Canada-wide · verified program status
Home energy audits, province by province
Rebate programs are provincial creatures — generous in one province, ended in the next, income-gated in a third. These guides give every province and territory the same honest treatment: what's actually live (with verification dates), what the housing stock is like, and what to monitor and test where you live.
British Columbia
BC pairs ambitious building rules with an audit-linked rebate: the Home Energy Improvement Bonus pays by measured improvement between two EnerGuide evaluations.
The British Columbia guide →
Alberta
Alberta has no provincial home energy rebate right now, which makes the audit's other jobs the story here: lower bills, right-sized equipment and pre-purchase clarity.
The Alberta guide →
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's Home Efficiency Retrofit Rebate ended in April 2026, and no rebate has replaced it.
The Saskatchewan guide →
Manitoba
Manitoba is one of Canada's better-run efficiency markets: Efficiency Manitoba pays a $400 rebate on the EnerGuide evaluation itself, publishes rebates for windows, heat pumps and insulation, and runs free income-qualified streams.
The Manitoba guide →
Ontario
Ontario is our home turf and the deepest part of this site: the Home Renovation Savings Program's audit-linked rebates, Toronto's HELP loans, CMHC's premium refunds — plus city-by-city guides for twelve markets and a provider directory with verified credentials.
The Ontario guide →
Quebec
Quebec runs two main programs.
The Quebec guide →
New Brunswick
New Brunswick's Total Home Energy Savings Program is the classic audit-first design: a home energy evaluation opens the door, and incentives follow the upgrades it recommends — doors, insulation, heating, windows.
The New Brunswick guide →
Nova Scotia
Efficiency Nova Scotia (EfficiencyOne) runs one of Canada's most complete program sets: assessment-based rebates for everyone, a moderate-income tier, and HomeWarming's free upgrades for income-qualified households.
The Nova Scotia guide →
Prince Edward Island
efficiencyPEI keeps the audit-first path cheap: a $99 + HST subsidized home energy assessment through five approved providers unlocks insulation, window, door and air-sealing rebates.
The Prince Edward Island guide →
Newfoundland & Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador's programs grew in 2026: takeCHARGE's Oil to Electric program pays up to $9,000 toward a central heat pump replacing oil ($22,000 if income-qualified), insulation rebates reach $3,000 in electrically heated homes, and a new no-cost program for income-eligible homes covers projects completed after October 5, 2026.
The Newfoundland & Labrador guide →
The North (YT · NT · NU)
The territories run their own programs through organizations built for northern conditions: Yukon's Energy Branch pays the largest heat pump and insulation rebates in the North, the NWT's Arctic Energy Alliance subsidizes EnerGuide evaluations and insulation, and Nunavut's support runs through the Nunavut Housing Corporation.
The North (YT · NT · NU) guide →
The federal picture
Most "federal grant" pages you'll find are out of date. Here's the verified state of the national programs:
National Heat Pump Rebate (new) ↗
Announced October 8, 2026 and expected to open early 2027: $2,000 toward an eligible cold-climate air-source heat pump, or up to $10,000 for households below the median income. Apply online, approval within 24 hours, no EnerGuide evaluation, and it can be combined with provincial rebates. Not open yet. (verified October 12, 2026)
Canada Greener Homes Grant & Loan ↗
The grant closed to new applicants in February 2024; the interest-free loan (up to $40,000) stopped taking applications October 1, 2025 and its funding is fully committed. Approved applicants keep their funding — new ones can't join. (verified October 8, 2026)
Greener Homes Affordability Program ↗
Free direct-install retrofits (insulation, heat pumps) for low-to-median-income owners and tenants, expanded June 29, 2026 with over $500 million, delivered through provincial partners in BC, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, PEI and Quebec (Quebec's 2026–27 registration has ended), with more to be listed. You apply through your province's program, never through cold-callers. (verified October 19, 2026)
Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) ↗
Closed to new applications July 31, 2026 (approved participants have until January 31, 2027 to submit receipts). Where NRCan delivered it directly (Alberta, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Quebec and Saskatchewan), it paid up to $10,000 toward oil-to-heat-pump conversions for income-qualified households. (verified October 8, 2026)