Quebec · 16 local services · checked September 28, 2026

Home energy audits and home testing in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu gets about 4,275 heating degree-days a year, 19% 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 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is built

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu's houses by when they were built Ten house shapes, one for each tenth of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu's 26,960 houses. Before 1961: 19%, 1961–1990: 41%, 1991–2000: 14%, 2001 or later: 26%. Older houses glow hotter.
  • Before 1961 19%
  • 1961–1990 41%
  • 1991–2000 14%
  • 2001 or later 26%
Each house stands for one in ten of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu's 26,960 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.

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu at a glance

Climate

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu gets about 4,275 heating degree-days a year and has a winter design temperature of −24°C, according to NRCan's HOT2000 climate data for L'Acadie.

Housing

Of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu's 26,960 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row houses and duplexes), 19% were built before 1961 and 60% before 1991, according to the 2021 Census. The typical house dates from 1981–1990.

Heating

In Quebec, 54% of households heat mainly with electric baseboards, 16% with a heat pump, 11% with a forced-air furnace and 4% with a boiler and radiators; electricity is the main heating energy for 70% of households, natural gas for 5% and wood for 4% (Statistics Canada, 2023).

Radon

Health Canada's 2012 survey found 8.9% of 112 homes tested in the Région de la Montérégie health region above the guideline. The larger 2024 Cross-Canada survey reports 17.4% (1 in 6) of houses at or above the guideline for Montréal Metro Area (Montréal CMA).

Local service guides for Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

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

4,275 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

4,275 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°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

11% forced-air
A gloved hand inserting a combustion analyzer probe into a furnace flue pipe in a basement

Combustion safety test

5% heat with gas
A heat recovery ventilator on a basement wall with four insulated ducts running up between the joists

Ventilation and humidity assessment

26% 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

60% 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

17.4% 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

60% built before 1991
A gloved hand holding a sealed sample bag above vermiculite insulation between attic joists

Asbestos and vermiculite testing

60% built before 1991
A gloved hand swabbing layers of cracked old paint on a wooden window sill

Lead paint testing

19% 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 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

In Quebec, EnerGuide evaluations for existing homes run through the provincial Rénoclimat program; the organizations below are the ones NRCan lists for Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu postal codes.

4 NRCan-licensed service organizations list Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu postal codes. See the list with phone numbers and coverage →

Rebates and financing for Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 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 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Longueuil26 kmMontréal35 kmLaval46 kmTerrebonne54 kmSherbrooke107 kmTrois-Rivières128 km All 70 cities →

Sources

Checked September 28, 2026.

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