Greener Homes Initiative progress update: April 2025

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Heat pumps at a glance

Across the country as of April 2025

Canada

  • 249,808 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

2,279 heat pumps installed

British Columbia

28,109 heat pumps installed

Manitoba

1,272 heat pumps installed

New Brunswick

12,771 heat pumps installed

Newfoundland and Labrador

8,886 heat pumps installed

Nova Scotia

23,917 heat pumps installed

Ontario

101,535 heat pumps installed

Prince Edward Island

8,180 heat pumps installed

Quebec

62,061 heat pumps installed

Saskatchewan

217 heat pumps installed

Territories

Yukon: 51 heat pumps installed

Northwest Territories and Nunavut: No data available

 

OHPA at a glance

Across the country as of April 2025

Canada

Outline of Canada
  • 16,065 new heat pumps installed
  • 40,481 applications
  • 18,705 bonus cheques issued
  • $9,736 average grant
  • 17,293 grants issued
  • $168.3M issued to date

Highlights

  • 44,661 metric tonnes of greenhouse gas reductions
    • Equivalent to 13,703 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
1,949 applications
1,051 grants issued

Newfoundland and Labrador

Outline of Newfoundland and Labrador

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
2,650 applications
1,894 grants issued

Nova Scotia

Outline of Nova Scotia

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
16,615 applications
3,921 grants issued

Manitoba

Outline of Manitoba

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
7 applications
3 grants issued

New Brunswick

Outline of New Brunswick

OHPA  statistics

Co-delivery partner
741 applications
611 grants issued

Ontario

Outline of Ontario

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
1,698 applications
1,371 grants issued

Prince Edward Island

Outline of Prince Edward Island

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
13,954 applications
6,533 grants issued

Quebec

Outline of Quebec

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
2,418 applications
1,903 grants issued

Saskatchewan

Outline of Saskatchewan

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
8 applications
4 grants issued

Yukon Territory

Outline of Yukon

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
86 applications
11 grants issued

Northwest Territories

Outline of Northwest Territories

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
1 application
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.

 

Greener Homes Grant at a glance

Across the country as of March 2025

Canada

  • 389,150 households have completed retrofits and received a grant
  • 71,482 applications are being processed
  • $4,474 is the average grant received per household
  • $1.74B in grants have been issued to date
  • 6 out of 10 homeowners choose to install a heat pump
  • 222,000 heat pumps installed to date, 250,000 expected by program end
 

Top 5 retrofits

  • Heat pumps: 222,000
  • Windows and doors: 137,982
  • Home insulation: 69,203
  • Air sealing: 67,024
  • Solar panels: 36,621

Highlights

  • Greenhouse gas reductions: 747,168 metric tonnes
  • Equivalent to 228,820 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
38,157 grants issued
$166.7 million in grants

British Columbia

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
34,436 grants issued
$174.9 million in grants

Manitoba

Top retrofit
Windows and doors
5,217 grants issued
$19.5 million in grants

New Brunswick

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
14,494 grants issued
$63 million in grants

Newfoundland and Labrador

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
6,598 grants issued
$33.7 million in grants

Nova Scotia

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
24,483 grants issued
$110 million in grants

Ontario

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
163,113 grants issued
$743 million in grants

Prince Edward Island

Top retrofit
Solar panels
4,916 grants issued
$22 million in grants

Quebec

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
93,754 grants issued
$390.3 million in grants

Saskatchewan

Top retrofit
Windows and doors
3,585 grants issued
$13.7 million in grants

Northwest Territories

Top retrofit
Windows and doors
46 grants issued
$205 thousand in grants

Nunavut

Top retrofit
Solar panels
3 grants issued
$16 thousand in grants

Yukon

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