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British Columbia cities with their own home energy programs

5 places in British Columbia run a home energy program of their own. These stack on top of the British Columbia and federal programs every homeowner here can use.

Of the 9 open local programs, 2 are loans, 1 of them repaid on the property tax bill, and 7 pay rebates, grants or free upgrades. Loans pay for the part of the job rebates don’t cover, so we list them but never add them to a rebate total. 1 program asks you to apply before any work starts, so check the steps first. We only list a place once it has a real program, checked against its own pages. Verified .

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Cities and regions

Don’t see your city? It may not run its own program yet. Every British Columbia and federal program still applies to your home.

Compare British Columbia city programs

PlaceProgramTypeUp toStatus
NanaimoNanaimo Home Energy Assessment RebateRebate$350Open
NanaimoNanaimo EV Charger RebateRebate$150Open
NanaimoNanaimo Home Energy Retrofit Financing ProgramInterest-free loan$15,000Closing soon
NelsonNelson Hydro On-Bill FinancingLoan$16,000Open
NelsonHomeSaveRebate$5,000Open
SaanichHome Energy NavigatorFree upgradeVariesOpen
SaanichStrata Energy AdvisorFree upgradeVariesOpen
SaanichSaanich Heat Pump Financing ProgramInterest-free loan$12,000Closed
VancouverHeritage Multi-Unit Retrofit GrantGrant$5,000Open
VancouverCity of Vancouver Heat Pump Top-UpRebate$4,000Closed
VictoriaHome Energy NavigatorFree upgradeVariesOpen
VictoriaRARATax creditVariesOpen
VictoriaStrata Energy AdvisorFree upgradeVariesOpen

“Up to” is each program’s own maximum. Loans are repaid; some city grants are per building, not per household.

British Columbia city program questions

As of October 19, 2026: Nanaimo (Nanaimo Home Energy Assessment Rebate, Nanaimo EV Charger Rebate, Nanaimo Home Energy Retrofit Financing Program); Nelson (Nelson Hydro On-Bill Financing, HomeSave); Saanich (Home Energy Navigator, Strata Energy Advisor, Saanich Heat Pump Financing Program); Vancouver (Heritage Multi-Unit Retrofit Grant, City of Vancouver Heat Pump Top-Up); Victoria (Home Energy Navigator, RARA, Strata Energy Advisor).

1 of the 2 open loan programs (Nanaimo Home Energy Retrofit Financing Program) are repaid through the property tax bill. Others are repaid to a utility or lender. A loan spreads the cost; it doesn’t reduce it, so we never add loans to rebate totals.

Usually, yes: city programs are designed to sit on top of provincial and federal rebates, and a city loan often pays for the part of the job the rebates don’t cover. Each program sets its own rules for the same work, so check them before you count on both. Nanaimo Home Energy Retrofit Financing Program asks you to apply before work starts.