Qualify for up to $10,000
renovation grants
To qualify for grants
you need to get a home energy assessment before you begin upgrades.
To get an energy assessment or more information call:
-
1-877-732-9888 — speak to an agent
Call toll-free
- Ontario: Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-5pm
- British Columbia: Mon-Fri 6am-6pm, Sat 6am-2pm
- Email:
ecoenergy@homeperformance.com
Prices
- Ontario - $300 (you get $150 government rebate)
- British Columbia - $150
Ontario — Prices
- The first energy assessment of your home
costs $300+GST. To reduce this cost,
the Ontario government will send you a cash
rebate of $150 as part
of the Ontario Home Energy Audit Program.
So your total expense, after you
receive your rebate, is a little more than $150.
You are not required to carry
out a renovation to receive your Ontario Home Energy Audit rebate.
Your HomePerformance Energy Advisor
applies for the $150 Ontario rebate on your behalf.
- Follow-up energy assessments cost $150 plus GST.
During the second energy assessment
your advisor will update your official
EnerGuide rating based on your improvements,
and apply on your behalf for your combined federal grants +
Ontario rebates.
- Houses greater than 3,500 sq.ft. of
floor area (including basement) will
be charged an additional fee of $75+GST for
the first energy assessment.
- Travel costs may apply for houses outside
of the central service area of a
HomePerformance Energy Advisor.
British Columbia — Prices
- The first energy assessment of your home costs $150+GST.
The BC Government’s new
LiveSmartBC program pays HomePerformance for
the remaining portion of the cost.
To reduce your costs further, the BC government will send you a
rebate of $150 on the cost of
your first energy assessment once you
have made energy-efficiency upgrades to your home,
and you have a second energy
assessment completed. Your HomePerformance
Energy Advisor applies for your $150 rebate
on your behalf during the second assessment.
- Follow-up energy assessments cost $150+GST.
During the second energy assessment
your advisor will update your official EnerGuide
rating based on your improvements,
and apply on your behalf for your combined federal grants +
BC rebates.
- Travel costs may apply for houses
outside of the central service area
of a HomePerformance Energy Advisor.
Homeowners must pay the
HomePerformance Energy
Advisor at the completion of the visit.
Payment may be made by cheque or in cash.
Advisors are not set up to handle credit or debit cards at this time.
Get ready
Before your advisor visits, you’ll need to prepare your home ...
- Extinguish wood burning fires
- Clean out ashes from fireplace and close dampers
- Close all windows and doors
- Arrange access to all living areas in the home
- Provide access to attic, crawl space, heating and cooling
equipment, or any other hard to reach areas
Be assured that information regarding the existence of separate
living suites is not recorded as part of the ecoENERGY assessment process.
- Photos – Your energy advisor will need to take photos
of your home (outside and inside).
- Release form – You must sign a homeowner release form
permitting your advisor to take the photos, to release your energy
assessment data to the federal government, and to allow the federal
government to carry out quality assurance measures if the need arises.
- Homeowner – To simplify all document signing,
the homeowner whose name is to appear on the federal grant + provincial
rebate cheques should attend the first and second energy assessment visits.
This can reduce the time you wait for your government grant cheques to
arrive in the mail.
- 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 eocENERGY grants before undertaking any renovation work
and related expenses
Some qualifications apply
Get started
To qualify for federal
ecoENERGY
Retrofit grants, you must have an energy assessment on your home
before you replace or
install anything, including heating equipment, if you want the upgrade work to
be eligible for a grant.
18 months
You must complete your upgrades, obtain your second energy assessment, and submit
your grant application to the federal government no later than
18 months after the date of your first assessment.
- Upgrades - You can complete the
upgrade work yourself or hire a contractor.
We recommend you document your
upgrades with receipts, photos
and product literature to be sure you get full
credit for all upgrade work.
- Once per house – You can apply for
ecoENERGY grants only once per house.
Use this opportunity to complete as many upgrades
as possible within your 18 month
eligibility period.
- Grant cheques - You can expect to receive
your federal ecoENERGY grant
cheque within 90 days of your
second energy assessment.
Eligible properties
Properties eligible for an ecoENERGY Retrofit grant include:
- Single-family detached houses
- Attached houses (e.g. row, duplex and triplex)
- Small apartment buildings of three storeys or less
- Mobile homes on a permanent foundation
Properties cannot exceed a footprint of 600
square meters (approx. 6000 square feet).
Ownership
Ownership types eligible for an ecoENERGY Retrofit grant include:
- Private homeowner
- Landlord
- Condominium or strata council
- Co-operative
- Aboriginal housing
- Municipal housing
- Non-Canadian residents
Some properties are not included
- High-rise buildings
- Commercial buildings
If your building or ownership type is
not listed here, or you need
clarification, we suggest you request a ruling on
eligibility before proceeding.
Call us at 1-877-732-9888
for more information.
Learn more about
Grants + Rebates in Canada ...
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.
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