Does Port Moody require a permit to replace a gas boiler?
The gas permit comes from Technical Safety BC. Port Moody's building FAQs answer the question directly: the city does not issue gas or electrical permits or provide gas or electrical inspections, and refers applicants to Technical Safety BC. Technical Safety BC's jurisdiction page confirms that Port Moody is not a delegated gas municipality.
Port Moody's own permit involvement is on the heating system side. The city's building and renovating page says a building permit is needed before new construction, renovation or addition takes place, and it lists hydronic heating among the projects that require permits. Hydronic heating permits and fire sprinkler permits are submitted separately online through the city's eServices portal, which offers a dedicated Hydronic Heating Permit application.
Who pulls the permits
The licensed contractor applies for both. Technical Safety BC's homeowner gas permit route is limited to qualifying single-family owners, and strata and duplex owners must use a licensed contractor. The city's hydronic heating permit is an online application through eServices, submitted with the project's documentation.
Port Moody's plumbing permit program also has its own application paths — a Plumbing Permit Fixtures application for replacing, removing or installing interior fixtures including drain, waste, vent and water pipe, and a Plumbing Permit Services application for water pipe and outside services. The contractor confirms which of the city applications the boiler scope touches.
What the inspection involves
Port Moody publishes a Required Inspections for Standard Buildings list and an inspection booking process for building projects, and the hydronic heating permit follows the city's inspection process for that scope. The city does not provide gas inspections — that part belongs to the provincial permit and Technical Safety BC.
Under the provincial permit, the gas fitter files the notification of completion and at least one inspection is requested within 180 days of permit issuance, with Technical Safety BC determining whether a physical assessment is needed. The inspection checks the gas piping, connections, appliance installation and venting against the code, and the record belongs with the appliance documents.
The replacement project, step by step
A Port Moody replacement starts with an assessment of the existing boiler, its venting, gas supply and hydronic system, and a heat-loss calculation for the required output. The equipment and hot-water strategy are chosen next, then the permits: the Technical Safety BC gas permit for the appliance, and the city hydronic heating permit submitted separately through eServices.
Installation covers the appliance, venting, condensate, gas and water connections, and commissioning with combustion readings. The city inspection for the hydronic scope and the provincial inspection for the gas work follow, and the handover files the records with the warranty registration. On Port Moody's sloped and waterfront lots, vent terminal placement is often decided during the assessment.
- Assessment and heat-loss sizing
- City hydronic heating permit through eServices
- Technical Safety BC gas permit for the appliance work
- Installation, venting, condensate and commissioning
- City and provincial inspections, then records handover
What ROMA handles on a Port Moody replacement
ROMA Heating & Cooling is a Technical Safety BC licensed gas contractor and lists Port Moody among its Greater Vancouver service areas, covering boiler and other HVAC work for the city's residential and commercial spaces. On a replacement, ROMA handles the assessment, the sizing, the permit applications, the installation, the commissioning and the inspection coordination.
The replacement, installation and commissioning services on this site describe the project scope, and the consultation service is where equipment and hot-water strategy are settled. The Port Moody city page links the services available in the city.
Port Moody housing stock and boiler considerations
Port Moody's housing runs from established detached homes near the inlet to townhouses and newer mid-rise buildings, with some steep lots that put mechanical rooms in creative places. Hydronic heating is common enough that the city lists it as a permit category, and many homes have zones and controls that have been added or changed over time.
A replacement is the moment to confirm the zones still match the house and the controls still make sense, particularly in homes with in-floor radiant loops and mixed emitters. Newer townhouses more often use wall-hung combis. The assessment settles the equipment and venting plan before anything is ordered.