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Éconologis closed-to-registration

Administered by Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs, delivered by Expertbâtiment Services-Conseils.

Quebec's income-tested winter programme, open to owners and tenants alike and to any heating fuel. On its own it is small — caulking, weatherstripping, a low-flow showerhead. Its real weight is that it is the only route to a free heat pump from Hydro-Québec.

source · verified 23 September 2026

What it pays

No published cap — and that is the honest answer

Nothing is paid to the household. An advisor visits, gives advice and does light work free of charge, and no value is published for any of it.

What you receive

  • A home visit from an energy efficiency advisor, with personalised advice on heating, hot water, appliances and lighting
  • Caulking around windows
  • Weatherstripping at the bottom of doors
  • Insulation behind electrical outlets on exterior walls
  • Low-flow showerheads and tap aerators
  • Annual installation of insulating plastic film on the windows, where the household receives a federal disability benefit

Who is eligible

Total before-tax income of everyone in the dwelling, adults and children alike, for the 2026-2027 season.

Household income ceilings
People in householdIncome ceiling
1 person$59,076
2 people$83,541
3 people$102,318
4 people$118,148
5 people$132,094
6 or more people$144,705
tenure
Owner or tenant.
fuel
Any — electricity, wood, oil, gas. The programme does not care how you heat.
season
Seasonal, running 1 October to 31 March each year.
repeat participation
Not eligible if you have taken part in the last five years. If you have moved, three years.
cost
Nothing.

The thing most pages get wrong

Registration for the 2026-2027 season has ended. The Ministère says why: Hydro-Québec's free heat pump offer drew so much interest that the visit capacity was reached. The small programme was overwhelmed by the large one it is the gateway to.

Status note

Expertbâtiment Services-Conseils is the only organisation authorised to deliver Éconologis, and the Ministère states it never telephones or calls door to door. Anyone else offering an Éconologis visit is not from the programme.

If you do not qualify

A household over the income line applies to Rénoclimat for envelope work and to LogisVert for equipment, and pays for both up front.

This programme by upgrade

Every programme that pays toward the same upgrade, side by side.