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No. Home Efficiency Rebate Plus closed to new applicants on February 5, 2024. Its successor is the Home Renovation Savings Program. 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.
Key facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Status today | Closed |
| Stopped taking new applications | February 5, 2024 |
| Run by | Enbridge Gas (with NRCan Canada Greener Homes) |
| What it paid | Closed |
| Covered | Insulation, Windows & doors, Air sealing, Heat pumps, Energy audits, Water heaters, Smart thermostats |
| Open replacements in Ontario | 6 programs listed on this page |
| Official notice | enbridgegas.com |
Home Efficiency Rebate Plus: status and replacements, from our program database
Program data last verified
RebateHub, “Is Home Efficiency Rebate Plus (HER+) still available?”, https://rebatehub.ca/alternatives/enbridge-home-efficiency-rebate-plus#key-facts (last verified October 17, 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, Insulation
1 program
Could add up to
Depends on how you heat
$9,700–$12,000
+ $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
- Home Renovation Savings Programup to $12,000
Cold-climate air-source heat pump (home heated by electricity, oil, propane or wood) + Insulation (assessment track: attic, walls, foundation, crawlspace, exposed floor) · 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.
4 income-qualified programs hidden.
What happened to Home Efficiency Rebate Plus
HER+ closes to new applicants
Enbridge's separate Home Efficiency Rebate stops taking new participants
Home Renovation Savings Program starts
Last day for HER+ post-retrofit assessments
Last day for HER+ paperwork
HER+ was a joint Enbridge Gas and Canada Greener Homes Grant offer that paid rebates after pre- and post-retrofit energy assessments. It covered insulation, air sealing, windows and doors, heat pumps and heat pump water heaters, smart thermostats and solar, and Enbridge says it helped more than 100,000 Ontario households.
HER+ closed to new applicants on February 5, 2024. Participants had to finish their post-retrofit assessment by December 1, 2025 and have all paperwork submitted by December 31, 2025. Enbridge's separate Home Efficiency Rebate (HER) stopped taking new participants on January 27, 2025, when the Home Renovation Savings Program replaced it.
The full record, with every source we checked, is on the Home Efficiency Rebate Plus 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, 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, 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, 2026OpenMunicipalPeel Region, Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon
Energy Retrofit Assistance
Income-qualified households in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon can get a free EnerGuide home energy audit and selected upgrades such as heat pumps and insulation at no cost. It's a pilot with limited space, and applicants are added to a waitlist once it fills.
Free audit and upgrades (average about $11,500)
Free upgrade - Last verified October 17, 2026OpenUtilityKitchener
Kitchener Utilities Natural Gas Rebates
Kitchener Utilities, the City of Kitchener's own gas utility, gives its residential customers a $75 bill credit for a smart thermostat and a $500 bill credit for upgrading to a condensing gas water heater.
$575
max rebate
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 |
| Home Winterproofing Program | Free upgrades (no cost to eligible households) | Yes | Yes | Open |
| Peak Perks | $75 to enrol + $20/year | No | No | Open |
| Energy Retrofit Assistance | Free audit and upgrades (average about $11,500) | Yes | Yes | Open |
| Kitchener Utilities Natural Gas Rebates | $75 smart thermostat credit; $500 condensing water heater credit | No | No | Open |
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 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.
- 1Home Efficiency Rebate Plus · Enbridge Gasenbridgegas.com
- 2Home Renovation Savings Program · Save on Energyhomerenovationsavings.ca
- 3Energy Affordability Program · Save on Energysaveonenergy.ca
- 4Home Winterproofing Program · Enbridge Gasenbridgegas.com
- 5Peak Perks · Save on Energysaveonenergy.ca
- 6Energy Retrofit Assistance · Centre for Community Energy Transformationenergytransform.ca
- 7Kitchener Utilities Natural Gas Rebates · Kitchener Utilitieskitchenerutilities.ca