Kingston home energy rebates and loans
Kingston’s Better Homes Kingston is closed to new applications. For an air-source heat pump, Ontario’s Home Renovation Savings Program pays up to $7,500 if you heat with electricity, oil or propane, or $2,000 with natural gas. The federal National Heat Pump Rebate will add $2,000, or up to $10,000 below the median income, once it opens.
Kingston has one of Ontario’s oldest housing stocks, with limestone and brick homes downtown and post-war suburbs to the west and east. In central Kingston the City-owned Utilities Kingston supplies both electricity and natural gas.
Programs last verified
Kingston at a glance
- Kingston’s own programs
- 0 current · 1 closed
- Air-source heat pump, gas-heated home
- $2,000$7,500 if heated by electricity, oil or propane
- Heat pump financing
- None listed
- Current programs that apply here
- 10 local, Ont. and federal
Kingston’s own programs
Only for homes inside Kingston.
Kingston has no local program taking applications right now. The provincial and federal programs below still apply.
Closed Kingston programs1 program no longer taking applications, with what replaced them
- Last verified October 12, 2026ClosedMunicipalKingston
Better Homes Kingston
Kingston's property-tax retrofit loan of up to $50,000, plus rebates for Utilities Kingston natural gas customers, came back in 2026 but is no longer taking applications. You can join the City's waitlist to hear about the next round.
$50,000
max loan
Loan
What an air-source heat pump can get in Kingston
Every rebate you could combine for an air-source heat pump in Kingston, with the city’s programs counted, if you qualify for each. Each program has its own rules about equipment, contractors and pre-approval, so treat this as the most you could get, not a quote.
Heat pump rebates in OntarioHeat pump · Kingston
As of October 19, 2026
| Program | Up to |
|---|---|
| Provincial | |
| Home Renovation Savings ProgramCold-climate air-source heat pump (home heated by electricity, oil, propane or wood) | $7,500 |
| Open today, up toProgram maximums for an air-source heat pump if you qualify for each. Loans are listed separately and never added. | $7,500 |
| When the National Heat Pump Rebate opens (not open yet) | + $2,000 |
| Ground-source (geothermal) heat pump instead (open programs) | up to $12,000 |
Ontario and federal programs that also apply
These cover homes across Ontario or Canada, so they stack on top of the city’s own programs.
Federal programs
Run by the Government of Canada. These apply everywhere.
5 programs
- Last verified October 12, 2026OpenFederal
Multigenerational Home Renovation Tax Credit
A refundable federal tax credit worth up to $7,000 for 2026 ($7,250 for 2025) for building a self-contained secondary unit so a senior or an adult with a disability can live with a relative.
$7,000
max credit
Tax credit - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenFederal
Electric Vehicle Affordability Program
A point-of-sale discount of up to $5,000 on a new battery-electric or fuel-cell vehicle (up to $2,500 for plug-in hybrids), applied by the dealer. Amounts drop starting in 2027.
$5,000
max discount
Instant discount - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenFederal
Home Accessibility Tax Credit
A non-refundable federal tax credit on up to $20,000 a year of renovations that make a home safer or more accessible for a senior or a person with a disability, worth up to $2,800 for 2026 ($2,900 for 2025).
$2,800
max credit
Tax credit - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenFederal
Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program
Federally funded, no-cost home energy upgrades for low- and median-income homeowners and tenants. You apply through your province's or utility's partner program, not through Ottawa.
Free
Free upgrade - Last verified October 12, 2026UpcomingFederal
National Heat Pump Rebate
A new federal rebate announced on October 8, 2026 that will pay $2,000 toward an eligible cold-climate air-source heat pump, or up to $10,000 for households below the median income. Applications are not open yet.
$2,000
max rebate
Up to $10,000 if income-qualified
Rebate
Ontario programs
Run by the provincial or territorial government or its energy agency.
3 programs
- Last verified October 12, 2026OpenProvincial
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, 2026OpenProvincial
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, 2026OpenProvincial
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
Free upgrade
Utility programs
Offered by electricity and gas utilities to their own customers.
2 programs
- Last verified October 12, 2026OpenUtility
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
Free upgrade - Last verified October 12, 2026Closing soonUtility
myEnergy Rewards
Hydro One customers in eligible postal codes can get a $100 prepaid card for enrolling a compatible smart thermostat in its demand-response program. The current offer ends November 30, 2026, or earlier if spots run out.
$100
max rebate
Rebate
Good to know in Kingston
Who supplies energy here
- Utilities KingstonElectricity and natural gas (central Kingston)
- Hydro OneElectricity (west and east ends)
- Enbridge GasNatural gas (west and east ends)
Utility rebates only go to that utility’s customers. Check the name on your bill.
- Join the waitlist
- Better Homes Kingston isn’t taking applications right now. The City keeps a waitlist and contacts people on it when a new round opens.
- Never start before approval
- In past rounds, work started or paid for before the City accepted the funding request didn’t qualify for the loan or the Utilities Kingston rebates.
- Heritage homes need a permit
- Exterior changes to a heritage-designated home, such as new windows or wall insulation, need a heritage permit first.
Rebates by upgrade in Kingston
Totals include the city’s programs where they pay for that upgrade. Each link opens the full Ontario breakdown.
- Heat pumps4 current programsopen today, up to$7,500
- Insulation4 current programsopen today, up to$7,700
- Windows & doors2 current programs
- Air sealing4 current programsopen today, up to$250
- Water heaters1 current programopen today, up to$500
- Smart thermostats6 current programsopen today, up to$300
- Energy audits3 current programsopen today, up to$600
- Solar panels2 current programsopen today, up to$5,000
- Home batteries1 current programopen today, up to$5,000
Kingston rebate questions
Answers are generated from the programs above, so they change when the programs do.
Other Ontario places with their own programs
See Ontario rebates- BurlingtonLocal programs closedClosedBetter Homes Burlingtoninterest-free loan up to $10,000
- Durham Region1 current local programOpenDurham Greener Homesloan up to $125,000
- Guelph1 current local programWaitlistGuelph Greener Homesinterest-free loan up to $50,000
- HamiltonLocal programs closedClosedBetter Homes Hamilton Pilot Programinterest-free loan up to $20,000
- London1 current local programOpenBetterHomes Londonloan up to $40,000
- Ottawa1 current local programOpenBetter Homes Ottawa Loan Programloan up to $125,000
- Peel Region1 current local programOpenEnergy Retrofit Assistancefree upgrade
- Peterborough1 current local programOpenBetter Homes Peterboroughloan up to $50,000
- Toronto2 current local programsOpenHELPloan up to $125,000OpenFurnace Upgrade Programfree upgrade
- Waterloo Region1 current local programOpenRetrofitWRloan up to $40,000
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