The Honest Electrician Inc.

Company Facts

The Honest Electrician Inc. at a Glance

By the numbers

Google rating

4.9out of 5

Customer reviews

287on Google

In business

5years

Rating and review count pulled from Google on September 30, 2026. Years counted from 2021.

What We Like

• 4.9 average from 287 Google reviews, read September 28, 2026
• Master electrician and Red Seal credentials claimed, with licence number 811748375 published
• Service list built around permitted work: panel upgrades, EV chargers, hot tub circuits, suite wiring
• Aluminum wiring remediation offered, relevant to Calgary homes from the mid 1960s to the 1970s
• Hours published as 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with an emergency power restoration service
• Commercial side covers tenant improvements, LED retrofits and life-safety inspections

Things to Consider

• Presented as an owner-led operation, so crew size and scheduling capacity are not published
• No pricing, call-out fee or after-hours rate is listed, so confirm both before booking
• Trading since 2021, a shorter company track record than some Calgary competitors, though the owner cites 30 plus years in the trade
• Licensing, WCB and association claims come from the company's own website and are worth verifying

Google rating

4.9

Based on 287 Google reviews

Review data updated September 30, 2026

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Rating Distribution

• 5 stars97%
• 4 stars1%
• 2 stars1%
• 1 star1%

Calgary homes present a fairly predictable set of electrical problems once you know the vintages. Inner southwest bungalows in Glamorgan, Glendale and the surrounding streets often still carry 60 or 100 amp services with fuse panels or early breaker panels that were never sized for a finished basement, a hot tub and a car charger. Homes built between roughly 1965 and 1977 across the city may have aluminum branch wiring, which is not inherently unsafe but needs approved connectors and proper terminations at every device. The Honest Electrician Inc. publishes service pages aimed squarely at both of those situations, along with EV charger installation, dedicated hot tub circuits, smoke and carbon monoxide alarm work, and general troubleshooting for tripping breakers and dead circuits.

Who is behind it matters here, because the website is built around one named tradesperson rather than a fleet. Kyle Moss describes himself as a Red Seal journeyman and a Calgary master electrician with more than 30 years in the trade, and the site publishes licence number 811748375 alongside claims of City of Calgary licensing, Alberta contractor registration, WCB Alberta coverage and ECAA membership. Those are the company's own statements, and they are worth confirming directly, but they are the right set of credentials to be claiming for permitted work in Alberta. A master electrician designation is what allows a contractor to pull permits under their own licence, which is the practical difference between a tidy job and a job that leaves you arguing with an inspector later.

Day to day, the work splits into planned upgrades and unplanned faults. On the planned side, a panel upgrade in Calgary involves a load calculation, a permit, coordination with ENMAX for the service connection where the mast or meter base is affected, and an electrical inspection before the job closes. The company's pages reference load calculations and permits explicitly for panel work, EV chargers and hot tubs, which is a good sign, because the most common shortcut in Calgary EV installs is a charger dropped onto a panel that has no spare capacity once winter heating and a suite are counted. On the unplanned side, the listed emergency power restoration service covers partial power loss, dead circuits and breaker or panel faults, and the published hours show 24 hours a day across the week.

The review record is the strongest external evidence. Google showed 4.9 from 287 reviews when it was read on September 28, 2026, and for a business trading since 2021 that is a steady accumulation rather than a burst. Its own site quotes 270 plus, which suggests the figure was written some months earlier and has kept climbing. Reviews at that volume rarely stay that high if pricing surprises are routine, and the company's pitch is built on quoting before work is approved.

Fit is worth thinking through. A single-electrician operation with strong reviews and master credentials suits homeowners who want one experienced person diagnosing the problem and standing behind the fix. It is less obviously the choice for a large new-build wiring package, a multi-unit rough-in on a developer timeline, or industrial work, where you want a crew and a project manager. The commercial pages cover offices, retail, small business and property management work, so tenant improvements and LED retrofits are clearly in scope, but the scale of crew available is not published.

Before booking, ask what the visit costs and whether a diagnostic fee is credited toward the repair. Ask whether the price you are given is a fixed quote or an estimate that can move. For any panel, hot tub, suite or EV charger job, ask who pulls the permit, whether the permit fee is inside the price, and who is present for the inspection. If your house is from the aluminum wiring era, ask what remediation method is proposed and whether it will satisfy your insurer, because insurance companies in Alberta ask specific questions about that. And ask directly what the after-hours rate is, since 24 hour availability and 24 hour flat-rate pricing are not the same thing.

Compared with the larger flat-rate outfits in the Calgary market, The Honest Electrician Inc. is positioned as the owner-operator alternative: fewer trucks, the licence holder likely on site, and a service list weighted toward code and permit work rather than volume service calls. That is a reasonable trade if scheduling flexibility matters less to you than having the same experienced electrician see the job through.

About This Business Profile

Last reviewed

September 2026

Profile last updated

September 30, 2026

Google review data updated

September 30, 2026

Sources checked

Issuing authorities, Google Business Profile, Company website

Sponsorship status

No commercial relationship