British Columbia & the federal layer · updated 1 September 2026
This is a running record of what Canadian home-upgrade rebate programmes actually pay right now, which body you apply to, and which ones have quietly closed. Every figure below was read off the administrator’s own page — never off a contractor’s blog — and carries a link to that page and the date it was last checked.
If you read one thing on this page, read this.
Every federal programme a homeowner could once apply to directly is closed. Federal money has not stopped — but it now reaches you only through a provincial or utility programme. Natural Resources Canada states it plainly: “The Government of Canada is not accepting applications from households.”
Pages still pointing you at a federal application form for the Greener Homes Grant or the $40,000 Greener Homes Loan are out of date. Both are closed.
Last day to apply: 31 December 2025.
Widely still advertised as open by contractor sites. It is not.
source · verified 1 September 2026
Quote from source: 'No further applications can be approved.' Previously approved applications unaffected. Still advertised widely as an open $40,000 interest-free loan.
source · verified 1 September 2026
$15,000
Federal share where a province co-delivers, plus up to $5,000 more where the province matches it, and a $250 bonus cheque. In B.C. you apply through the CleanBC Energy Savings Program — not to NRCan. The 31 July 2026 deadline you may have seen applies only to Alberta, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Quebec and Saskatchewan.
source · verified 1 September 2026 · awaiting second read
No cost to you
No-cost home retrofits - insulation, heat pumps and similar - for low-to-median-income homeowners and tenants. Began delivery in 2025. In B.C. it is delivered as the Energy Conservation Assistance Program by BC Hydro and FortisBC. There is no federal form to fill in.
source · verified 1 September 2026 · awaiting second read
The CleanBC Home Renovation Rebate. No income test. Funded by BC Hydro and FortisBC with the Province of B.C.
| Upgrade | Condition | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| Air-source heat pump | Electrically heated home, anywhere in BC | $4,000 |
| Heat pump water heater | Electric | $1,000 |
| Windows & doors | Any eligible home | $2,000 |
| Insulation | Any eligible home | $5,500 |
| Air-source heat pump | Northern B.C. — at or north of District of 100 Mile House (lat 51.628N), oil heated | $6,000 |
| Air-source heat pump | Northern B.C. — natural gas or propane heated | $8,000 |
| Heat pump water heater | Northern B.C. — gas/oil/propane | $1,000 |
source · verified 1 September 2026
“Northern” means at or north of the District of 100 Mile House. Conditions that catch people out: the home must be your year-round primary residence and at least 12 months old; strata and landlord utility accounts are not eligible; most rebates require a programme-registered contractor; and you must apply within six months of the work being finished.
The programme also names a two-upgrade bonus, a home energy improvement bonus, a BC Hydro rebate bonus and a Pacific Northern Gas top-up. None of them publish an amount on any page we can find, so no figure is shown here rather than a guess.
Two income-tested programmes run in B.C., and they share one income ceiling.
ECAP's income ceiling is identical to the CleanBC Energy Savings Program's ESP1 column, across all seven household sizes.
How we know: BC Hydro's ECAP income table and FortisBC's ECAP income table both read 51,100 / 63,600 / 78,200 / 94,900 / 107,600 / 121,400 / 135,100. The ESP requirements page lists the same seven numbers as its ESP1 column.
| People in household | Income ceiling |
|---|---|
| 1 person | $51,100 |
| 2 people | $63,600 |
| 3 people | $78,200 |
| 4 people | $94,900 |
| 5 people | $107,600 |
| 6 people | $121,400 |
| 7+ people | $135,100 |
source · verified 1 September 2026 · awaiting second read
up to $13,000
Pays 100% of eligible upgrade cost up to a per-home maximum that varies by your previous heating fuel and income level. Heat pump water heater up to $3,500. Existing heat pumps disqualify a heat pump rebate.
source · verified 1 September 2026
No cost to you
A free home energy evaluation, then free installation of whatever it recommends — heat pumps, insulation, draftproofing. Homeowners and renters. One catch worth knowing: an address may only take part once every 10 years.
source · verified 1 September 2026 · awaiting second read
up to $10,000
Grid-connected solar panels and battery storage for qualifying residential customers.
source · verified 1 September 2026
This trips up more applications than any eligibility rule, and it holds across all three B.C. programmes.
| Your electricity provider | Where the application goes |
|---|---|
| BC Hydro, New Westminster | apply to BC Hydro |
| FortisBC, Grand Forks, Summerland, Penticton, Nelson | apply to FortisBC |
| Pacific Northern Gas | separate PNG top-up application |
source · verified 1 September 2026
Every rebate site has gaps. Most do not tell you where they are.
The municipal top-ups page the province links to from its own navigation currently returns a 404, which is why no municipal figures appear anywhere on this site.
Every source page is re-fetched automatically and compared against the last copy. When a dollar amount, a deadline or a phrase like “no longer accepting” changes, it is flagged for a human to re-read before anything here is updated.
This site is an independent reference. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or speaking for Natural Resources Canada, the Province of British Columbia, BC Hydro, FortisBC or any programme administrator. Programmes change without notice and funding runs out — always confirm on the administrator’s own page, which is linked beside every figure above, before spending money.