Greener Homes Initiative progress update: May 2025

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Heat pumps at a glance

Across the country as of May 2025

Canada

  • 255,449 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

2,336 heat pumps installed

British Columbia

28,696 heat pumps installed

Manitoba

1,290 heat pumps installed

New Brunswick

14,130 heat pumps installed

Newfoundland and Labrador

9,045 heat pumps installed

Nova Scotia

24,844 heat pumps installed

Ontario

102,110 heat pumps installed

Prince Edward Island

8,582 heat pumps installed

Quebec

63,371 heat pumps installed

Saskatchewan

227 heat pumps installed

Territories

Yukon: 53 heat pumps installed

Northwest Territories and Nunavut: No data available

 

OHPA at a glance

Across the country as of May 2025

Canada

Outline of Canada
  • 18,414 new heat pumps installed
  • 43,892 applications
  • 19,970 bonus cheques issued
  • $10,077 average grant
  • 19,690 grants issued
  • $198.4M issued to date

Highlights

  • 51,191 metric tonnes of greenhouse gas reductions
    • Equivalent to 15,707 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
14 applications
1 grant issued

British Columbia

Outline of British Columbia

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
1,950 applications
1,121 grants issued

Newfoundland and Labrador

Outline of Newfoundland and Labrador

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
2,911 applications
1,975 grants issued

Nova Scotia

Outline of Nova Scotia

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
17,193 applications
4,344 grants issued

Manitoba

Outline of Manitoba

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
8 applications
4 grants issued

New Brunswick

Outline of New Brunswick

OHPA  statistics

Co-delivery partner
3,093 applications
1,893 grants issued

Ontario

Outline of Ontario

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
1,788 applications
1,442 grants issued

Prince Edward Island

Outline of Prince Edward Island

OHPA statistics

Co-delivery partner
14,089 applications
6,842 grants issued

Quebec

Outline of Quebec

OHPA statistics

National program delivery
2,628 applications
2,063 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
56 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 May 2025

Canada

  • 392,944 households have completed retrofits and received a grant
  • 69,688 applications are being processed
  • $4,459 is the average grant received per household
  • $1.75B in grants have been issued to date
  • 6 out of 10 homeowners choose to install a heat pump
  • 223,000 heat pumps installed to date, 250,000 expected by program end
 

Top 5 retrofits

  • Heat pumps: 223,000
  • Windows and doors: 138,998
  • Home insulation: 69,941
  • Air sealing: 67,812
  • Solar panels: 36,861

Highlights

  • Greenhouse gas reductions: 754,452 metric tonnes
  • Equivalent to 231,051 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
38,376 grants issued
$167.7 million in grants

British Columbia

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
34,572 grants issued
$175.6 million in grants

Manitoba

Top retrofit
Windows and doors
5,256 grants issued
$19.7 million in grants

New Brunswick

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
14,529 grants issued
$63 million in grants

Newfoundland and Labrador

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
6,615 grants issued
$33.8 million in grants

Nova Scotia

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
25,240 grants issued
$111 million in grants

Ontario

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
163,363 grants issued
$745 million in grants

Prince Edward Island

Top retrofit
Solar panels
4,941 grants issued
$22 million in grants

Quebec

Top retrofit
Heat pumps
96,029 grants issued
$397.7 million in grants

Saskatchewan

Top retrofit
Windows and doors
3,625 grants issued
$13.9 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
349 grants issued
$1.5 million in grants