What the Home Renovation Savings program pays for windows and doors in Cambridge
We re-read the program's page and its eligibility requirements on October 3, 2026. Windows and doors are paid only inside the assessment stream, so every amount here comes with an assessment and at least two upgrades.
Windows and doors
One payment per opening in an outside wall, not per unit. A bay window with three panes in one opening earns $100.
Smallest qualifying job
Three window openings, or one door, sliding door or skylight opening, count as one qualified measure. Two windows alone earn nothing.
Home energy assessment
$600 comes back when the program is completed. Covers the cost of the first and the follow-up assessment once the program is completed.
Three or more upgrades
Windows count as one upgrade. Insulation, air sealing and a heat pump water heater are the others in this stream.
Program cap
$10,000 for homes heated by electricity, oil, propane or wood, and $5,000 for homes heated by Enbridge gas.
RetrofitWR loan
Up to $40,000 over 10 or 15 years. For GrandBridge Energy customers in Cambridge and North Dumfries, repaid on the bill, for projects that cut energy use by 25% or more.
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The program is run by Enbridge Gas and Save on Energy. Post-audits must be scheduled by November 30, 2026 and completed by December 31, 2026, or within 180 days of your first assessment, whichever comes first.
The RetrofitWR loan
Retrofit Waterloo Region offers loans up to $40,000 at 2.5% fixed, over 10 or 15 years, repaid on the GrandBridge Energy bill. The loan is open to GrandBridge customers in Cambridge and North Dumfries, and the upgrades must cut the home's energy use by at least 25%. That requirement favours a bundle of insulation, air sealing and heating over windows alone, so think of windows as one piece of the package. Free coaching from the Region is available to homeowners anywhere in Waterloo Region.
Cambridge housing in numbers
The 2021 Census counts 51,270 households in Cambridge. 48% live in homes built before 1981, and 12,780 are owner-occupied detached houses from that period. 57% live in a detached house, 77% in an eligible house type and 69% own. Major repairs were reported by 5.2%.
Two programs, two tests
The loan needs a 25% energy reduction. The rebate needs two qualified measures and the audit before any work. A Cambridge owner can meet both by planning one bundle: audit first, then insulation, air sealing and windows, with the follow-up assessment showing the result. The loan's reduction test is the Region's, not the province's, so confirm what evidence it wants.
Owners with tenants
Where an owner has tenants, the owner must apply to the rebate program. For the loan, ask the Region what rules apply to rental properties.
Timing against the December deadline
The rebate program wants the post-audit finished by December 31, 2026 and scheduled by November 30. A loan application adds its own review time, so start the loan and the audit in parallel and tell both teams the window installation date.
How to claim in Cambridge
- Confirm you own the home, it has been occupied for six months and it is one of the eligible house types.
- Book the first home energy assessment with a registered energy advisor before any work starts.
- Choose at least one more upgrade to pair with the windows, and get quotes that count rough openings the way the program does.
- Ask GrandBridge Energy and the Region about the RetrofitWR loan at the same time as booking the audit.
- Have a professional install complete windows or doors with frames, keep the ENERGY STAR labels on until the follow-up assessment, and book it.
Common questions
Who can use the RetrofitWR loan?
GrandBridge Energy customers in Cambridge and North Dumfries, for projects that reduce energy use by at least 25%.
How big is the loan?
Up to $40,000 at 2.5% fixed over 10 or 15 years, repaid on the GrandBridge bill.
Is coaching free?
Yes, for homeowners anywhere in Waterloo Region.
Do windows alone qualify for the rebate?
No. You need at least two qualified measures.
What to do next
See Cambridge insulation rebates and the Ontario rebate calculator.
By Sam Menard. Sources, last read October 3, 2026: Home Renovation Savings: assessment upgrades, Home Renovation Savings eligibility requirements (PDF), Save on Energy: Home Renovation Savings, Retrofit Waterloo Region, Statistics Canada 2021 Census, table 98-10-0233-01. All Cambridge rebates → Every Home Renovation Savings rebate →
