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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 Canada's most ambitious building codes with a genuinely 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 audit-linked rebate right now — which makes the audit's other jobs the story here: lower bills in a cold climate with cheap gas, right-sized equipment, and pre-purchase clarity.
The Alberta guide →
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's Home Efficiency Retrofit Rebate ended in April 2026, and nothing province-wide 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, stacks insulation and heating programs on top, and runs free income-qualified streams — all in a climate where the upgrades genuinely earn their keep.
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 a two-track system: Rénoclimat is the audit-linked path (government-assigned evaluators, rebates for envelope work), while Hydro-Québec's LogisVert pays for heat pumps and equipment with no audit required.
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 and simple: a $99 + HST subsidized home energy assessment through five contracted partners, unlocking insulation rebates and the rest of the Island's program set.
The Prince Edward Island guide →
Newfoundland & Labrador
NL has no broad audit-linked rebate program right now — takeCHARGE's utility rebates cover selected equipment, and older oil-conversion funding has lapsed.
The Newfoundland & Labrador guide →
The North (YT · NT · NU)
The territories are their own energy world: extreme design temperatures, diesel-dependent grids in many communities, and delivery organizations built for the context.
The North (YT · NT · NU) guide →
The federal picture, honestly
Most "federal grant" pages you'll find are out of date. Here's the verified state of the national programs:
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 September 21, 2026)
Greener Homes Affordability Program ↗
Free direct-install retrofits (insulation, heat pumps) for low-to-median-income owners and tenants — currently delivered in BC, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, PEI, and Quebec through provincial partners, with more to be listed. You apply through your province's program, never through cold-callers. (verified September 21, 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 2, 2026)