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Canada’s new heat pump rebate is worth up to $10,000. Get an email the day it opens
Applications are not open yet. Ottawa says they open in early 2027, and that you can add this rebate on top of provincial ones.
- Up to $10,000
- if your household earns below the median income
- $2,000
- for other homeowners who qualify
Stack it with the provincial rebate open today Show all 12
- OntarioUp to $12,000
- British ColumbiaUp to $4,000
- AlbertaNo open rebate
- Nova Scotia$300 per ton
- Newfoundland and LabradorUp to $9,000
- Prince Edward IslandNo open rebate
- New BrunswickUp to $2,000
- ManitobaUp to $2,000
- SaskatchewanNo open rebate
- QuebecUp to $6,700
- YukonUp to $15,000
- Northwest TerritoriesNo open rebate
Ottawa says you can combine them. Each program has its own rules. Amounts are the most you can get.
Applications open early 2027
Join the launch alert
- Launch-day email, with what to do first
- Who qualifies for the $10,000, once Ottawa says
- A short hello now, so you know it worked
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Read everything we know so far Official page: canada.ca
The grades
| Province | Grade | Why |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | A | Large, coherent stack (BC Hydro + CleanBC) |
| Quebec | A- | $15-20K+, solar rebate beats BC's, split across 2 programs |
| Ontario | B | $15-25K but inconsistent by city and fuel type |
| Nova Scotia | C | Was an A, flagship program closed Dec 2025 |
| Manitoba | D+ | $250-$2,500, thin baseline |
| Alberta | D | No provincial program, 16 OHPA applications total |
| Saskatchewan | F | No heat pump rebate at all |
Saskatchewan: the only F
This isn't close. There is currently no heat pump rebate in Saskatchewan. SaskPower's Home Efficiency Retrofit Rebate covers building-envelope work — windows, doors, insulation — up to $1,800, but heat pumps are explicitly excluded. A Saskatchewan homeowner replacing a gas furnace with a heat pump gets essentially the same government support as someone who does nothing.
Nova Scotia: the biggest fall
No province dropped further, faster. Nova Scotia's heat pump program had a genuine claim to "most generous in Canada." The core Home Heating System Rebates Program closed to new applicants December 31, 2025. The federal OHPA top-up closed July 2, 2026. What survives — the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program, up to $5,000 for any homeowner, $15,000 for moderate-income households — is real, but a fraction of what the province used to offer.
Quebec: the grade nobody expected
Quebec's solar rebate pays $1,000/kW up to 20kW — a 10kW system nets roughly $10,000, double BC's flat $5,000. Heat pumps through LogisVert go up to $10,000 for geothermal. The only reason Quebec isn't #1: it's split across two programs (Rénoclimat and LogisVert) with different rules, and Bill 96's French-language requirement means almost no English-language rebate content covers it — so most homeowners never hear these numbers.
More rebate reality checks
- Alberta's Heat Pump Program Got 16 Applications. One Was Approved.
- Nova Scotia Had Canada's Best Heat Pump Rebate. It Quietly Vanished.
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- California's Solar Rebate Is Famous. It's Also Closed.
- The $100 Alberta "Energy Rebate" Isn't What You Think
- 41 Massachusetts Towns Are Locked Out of Mass Save
How current is this? BC amounts were re-checked against BC Hydro and Better Homes BC on September 26, 2026. Amounts for other provinces were gathered in August 2026 and have not been re-checked since, and programs change often. Confirm on the official program site, or see your city's page, before you plan around a number.
