Important Notes:

• 1. Natural Resources Canada

  Natural Resources Canada reserves the right to revise ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes information, including the grant amounts and the eligibility requirements, without notice. The payment of grants is also subject to the availability of funds. Refer to the NRCan web site "www.ecoaction.gc.ca/homes" for the most up-to-date information.
  
  

• 2. ecoENERGY Grants

  The "Grant Table for ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes" above features the list of improvements and retrofits that are eligible under the ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes program and the corresponding grant amounts. The maximum federal grant you can receive for a home is $5,000 for applications made since April, 2007. If you participated before April 1, 2011, and have not received the maximum grant amount for your current property, you can submit one more application for additional improvements made after June 6, 2011.
  
  The grant is calculated and based on the grant amounts and eligibility requirements that are in effect at the time of the post-retrofit evaluation. You must complete your renovations and obtain a post-retrofit evaluation no later than March 31, 2012. You must show all your receipts to your energy advisor during the final evaluation to verify that you purchased and installed eligible upgrades after June 6, 2011, and after a pre-retrofit evaluation. Grant amounts are subject to available funding. (Effective June 6th, 2011)
  
  

• 3. Residential Energy-Efficiency Evaluations

  Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is offering residential energy efficiency evaluations through licensed service organizations to owners of single-family homes, including detached, semi-detached and low-rise multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) that are no more than 3 storeys high. Also eligible are some small buildings of no more than 3 storeys for which at least 50 percent of the floor area is used as one or more permanent residences.
  
  Under ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes, property owners can qualify for federal grants by improving the energy efficiency of their home and reducing their home’s impact on the environment.
  
  

• 4. ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes report

  Energy advisors that are certified by NRCan conduct a detailed, on-site evaluation of your home’s energy use from the attic down to the foundation. The advisor will provide you with a personalized report, including a checklist of recommended retrofits to improve the energy efficiency of your home and reduce water consumption. The report also shows the grant amounts you can receive by carrying out each eligible energy-saving improvements. Read carefully the recommendations found in your ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes report. For more information about your report, consult your energy advisor.
  
  

• 5. Homeowner responsibility

  To ensure grant eligibility, program participants are solely responsible for registering, researching program criteria, choosing eligible products, keeping receipts and meeting deadlines. This webpage does not detail all program requirements. For additional program information visit NRCan's website (FAQ).
  
  

• 6. Eligible properties

  Visit the NRCan’s website (FAQ) for a description of eligible property types or to help determine if your home had a previous energy evaluation. Please note that it must be possible to perform a blower-door test in order to have an energy evaluation.
  
  

• 7. Multi-unit residential buildings (MURB)

  In the case of multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs), visit NRCan’s Web site Grant Table for ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes, and apply the appropriate MURB multiplier to the grant level for insulation and air sealing grants. For a detailed description of eligible MURBs and dwelling units, check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. Owners of multiple dwellings and MURBs could receive up to $1,000,000.
  
  

• 8. Semi-Detached and Row House(s)

  In the case of a semi-detached or row house that is an end unit, the grant amount for the insulation of exterior walls, basement or crawl space walls is 75 percent of the amounts shown.
  
  In the case of a row house that is a middle unit, the grant amount is 50 percent of the amounts shown.
  
  

• 9. Eligible measures

  Refer to NRCan’s Web site Grant Table for ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes for links to lists of equipment indicated with a checkmark (√ list). Equipment must be new and not previously installed in another home or building.
  
  

• 10. New construction - addition

  New construction is not eligible. Renovations that include an addition could reduce your grant amount for improvements implemented in the original portion of the house.
  
  

• 11. Grants per replacement

  You can only receive one grant per eligible upgrade unless otherwise specified.
  
  

• 12. New Installations

  New installations are not eligible in cases where improvements listed state "Replace."
  
  

• 13. Replacement Equipment

  When replacing ANY of the equipment listed in this brochure, the new equipment must have an efficiency rating higher than that of the original equipment.
  
  

• 14. Health and safety

  All upgrades or renovations must meet local codes and by-laws. 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.
  
  

• 15. ENERGY STAR^®

  For more information on "ENERGY STAR qualified products", visit www.energystar.gc.ca. The ENERGY STAR name and the ENERGY STAR symbol are registered trademarks of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and are used with permission by NRCan.
  
  

• 16. Receipts and photos

  During your post-retrofit evaluation, provide your energy advisor with receipts for ALL purchases and installations of eligible upgrades, and keep these receipts for at least three years. Provide photos of work that is difficult to verify, such as insulation of walls or cathedral ceilings.
  
  

• 17. Building Envelope Insulation

  When adding insulation to the building envelope, pay special attention to the type and placement of vapour barriers, and check your local building code. Visit oee.nrcan.gc.ca/retrofit/health for information on health and safety considerations when choosing and installing insulation. Insulation products must meet the applicable Canadian thermal insulation standard. “System values” or values of materials not tested to Canadian thermal insulation standards cannot be used for determining the amount of insulation added. Only Canadian thermal resistivity values (R-values or RSI-values) are accepted.
  
