Canada Greener Homes Grant
Status: Closed to new applicants
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Canada Greener Homes Loan – Applications closed: You can no longer apply for a loan. October 1, 2025 was the last day to apply. For details, visit the Canada Greener Homes Loan page.
Deadline for existing applicants to finalize their grant request
The deadline for homeowners participating in the Canada Greener Homes Grant program to complete their journey and request a grant is December 31, 2025, 11:59 p.m. (ET).
Please note that requests for payments made after the deadline will not be processed. For guidance on the steps to take to complete your Greener Homes journey, refer to the information in the email communications from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). The information is also available on our website: Deadline notice for Canada Greener Homes Grant participants.
Homeowners in Ontario and Nova Scotia who are participating in the Home Energy Rebate Plus program or the Home Energy Assessment program should direct their questions to their respective provincial programs.
Quebec homeowners:The Rénoclimat program has communicated its specific end dates for Quebec participants. Consult the Rénoclimat website for complete information.
NOTE: This information is for existing applicants residing in: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Yukon.
Existing applicants residing in the following locations should refer to their listed webpage for information:
Closed to new applications
The Canada Greener Homes Grant has been a big success throughout Canada. As a result, funding has been fully committed and the program is closed to new applicants.
Existing applicants in delivery partner provinces
The Canada Greener Homes Grant is delivered in collaboration with the provinces of Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. If you live in one of these provinces and have an active application, please contact your provincial program for more information.
Funding opportunities
The closure of intake of new applications to the Canada Greener Homes Grant does not affect other Canada Greener Homes Initiatives, including the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program. Applications will continue to be accepted to this program.
There are other programs available throughout Canada which can help you make your home more energy efficient and reduce energy bills and household greenhouse gas emissions.
Explore funding opportunities:
- Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program
- Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program
- Financial incentives by province
- Directory of Energy Efficiency Programs for Homes
- Funding, Grants and Incentives
Helping you save energy and make your home more comfortable
We want to help Canadians make where they live more energy efficient. The Canada Greener Homes Initiative will help homeowners save money, create new jobs across Canada for energy advisors and fight climate change.
To get back a portion of your costs for eligible home retrofits
As a maximum contribution toward the total costs of your pre- and post retrofit EnerGuide evaluations
Learn about the grant process.
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How it works
Recommended retrofits
Transcript
You’ve decided you’d like to make retrofits to your home to make it more comfortable, resilient, and energy efficient.
There are a number of eligible retrofits through the Canada Greener Homes Grant you might like to consider.
Energy advisors play an important role in the Grant process: they conduct an EnerGuide home evaluation before your retrofits … … and assess your home from attic to foundation.
Their report will help you understand how your home energy is used and prioritize retrofits with the most benefit for your home.
After you’ve completed your retrofits, they’ll return to measure the difference in energy efficiency you’ve achieved.
Your house is a system. All the parts work together.
The building envelope is an important part of that system—it keeps out extreme temperatures, moisture, dust, and wind. It includes all building components that separate the indoors from the outdoors: exterior walls, foundation, roof, windows, and doors. First, improving the building envelope is your most important task; it will last a long time and make your house much more energy efficient… not to mention more comfortable!
Next you can turn your attention to mechanical systems like those for heating, cooling, ventilation, and water heating.
You might want to consider installing solar panels, and consider resiliency measures.
Heat is easily lost in empty spaces in exterior walls. Insulation’s job is to divide that space into many small pockets of still air, which reduces heat transfer between the inside and the outside.
Insulation is rated by how well it resists the heat flow and is given an R-value. The higher the number, the better it insulates. To increase your home’s efficiency, you can add insulation to the roof, exterior wall, exposed floor, basement, and crawl space. You can also ensure that the entire building envelope is insulated without any rooms or areas left without insulation.
You can also replace your windows and doors with ENERGY STAR® certified models and make sure they are eligible for the grant. Professional window and door installers will apply insulating foam and caulking which will also reduce drafts and noise. These measures can lead to a reduction in drafts, as well as increasing heat retention and comfort.
Driven by electricity, a heat pump extracts heat from outside and delivers it inside the home.
The technology has similarities to how a fridge or air conditioner works. In summer it’s reversed so your home is cooled instead. Heat pumps have lower carbon emissions and can have lower running costs than other heating systems like fuel-fired furnaces. A number of heat pumps that extract heat from the air or ground, as well as heat pump water heaters, are eligible for the Grant. Speak to your energy advisor to determine if a heat pump is a good option for your home.
Solar panels collect sunlight and convert it into electric current. Installing solar panels can save money and reduce green house gas emissions.
Homeowners have always had to take steps to weather any natural disasters that may come. These are different depending on where you live—your risks could include flooding, hurricanes, ice storms, wildfires, and power outages. Climate change has now made these even more common.
As you plan your retrofits, consider these possibilities and how you might mitigate them.
For example, batteries connected to a solar system can be helpful during extended power outages. Or basement wall waterproofing can help keep your home impervious to water in storms.
Since your house functions as a system and all the parts work together, doing multiple retrofits enhances the effects of each one. This is the best way to maximize energy savings and increase the comfort of your home.
The Canada Greener Homes Loan offers interest-free financing in addition to the Grant
to help you complete some of the more major retrofits recommended by your energy advisor.
Once you’ve completed your retrofits, it’s time to enjoy the comfort of your greener home
and the peace of mind in knowing that you’re saving money and energy, while reducing your impact on climate change.
To get helpful, in-depth information on all the eligible retrofits or to learn more about the Canada Greener Homes Initiative visit Canada.ca/greener-homes-initiative
Unsolicited phone calls or door-to-door visits—Remain vigilant!
NRCan has not approved any third parties to make unsolicited contact with homeowners to register for or participate in the Canada Greener Homes Grant. The Government of Canada, NRCan and its family of brands (ENERGY STAR, EnerGuide) never solicit over the telephone, or by email or go door-to-door asking to enter Canadians’ homes to inspect, sell, or rent heating and cooling products. EnerGuide home energy evaluations are performed by licensed service organizations only at the request of homeowners. Learn how to recognize energy scams.
Resources for existing applicants
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Grant inquiries
Email: canadagreenerhomesgrant-subventionmaisonsvertes@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
Phone: 1-833-674-8282
TTY: 1-800-465-7735
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Email: Questions@cghli.ca
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The Canada Greener Homes Initiative is committed to providing a barrier-free application process. We encourage you to advise us of any accommodations you may need. Please contact us either by email, toll-free number or TTY and we will happily assist you.