Canadian Government Home Improvement Grants

Retrofit Your Home the ecoENERGY way

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is offering a new residential energy efficiency assessment service to owners of single family homes, including detached, semi-detached and low-rise multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) that are no more than three storeys high. Under the ecoENERGY Retrofit program, property owners can qualify for federal grants by improving the energy efficiency of their homes and reducing their home's impact on the environment.

ecoENERGY Grant Program

ecoENERGY grants for Residential Owners

ecoENERGY grants for Commercial and Institutional Building Owners

ecoENERGY grants for Industrial Facility Owners

Grants for Canadian Provinces

  • Government Home Improvement Grants for British Columbia
  • Government Home Improvement Grants for Alberta
  • Government Home Improvement Grants for Saskatchewan
  • Government Home Improvement Grants for Manitoba
  • Government Home Improvement Grants for Ontario
  • Government Home Improvement Grants for Quebec
  • Government Home Improvement Grants for New Brunswick
  • Government Home Improvement Grants for Nova Scotia
  • Government Home Improvement Grants for Newfoundland
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Who is eligible for ecoENERGY grants?

Who is eligible for ecoENERGY - HOME grants?



Here are the main criteria:

* You can apply for a grant for a property that you own and live in or rent out. This includes detached, semi-detached and row houses and low-rise residential buildings of three storeys or less (with a footprint of less than 600 square metres), as well as mobile homes on a permanent foundation.

* Grants are available for work done within a specific time frame, so it is important to talk to your local service organization about the eligibility of your house as soon as you are ready to plan and undertake your energy efficiency retrofits. You have 18 months from the date of your pre-retrofit evaluation to complete the work and qualify for a grant.

* Only homes that have undergone a pre- and post-retrofit residential energy assessment service by an NRCan-licensed advisor will be eligible. You will be able to apply only once per property.

* Homeowners must carry out specific improvements in order to qualify for a grant. NRCan-licensed energy advisors will be able to tell you which retrofits have the greatest impact on your home's efficiency. The greater the improvement, the more the grant will be.

It is you – the property owner – who decides what retrofits recommended by your energy advisor you wish to undertake. You are responsible for choosing a contractor and for ensuring that the work is performed properly. It is important that you get a detailed written contract between you and your contractor in order to prevent problems later on. The residential energy assessment service does not assess the quality of the work performed – it evaluates only the retrofit's impact on the energy efficiency of your home.

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