  

• 18. Foundation Insulation

  When both a basement and crawl space are present, all applicable grants are pro-rated to a maximum of $1,250 based on the total wall area. If your house contains multiple foundations, the grant amounts shown will be pro-rated based on total exterior foundation wall area.
  
  

• 19. Insulation RSI and R values

  Insulation value in RSI = R insulation value divided by 5.678.
  
  

• 20. Oil-fired furnaces and boilers

  Unlike gas-fired equipment, installers can configure oil-fired furnaces and boilers on-site to meet the heating requirements of the home. The nozzle size (which affects the heating capacity), venting arrangement (side wall or chimney) and burner model are three important components that can change the AFUE efficiency and ENERGY STAR qualification. Before purchasing a new oil-fired furnace or boiler, ask your installer to verify with the manufacturer that the AFUE is based on your specific configuration (nozzle, venting and burner) and meets the grant eligibility requirements. Once installed, ask the installer to provide your furnace or boiler specifications (brand name, model number, nozzle rating in United States gallons per hour, heating capacity with installed nozzle, burner model name, venting arrangement and AFUE) with your invoice.
  
  

• 21. Air-Source Heat Pumps & Central Air Conditioners

  When selecting a new ENERGY STAR air-source heat pump or central A/C, the complete system must meet the requirements in Table 1 below. The system is composed of a matched outdoor unit (condenser coil), indoor unit (evaporator coil or head in the case of ductless mini-splits) and sometimes a specific furnace. The installer must supply an invoice with all makes and model numbers including the AHRI reference number. When the AHRI reference number includes a furnace model, that furnace must be present at the time of the post-retrofit evaluation to qualify the ASHP or A/C for a grant. For ductless mini-split AHSP, at least one outdoor unit combined with one or more heads must meet the 12,000 BTU/hr requirements.
  
  

  Table 1: Minimum requirements for
  air-source heat pumps and air conditioners

  Type	Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating (SEER)	Energy Efficiency Rating (EER)	Heating Season Performance Factor (HSPF) for Region V	Heating capacity (BTU/hr)
  1 Air-Source Heat Pumps	14.5	12.0	7.1	12,000
  2 Air Conditioners	14.5	12.0	N/A	N/A

  
  

• 22. Combined space and domestic water heating equipment

  Some manufacturers market their equipment as “combi” or “combo” systems (e.g., boilers that supply space heating and domestic hot water or instantaneous domestic water heaters that also provide space heating). Such equipment is considered as either a boiler, an instantaneous water heater or a condensing gas storage-type water heater. Eligibility is based on the NRCan list of qualified equipment in which the model number is found (e.g., if the equipment model number appears on the list of domestic water heaters, it will qualify as a hot water heater and not as a boiler). A combi or combo system cannot qualify for both the space heating boiler grant and the domestic hot water grant, and cannot qualify as an integrated mechanical system (IMS).
  
  

• 23. Window, Doors, Skylights

  Windows, doors and skylights must be ENERGY STAR qualified and installed into a pre-existing rough opening in a wall or roof. Grant amounts are calculated per rough opening, not per number of windows, doors or skylights. A “rough opening” is defined as the structural framing in a wall or roof separating a heated from unheated space that creates an opening for the installation of a window, door or skylight. For example, a bay window with three window units installed into one rough opening is eligible for only one grant. “ENERGY STAR qualified” means that the model meets or exceeds the ENERGY STAR levels established for the climate zone where the model is installed. Each qualified model comes with a temporary label showing the appropriate ENERGY STAR climate zones. Do not remove these labels until after your post-retrofit evaluation. Visit NRCan’s website (FAQ) for more information on eligible models or to determine your climate zone. You can insert a qualifying window unit into the existing frame of an old window, but replacements of only the glass, sash or door without a frame are not eligible.
  
  

• 24. Grant cheque

  Most homeowners receive a grant cheque from the Government of Canada within 90 days after their post-retrofit evaluation. NRCan also transfers data to complementary incentive programs in certain provinces and territories that issue cheques according to their own criteria and deadlines.
  
  

• 25. Product Liability

  NRCan does not endorse the services of any contractor or any specific product and accepts no liability in the selection of materials, products, contractors or performance or workmanship.
  
  

Canada ecoENERGY grants!

Want more ways to make your home more energy-efficient? Reduce your energy consumption and receive grants through ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes.

As part of the Government of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes program was extended as of June 6th, 2011, to help homeowners cover the cost of making energy-efficiency retrofits to their homes. The expanded time-limited program includes $400-million in funding, which expires March 31st, 2012.

The "Grant Table for ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes" above features the grant amounts provided by the Government of Canada’s ecoENERGY program. (Effective June 6th, 2011)

To download the PDF of the Grant Table for ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes - click here