Quebec · 16 local services · checked September 28, 2026

Home energy audits and home testing in Québec City

Québec City gets about 4,754 heating degree-days a year, 20% of its houses were built before 1961, and 4 NRCan-licensed service organizations list its postal codes. Pick a service for the local details.

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A brick Montréal plex with exterior spiral staircases in winter

How Québec City is built

Québec City's houses by when they were built Ten house shapes, one for each tenth of Québec City's 121,435 houses. Before 1961: 20%, 1961–1990: 50%, 1991–2000: 11%, 2001 or later: 19%. Older houses glow hotter.
  • Before 1961 20%
  • 1961–1990 50%
  • 1991–2000 11%
  • 2001 or later 19%
Each house stands for one in ten of Québec City's 121,435 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.

Québec City at a glance

Climate

Québec City gets about 4,754 heating degree-days a year and has a winter design temperature of −24.8°C, according to NRCan's HOT2000 climate data for Ste-Foy.

Housing

Of Québec City's 121,435 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row houses and duplexes), 20% were built before 1961 and 70% before 1991, according to the 2021 Census. The typical house dates from 1971–1980.

Heating

In the Québec area, 64% of households heat mainly with electric baseboards, 12% with a heat pump and about 8% with a forced-air furnace; electricity is the main heating energy for 78% of households (Statistics Canada, 2023).

Radon

Health Canada's 2012 survey found 8.8% of 160 homes tested in the Région de la Capitale-Nationale health region above the guideline. The larger 2024 Cross-Canada survey reports 18.1% (1 in 5) of houses at or above the guideline for the Quebec, QC (Québec CMA) metro area.

Local service guides for Québec City

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

4 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

4,754 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

4,754 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 −24.8°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

about 8% forced-air
A gloved hand inserting a combustion analyzer probe into a furnace flue pipe in a basement

Combustion safety test

4,754 degree-days
A heat recovery ventilator on a basement wall with four insulated ducts running up between the joists

Ventilation and humidity assessment

19% 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

70% built before 1991
Utility bills and a phone showing a monthly energy-use chart on a kitchen table

Energy bill analysis

Hydro-Québec

Home health tests

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

Radon testing

18.1% at or above guideline (2024)
A carbon monoxide alarm on an upstairs hallway wall outside the bedrooms at night

Carbon monoxide testing

Not required (recommended)
A moisture meter pressed into water-stained basement drywall, an air-sampling pump on a tripod nearby

Mold and air quality testing

70% built before 1991
A gloved hand holding a sealed sample bag above vermiculite insulation between attic joists

Asbestos and vermiculite testing

70% built before 1991
A gloved hand swabbing layers of cracked old paint on a wooden window sill

Lead paint testing

20% 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 in some areas

For businesses and buildings

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

Commercial energy audit

4 incentive programs

Who does energy evaluations in Québec City

In Quebec, EnerGuide evaluations for existing homes run through the provincial Rénoclimat program; the organizations below are the ones NRCan lists for Québec City postal codes.

4 NRCan-licensed service organizations list Québec City postal codes. See the list with phone numbers and coverage →

City programs in Québec City

Rénovation résidentielle (Programme Rénovation Québec)

City, SHQ and CMHC renovation subsidy for residential buildings at least 25 years old with major defects. The 'remise en état' stream inside the revitalization zone can also cover upgrades such as better insulation. Suspended: the SHQ has suspended Rénovation Québec until further notice and the City is not accepting new applications (there is a form to be notified when it reopens). No other City energy-retrofit subsidy for homes was found on the City's programs list.

Rebates and financing for Québec City homes

Provincial · needs an evaluation Rénoclimat (Quebec) Quebec's audit-linked path: an assigned evaluator for $150 + tax (refunded except the tax when you receive assistance), then rebates for insulation, air sealing, doors and windows Open Provincial Hydro-Québec LogisVert Heat pump grants scaled to capacity — $50–$120 per 1,000 BTU/h — plus appliances and solar, no audit needed Open Federal CMHC Eco Improvement premium refund 25% back on your CMHC mortgage insurance premium after $20,000 of energy renovations Open Federal Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program Free retrofits for low-to-median-income households in BC, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, PEI and Quebec — not available in Ontario Open · deadline

Cities near Québec City

Lévis13 kmTrois-Rivières113 kmSherbrooke167 kmSaguenay172 kmTerrebonne221 kmLongueuil222 km All 70 cities →

Sources

Checked September 28, 2026.

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