boathouses
 General
 Marine wharves, fixed and floating piers, and docking
  facilities
Section 80 - Cathodic protection
Section 82 - Deleted
Section 84 - Interconnection of electric power production
             sources
Section 86 - Electric vehicle charging systems
 Scope
 General
 Equipment
 Control and protection
 Electric vehicle supply equipment locations
Annex J18 - Hazardous locations classified using the Division
            system
Annex J20 - Flammable liquid and gasoline dispensing, service
            stations, garages, bulk storage plants, finishing
            processes, and aircraft hangars
Index

Overview The 2018 Canadian Electrical Code Handbook provides detailed rationale and background information behind the requirements in the 2018 Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, and delivers an explanation of the rules in plain, easy-to-understand language. The Handbook has been updated to incorporate the changes to the 2018 CE Code, Part I and is a valuable tool for electrical workers in understanding and applying the Code. Developed by technical experts selected for their detailed knowledge and understanding of the 2018 CE Code, the Handbook provides a clear understanding of the safety and installation requirements of the Code related to industrial, commercial and residential installations. Following the same structure of the Code, the Handbook helps you quickly find pertinent information and outlines detailed scenarios to help avoid misinterpretations and features examples, calculations and graphics to help you implement the Code. It is important to note that the CE Code Handbook does not define each clause and section of the CE Code; only sections and clauses that require further clarification are referenced in the Handbook. Benefits: Access simple, easy-to-understand rationale behind latest Code requirements side-by-side with your copy of the 2018 CE Code Quickly access pertinent information and detailed scenarios to help avoid misinterpretations or confusion

Introduction to the CE Code Handbook This Handbook provides background information on the reasons behind the requirements in the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, and gives an explanation of each Rule in plain, easy-to-understand language. The Handbook is intended to provide a clearer understanding of the safety requirements of the Code. The content of this Handbook is not meant to form a code of mandatory requirements. The mandatory language (\"shall\") that is used in the CE Code, Part I, has not been used here. Care has been taken to ensure that the intent of the Code Rules is clear to the users of the Handbook. However, users of the Handbook must not under any circumstances rely on it to determine the current requirements of the Code. As always, reference must be made to the Code itself and any local amendments. CSA does not assume responsibility for any errors or omissions resulting from the information contained in this Handbook. The Rules in the CE Code, Part I, are divided into two groups. Sections 0 to 16 and 26 are considered General Sections, and the other Sections supplement or amend those General Sections. Therefore a requirement in the supplementary Sections takes precedence over a general requirement. For example, Rule 12-1008 requires three threads to be engaged when making a threaded connection, whereas Rule 18-106 requires five threads to be engaged when making a threaded connection in a Class I, Zone 1 area. Section 4 permits the use of aluminum conductors, but Rule 32-100 does not allow aluminum conductors to be used in fire alarm systems.