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Home energy audits in Quebec

Quebec runs two main programs. The government's Rénoclimat pays for insulation and high-performance windows and, since October 1, 2026, no longer requires an evaluation (it pays up to $500 toward one); it also added a flood-protection component. Hydro-Québec's LogisVert pays for heat pumps, roof insulation in electrically heated houses, appliances and solar.

A brick Montréal plex with exterior spiral staircases in winter

The housing stock, read like an auditor

Montreal's plexes — with their exterior stairs, shared walls, and 1900–1950 bones — are their own retrofit discipline; the regions add farmhouses and mid-century bungalows heated with everything from hydro baseboards to oil. Winters are long enough that envelope work pays even at Quebec's low electricity prices.

Programs in Quebec: what's actually live

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Insulation & windows · evaluation optional since Oct 1, 2026

Rénoclimat

New rules since October 1, 2026: insulation paid per square foot (up to $2,000 for the roof, $7,000 for walls and $2,500 for foundations in a house), ENERGY STAR Most Efficient windows at $300 each, up to $500 toward an optional evaluation, and a new flood-protection Adaptation component. Work must be done by RBQ-licensed contractors, and claims go through a new online portal expected this fall. The old evaluation-first rules apply only if you requested a pre-work evaluation by October 12, 2026.

Full program guide → · Official page ↗ · verified October 8, 2026

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Heat pumps $50–$120 per 1,000 BTU/h · roof insulation $1,500

Hydro-Québec LogisVert

Heat pump grants scaled to capacity (ENERGY STAR models required since November 26, 2025; up to $6,700), plus roof insulation with caulking ($1,500 in electrically heated houses), appliances and solar ($1,000/kW). The measure that ended in August 2025 was heat pumps installed with caulking, not roof insulation.

Full program guide → · Official page ↗ · verified October 8, 2026

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2026–27 registration ended

Greener Homes Affordability (QC delivery)

Hydro-Québec's free upgrades for modest-income households, Quebec's delivery of the federal Affordability Program, closed registration for the 2026–27 season and is processing the applications already received.

Full program guide → · Official page ↗ · verified October 8, 2026

The federal picture

announced 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. What we know → ↗

closed 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. ↗

live 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. ↗

closed 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. ↗

Heat pumps in Quebec → What one costs to run against gas, oil and baseboards here, every heat pump rebate with its equipment rule, and the certified cold-climate systems and brands that suit the winters.

Local guides for 11 cities in Quebec

Each city page covers 16 audit and testing services with that city's own climate, housing age and service organizations. The bar shows its houses by construction era, oldest first.

Montréal 4,028 HDD · 48% pre-1961 Québec City 4,754 HDD · 20% pre-1961 Laval 4,167 HDD · 17% pre-1961 Gatineau 4,354 HDD · 14% pre-1961 Longueuil 4,275 HDD · 21% pre-1961 Sherbrooke 4,517 HDD · 18% pre-1961 Lévis 4,754 HDD · 14% pre-1961 Saguenay 5,343 HDD · 26% pre-1961 Trois-Rivières 4,560 HDD · 21% pre-1961 Terrebonne 4,531 HDD · 5% pre-1961 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 4,275 HDD · 19% pre-1961

Monitor & test in Quebec

Local geology, water sources, and climate set the home-health checklist. Each item links to its full guide; the 30-second screener personalizes it to your exact house.

Radon

The Appalachian belt and pockets across the province test high; Montreal Island varies block to block. Every home: one winter kit, especially with a basement bedroom or office.

Wells in the regions

Quebec well owners test through accredited private labs — bacteria seasonally, chemistry periodically. Keep the reports; notaries ask.

Plex ventilation

Stacked flats with one leaky envelope and no mechanical ventilation are Quebec's signature moisture case — measure the fans, then fix causes.

Heating-oil legacies

Oil furnaces and their tanks linger in the regions: annual servicing, in-date CO alarms, and — at replacement — LogisVert makes the heat pump the obvious quote to get.

Run your Quebec home through the planner

Postal code in, plan out: your era's likely story, the tests to ask for by name, and the Quebec programs above matched to your situation.

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