What Home Renovation Savings pays for a heat pump in Oshawa
We re-read the program's heat pump page and its requirements document on October 3, 2026. No home energy assessment is needed for this stream, but a participating HVAC contractor and written pre-approval are.
Air-source, electric, oil, propane or wood heat
For a cold-climate air-source heat pump replacing electric resistance, oil, propane or wood as the main heat. A 3-ton system pays $3,750 and 6 tons or more reaches the cap.
Air-source, Enbridge gas heat
For homes primarily heated by an Enbridge gas furnace or boiler. The cap is reached at 4 tons.
Ground-source
For electric, oil, propane or wood homes. Gas homes get a flat $3,000. The system must be a full installation sized to the home's load.
Rented heat pump
Rentals are eligible for any primary heating fuel: $500 per ton for air-source, up to $2,000, or a flat $3,000 for ground-source.
More than one outdoor unit
If several outdoor units are needed to heat the whole home, their tons add up and one rebate is paid on the total, for example 3 + 3 tons for $7,500.
One rebate, pre-approved
One rebate per home. The contractor needs written pre-approval before installing, files the post-installation application within 30 days, and the cheque arrives within 60 days of approval.
Oshawa: Federal heat pump rebate coming in early 2027: up to $10,000 for households below the median income and $2,000 for other eligible homeowners. Home Renovation Savings pays now, and Ottawa says the federal rebate can be combined with provincial programs. Read what is confirmed or decide whether to wait.
Canada’s new heat pump rebate is worth up to $10,000. Get an email the day it opens
Ottawa says you can add it on top of provincial rebates like the ones on this page.
- Up to $10,000
- if your household earns below the median income
- $2,000
- for other homeowners who qualify
Stack it with the Ontario 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 requirements document lists no end date, but the program's other streams close in late 2026, so check the program page before you sign a contract. Pre-approval is mandatory: an installation done first earns nothing.
Oshawa housing
The 2021 Census counts 16,595 owner-occupied detached houses built before 1981 in Oshawa, 74% of households in an eligible type and 64% owning. 6.3% report needing major repairs. Oshawa has 5,360 semi-detached and 6,490 row households.
Utility does not set the rebate
Oshawa is served by Oshawa Power (Oshawa PUC Networks), not Elexicon. The program is open to homes connected to the Ontario grid through any local utility, apart from Cornwall Electric. What matters for the rebate is your primary heating fuel before the install.
Electric resistance and wood
An electrically heated home qualifies if its primary heating equipment is electric resistance, such as baseboards, and a wood-heated home qualifies on photos of its stove. Both can keep the old system as backup. Neither backup is rebated. Photos of baseboards are needed in at least three areas.
Timing and approval
No installation can begin until the program has approved the pre-installation application in writing. An Oshawa owner who accepts a quote and lets the crew start before approval loses the rebate. Ask the contractor for a written start date that follows the approval.
Wood-heated homes
An Oshawa home heated mainly by wood qualifies at the $1,250-per-ton rate, with sizing options C and D only, and the wood stove may stay as backup. The pre-installation photos must show the stove. The program counts the stove as the primary heating equipment only if that is how the home is actually heated, so be honest in the application.
Post-installation paperwork
The contractor files within 30 days of installation, with the final itemized invoice, photos of the equipment and thermostat, and measure details. The cheque arrives within 60 days of approval. Ask for copies of both applications.
How to claim in Oshawa
- Find out your main fuel and ask for the approval before any work starts.
- Confirm eligibility on the program's short form and get the list of participating HVAC contractors.
- Choose a contractor from that list. Ask for a load calculation and the NRCan sizing tool form for each outdoor unit.
- Wait for written pre-approval before any installation starts.
- After the install, check that the contractor files the post-installation application within 30 days, with the final itemized invoice and photos.
Common questions
Who is Oshawa's electric utility?
Oshawa Power.
Does Oshawa Power run the rebate?
No.
Can I start before approval?
No.
Can I keep baseboards as backup?
Yes.
What to do next
See Oshawa insulation rebates and the Ontario rebate calculator.
By Sam Menard. Sources, last read October 9, 2026: Home Renovation Savings: heat pumps, Heat Pump Program Stream requirements (PDF), Save on Energy: Home Renovation Savings, Statistics Canada 2021 Census, table 98-10-0233-01. All Oshawa rebates → Every Home Renovation Savings rebate →
