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National Programs
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EcoLiving
Scotiabank offers homeowners access to incentives, rebates, and financing for energy efficiency upgrades to their homes, including:
Contact: 1-800-4-SCOTIA[/toggle][toggle title= »EcoSmart Mortgage » open= »no »]
EcoSmart Mortgage
The Bank of Montreal offers low interest rates and pre-payment options on 5-year closed mortgages for energy efficient single-family homes and high-rise condominiums.
Single-family homes require 6 of the 7 energy efficient features, including good quality attic insulation (minimum RSI 8.6, R-49). High-rise condominiums do not require insulation as an energy efficiency feature.
Contact: 1-877-225-5266[/toggle][toggle title= »Energy Efficient Housing Program » open= »no »]
Energy Efficient Housing Program
Genworth Canada offers 10% refunds off mortgage insurance premiums and access to Homebuyer Privileges (an exclusive online discount program for commonly purchased household items).
New or existing homes need to achieve an EnerGuide (EG) rating of at least 82. High-rise residential buildings need to be LEED-certified or registered with the Canadian Green Building Council, or be 5% more efficient than Code (20% above the MNECB). Renovations need to improve the building’s EG rating by at least 5 points, to a minium of EG40.
Contact: 1-800-511-8888[/toggle][toggle title= »Green Home » open= »no »]
Green Home
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) offers a 10% mortgage loan insurance premium refund when you use CMHC insured financing to purchase an energy efficient home or make energy-saving renovations.
New builds need to achieve a minimum EnerGuide (EG) rating of 82, or be 5% more efficient than Code (20% above the MNECB). Renovations need to improve the EG rating by at least 5 points, to a minimum of EG40.
Contact: 613-748-2000[/toggle][toggle title= »Green Living Mortgage » open= »no »]
Green Living Mortgage
Preferred mortgage rates for new homes or renovations that meet energy efficiency standards (EnerGuide rating of 83 or better).
Contact: 1-800-332-8383[/toggle][toggle title= »RBC Energy Saver Loan » open= »no »]
RBC Energy Saver Loan
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) offers a 1% interest rate discount or a $100 rebate on a home energy audit with a qualifying purchase through a fixed rate loan over $5,000.
Contact: 1-800-ROYAL-1[/toggle][toggle title= »RBC Energy Saver Mortgage » open= »no »]
RBC Energy Saver Mortgage
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) offers a $300 rebate for a home energy audit.
Refinance your existing mortgage, purchase a home, and/or make improvements to resale properties to qualify.
Contact: 1-800-ROYAL-1[/toggle][/accordian]
Provincial Programs
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Home Renovation Rebates: Insulation
The following rebates are provided for insulation upgrades.
- Exterior wall sheathing and exterior wall cavities: R value x $0.05 x square feet, up to $1,200
- Basement and crawl space: R value x $0.05 x square feet, up to $1,000
- Attic, flat or cathedral ceilings: R value x $0.02 x square feet, up to $600
- Other area (exposed floors or joist headers): R value x $0.05 x square feet, up to $450
Pre-upgrade home energy audit must be completed after April 1, 2013, and eligible upgrades must be installed after April 22, 2014.
Contact: 1-877-740-0055 | email
Home Renovation Rebates: Bonus
Hire a licensed energy advisor to complete a pre- and post-upgrade home energy audit, and upgrade three or more of the following in your home to be eligible for a $750 bonus rebate.
- Insulation (each insulation location can qualify as one of the three if each amounts to a minimum of $300)
- draftproofing
- ENERGY STAR windows and doors, high-efficiency heating system, water heater, or heat recovery ventilator (HRV)
Pre-upgrade home energy audit must be completed after April 1, 2013, and eligible upgrades must be installed after April 22, 2014.
Contact: 1-877-740-0055 | email [/fusion_tab][fusion_tab title= »FortisBC » icon= » »]
Energy Conservation Assistance Program (ECAP)
A program for lower-income earners.
