Greener Homes Initiative progress update: March 2025

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Heat pumps at a glance

Across the country as of March 2025

Canada

  • 246,233 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

2,244 heat pumps installed

British Columbia

27,745 heat pumps installed

Manitoba

1,249 heat pumps installed

New Brunswick

12,692 heat pumps installed

Newfoundland and Labrador

8,931 heat pumps installed

Nova Scotia

23,103 heat pumps installed

Ontario

101,186 heat pumps installed

Prince Edward Island

7,865 heat pumps installed

Quebec

60,426 heat pumps installed

Saskatchewan

215 heat pumps installed

Territories

Yukon: 47 heat pumps installed

Northwest Territories and Nunavut: No data available

 

OHPA at a glance

Across the country as of March 2025

Canada

Outline of Canada
  • 14,817 new heat pumps installed
  • 38,724 applications
  • 16,808 bonus cheques issued
  • $9,408 average grant
  • 15,968 grants issued
  • $150.2M issued to date

Highlights

  • 41,191 metric tonnes of greenhouse gas reductions
    • Equivalent to 12,639 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
1,872 applications
990 grants issued

Newfoundland and Labrador

Outline of Newfoundland and Labrador

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
2,606 applications
1,693 grants issued

Nova Scotia

Outline of Nova Scotia

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
15,750 applications
3,378 grants issued

Manitoba

Outline of Manitoba

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
7 applications
3 grants issued

New Brunswick

Outline of New Brunswick

OHPA  statistics

Co-delivery partner
740 applications
605 grants issued

Ontario

Outline of Ontario

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
1,604 applications
1,283 grants issued

Prince Edward Island

Outline of Prince Edward Island

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
13,544 applications
6,231 grants issued

Quebec

Outline of Quebec

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
2,152 applications
1,636 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
89 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

  • 384,121 households have completed retrofits and received a grant
  • 76,798 applications are being processed
  • $4,483 is the average grant received per household
  • $1.72B in grants have been issued to date
  • 6 out of 10 homeowners choose to install a heat pump
  • 220,000 heat pumps installed to date, 250,000 expected by program end
 

Top 5 retrofits

  • Heat pumps: 220,000
  • Windows and doors: 136,543
  • Home insulation: 68,339
  • Air sealing: 65,983
  • Solar panels: 36,118

Highlights

  • Greenhouse gas reductions: 737,512 metric tonnes
  • Equivalent to 225,863 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
37,764 grants issued
$164.9 million in grants

British Columbia

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
34,240 grants issued
$173.9 million in grants

Manitoba

Top retrofit
Windows and doors
5,156 grants issued
$19.3 million in grants

New Brunswick

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
14,428 grants issued
$62.9 million in grants

Newfoundland and Labrador

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
6,553 grants issued
$33.5 million in grants

Nova Scotia

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
23,781 grants issued
$109 million in grants

Ontario

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
162,475 grants issued
$741 million in grants

Prince Edward Island

Top retrofit
Solar panels
4,871 grants issued
$22 million in grants

Quebec

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
90,925 grants issued
$379.7 million in grants

Saskatchewan

Top retrofit
Windows and doors
3,533 grants issued
$13.5 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
346 grants issued
$1.5 million in grants