For buildings and homes
From easy fixes to big changes, get money back when you make energy-efficient choices for your house or other buildings you own.
- Build an energy-efficient new home
- Upgrade commercial, institutional or multi-residential buildings
- Upgrade your insulation
- Switch to an efficient heating system
- Install a heat pump in a new home
- Upgrade your windows
- Install a heat-recovery ventilator (HRV)
- Get an energy assessment
- Install a solar hot-water system
- Buy new efficient appliances
- Retire your old fridge
- Install a water-saving toilet
- Install a drain-water heat recovery system
- Use our Quick Start energy savers
These programs support Our Clean Future, our strategy to address the climate emergency.
New home construction
Get $10,000 when you construct an energy-efficent new home that performs 60% better than the 2015 National Building Code.
Get $5,000 when your newly constructed energy-efficient new home performs 50% better than code.
Commercial energy rebates
Get a 25% to 75% rebate on energy-efficiency upgrades.
For:
- commercial;
- institutional;
- community
- First Nations government-owned; and
- municipal buildings.
Upgrades that reduce energy use and carbon emissions include:
- smart thermostats;
- boilers and furnances;
- heat pumps;
- biomass heating systems;
- air conditioning;
- heat-recovery ventilators (HRV);
- air sealing and insulation;
- LED lighting upgrades;
- solar photovoltaic (PV) and renewable energy systems; and
- other qualifying upgrades.
Insulation upgrades
Get money back when you add insulation to your walls, foundation or attic.
Heating systems
Get up to $8,000 for installing a heat pump in an existing home.
You can also get from $300 to $800 for installing a wood-based renewable heating system.
Check out other qualifying high-efficiency heating systems that use propane or oil.
Heating systems for new homes
Get up to $1,500 for installing a heat pump in a new home.
Heat pumps are an efficient way to heat a well-insulated home.
Window upgrades
Get $100 back per window when you upgrade to ENERGY STAR® windows.
You can get up to $1,000 per existing home.
Heat-recovery ventilators
Get $500 back when you install an HRV in your existing home.
A HRV heats incoming fresh air while removing stale air from your home.
Energy assessments
Find out how to increase the energy efficiency of your home.
Pay only $50 when you have an energy assessment done on your home.
Solar hot-water rebate
Get 20% of your material costs up to $1,200 when you install a solar-thermal domestic hot-water system.
ENERGY STAR® appliances
Get $100 to $300 off the cost of new ENERGY STAR appliances.
Check out qualifying appliances:
- fridge;
- freezers;
- dish washers;
- clothes washers; and
- ventless dryers.
Fridge retirement
Get $50 for your old refrigerator!
We will pick it up and dispose of it for you too!
Water-saving toilets
Get $65 when you replace your old toilet.
WaterSense toilets use 20 to 60% less water per flush.
Drain-water heat recovery
Get $150 when you install this energy saving device
A drain-water heat recovery unit preheats your incoming water using the heat from your shower drain.
Quick Start energy savers
Renters and home owners!
FREE easy-to-install items that reduce energy use and make your home more comfortable.
This program is funded in part by the Government of Canada's Low Carbon Economy Fund.
Canada Greener Homes Grant
Get additional funding from the Government of Canada. Your retrofits may qualify under the Canada Greener Home Grant. To qualify, you must:
- register with the federal government; and
- get an energy assessment before you start your retrofits.
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