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Get up to $2,200
basement insulation grants

Ontario basement
government rebates up to $2,200 click here
BC basement
government rebates up to $1,560 click here

Basement — federal

You can get federal ecoENERGY grants when you increase basement and crawl space insulation levels in your home:

Basement wall — insulation up to $1,000
Basement header — insulation up to $100
Crawl space wall — insulation up to $800
Floor above crawl space — insulation up to $200

Ontario & British Columbia

Get more money with:

Ontario Home Energy basement rebates — Get total federal + Ontario rebate incentives up to $2,200 for basement and crawl space insulation. Click here
LiveSmart BC basement rebates — Get total federal + LiveSmart BC rebates of up to $1,550 or $1,560 for basement and crawl space insulation depending where you live. Click here

Basement wall insulation - federal

You can get a federal ecoENERGY grant when you increase the insulation value of your basement exterior walls (see note below regarding row and semi-detached houses*, and note below regarding mixed wall types**).

$1,000 — basement wall insulation for 100%
of exterior wall surface increases by more than R-23
$800 — basement wall insulation for 80%+
of exterior wall surface increases by more than R-23
$600 — basement wall insulation for 60%+
of exterior wall surface increases by more than R-23
$400 — basement wall insulation for 40%+
of exterior wall surface increases by more than R-23
$200 — basement wall insulation for 20%+
of exterior wall surface increases by more than R-23

$500 — basement wall insulation for 100%
of exterior wall surface increases by a minimum of R-10 to achieve a minimum of R-12
$400 — basement wall insulation for 80%+
of exterior wall surface increases by a minimum of R-10 to achieve a minimum of R-12
$300 — basement wall insulation for 60%+
of exterior wall surface increases by a minimum of R-10 to achieve a minimum of R-12
$200 — basement wall insulation for 40%+
of exterior wall surface increases by a minimum of R-10 to achieve a minimum of R-12
$100 — basement wall insulation for 20%+
of exterior wall surface increases by a minimum of R-10 to achieve a minimum of R-12

* In the case of a semi-detached house or a row house that is an end unit, the grant amount for the insulation of the exterior above grade, basement or crawl space walls is 75 percent of the amounts shown on this page and the government grant tables. In the case of a row house that is a middle unit, the grant amount is 50 percent of the amount shown

** Grant amounts listed for basement and crawl space walls are maximum values based on the home having only one wall type. When your home has more than one type (ie. basement and crawl space walls), all applicable grants are pro-rated based on area type that is entirely insulated. The maximum federal ecoENERGY grant for basement and crawl space walls combined is $1,000.

Basement header insulation - federal

You can get a government of Canada ecoENERGY grant when you seal all of your basement header area and increase the insulation value of your basement header insulation.

$100 — basement header insulation for 100%
of basement header area increases by a minimum of R-20 (RSI 3.5)

Crawl space insulation - federal

You can get a government of Canada ecoENERGY grant when you increase the insulation value of your crawl space exterior walls (see note above regarding row and semi-detached houses*, and note above regarding mixed wall types**).

$800 — crawl space wall insulation for 100%
of exterior wall surface increases by more than R-23
$400 — crawl space wall insulation for 100% of exterior wall surface increases by a minimum of R-10

Or, you can get federal grants + rebates when you insulate the floor above your crawl space.

$200 — floor insulation above crawl space for 100%
of surface area increases by a minimum of R-24 (RSI 4.2)

Basement insulation grants — how they work

Take advantage of government grants + rebates for basement and crawl space insulation:

Canada ecoENERGY grants — You can get up to $1,100 in grants for basement and crawl space insulation through the Canadian government’s ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program.
Ontario Home Energy rebates — Double your money with a matching rebate of up to $1,100 from the Ontario government – for total incentives of $2,200 for basement and crawl space insulation. Ontario’s Home Energy Audit program matches dollar for dollar up to $5,000 from the federal government — for a total of up to $10,000. Click here for more
British Columbia rebates — Get more money with LiveSmart BC rebate incentives in South Coastal BC and Interior & Rural BC – for total combined rebates of up to $1,550 or $1,560 for basement and crawl space insulation depending where you live. The BC government’s new LiveSmartBC: Efficiency Incentive Program provides rebates in addition to the $5,000 available in Canadian ecoENERGY grants - for a total of more than $10,000. Click here for more
Home Energy Assessments — To qualify for government of Canada basement insulation grants and provincial basement insulation rebates, you must get a home energy assessment before and after your basement and crawl space upgrades. Get up to $150 cash back on the cost of your first energy assessment with rebates from Ontario’s Home Energy Audit program and British Columbia’s LiveSmartBC program. Click here for more

Renovation grants – federal

Basement and crawl space insulation is just one way to save.

