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Administered by BC Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions.
British Columbia's income-tested programme, paying 100% of eligible upgrade costs up to $13,000 for a heat pump.
source · verified 27 September 2026
What it pays
| Upgrade | Up to |
|---|---|
| Heat pump, ground-oriented home | $13,000 |
| Heat pump water heater | $3,500 |
| Heat pump, apartment or condo unit | $5,000 |
| Heat pump water heater, apartment or condo unit | $3,500 |
Pays 100% of eligible upgrade costs, up to a per-home maximum that depends on how the home was heated before and on household income.
| Previous heating and system | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas or propane: one single-head mini-split | $5,500 | $4,500 | $1,000 |
| Gas or propane: two heads, or two mini-splits | $11,000 | $5,500 | $1,000 |
| Gas or propane: central ducted, or three heads | $13,000 | $7,000 | $3,500 |
| Oil: one single-head mini-split | $7,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 |
| Oil: two heads, or two mini-splits | $11,000 | $5,500 | $3,000 |
| Oil: central ducted, or three heads | $13,000 | $7,000 | $3,500 |
| Electricity, any system | $5,000 | — | — |
| Wood, any system | $5,000 | $4,000 | — |
In the north, at or above 100 Mile House and on BC Hydro service, Levels 1 and 2 add $3,000 for a central, multi-split or two-mini-split system and $1,500 for a single mini-split. Oil-heated homes must show at least 500 litres of oil used in the past 12 months.
| Add-on | ESP1 | ESP2 | ESP3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical service upgrade, when switching off fossil fuel | $5,000 | $3,500 | $1,500 |
| Health and safety remediation (mould, pests, asbestos, structure) | $800 | $800 | — |
| Ventilation: heat or energy recovery ventilator | $1,600 | $1,600 | — |
| Ventilation: bathroom fan | $300 | $300 | — |
Who is eligible
| Household size | ESP1 maximum | ESP2 maximum | ESP3 maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51,100 | $63,900 | $102,100 |
| 2 | $63,600 | $79,500 | $127,200 |
| 3 | $78,200 | $97,700 | $156,300 |
| 4 | $94,900 | $118,600 | $189,800 |
| 5 | $107,600 | $134,500 | $215,200 |
| 6 | $121,400 | $151,700 | $242,700 |
| 7+ | $135,100 | $168,900 | $270,200 |
- primary residence
- Yes
- home age
- at least 12 months old
- utility account
- residential electricity account with BC Hydro, FortisBC or a municipal utility; home must have its own electricity meter
- strata or landlord accounts
- not eligible
- renters
- landlord consent form
- property value
- For ESP1 and ESP2, a BC Assessment value of $1,200,000 or less; for ESP3, $1,820,000 or less. These lines apply to registrations from 1 April 2026.
Equipment requirements
SEER >= 16.0 and HSPF >= 10.0, or SEER2 >= 15.2 and HSPF2 >= 8.5 (Region IV); variable speed compressor; minimum 12,000 BTU (1 ton)
What disqualifies you
The rules people find out about after the work is done.
- Existing heat pumps, as primary or back-up heat, are not eligible for a heat pump rebate
- Fossil fuel back-up systems are not eligible for wood-to-heat-pump upgrades; back-up must be wood or electric
- Upgrade costs covered by warranty or home insurance are not eligible
- Not eligible for homes on long-term residential leaseholds on reserve land; those participants must submit income documentation
The thing most pages get wrong
The amounts were cut on 6 July 2026, and much of what is quoted is the old table. For invoices dated from that day, a centrally ducted heat pump in an oil- or gas-heated Level 3 home is capped at $3,500; on 1 June it was $10,500. Level 1's ceiling fell from $16,000 to $13,000, and electrically heated Level 2 homes lost the rebate and are sent to the Home Renovation Rebate instead. The Capital Regional District's and Nanaimo's pages still say "Up to $19,000".
Three months to finish, and one rebate per heating system
Eligibility codes issued from 6 July 2026 are valid for upgrades completed within three months of approval; after that you re-apply. And the programme pays only one rebate for a home's main heating system, and one for a heat pump water heater, across every provincial and utility programme it names, including the Home Renovation Rebate, FortisBC's income-qualified rebates and ECAP. Participants cannot also use the federal Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program.
Two official pages, two amounts
For an oil-heated Level 3 home, the requirements page caps a single mini-split at $3,000 and Better Homes BC's rebate tool shows $1,000. The tool's summary cards still say "Up to $16,000", the pre-July Level 1 ceiling. Better Homes BC is not updating its site during the provincial election, which ends on 24 October 2026.
This programme by upgrade
Every programme that pays toward the same upgrade, side by side.
Sources
- https://betterhomesbc.ca/learn-about-programs/energy-savings-program/energy-savings-program-requirements/ — primary source, read 27 September 2026
- https://betterhomesbc.ca/learn-about-programs/energy-savings-program/energy-savings-program-requirements/
- https://betterhomesbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RebateEligibilityRequirements_ESP_1June2026-1.pdf
- https://betterhomesbc.ca/rebates/heat-pump-rebates-for-oil/