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EV charger · Blainville
In Blainville, the house often already has a 200 amp service. Our master electricians confirm it with a load calculation, then install your Level 2 charger in the garage or outside.
In short
In the 2021 census, Blainville had 22,425 private dwellings. Two thirds, or 66.9%, date from 1991 or later, and 45.2% were built since 2001. Single-detached houses make up 64.2% of the stock, and 77.7% of households own their home.
This profile changes the discussion. In a recent house with breakers, the panel rarely causes a problem: the talk is mostly about where to mount the charger and the cable route, and the load calculation confirms the rest.
Blainville lies about 25 km north of Montréal, in the MRC de Thérèse-De Blainville. It’s part of our regular territory, along with Boisbriand, Sainte-Thérèse, Lorraine, Bois-des-Filion and Rosemère, and our offices are in Mirabel.
An EV charger project? Three contact details and a few questions are enough.
Get a quoteBlainville is one of the nine cities in the region that usually add an amount to Québec’s rebate. In 2026, the budget is empty.
$100, funds used up for 2026
In normal times, the City offers a $100 mail-in rebate for the purchase and installation of a home charger, on a first-come, first-served basis.
On October 11, 2026, its financial support page stated that the funds for this rebate are now used up for 2026. No amount is confirmed for 2027.
$600, program open
Québec pays $600 to the owner of an electric vehicle who has a charger installed at home, in a house or a building with 2 dwellings at most. The amount covers the unit itself: the installation, the cable and the panel work aren’t covered.
Among the conditions: a connected model, on Québec’s list, and paid $600 or more before taxes. The application follows the work, with the electrician’s invoice, and the rebate is paid to you by Québec, separately from our invoice. The program’s framework runs until March 31, 2028.
If the City relaunches its program, two rules of its procedure are worth knowing in advance: the application must be filed no later than 90 days after the charger’s purchase, and only one rebate is paid per civic address. The City also strongly recommends having the installation done by a master electrician holding an RBQ licence. The rebates from other cities are in our rebate guide.
A 200 amp service isn’t an automatic green light. The load calculation takes into account everything the house consumes: the floor area, the heating, a spa or a pool, the large appliances and the charger to add. The charger must be included in it, in fact.
In a Blainville house with 200 amps, the charger is generally added without touching the panel. If the margin is thin, a load controller reduces or pauses the charging when the house is drawing a lot elsewhere. And if the panel has the capacity but no free space left, a subpanel can solve it.
The same type of subpanel is also used to power a garage, a workshop or a finished basement when the main panel lacks space: we look at the whole picture before choosing where to connect the charger’s circuit.
The charger’s location changes the cable route, and it’s that route that weighs most on the invoice. Here are the three cases we come across.
Sheltered from the weather
The price depends mostly on the distance between the panel and the chosen wall, then on what the cable has to go through. An open basement ceiling lets the cable go straight through; a finished ceiling often means going around the outside.
Near the driveway
According to the 1981-2010 normals of the neighbouring Mirabel station, an average of 229 cm of snow falls per year. Outdoors, we therefore mount the charger high enough that it doesn’t end up buried in February.
With its 7.6 m cable, the FLO Home X3 leaves some leeway in choosing the location.
Doable, but longer
A trench has to be dug, a conduit buried, then the ground restored. This kind of job is priced after a visit, never over the phone.
Between the visit and the installation, count two weeks, usually. On the day, a simple installation is done in one visit, and here’s the time each step takes.
A master electrician examines the panel, the location and the cable route, does the load calculation and leaves you a written quote, item by item.
After a cut of a few minutes, the dedicated breaker is installed in about thirty minutes. The cable is the longest part: one to three hours on a simple route.
About 45 minutes to mount and connect the charger, then a quarter of an hour to restore the power.
About twenty minutes: a real charge, the app setup, then we hand you the detailed invoice and the work report.
Plan to be there when the team arrives, as it needs to access the panel and confirm the location with you, and when it leaves, for the test. If we find something when we open up, we call you before going on.
For a single-family house, the price of an installed FLO, the unit included, is in the written quote, free of charge. It applies when the panel has room and the charger is a reasonable distance away. The installation includes the unit, its breaker, the cable over a normal route, the permit, the commissioning and a test charge.
What drives the invoice up: a panel or a service to reinforce, a cable that has to take a long detour, a finished wall to redo after the cable goes through, or a trench to a detached garage. If you prefer a charger that plugs into an outlet, a NEMA 14-50 outlet is another option; its price is in the quote.
No firm price is given over the phone. The quote is written and free, and you pay at the end of the work, with no deposit, by Interac, credit card, debit card or cash.
Financing offered by Financeit, subject to credit approval: see our financing page.
Thermostats, lighting, subpanels and smart homes in a city with recent housing.
Each step of an installation, how long each one takes and what makes the invoice vary.
Écorecharge and the region’s municipal amounts, city by city.
Not for now. On October 11, 2026, the City indicated that the 2026 funds are used up. Nothing is confirmed for 2027: its financial support page will say whether the program returns.
Yes. The calculation must include the charger, and it takes into account everything the house consumes: the floor area, the heating, a spa or a pool and the large appliances. In general, in a Blainville house with 200 amps, the charger is then added without an upgrade.
The price of an installed FLO, unit included, on a single-family home where the panel has room, is in the written quote, free of charge. A trench, a long cable route or a panel to reinforce are added to the price.
If the capacity is there, a subpanel can solve it. If it’s the capacity that’s lacking, a load controller can avoid the upgrade; the load calculation tells which of the two fits.
Yes, on one condition: a certification mark recognized in Canada, such as CSA or cULus. We don’t install uncertified equipment. To get Écorecharge’s $600, also choose a connected model on Québec’s list, bought from a Canadian retailer.
Usually two weeks between the visit and the installation. On the day, a simple installation often fits in half a day, and the power is out for only a few minutes.
No, as soon as it’s connected to the panel: it’s work reserved for an electrical contractor. The only exception is a charger that plugs into an existing, compliant 240 V outlet.
Sources · Checked on October 11, 2026
EV charger · Blainville
We calculate the load, price it in writing free of charge, then hand you the invoice Écorecharge requires.
Your contact details and three or four quick questions. Not sure of an answer? Leave “Not sure” and we’ll check on site.