BC Hydro Condo and Apartment Rebate Program
Run by BC Hydro
The BC Hydro Condo and Apartment Rebate Program pays homeowners and landlords up to $2,250 for a ductless multi-split heat pump (replacing electric heat), and up to $1,000 for a heat pump water heater. Check the pre-approval rules before you buy or install anything.
Up to
$2,250
for a ductless multi-split heat pump (replacing electric heat)
- Program maximum: $3,250
Verified
You apply on bchydro.com
No one from this program will knock on your door. Before you sign, check that your installer is on the program’s contractor list.
At a glance
| Maximum amount | $3,250 CAD (2026)Up to $2,250 for a heat pump and $1,000 for a heat pump water heater |
|---|---|
| Funding type | Rebate |
| Status | Open |
| Who can apply | Homeowners, Landlords |
| Energy assessment required | No |
| Income-tested | No |
| Deadline | No end date published |
| Where | British Columbia |
| Level | Utility |
| Run by | BC Hydro |
| Official page | bchydro.com/powersmart/residential/rebates-programs/condo-apartment-rebate-program.html |
| Last verified | |
| Verified by | Rebate Researcher, RebateHub |
| Confidence | HighEvery figure matches the official program pages. |
BC Hydro Condo and Apartment Rebate Program. RebateHub.ca, https://rebatehub.ca/rebates/bc-hydro-condo-apartment-rebate-program#key-facts. Last verified October 12, 2026. Official source: https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/residential/rebates-programs/condo-apartment-rebate-program.html
What you can get
| Upgrade | What you get | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| Ductless multi-split heat pump (replacing electric heat)$750 per head, up to $2,250Up to three indoor heads. | $750 per head, up to $2,250 | $2,250 |
| Ductless mini-split heat pump (replacing electric heat)$1,000One indoor head serving a main living area. | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Heat pump water heater (replacing an electric water heater)$1,000Must be Tier 2 or higher on the NEEA qualified product list. | $1,000 | $1,000 |
What a typical home would pay
An electrically heated British Columbia home, with every open rebate that applies to it, not just this one.
Cold-climate air-source heat pump, installed
- Typical installed cost
- $7,000–$16,000*
- Your rebates open today
- − $5,000
- You’d pay about
- $2,000–$11,000
- + $2,000 more if the National Heat Pump Rebate opens before you install. Not counted above.
- On FortisBC Heat Pump Loan: about $18–$60 a month (1.9% over 10 years, up to $6,500).
*Typical range from BC Hydro (BC Hydro estimate from 2022, by home size; checked October 17, 2026), not a quote. Program administrators decide eligibility. Your installer’s quote decides the cost.
Your heating fuel and system size change this. See your own numbers
How it works
This BC Hydro program covers individual suites in multi-unit buildings, which the Home Renovation Rebate Program excludes. It only funds electric-to-electric upgrades: replacing hard-wired electric heat with a cold-climate heat pump, or an electric water heater with a heat pump water heater.
A single-head ductless mini-split earns $1,000, and a ductless multi-split earns $750 per indoor head for up to three heads ($2,250). A heat pump water heater earns $1,000. One heat pump rebate and one water heater rebate are allowed per suite.
You must get a pre-approval code from BC Hydro before buying or installing anything, and strata or co-op approval is required. Heat pumps must be installed by a Home Performance Contractor Network member. Suite owners and owners of purpose-built rental buildings can apply; renters currently cannot.
Who qualifies
- Suite in a purpose-built rental, strata condominium or equity co-op: low- or high-rise apartment, stacked townhome, or multiplex with six or more units; at least 12 months old
- Year-round primary residence with a residential BC Hydro or City of New Westminster electricity account
- Suite primarily heated by hard-wired electric heat
- Heat pump must be a NEEP cold-climate model on the qualified product list, installed by an HPCN member
- Strata council or co-op board approval; renters are not currently eligible
- No income test; cannot be combined with the CleanBC Energy Savings Program condo rebate or other CleanBC, BC Hydro or FortisBC incentives for the same upgrade
How to apply
Step 1: Get quotes and strata or co-op approval
Step 2: Request a pre-approval code online from BC Hydro before buying or installing equipment (codes are valid for six months)
Step 3: Complete the installation, pay the invoice in full and submit the rebate application within six months of the invoice date
Get quotes from British Columbia installers
Free, no obligation. We pass your request to up to 3 independent installers who serve your area and, where a program requires it, are registered with it.
- 1. Your project
- 2. Your contact details
- Installers checked against your program’s contractor list, where it has one
- Installers pay us, never you
- Sent to up to 3 installers who serve your area. We don't sell or rent lists.
Stacks with this program
The program says these can be combined with it for the same home. Check each one’s rules for the same upgrade before you count on both.
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