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No. The Clean Home Heating Initiative stopped accepting participants on February 23, 2024, once all funding was allocated. In Ontario, Home Renovation Savings Program (Up to $7,500 for an air-source heat pump ($12,000 ground-source) in homes not heated by gas; several upgrades can be combined) and Energy Affordability Program (Free upgrades (no cost to eligible households)) are open instead. The National Heat Pump Rebate has been announced but isn't open yet.
Key facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Status today | Closed |
| Stopped taking new applications | February 23, 2024 |
| Run by | Enbridge Gas and the Government of Ontario |
| What it paid | Up to $4,500 (closed) |
| Covered | Heat pumps, Smart thermostats |
| Open replacements in Ontario | 6 programs listed on this page |
| Official notice | homerenovationsavings.ca |
Clean Home Heating Initiative: status and replacements, from our program database
Program data last verified
RebateHub, “Clean Home Heating Initiative (Ontario): closed, and what replaced it”, https://rebatehub.ca/alternatives/clean-home-heating-initiative#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
Ontario · Heat pumps
1 program
Could add up to
Depends on how you heat
$2,000–$7,500
+ $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
- Home Renovation Savings Programup to $7,500
Cold-climate air-source heat pump (home heated by electricity, oil, propane or wood) · Rebate
Free upgrade · Toronto only
City loans in 7 Ontario cities, from about $53/month per $10,000 · 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.
3 income-qualified programs hidden.
What happened to the Clean Home Heating Initiative
Hybrid heating pilot starts in selected Ontario cities
Enbridge stops accepting participants
The Clean Home Heating Initiative paid incentives of about $3,000 to $4,500 to homeowners in selected cities who added an air-source heat pump with smart controls to a natural gas furnace. The controls switched between fuels based on cost and efficiency.
The pilot started in 2022 and expanded in 2023. Enbridge stopped accepting participants on February 23, 2024, once all funding was allocated.
The full record, with every source we checked, is on the Clean Home Heating Initiative program page. Every change we log is on the rebate tracker.
What you can get instead in Ontario
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, 2026OpenProvincialOntario
Home Renovation Savings Program
Ontario's main home-retrofit rebate program. You can claim single upgrades such as a heat pump, attic insulation, solar with a battery, a smart thermostat or ENERGY STAR appliances without an energy assessment, or do an assessment and two or more upgrades for envelope rebates.
$12,000
max rebate
Rebate - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenProvincialOntario
Energy Affordability Program
Income-qualified Ontario electricity customers can get free energy upgrades. These range from free saving kits to a full home visit that can include new appliances, insulation, draft-proofing and, for electric or oil-heated homes, a cold-climate heat pump.
Free upgrades (no cost to eligible households)
Free upgrade - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenProvincialOntario
Peak Perks
Get $75 for enrolling an eligible smart thermostat that controls central air or a heat pump, then $20 for each year you stay enrolled. On a few hot weekday afternoons, your cooling is adjusted slightly.
$75
max rebate
Rebate - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenUtilityOntario
Home Winterproofing Program
Income-qualified households heated by Enbridge natural gas can get a free home energy assessment, plus free insulation, draft-proofing and a smart thermostat where needed.
Free upgrades (no cost to eligible households)
Free upgrade - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenFederalCanada-wide
Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program
Federally funded, no-cost home energy upgrades for low- and median-income homeowners and tenants. You apply through your province's or utility's partner program, not through Ottawa.
Upgrades at no cost to eligible households
Free upgrade - Last verified October 12, 2026UpcomingFederalCanada-wide
National Heat Pump Rebate
A new federal rebate announced on October 8, 2026 that will pay $2,000 toward an eligible cold-climate air-source heat pump, or up to $10,000 for households below the median income. Applications are not open yet.
$2,000
max rebate
Up to $10,000 if income-qualified
Rebate
| Program | Amount | Assessment first | Income-tested | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Renovation Savings Program | Up to $7,500 for an air-source heat pump ($12,000 ground-source) in homes not heated by gas; several upgrades can be combined | No | No | Open |
| Energy Affordability Program | Free upgrades (no cost to eligible households) | Yes | Yes | Open |
| Peak Perks | $75 to enrol + $20/year | No | No | Open |
| Home Winterproofing Program | Free upgrades (no cost to eligible households) | Yes | Yes | Open |
| Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program | Upgrades at no cost to eligible households | Depends on the path | Yes | Open |
| National Heat Pump Rebate | $2,000, or up to $10,000 for households below the median income | No | No | Upcoming |
Before you book: what each replacement needs
Not sure which apply to your home? The heat pumps rebates in Ontario page lists every program by heating fuel, and the Ontario 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 Enbridge Gas and the Government of Ontario 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.
- 1Clean Home Heating Initiative · Enbridge Gas and the Government of Ontariohomerenovationsavings.ca
- 2Home Renovation Savings Program · Save on Energyhomerenovationsavings.ca
- 3Energy Affordability Program · Save on Energysaveonenergy.ca
- 4Peak Perks · Save on Energysaveonenergy.ca
- 5Home Winterproofing Program · Enbridge Gasenbridgegas.com
- 6Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program · Natural Resources Canadanatural-resources.canada.ca
- 7National Heat Pump Rebate · Government of Canadacanada.ca