To start, you get government of Canada ecoENERGY grants of up to $5,000 for home energy improvements:

Home — Windows, doors, insulation, air sealing
Equipment — Furnaces, air conditioners, hot water heaters, boilers, heat pumps, geothermal heating, solar panel hot water systems, HRV, low-flush toilets, and more ...

Choose from a shopping list of government of Canada ecoENERGY grants for home energy renovations:

Furnaces — high-efficiency gas or oil, up to $500
Central air conditioners — replacement $200
Hot water heaters — condensing gas or propane $300
Hot water heaters — instantaneous gas, tankless $250
Boilers — high-efficiency gas or oil $600
HRV — heat recovery ventilator $300
Solar — hot water system $500
Heat pumps — air-source heat pump which doubles as air conditioner $400
Geothermal — ground- or water-source heat pumps which are energy-efficient heating and cooling systems up to $3,500

You can also get ...

Attic or roof — insulation up to $600
Exterior wall — insulation up to $1,500
Basement — insulation up to $1,000
Crawl space — insulation up to $800
Air sealing — for your home up to $300
Windows & doors — $30 for each replacement unit

And there’s more.

Ontario Home Energy rebates

Double your money with Ontario matching rebates.

Ontario Rebates List — shows combined grant + rebate incentive values of up to $10,000 from the Governments of Ontario and Canada. Click here

British Columbia rebates

Get more money with LiveSmart BC incentives.

South Coastal BC rebates — shows combined grant + rebate incentive values of up to more than $10,000 from the Governments of British Columbia and Canada for BC homeowners in South Coastal BC. Click here
Interior & Rural BC rebates — LiveSmart BC provides bigger rebate incentives for homeowners living in Interior & Rural areas. Click here
British Columbia rebates — shows the full list of LiveSmart BC rebate incentives available from the BC government. Click here

Easy to start

All you do is make one call — 1-877-732-9888 — book your home energy assessment to qualify for government grants + rebates.

Book your energy assessment with a certified HomePerformance Energy Advisor. Your energy advisor will help you make the right energy saving choices for your home. Click here

ecoENERGY — conditions

Some conditions apply.

Home energy assessment — To qualify for ecoENERGY incentives you must get a home energy assessment before and after your upgrades. You will receive grants for upgrades started after your first assessment.
Renovations — You can complete the upgrade work yourself or hire a contractor. We recommend you document your renovations with receipts, photos and product literature to be sure you get full credit for all improvements.
Once per house — You can apply for federal ecoENERGY grants once per house. Use this opportunity to complete as many upgrades as possible within your 18 month eligibility period.
18 months — You have 18 months from the date of your first energy assessment to finish your upgrades and complete a second energy assessment.
Existing homes only — Newly built homes occupied for less than six months do not qualify for ecoENERGY grants. Once a newly built home has been occupied for more than six months, there is no limit to how old a home can be to qualify for ecoENERGY incentives.
Local codes & by-laws — All upgrades or renovations must meet local codes and by-laws. Pay special attention to the placement of vapour barriers when adding insulation to the building envelope. Before undertaking upgrades or renovations, find out about the appropriate products and installation techniques to ensure that your home’s building envelope and indoor air quality will not be compromised.
Higher efficiency — To qualify for ecoENERGY grants, any new equipment must have a higher efficiency than that of the original equipment it replaces.
Program rules — You will receive a homeowner kit during your first energy assessment that includes printed ecoENERGY literature explaining the rules of the program. Take the time to read these rules carefully. Homeowners are responsible for learning and following the rules of the ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes program.
Questions about eligibility — If you are not certain about the eligibility of your house, or any specific upgrades you are planning, you should request clarification from the federal government. Homeowners are responsible for clarifying that their house and planned upgrades are eligible for ecoENERGY grants before undertaking any renovation work and related expenses.

More rebates & incentives

Ontario Home Energy rebates

Get cash back for your first ecoENERGY assessment with a Home Energy Audit rebate from the Ontario government.

