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Not always. 14 of the 28 provincial and utility heat pump programs we track pay without an energy assessment, and the National Heat Pump Rebate won't need one. Programs that pay for insulation, windows and several upgrades together usually start with an EnerGuide evaluation.
Key facts
| Province | No assessment needed | Assessment first |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Heat pump bonus, Community-based top-ups, BC Hydro Condo and Apartment Rebate Program, ESP, ESP Condo & Apartment, FortisBC Heat Pump Rebate for Income-Qualified Customers, HRR, PST Exemption on Heat Pumps | ECAP |
| Manitoba | Efficiency Manitoba Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump Rebate | EEAP, Efficiency Manitoba Home Energy Retrofits |
| Ontario | HRSP | EAP |
| Québec | Énergir dual energy, LogisVert | None |
| New Brunswick | RORP | EESP, Total Home |
| Nova Scotia | None | ANSC Retrofit, HEA, HomeWarming, MIR |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Oil to Electric | TakeCharge Greener Homes Program |
Heat pump programs by province: assessment needed or not, from our program database
Program data last verified
RebateHub, “Do I need an energy audit to get a rebate?”, https://rebatehub.ca/faq/do-i-need-an-energy-audit-for-rebates#key-facts (last verified October 19, 2026).
Add up rebates with and without an assessment
The receipt adds up the programs open in your province. Each program page says whether it needs an assessment.
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 an energy audit is, and what it costs
An energy audit here means an EnerGuide evaluation by a registered energy advisor: a visit before the work and, for most programs, another after. See what an EnerGuide evaluation is and what it costs. Some programs refund part of the fee, such as the $600 Home Renovation Savings pays on its assessment track.
Programs that pay without one
- BC Hydro Air Source Heat Pump Bonus Rebate (Fall 2026) (British Columbia)
- BC Hydro Community-Based Offers (Vancouver and others, B.C.)
- BC Hydro Condo and Apartment Rebate Program (British Columbia)
- CleanBC Energy Savings Program (ground-oriented homes) (British Columbia)
- CleanBC Energy Savings Program Condo and Apartment Rebate (British Columbia)
- FortisBC Heat Pump Rebate for Income-Qualified Customers (British Columbia)
- Home Renovation Rebate Program (British Columbia)
- PST Exemption on Heat Pumps (British Columbia)
- Efficiency Manitoba Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump Rebate (Manitoba)
- Home Renovation Savings Program (Ontario)
- Énergir Dual-Energy Grants (heat pump added to a natural gas system) (Québec)
- LogisVert Efficient Homes Program (Québec)
- Rental Owners Rebate Program (New Brunswick)
- Oil to Electric Incentive Program (Newfoundland and Labrador)
When an assessment is worth doing anyway
When you plan several upgrades. Assessment tracks often pay for insulation, windows and air sealing that single-upgrade tracks don't, and the report tells you which upgrade saves the most. In Ontario, compare the two tracks in the Home Renovation Savings guide.
Frequently asked questions
Sources
Last updated . Amounts and rules come from the official program pages below. If something has changed, please tell us.
- 1National Heat Pump Rebate · Government of Canadacanada.ca
- 2Home Renovation Savings Program · Save on Energyhomerenovationsavings.ca
- 3BC Hydro Air Source Heat Pump Bonus Rebate (Fall 2026) · BC Hydrobchydro.com
- 4BC Hydro Community-Based Offers · BC Hydrobchydro.com
- 5BC Hydro Condo and Apartment Rebate Program · BC Hydrobchydro.com
- 6CleanBC Energy Savings Program (ground-oriented homes) · Province of B.C.betterhomesbc.ca
- 7CleanBC Energy Savings Program Condo and Apartment Rebate · Province of B.C.betterhomesbc.ca
- 8FortisBC Heat Pump Rebate for Income-Qualified Customers · FortisBCfortisbc.com
- 9Home Renovation Rebate Program · BC Hydro and FortisBC, with funding from the Province of B.C.bchydro.com
- 10PST Exemption on Heat Pumps · Province of B.C.www2.gov.bc.ca