Ontario's Home Renovation Savings program currently lists rebates of up to $7,500 for eligible cold-climate air-source heat pumps and up to $12,000 for ground-source (geothermal) systems. Those are the headline numbers homeowners keep hearing — and yes, they're real, with conditions.
Eligibility hinges on the equipment being on the program's qualified list, correct cold-climate ratings, and the paperwork being done in the right order. The most common way people lose a rebate is installing first and reading the rules second.
On our installs, rebate guidance is part of the quote: we confirm the equipment qualifies, tell you what documentation the program needs, and sequence the job so you don't torpedo your own claim.
One honest caveat: programs change — amounts, rules, even whether they're open. Treat every number here as 'current program, verify at quote time,' because that's exactly what we do before you sign anything.
The safe sequence
- Confirm the exact model qualifies before purchase
- Check whether a pre-install step is required
- Install with a registered contractor
- Keep the itemized invoice and model documentation
- Submit within the program's window
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Cost figures are typical local ranges for guidance only — your written quote is the number that counts.
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