Home Energy Audit program — Rebate of 50% of the cost of your first energy assessment.
Up to $150 — To be eligible for an Ontario Home Energy Audit rebate you must receive an ecoENERGY assessment from a certified energy advisor.
You are not required to carry out a renovation to receive the Ontario Home Energy Audit rebate.
Your advisor applies for the Ontario Home Energy Audit rebate on your behalf.

Double your federal ecoENERGY grant with matching rebates from the Government of Ontario.

Ontario Home Energy Audit program — Get rebates of up to $5,000 for home energy improvements from the Ontario government. Click here
Up to $10,000 — Matches dollar for dollar up to $5,000 available from the federal government’s ecoENERGY program — for a total of up to $10,000.
You begin — by completing an ecoENERGY assessment with a certified energy advisor. Your are eligible for a rebate of up to $150 on the cost of your first ecoENERGY assessment (see Home Energy Audit program, above).
Your advisor — will apply for Ontario’s matching Home Energy Retrofit rebates on your behalf after you have completed your energy-efficient upgrades and your home has been re-assessed. You have 18 months from the date of the first energy assessment to make some or all of the upgrades your advisor recommends and complete a second assessment.
Ontario Rebates List — Shows combined grant incentive values from the Governments of Ontario and Canada. Click here

British Columbia LiveSmartBC rebates

Good news! You can get started today on the BC Government’s new LiveSmartBC: Efficiency Incentive Program.

LiveSmart BC — Rebates for home energy assessments and incentives for energy-efficient home improvements. Click here
$150 refund — You pay the energy advisor up to $150 for your first energy assessment. LiveSmart BC will pay the energy advisor for the remaining portion of the cost. To reduce your costs further, LiveSmart BC will send you a refund of up to $150 for the costs you paid for your first assessment (not including GST and travel costs). To qualify for this refund, you must complete energy-efficiency upgrades to your home, and obtain a second energy assessment.
18 months — To be eligible for LiveSmart BC you must receive an ecoENERGY assessment from a certified energy advisor before you begin home improvement work. Your have 18 months from the date of the first energy assessment to make some or all of your incentive qualifying upgrades and complete your second energy assessment.
BC Rebates List — Shows combined grant incentive values from the Governments of British Columbia and Canada. Click here

Your advisor can help

By choosing a HomePerformance Energy Advisor to do your energy assessment, you’ll receive information on these and other energy incentives available in your area.

Enjoy all the benefits

Do it right

All it takes is a few key renovations. Each house has its own specific energy-savings needs, and yours is no different. By following the expert advice of a certified energy advisor, you’ll be able to make the energy renovations or “retrofits” that make a difference.

Three easy steps

Call for an energy assessment ... 1-877-732-9888
Choose the right renovations for you
Save energy and money

By doing energy renovations you will ...

Save energy — Your home won’t need as much energy to stay comfortable.
Save money — Less energy used = lower energy costs for you.
Grants + Rebates — You’ll be eligible for government grants, sent directly to you.

And that’s not all. Here are more benefits ...

Greater comfort – Your home will be warmer in winter, cooler in summer.
Better health – You’ll eliminate health concerns like chills, drafts and airborne pollutants and pollen.
Increased home value – By making energy renovations, you’ll increase the resale value of your home. An official EnerGuide label proves you’ve done the work.
Simpler home maintenance – No more scrubbing moldy windowsills! Keep airborne dust and dirt outside where it belongs!

When you improve your home, you also make a difference to the rest of the world. You’ll help address important global issues like ...

Climate change – Energy renovations help reduce your home’s greenhouse gas emissions, while protecting you from the effects of climate change and extreme weather.
Energy security – By reducing your home’s energy use, you’ll be less deeply affected by energy price fluctuations and supply interruptions.

And there’s even more. Check back soon to read more ways you can save!

Get started today!

Learn more about Grants + Rebates in Canada ...

Home Structure

Window - replacement
Door - ENERGY STAR
Attic, roof - insulation
Exterior wall - insulation
Basement - insulation
Crawl space - insulation
Air sealing - air tightness, blower door test
HRV - heat recovery ventilator

Equipment

Furnace - high efficiency
Hot water heater - tankless, high efficiency
Air conditioner - central, window replacement
Heat pump - air source
Geothermal - heat pump
Boiler - gas, oil
Solar - hot water system

To qualify you need a home energy assessment before you upgrade. For more information on government grants or to book an Ontario or BC home energy assessment call 1-877-732-9888.