Greener Homes Initiative progress update: January 2025

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Heat pumps uptake at a glance

Across the country as of January 2025

Canada

  • 232,186 new heat pumps installed with federal support since 2020, including provincial support from co-delivery partners

Grants allocated, by province and territory

Data received from:

 

Alberta

2,122 heat pumps installed

British Columbia

26,531 heat pumps installed

Manitoba

1,195 heat pumps installed

New Brunswick

12,447 heat pumps installed

Newfoundland and Labrador

7,916 heat pumps installed

Nova Scotia

22,038 heat pumps installed

Ontario

97,453 heat pumps installed

Prince Edward Island

7,408 heat pumps installed

Quebec

54,799 heat pumps installed

Saskatchewan

202 heat pumps installed

Territories

Yukon: 45 heat pumps installed

Northwest Territories and Nunavut: No data available

 

Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) program at a glance

Across the country as of January 2025

Canada

Outline of Canada
  • 12,503 new heat pumps installed
  • 35,325 applications
  • 14,643 bonus cheques issued
  • $8,773 average grant
  • 13,775 grants issued
  • $120.8M issued to date

Highlights

  • 34,758 metric tonnes of greenhouse gas reductions
    • Equivalent to 10,665 cars off the road
  • Every year, on average, a household participating in the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program saves $1,337 on energy costs and 2.78 tonnes in greenhouse gas reductions

Grants allocated, by province and territory

Alberta

Outline of Alberta

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
13 applications
1 grant issued

British Columbia

Outline of British Columbia

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
1,695 applications
862 grants issued

Newfoundland and Labrador

Outline of Newfoundland and Labrador

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
2,131 applications
1,006 grants issued

Nova Scotia

Outline of Nova Scotia

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
14,048 applications
2,703 grants issued

Manitoba

Outline of Manitoba

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
6 applications
2 grants issued

New Brunswick

Outline of New Brunswick

OHPA  statistics

National program delivery
711 applications
580 grants issued

Ontario

Outline of Ontario

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
1,456 applications
1,178 grants issued

Prince Edward Island

Outline of Prince Edward Island

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
13,032 applications
5,809 grants issued

Quebec

Outline of Quebec

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
1,834applications
1,419 grants issued

Saskatchewan

Outline of Saskatchewan

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
7 applications
4 grants issued

Yukon Territory

Outline of Yukon

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
34 applications
11 grants issued

Northwest Territories

Outline of Northwest Territories

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
1 applications
No grants issued

Note: Homeowners in Nunavut are ineligible for the OHPA program due to the requirement that homes must be connected to an integrated electricity grid.

 

Canada Greener Homes Grant at a glance

Across the country as of January 2025

Canada

  • 366,786 households have completed retrofits and received a grant
  • 89,502 applications are being processed
  • $4,498 is the average grant received per household
  • $1.65B in grants have been issued to date
  • 6 out of 10 homeowners choose to install a heat pump
  • 211,200 heat pumps installed to date, 250,000 expected by program end
 

Top 5 retrofits

  • Heat pumps: 211,200
  • Windows and doors: 13,282
  • Home insulation: 65,925
  • Air sealing: 65,925
  • Solar panels: 34,823

Highlights

  • Greenhouse gas reductions: 704,229 metric tonnes
  • Equivalent to 215,670 cars off the road

Every year, on average, a Greener Homes household saves $386 on energy costs and 1.92 tonnes in greenhouse gas reductions.

Grants allocated, by province and territory

Alberta

Top retrofit
Windows and doors
36,810 grants issued
$160.4 million in grants

British Columbia

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
33,730 grants issued
$171 million in grants

Manitoba

Top retrofit
Windows and doors
5,020 grants issued
$18.7 million in grants

New Brunswick

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
14,246 grants issued
$62.2 million in grants

Newfoundland and Labrador

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
6,456 grants issued
$33 million in grants

Nova Scotia

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
23,411 grants issued
$107.4 million in grants

Ontario

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
156,757 grants issued
$715.2 million in grants

Prince Edward Island

Top retrofit
Solar panels
4,752 grants issued
$21.5 million in grants

Quebec

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
81,804 grants issued
$344.6 million in grants

Saskatchewan

Top retrofit
Windows and doors
3,415 grants issued
$13 million in grants

Northwest Territories

Top retrofit
Windows and doors
45 grants issued
$203 thousand in grants

Nunavut

Top retrofit
Solar panels
2 grants issued
$11 thousand in grants

Yukon

Top retrofit
Solar panels
338 grants issued
$1.5 million in grants