I've intentionally installed outlets in closets when I wanted to have a tv or other electronics out of sight in there, and gotten no complaints from the electrical inspectors (in the U.S.). I don't know Canada code or if there are exceptions, but I would contact the building department, tell them what you want to do, and see if you can just leave it in place.

Asking for a code reference with inspectors running amok really tends to bring them back to earth quickly. I have the advantage of a PE license to hit them with, but rarely does it actually come down to fighting it out. I ask for the code cite, in writing in the inspection ticket and all sorts of 'issues' just go away.

That's not nearly as strange as what was in the house where I grew up. My grandfather and great grandfather built the house in 1932 and did the wiring themselves, which was something of a novelty back then in rural central Texas. They had to have their own generator for electricity, as they were not on the grid. Anyway, their wiring was pretty screwy, and they put a light switch in one of the bedroom closets. Therefore, if you got up in the middle of the night and found yourself lost in the closet (which happened to my brother who sleep-walked), you could turn the bedroom light on from inside the closet. That didn't help much if the closet door was closed. That bedroom also had a window to the bathroom, and so my mother put curtains on both sides of it. Later she closed the bedroom side of the window and put shelves on the bathroom side. The bedroom also had a total of five doors (including the closet door) - one to a central hall, two to the other bedrooms, and one to the outside with a large porch. A lot of people would think that it was the main door to the house and knock on that door instead of the front or back door. There was also a switch in the main bedroom that would turn off the outlets to the middle bedroom. Lars

But, but, but, it surely doesn't cost "thousands" to install undercabinet lighting! Here is one undercabinet light (wireless) for under $20 . Granted it was 10 years ago, but we added undercabinet lighting to our existing kitchen cabinets (wired). I purchased the lights at home depot and had an electrician come out. I'm sure it didn't even take him more than a few hours (?). I wonder how many items you compromised on because your contractor over-quoted you just because he/she/they didn't want to bother doing it? https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Cabinet-Counter-Dimmable-Activated/dp/B09NRJ37KX/ref=asc_df_B09NRJ37KX/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=563646982923&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9587892630724655989&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031293&hvtargid=pla-1596990333576&psc=1