Ontario · 16 local services · checked September 28, 2026

Home energy audits and home testing in St. Catharines

St. Catharines gets about 3,347 heating degree-days a year, 36% of its houses were built before 1961, and 24 NRCan-licensed service organizations list its postal codes. Pick a service for the local details.

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A Victorian red-brick semi-detached house with a front porch in autumn

How St. Catharines is built

St. Catharines's houses by when they were built Ten house shapes, one for each tenth of St. Catharines's 43,885 houses. Before 1961: 36%, 1961–1990: 47%, 1991–2000: 7%, 2001 or later: 10%. Older houses glow hotter.
  • Before 1961 36%
  • 1961–1990 47%
  • 1991–2000 7%
  • 2001 or later 10%
Each house stands for one in ten of St. Catharines's 43,885 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row and duplex), drawn by when it was built. The glow shows the usual pattern: older houses tend to be leakier and less insulated. Snowfall scales with heating degree-days. Sources: Statistics Canada 2021 Census (table 98-10-0233-01), NRCan HOT2000 climate data.

St. Catharines at a glance

Climate

St. Catharines gets about 3,347 heating degree-days a year and has a winter design temperature of −13°C, according to NRCan's HOT2000 climate data for Port Weller.

Housing

Of St. Catharines's 43,885 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row houses and duplexes), 36% were built before 1961 and 83% before 1991, according to the 2021 Census. The typical house dates from 1961–1970.

Heating

In the St. Catharines-Niagara area, 69% of households heat mainly with a forced-air furnace; natural gas is the main heating energy for 70% of households and electricity for about 18% (Statistics Canada, 2023).

Radon

Health Canada's 2012 survey found 2% of 100 homes tested in the Niagara Regional Area Health Unit health region above the guideline. The larger 2024 Cross-Canada survey reports 12.4% (1 in 8) at or above the guideline for Ontario.

Communities around St. Catharines

Area guide for the surrounding region, with every town and hamlet listed: Niagara Region area guide (Niagara Falls, Welland, Fort Erie, Grimsby and more).

Local service guides for St. Catharines

Energy audits and tests

An energy advisor’s kit on a front-hall bench: infrared camera, pressure gauge with tubing, tape measure, headlamp and a floor sketch

Home energy audit

24 licensed organizations
A red blower-door panel with a large fan fitted into the front doorway of a brick bungalow, a pressure gauge on a stool inside

Blower door test

3,347 degree-days
Hands holding an infrared camera aimed at a ceiling corner beside a frosty window; the screen shows a cold streak

Thermal imaging inspection

3,347 degree-days
A kitchen table with a house floor plan, a laser measure, a tape measure and a laptop showing the plan

Heat loss calculation

Design temp −13°C
A duct-testing fan on a basement floor connected by flexible duct to a furnace, a pressure gauge hanging from a joist

Duct leakage testing

69% forced-air
A gloved hand inserting a combustion analyzer probe into a furnace flue pipe in a basement

Combustion safety test

70% heat with gas
A heat recovery ventilator on a basement wall with four insulated ducts running up between the joists

Ventilation and humidity assessment

10% built since 2001
Loose-fill insulation between attic joists, a yellow ruler showing its depth and frost on the roofing nails above

Attic insulation inspection

83% built before 1991
Utility bills and a phone showing a monthly energy-use chart on a kitchen table

Energy bill analysis

Alectra Utilities

Home health tests

A small digital radon monitor on a bookshelf in a finished basement family room

Radon testing

12.4% at or above guideline (2024)
A carbon monoxide alarm on an upstairs hallway wall outside the bedrooms at night

Carbon monoxide testing

Required by law
A moisture meter pressed into water-stained basement drywall, an air-sampling pump on a tripod nearby

Mould and indoor air quality testing

83% built before 1991
A gloved hand holding a sealed sample bag above vermiculite insulation between attic joists

Asbestos and vermiculite testing

83% built before 1991
A gloved hand swabbing layers of cracked old paint on a wooden window sill

Lead paint testing

36% built before 1961
Filling a water-sample bottle at a farmhouse kitchen tap with the aerator removed, snowy fields and a barn outside

Well water testing

Wells rare

For businesses and buildings

An auditor walking between rooftop heating and cooling units on a snowy commercial roof

Commercial energy audit

5 incentive programs

Who does energy evaluations in St. Catharines

24 NRCan-licensed service organizations list St. Catharines postal codes. See the list with phone numbers and coverage →

Ontario directory: verified advisor profiles for Niagara Region, with prices where published.

Rebates and financing for St. Catharines homes

Provincial · needs an evaluation Home Renovation Savings — Home Energy Assessment path Up to $10,000 per home ($5,000 if heated with Enbridge gas), including $600 back on your two assessments, for insulation, windows, air sealing and more — if the follow-up assessment is done by December 31, 2026 Open · deadline Provincial Home Renovation Savings — direct rebates (no assessment) Heat pumps up to $7,500 ($12,000 ground-source), solar with battery up to $10,000, plus attic, thermostat and appliance rebates — no assessment needed Open Federal National Heat Pump Rebate Announced October 8, 2026 and opening early 2027: up to $10,000 below the median income, $2,000 for other eligible homeowners Announced · opens 2027 Federal CMHC Eco Improvement premium refund A 25% energy-efficiency rebate on your CMHC mortgage insurance premium after $20,000 of energy renovations Open

Cities near St. Catharines

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Sources

Checked September 28, 2026.

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