Montréal home energy rebates and loans

RénoPlex helps owners of Montréal buildings with 1 to 5 dwellings, including individuals, companies, co-ops and housing non-profits, renovate older, modestly valued buildings. The subsidy is a fixed amount per unit of work. Examples include $410 per replaced window, $550 per door, $700 per patio door, attic insulation at $3 per m² per R20 added, above-grade wall insulation at $4 per m² per R4 added, exterior foundation insulation at $9 per linear metre per R5 added, and $1,350 per dwelling for replacing an oil furnace with a central heat pump.

What it pays

Up to $52,000 · Grant

• Window replacement$410 per window ($650 per skylight)
• Door replacement$550 per door ($700 with transom or patio door)
• Attic or roof-space insulation$3 per m² per R20 added
• Above-grade exterior wall insulation$4 per m² per R4 added
• Exterior foundation insulation$9 per linear metre per R5 added

Who qualifies

• Building of 1 to 5 dwellings in the City of Montréal, built more than 20 years ago
• Owner is an individual, corporation, housing co-op or housing non-profit
• Property value at or below $3,860 per m² (Blocks 1 and 3) or at or below the borough's low-valuation threshold (Block 2)
• At least 50% of units occupied when you apply and during the work (single-family homes must be occupied)

Steps, in order

1. Read the RénoPlex Program Guide and check your building's value per square metre against the threshold.
2. Submit the online application form with the documents listed in the guide.
3. Wait for conditional approval (about 3–4 months) before starting any work, and get your borough permits.
4. Finish the work within 18 months of approval and send the final documents to receive the subsidy.

Energy assessment

No

Run by

City of Montréal (Service de la stratégie immobilière et de l'habitation)

Réno logement abordable helps owners of older Montréal buildings with six or more dwellings renovate while keeping rents affordable. The city inspects the building and identifies the components that qualify. These can include heating, ventilation and air conditioning, the envelope and roof, foundations, windows and doors, and added thermal insulation.

What it pays

Up to $575,000 · Grant

• Building envelope, roof, foundations and structure (including added insulation)40% of eligible cost (45% with the very-affordable-rent bonus)
• Heating, air conditioning, ventilation, and openings such as windows and doors35% of eligible cost (40% with the very-affordable-rent bonus)
• Professional fees (architect, engineer)50% of fees, up to 20% of the work subsidy

Who qualifies

• Building in Montréal with 6 or more dwellings, 5 storeys or fewer, built more than 20 years ago.
• At least one third of the units rented at or below the program's affordable rent levels, and at least half the units occupied.
• The building must score 3 or 4 (neither too good nor too poor) on the city's mandatory inspection.
• Housing co-ops and non-profits can have more than 5 storeys. Rooming houses need 4 or more rooms.

Steps, in order

1. Check the eligibility criteria and the affordable rent levels in the program's additional information document.
2. Submit the online application with the supporting forms, and pay the non-refundable file review fee ($309 plus $58 per unit, up to $2,049).
3. After the admissibility letter, the city inspects the building and identifies the eligible components.
4. Hire a building professional, get borough permits and wait for written approval before starting work.
5. Request payment component by component once the work is done. Mandatory work must be finished first.

Energy assessment

No

Run by

City of Montréal (Service de la stratégie immobilière et de l'habitation)