Home Heating System Rebates
Run by Efficiency Nova Scotia (EfficiencyOne) · Also called HSR
The Home Heating System Rebates paid homeowners for heat pumps, high-efficiency heating and water heaters in Nova Scotia; amounts vary by upgrade. It closed to new applications on December 31, 2025; see what replaced it below.
Home Heating System Rebates is closed to new applications
It stopped accepting applications on December 31, 2025. If you already applied, follow up with Efficiency Nova Scotia (EfficiencyOne) directly. If you’re planning work now, these programs are open and cover the same upgrades.
The full story, with dates and every program that replaced it: what to use now that HSR has closed.
- Last verified October 12, 2026OpenProvincialNova Scotia
Home Energy Assessment Program
Any Nova Scotia homeowner can book an EnerGuide home energy assessment and then claim up to $5,000 in rebates for the recommended upgrades they complete, regardless of income or heating fuel.
$5,000
max rebate
Rebate - Last verified October 19, 2026OpenProvincialNova Scotia
Moderate Income Rebate
Moderate-income homeowners who heat mainly with oil, propane or another non-electric fuel can get a free home energy assessment and up to $5,000 in extra rebates on top of the regular Home Energy Assessment rebates.
$5,000
max rebate, income-qualified
Rebate - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenProvincialNova Scotia
Instant Rebates
Discounts applied at the checkout at participating Nova Scotia retailers on items such as heat pump water heaters, smart thermostats and heat pump clothes dryers.
$800
max discount
Instant discount - Last verified October 12, 2026OpenProvincialNova Scotia
Free Product Installation
Electrically heated Nova Scotia homes can book a free visit to have a smart thermostat professionally installed, along with other small energy-saving devices where eligible.
$160
value, free to you
Free upgrade
At a glance
| Maximum amount | Closed |
|---|---|
| Funding type | Rebate |
| Status | Closed |
| Who can apply | Homeowners |
| Energy assessment required | No |
| Income-tested | No |
| Closed | December 31, 2025 |
| Where | Nova Scotia |
| Level | Provincial |
| Run by | Efficiency Nova Scotia (EfficiencyOne) |
| Official page | efficiencyns.ca/programs-rebates/home-heating-system-rebates |
| Last verified | |
| Verified by | Rebate Researcher, RebateHub |
| Confidence | HighEvery figure matches the official program pages. |
Home Heating System Rebates. RebateHub.ca, https://rebatehub.ca/rebates/ns-home-heating-system-rebates#key-facts. Last verified October 12, 2026. Official source: https://www.efficiencyns.ca/programs-rebates/home-heating-system-rebates
How it works
This program offered rebates on heat pumps and other heating equipment without an energy assessment. It closed to applications on December 31, 2025.
Efficiency Nova Scotia now offers larger, more comprehensive rebates through the Home Energy Assessment and Moderate Income Rebate programs. Its Eco Shift demand-response program has also been paused to new enrolments since April 9, 2026.
Who qualifies
The program has not published detailed eligibility rules.
How applications worked
Step 1: Program closed; use the Home Energy Assessment program instead
Still planning the upgrade? Get up to 3 quotes
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.
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