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Neither program takes new applications today. The Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) program closed on July 31, 2026, and earlier in some provinces. The National Heat Pump Rebate is not open yet and has no launch date. Once open, it will pay $2,000, or up to $10,000 for households below the median income.
Side by side
| National Heat Pump Rebate | Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Announced October 8, 2026. Not open yet; no launch date announced | Closed to new applicants. Last day July 31, 2026 where Ottawa delivered it alone; earlier in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia |
| Amount | $2,000 for other eligible homeowners, or up to $10,000 below the median income | Up to $10,000 where Ottawa delivered it alone; up to $25,000 plus $250 in some co-delivering provinces |
| Income test | For the higher tier only: up to $10,000 is for households below the median income. The cut-off hasn’t been published | After-tax household income at or below the regional median |
| Heating fuel | No fuel rule published. Designed for replacing a heating system that has failed or is near the end of its life | Oil-heated primary residence only |
| Who applies | Homeowners and landlords; one rebate per person | Owner-occupants, who had to apply themselves (not through a contractor) |
| When paid | After installation: upload receipts, then payment approved within about five days by direct deposit | Upfront, after approval and before installation |
| Product rules | Electric cold-climate air-source heat pump on the federal Eligible Products List | Electric heat pump replacing oil heating |
| Energy assessment | Not required | Not required |
| How to apply | Online portal, once it opens. Approval expected within 24 hours, before you buy | No new applications. Approved applicants use the Canada Greener Homes portal |
| Deadline | None published | Approved applicants must finish the work and upload receipts by January 31, 2027 |
National Heat Pump Rebate and OHPA compared, as of October 2026
Which one applies to me now?
If you applied to OHPA before it closed, it still applies to you. Finish the installation, then upload your receipts and the contractor attestation in the Canada Greener Homes portal by January 31, 2027.
If you didn’t apply, neither federal program can help you today. The National Heat Pump Rebate is not open yet. In provinces that co-delivered OHPA, intake was set by the province, so check your provincial program. In Ontario, that is the Energy Affordability Program. The rebate finder shows what is open for your address.
If you heat with oil today
Provincial programs are the place to start. Ontario’s Home Renovation Savings pays its top rate to oil-heated homes: $1,250 per ton, up to $7,500, for a cold-climate air-source heat pump. It has no income test.
Our oil-to-heat-pump guide lists the options province by province, including income-qualified programs that cover most or all of the cost.
Should you wait for the National Heat Pump Rebate?
It depends on whether your heating still works and which tier you expect to fall into. The government has not announced the launch date, the median-income cut-off, or whether heat pumps installed before launch will qualify.
Meanwhile, provincial programs keep running: Hydro-Québec says LogisVert continues as normal. Our National Heat Pump Rebate guide walks through whether to install now or wait, situation by situation.
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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
- 2Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program · Natural Resources Canadanatural-resources.canada.ca
- 3Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program (NB Power advance funding) · Natural Resources Canada, delivered by NB Powersaveenergynb.ca
- 4Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program (Nova Scotia delivery) · Natural Resources Canada, delivered by Efficiency Nova Scotiaefficiencyns.ca
- 5Energy Affordability Program · Save on Energysaveonenergy.ca
- 6Home Renovation Savings Program · Save on Energyhomerenovationsavings.ca
- 7LogisVert Efficient Homes Program · Hydro-Québechydroquebec.com
Related terms
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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