Greener Homes Initiative progress update: February 2025

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Heat pumps at a glance

Across the country as of February 2025

Canada

  • 240,278 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

2,192 heat pumps installed

British Columbia

27,155 heat pumps installed

Manitoba

1,229 heat pumps installed

New Brunswick

12,591 heat pumps installed

Newfoundland and Labrador

8,232 heat pumps installed

Nova Scotia

22,442 heat pumps installed

Ontario

100,646 heat pumps installed

Prince Edward Island

7,710 heat pumps installed

Quebec

57,826 heat pumps installed

Saskatchewan

209 heat pumps installed

Territories

Yukon: 46 heat pumps installed

Northwest Territories and Nunavut: No data available

 

OHPA at a glance

Across the country as of February 2025

Canada

Outline of Canada
  • 13,568 new heat pumps installed
  • 36,750 applications
  • 15,559 bonus cheques issued
  • $9,133 average grant
  • 14,802 grants issued
  • $135.1M issued to date

Highlights

  • 37,719 metric tonnes of greenhouse gas reductions
    • Equivalent to 11,574 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
1,767 applications
920 grants issued

Newfoundland and Labrador

Outline of Newfoundland and Labrador

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
2,189 applications
1,065 grants issued

Nova Scotia

Outline of Nova Scotia

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
14,950 applications
3,113 grants issued

Manitoba

Outline of Manitoba

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
7 applications
3 grants issued

New Brunswick

Outline of New Brunswick

OHPA  statistics

National program delivery
723 applications
594 grants issued

Ontario

Outline of Ontario

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
1,523 applications
1,228 grants issued

Prince Edward Island

Outline of Prince Edward Island

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
13,143 applications
6,088 grants issued

Quebec

Outline of Quebec

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
1,943 applications
1,516 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
68 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 February 2025

Canada

  • 377,363 households have completed retrofits and received a grant
  • 81,493 applications are being processed
  • $4,491 is the average grant received per household
  • $1.69B in grants have been issued to date
  • 6 out of 10 homeowners choose to install a heat pump
  • 216,863 heat pumps installed to date, 250,000 expected by program end
 

Top 5 retrofits

  • Heat pumps: 216,863
  • Windows and doors: 134,330
  • Home insulation: 67,312
  • Air sealing: 64,575
  • Solar panels: 35,600

Highlights

  • Greenhouse gas reductions: 724,537 metric tonnes
  • Equivalent to 221,889 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
37,325 grants issued
$162.9 million in grants

British Columbia

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
33,999 grants issued
$172.7 million in grants

Manitoba

Top retrofit
Windows and doors
5,100 grants issued
$19.1 million in grants

New Brunswick

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
14,349 grants issued
$62.6 million in grants

Newfoundland and Labrador

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
6,507 grants issued
$33.3 million in grants

Nova Scotia

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
23,475 grants issued
$107.8 million in grants

Ontario

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
161,376 grants issued
$736.2 million in grants

Prince Edward Island

Top retrofit
Solar panels
4,822 grants issued
$21.8 million in grants

Quebec

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
86,535 grants issued
$362.9 million in grants

Saskatchewan

Top retrofit
Windows and doors
3,485 grants issued
$13.3 million in grants

Northwest Territories

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

Nunavut

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

Yukon

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