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Rebate glossary

Program rules lean on a handful of terms: a cold-climate model, capacity at −8 °C, an EnerGuide evaluation, a grant that isn’t a loan. Each one is defined here in plain language, with the programs that use it and a link to the official source.

Terms

EnerGuide home evaluation
A standard home energy assessment, done by an NRCan-registered energy advisor, that measures air leakage with a blower door test and gives the home an EnerGuide rating and a list of recommended upgrades.
Cold-climate air-source heat pump
An air-source heat pump that is listed as able to keep heating a home in cold winter weather, on the product list a rebate program uses, such as NRCan’s list or ENERGY STAR Cold Climate.
Heat pump capacity at -8 °C (BTU/h)
The amount of heat, in BTU per hour, that an air-source heat pump can still deliver when it is -8 °C outside. Hydro-Québec’s LogisVert grant is calculated from it.
Rebate, grant, loan and tax credit
The four main ways home energy programs pay: rebates and grants you keep, loans you repay, and tax credits you claim on your return. Some programs also install upgrades at no cost or take money off at the checkout.
Rebate stacking
Claiming more than one program for the same home upgrade, such as a provincial rebate and a city loan for one heat pump, within each program’s rules on combining.

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Programs with similar names, compared side by side.

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