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Guelph Greener Homes grant open

Administered by the City of Guelph.

Guelph's home energy programme has two halves with two different statuses. The 0% loan of up to $50,000 no longer takes applications and keeps a waitlist; the grant of up to $15,000 toward an air-source heat pump is still open to low-income households.

source · verified 27 September 2026

What it pays

The grant, still open
UpgradeConditionUp to
Air-source heat pumpGrant for a low-income household, on a home with a current value assessment of $350,000 or less; a deposit of 50% of the project cost$15,000
The loan
Not taking applications; waitlist only
Loan terms, when open
0% interest, 10 years, up to $50,000, no fee, a deposit of 20% up to $10,000, no income test

The grant is limited and subject to availability. The home must be more than five years old.

Who is eligible

Grant income limits
People in the homeHousehold income
1$47,090
2$66,595
3$81,561
4$94,179
5$105,295
6$115,345
7 or more$124,586

Also required

  • Owners who live in the home
  • A current value assessment of $350,000 or less

Where the application goes

Through the City of Guelph.

Where the application goes
If this is youApply here
Applyguelph.ca

The thing most pages get wrong

Guelph's page gives two statuses. It says "loan funding is almost all spoken for — apply now to join the waitlist" and, on the same page, "We are no longer accepting loan applications." Its FAQ still sends people to the Canada Greener Homes Grant and Enbridge's Home Efficiency Rebate Plus, both closed.

An older income table

The grant uses income lines a little below the ones the Energy Affordability Program publishes now: $47,090 for one person against $48,220. The deposit is "50% of project cost" on one page and "30% of the total project cost up to a maximum of $10,000" in the FAQ.

Without the loan

Guelph's loan had no income test; its grant has one. A household above the grant's line still has Ontario's Home Renovation Savings at any income: up to $2,000 toward a cold-climate heat pump in a gas-heated home, and up to $7,500 where the home is heated by electricity, oil, propane or wood. Under the Energy Affordability Program's line, insulation, and for electric or oil heat a heat pump, can be installed free; a gas-heated home goes to Enbridge's Home Winterproofing Program through the same application.