UPDATE 1-Canada's CVTech Q3 profit falls 36 pct

* Q3 EPS C$0.03 vs C$0.05 last year

* Q3 revenue up 8 pct to C$44.6 mln * Backlog of about C$500 mln as of Nov. 11

Nov 12 (Reuters) - CVTech Group Inc (CVT.TO), a Canadian electrical services provider, reported a 36 percent drop in its third-quarter profit, hurt by absence of high-margin revenue related to natural disasters in the energy sector.

The company, which constructs and repairs electrical transmission and distribution lines, posted third-quarter net earnings of C$1.8 million ($1.72 million), or 3 Canadian cents a share, compared with C$2.8 million, or 5 Canadian cents a share, last year.

Revenue rose 8 percent to C$44.6 million, boosted by the acquisition of Riggs Distler & Co Inc.

CVTech had acquired Riggs Distler, a maintenance and construction services provider, in July to boost its presence in North American industrial and utility markets.

One analyst had expected the company to earn 3 Canadian cents a share on revenue of C$67.8 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Quebec-based CVTech said it has a backlog of about C$500 million as of Nov. 11.

Chief Executive Andre Laramee said CVTech is pursuing discussions with Tata Motors (TTM.N) for an agreement to manufacture CVT systems for Tata's Nano car.