What you can claim in Surrey in 2026
Amounts come from the program pages we re-read on October 2, 2026. Each card is a maximum, and most depend on how your home is heated.
Whole-home heat pump
Must replace electric heat such as baseboards or an electric furnace, meet 100% of the heating load at -5C and be installed by a Home Performance Contractor Network member.
Partial heat pump
For a heat pump that covers at least half of the heating load while replacing electric heat.
Limited-time bonus
Extra money on heat pump installs completed between August 1 and October 31, 2026.
Community top-ups (select postal codes)
Only select postal codes in Campbell Heights. Heat pump top-up, plus $1,750 more on a Level 2 EV charger and double appliance rebates.
Income-qualified switch from gas, oil or propane
CleanBC pays by income level (Level 3 / Level 2 / Level 1) for a central or three-head heat pump, for invoices from July 6, 2026.
Insulation
Attic, wall and basement or crawlspace work, paid per R-value added per square foot. Homes heated mainly by electricity only.
Windows and doors
$100 per opening, with a U-factor of 1.22 or lower.
Heat pump water heater
Only when it replaces an electric water heater.
Solar panels
$1,000 per kW, capped at half the cost, from an HPCN member installer.
Battery storage
Up to $1,500 on its own with solar, or up to $5,000 with Peak Saver enrolment.
EV charger
50% of a new wall-mounted Level 2 charger, plus $200 for a power-management device.
Canada’s new heat pump rebate is worth up to $10,000. Get an email the day it opens
Planning a heat pump in Surrey? Ottawa says you can add this on top of provincial rebates.
- Up to $10,000
- if your household earns below the median income
- $2,000
- for other homeowners who qualify
Stack it with the British Columbia rebate open today
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
Know someone with old heating? Send them this.
Only emails about this rebate. No spam, no sales calls. Unsubscribe anytime.
How Ottawa says it will work (plans, not final rules)
- Apply online when your heating breaks or gets old
- Approved in 24 hours no home energy audit needed
- Payment approved in 5 days sent by direct deposit after you upload receipts
Read everything we know so far Official page: canada.ca
The numbers behind the city
The 2021 Census counted 185,670 households in Surrey. Of these, 70% own and about 33% live in detached houses. Only 20% live in homes built before 1981, but because the city is so large that is still 12,485 owner-occupied detached houses, the biggest pool among the cities we track outside Vancouver. Major repairs were reported by 3.8% of households, the lowest share in the set.
Campbell Heights gets more
BC Hydro's community-based offers reach only one part of Surrey: select postal codes in Campbell Heights. If you live there, a heat pump that replaces electric heat earns $4,000 more (whole home) or $1,500 more (partial). In the same postal codes, a Level 2 EV charger at a single-family home gets a $1,750 top-up (up to the full cost) on top of the $350 rebate, if you apply between August 4 and December 31, 2026 and enroll the charger in Peak Saver for its $250 bonus. And select ENERGY STAR fridges, washers and dryers get double the regular rebate (see our BC appliance rebates page). Everywhere else in Surrey, the amounts in the cards above are what you can expect. Check your address on BC Hydro's postal code checker.
How that changes which rebate comes first
Because most Surrey homes are newer, the attic and wall insulation rebate matters less on average than it does in Kamloops or Victoria. The sized heat pump and heat pump water heater are the more common first projects for an electric-heated home. A pre-1981 Surrey house, meanwhile, is a strong candidate for all three: BC Hydro pays up to $5,500 for insulation, up to $4,000 for a heat pump and up to $2,000 for windows, within an overall ceiling that BC Hydro lists at $12,500.
Gas, oil or propane homes
Surrey electricity is BC Hydro. If your home heats with natural gas, the gas utility is FortisBC, and BC Hydro will not rebate a heat pump that replaces gas. Income-qualified households can get $3,500, $7,000 or $13,000 from CleanBC. Everyone else should look at insulation and a heat pump water heater, and compare financing, since we found no standard provincial rebate above the income limits.
Climate and solar
The January average low is 0.7°C and the record in 2015 to 2024 was -16.7°C. Solar gets about 3.38 peak sun hours a day. A cold-climate heat pump handles that range easily.
Every rebate guide for Surrey
- Insulation rebates in Surrey
- Windows & Doors rebates in Surrey
- Water Heater rebates in Surrey
- Heat Pump rebates in Surrey
- Solar rebates in Surrey
- Smart thermostat rebates in BC (the same for every city)
- Appliance rebates in BC (the same for every city)
- HRV and ventilation rebates in BC (the same for every city)
- EV charger rebates in BC (the same for every city)
Top-rated installers in Surrey
These are the best-reviewed heat pump and heating companies in Surrey on Google, weighted by review count. Nobody pays to be listed or to rank higher.
Where to start in Surrey
- Check your heating fuel on a recent bill.
- If you are electric, price a heat pump with an HPCN installer.
- If you are on gas, check the CleanBC income limits.
- Ask about insulation if the house is from before 1981.
- Keep invoices and apply within six months.
Common questions
Is Surrey's housing older or newer than Burnaby's?
Newer. Surrey has 20% of households in pre-1981 homes against 35% in Burnaby.
How many older owner-occupied houses does Surrey have?
The 2021 Census counts 12,485 owner-occupied detached houses built before 1981.
Do Surrey renters qualify?
The BC Hydro account holder applies or signs a consent form. Renters make up about 30% of households.
What is the maximum I can collect?
BC Hydro lists up to $12,500 in total for multiple upgrades, including a bonus of up to $2,000.
What to do next
Read Surrey insulation rebates and the BC rebate calculator.
By Sam Menard. Sources, last read October 16, 2026: BC Hydro Home Renovation Rebates, BC Hydro community-based offers, CleanBC Energy Savings Program requirements, FortisBC rebates and offers, Statistics Canada 2021 Census, table 98-10-0233-01. All Surrey rebates → Every BC Hydro rebate →
