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Heat pump rebates in British Columbia
Five programmes pay toward a heat pump in B.C., and which one you use depends on your income, your current heating fuel and who sends your electricity bill. They do not stack: the province allows one rebate per home for the main heating system across its programmes and FortisBC’s. BC Hydro and Pacific Northern Gas add top-ups of their own.
At any income
The CleanBC Home Renovation Rebate. No income test, but a programme-registered contractor is required for most measures.
| Upgrade | Condition | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| Air-source heat pump | Electrically heated home, anywhere in BC | $4,000 |
| Air-source heat pump | Electrically heated home, partial: heating at least half the home | $1,500 |
| Air-source heat pump | Northern B.C. — at or north of District of 100 Mile House (lat 51.628N), oil heated | $6,000 |
| Air-source heat pump | Northern B.C. — natural gas or propane heated | $8,000 |
| BC Hydro bonus | Converting from electric heat: work completed, invoiced and paid between 1 August and 31 October 2026, application in by 30 November; paid as a bill credit | $1,000 |
source · verified 27 September 2026
If your household income is under the line
These pay far more, and in one case the work is simply done for you. Pick one for the heating system: the province allows one rebate per home across its programmes and FortisBC’s, and Energy Savings Program participants cannot use the federal oil programme.
CleanBC Energy Savings Program open
up to $13,000
Pays 100% of eligible cost up to a per-home maximum set by your previous heating fuel, your income level and, since 6 July 2026, the system: one mini-split replacing gas now gets up to $5,500. Units in a multi-unit building: up to $5,000.
Income bands and equipment specs →
Energy Conservation Assistance Program open
No cost to you
Heat pumps are on the covered list, but for homeowners only — and the existing system has to be decommissioned and removed.
Who qualifies →
Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program open in B.C.
$15,000
If you heat with oil today. Federal money, but you apply through the province — plus up to $5,000 more where the province matches, and a $250 cheque.
How it works in B.C. →
FortisBC income-qualified rebates open
up to $12,000
Replacing electric heating, for FortisBC electricity customers and those of Grand Forks, Penticton, Summerland and Nelson Hydro. It cannot be combined with the Energy Savings Program or any other government-funded rebate.
The income limits →
source: CleanBC Energy Savings Program · verified 27 September 2026
source: Energy Conservation Assistance Program · verified 23 September 2026
source: Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program · verified 23 September 2026
source: FortisBC income-qualified rebates · verified 27 September 2026
Worth knowing before you commit
An existing heat pump usually disqualifies you
The Energy Savings Program does not pay for a heat pump if the home already has one, as either primary or back-up heat. This catches people replacing an old unit.
Outside the north, only electric heat is paid at any income
The Home Renovation Rebate’s heat pump rebates for homes switching from gas, oil or propane ended on 11 April 2025 everywhere south of the District of 100 Mile House, and the municipal top-ups paid through it ended in 2025. There, only an electrically heated home gets the any-income rebate, up to $4,000. At or north of 100 Mile House it continues: up to $6,000 for an oil-heated home and $8,000 for gas or propane.
BC Hydro’s bonus needs the work paid by 31 October
BC Hydro adds $500 for a partial or $1,000 for a whole-home heat pump, on top of the Home Renovation Rebate, for homes converting from electric heat. The work has to be completed, invoiced and paid between 1 August and 31 October 2026 and the application in by 30 November; it is paid as a bill credit.
Pacific Northern Gas adds up to $5,000 in the north
PNG customers who pair a new heat pump with a gas furnace get a top-up on the CleanBC rebate: $2,500 with the existing furnace, and $3,500 to $5,000 with a new one, depending on the CleanBC amount.
What is left locally
Nanaimo and Saanich lend at 0% on the property tax bill, the Central Kootenay’s HomeSave pays up to $5,000 for a measured cut in energy use, the Regional District of Nanaimo pays $2,000 in its electoral areas to switch from fossil fuel, and the Comox Valley, the Cowichan Valley and Kamloops pay to replace a wood stove with a heat pump. What each municipality pays now →
source: CleanBC Home Renovation Rebate Program · verified 27 September 2026
source: Pacific Northern Gas rebates · verified 27 September 2026
Who you apply to
Decided by your electricity provider, not your municipality.
| Your electricity provider | Where the application goes |
|---|---|
| BC Hydro, New Westminster | apply to BC Hydro |
| FortisBC, Grand Forks, Summerland, Penticton, Nelson | apply to FortisBC |
| Pacific Northern Gas | separate PNG top-up application |