- Free home energy evaluation
- Free installation of energy saving products (including insulation in attics, walls, and crawlspaces)
- Free energy efficiency advice
Contact:
Electricity customers: 1-800-363-3330 | email
City of Westminster customers: 1-877-446-8855
Home Energy Rebate Offer (HERO)
Rebates provided for ventilation and draftproofing, space and water heating upgrades, and insulation.
- Up to $1,200 for exterior wall insulation
- Up to $1,000 for basement insulation
- Up to $600 for attic insulation
- Up to $450 for exposed floor and joist header insulation
- Bonus offer of $750 if you receive an EnerGuide home evaluation
Upgrades must be installed by March 31, 2016, and the application must be submitted by April 30, 2016.
Contact: 1-800-740-0055 | email
New Home Program
A program for new single family-detached, duplex, town, row, and laneway homes.
- $2,000/unit for single-family detached homes ($250/unit inside the City of Vancouver)
- $700/unit for duplex homes ($250/unit inside the City of Vancouver)
- $700/unit for townhomes and rowhomes
- $250/unit for laneway homes
The program follows the ENERGY STAR for New Homes Standard.
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Municipal Programs
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Building Incentives
Rebate of $5,000 provided to existing or new single-family homes that achieve an EnerGuide rating (EG) of at least 83.
The program is full for 2015, but call to be placed on a waiting list for 2016.
Contact: 250-342-9281[/toggle][toggle title= »East Kootenay District: Kimberley » open= »no »]
Energy Efficient Building Incentive Program
Offered by the City of Kimberley, the program offers financial incentives to existing and new buildings.
- Existing buildings: 1% building permit rebate for every EnerGuide (EG) point improvement
- New builds: building permit fee rebate based on the achieved EG rating
- EG 78-79: 10% rebate
- EG 80-82: 20% rebate
- EG 83-85: 40% rebate
- EG 86-90: 60% rebate
- EG 91-100: 80% rebate
Contact: 250-427-9655 | email[/toggle][toggle title= »Nanaimo and Lantzville District » open= »no »]
Home Energy Assessment
The Regional District of Nanaimo offers the following incentives to its residents:
- $150 rebate for an initial home energy assessment resulting in an EnerGuide (EG) rating;
- $10 per EG rating point improvement ($200 maximum).
Contact: 1-877-607-4111 | 250-390-6510 | email[/toggle][toggle title= »Nelson » open= »no »]
EcoSave Energy Retrofits Program
The City of Nelson and Nelson Hydro have partnered up to offer homeowners the following for retrofit upgrades:
- Free post-energy assessment (value $150);
- 3.5% on-bill financing, amortized 5-10 years with a one-time dispersal fee of $100.
The work and the evaluations must be completed by March 31, 2016.
Contact: 1-877-352-7207 | email[/toggle][toggle title= »New Westminster » open= »no »]
Energy Save New West
The City of New Westminster is offering homeowners a limited number of pre-upgrade energy assessments for $60 (total savings of $240). The assessments help identify available incentives and rebates for energy upgrades through BC Hydro and FortisBC.
Contact: 604-515-3818[/toggle][toggle title= »Vancouver » open= »no »]
Heritage Energy Retrofit (Pilot Program)
Vancouver Heritage Foundation (in partnership with the City of Vancouver Sustainability Group and City Green Solutions) is offering homes on the Vancouver Heritage Register or built before 1940 up to $3,000 for retrofits (including insulation) that result in measurable reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Homes must be heated by oil or gas.
The pilot program opened in September 2015, and is now full and has closed. It will re-open again in September 2016.
Contact: 604-264-9642 | email
VanCity Home Energy Loan
VanCity is offering Vancouver residents a loan to leverage the cost of renovation projects, including insulation upgrades. $3,500-20,000 loans are offered at prime + 1% for up to 15 years, with flexible payment options.
For those who participate in BC Hydro’s Home Renovation Rebates, VanCity is adding a $200 VanCity Home Energy Rebate to help save up to $6,400 on a variety of energy efficiency upgrades.
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