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No. City of Vancouver Heat Pump Top-Up ended in 2023 for single-family homes and duplexes, after a final payment for applications already in the queue. In Vancouver, CleanBC Energy Savings Program (ground-oriented homes) (Up to $13,000 for a heat pump (up to $16,500 for a combined space and water heat pump)) and Home Renovation Rebate Program (Up to $12,500 combined, plus bonuses) are open instead.
Key facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Status today | Closed |
| Stopped taking new applications | 2023 (single-family and duplex top-up) |
| Run by | City of Vancouver |
| What it paid | Was up to $4,000 (ended) |
| Covered | Heat pumps |
| Open replacements in Vancouver | 6 programs listed on this page |
| Official notice | vancouver.ca |
City of Vancouver Heat Pump Top-Up: status and replacements, from our program database
Program data last verified
RebateHub, “Vancouver heat pump rebate: the City top-up ended, here's what's left”, https://rebatehub.ca/alternatives/bc-vancouver-heat-pump-top-up#key-facts (last verified October 12, 2026).
Add up what's open for your home
Pick your province and upgrades. The receipt adds up every open program that would apply, with the federal rebate on its own line until it opens.
Your rebate stack
British Columbia · Heat pumps
2 programs
Could add up to
if you qualify for each program
$5,000
+ $2,000 when the National Heat Pump Rebate opens
Verified against official sources ·
How it adds up
- National Heat Pump Rebate+ $2,000
Cold-climate air-source heat pump (other eligible homeowners) · Rebate · Not open yet · not in the total
Instant discount
- Home Renovation Rebate Programup to $4,000
Heat pump, whole-home heating (replacing electric heat) · Rebate
Whole-home heat pump (Home Renovation Rebate Program) · Rebate · Closing soon
Rebate · Regional District of Central Kootenay, Nelson, Castlegar, Creston, Kaslo, Nakusp, New Denver, Salmo, Silverton, Slocan only
Free upgrade · Victoria, Saanich only
Plus 4 loan programs, up to $6,500 · not counted
Program maximums for an air-source heat pump. Ground-source systems can get more. Your amount depends on your home and the equipment. City-only programs aren’t counted in the total.
4 income-qualified programs hidden.
What happened to City of Vancouver Heat Pump Top-Up
City adds a top-up to provincial heat pump rebates
City ends the single-family top-up and shifts incentives to multi-family buildings
From 2018 the City of Vancouver added a top-up, most recently up to $4,000, to provincial heat pump rebates for single-family homes and duplexes that replaced fossil-fuel heating with an all-electric air source heat pump.
In 2023 the City ended the single-family heat pump top-up, made a final payment to cover applications already in the queue, and shifted its incentives toward multi-family buildings. The City does not process heat pump rebate applications itself and refers homeowners to a CleanBC Better Homes Energy Coach.
The full record, with every source we checked, is on the City of Vancouver Heat Pump Top-Up program page. Every change we log is on the rebate tracker.
What you can get instead in Vancouver
These programs are open today and cover the same upgrades. They are ranked the same way as on the program page: money you keep first, then programs for the whole province, then the biggest amount.
- Last verified October 12, 2026OpenProvincialBritish Columbia
CleanBC Energy Savings Program (ground-oriented homes)
Income-tested rebates, paid directly to registered contractors, that cover up to the full cost of a heat pump or heat pump water heater for lower- and middle-income B.C. households.
$16,500
max rebate, income-qualified
Rebate - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenUtilityBritish Columbia
Home Renovation Rebate Program
Rebates for B.C. households of any income for heat pumps in electrically heated homes, insulation, windows and doors, and heat pump water heaters, plus larger heat pump rebates for northern homes leaving oil, gas or propane.
$12,500
max rebate
Rebate - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenUtilityBritish Columbia
FortisBC Heat Pump Rebate for Income-Qualified Customers
Heat pump rebates of up to $12,000 for income-qualified FortisBC electricity customers replacing electric heat.
$12,000
max rebate, income-qualified
Rebate - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenProvincialBritish Columbia
CleanBC Energy Savings Program Condo and Apartment Rebate
Income-tested rebates of up to $5,000 for an in-suite heat pump and up to $3,500 for a heat pump water heater in electrically heated condos and apartments.
$8,500
max rebate, income-qualified
Rebate - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenUtilityBritish Columbia
BC Hydro Condo and Apartment Rebate Program
Rebates of up to $2,250 for an in-suite heat pump and $1,000 for a heat pump water heater in electrically heated condos, apartments and stacked townhomes, with no income test.
$3,250
max rebate
Rebate - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenProvincialBritish Columbia
PST Exemption on Heat Pumps
Heat pumps bought in B.C. are exempt from the 7% provincial sales tax, while fossil-fuel heating equipment is taxed at 12%.
7% PST not charged
Instant discount
| Program | Amount | Assessment first | Income-tested | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CleanBC Energy Savings Program (ground-oriented homes) | Up to $13,000 for a heat pump (up to $16,500 for a combined space and water heat pump) | No | Yes | Open |
| Home Renovation Rebate Program | Up to $12,500 combined, plus bonuses | No | No | Open |
| FortisBC Heat Pump Rebate for Income-Qualified Customers | Up to $12,000 | No | Yes | Open |
| CleanBC Energy Savings Program Condo and Apartment Rebate | Up to $5,000 for a heat pump and $3,500 for a heat pump water heater | No | Yes | Open |
| BC Hydro Condo and Apartment Rebate Program | Up to $2,250 for a heat pump and $1,000 for a heat pump water heater | No | No | Open |
| PST Exemption on Heat Pumps | 7% PST not charged | No | No | Open |
Before you book: what each replacement needs
Not sure which apply to your home? The heat pumps rebates in British Columbia page lists every program by heating fuel, and the British Columbia rebates hub covers every upgrade.
If you already applied
A closed program usually still honours files it accepted before the cut-off, on its own deadlines. Follow up with City of Vancouver directly: we don't take applications and can't check a file for you.
Planning new work? Some replacements need pre-approval or an energy assessment before anything is installed. Read the guide to stacking heat pump rebates for the order to do things in, and how to spot a rebate scam before you sign with anyone who mentions a "government program".
Frequently asked questions
Sources
Last updated . Amounts and rules come from the official program pages below. If something has changed, please tell us.
- 1City of Vancouver Heat Pump Top-Up · City of Vancouvervancouver.ca
- 2CleanBC Energy Savings Program (ground-oriented homes) · Province of B.C.betterhomesbc.ca
- 3Home Renovation Rebate Program · BC Hydro and FortisBC, with funding from the Province of B.C.bchydro.com
- 4FortisBC Heat Pump Rebate for Income-Qualified Customers · FortisBCfortisbc.com
- 5CleanBC Energy Savings Program Condo and Apartment Rebate · Province of B.C.betterhomesbc.ca
- 6BC Hydro Condo and Apartment Rebate Program · BC Hydrobchydro.com
- 7PST Exemption on Heat Pumps · Province of B.C.www2.gov.bc.ca