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Administered by Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs, in partnership with Hydro-Québec and Enbridge Gaz Québec.

The live half of Chauffez vert. It pays to convert a central natural gas heating system to dual energy — electricity most of the time, gas below −12°C — and it is the main Quebec programme aimed at gas-heated homes.

source · verified 27 September 2026

What it pays

Rebate amounts by upgrade and condition
UpgradeConditionAmount
Dual-energy heating conversionForced-air central system, one dwelling — $6,000 from the Ministère and $800 from Hydro-Québec$6,800
Dual-energy heating conversionForced-air central system, two dwellings — $6,500 from the Ministère and $1,200 from Hydro-Québec$7,700
Dual-energy heating conversionForced-air central system, three dwellings — $7,000 from the Ministère and $1,200 from Hydro-Québec$8,200
Dual-energy heating conversionForced-air central system, 4 to 19 dwellings — $1,600 plus $1,600 per dwelling, so the amount rises with the building—
Dual-energy heating conversionHot-water central system, one dwelling — equipment only, before any electrical work$3,600
Dual-energy heating conversionHot-water central system, two dwellings — equipment only$3,800
Dual-energy heating conversionHot-water central system, three dwellings — equipment only$3,900
Dual-energy heating conversionHot-water central system, 4 to 7 dwellings — $1,000 per dwelling, equipment only—
Dual-energy heating conversionHot-water central system, 8 to 19 dwellings — $1,050 per dwelling, equipment only—
Dual-energy heating conversionHot-water systems only — raising the electrical capacity, where the conversion needs it. Paid at cost, from $2,200 for one dwelling to $5,300 for 8 to 19$2,200–$5,300
Dual-energy heating conversionHot-water systems only — upgrading the electrical service between the mast and the panel, where the conversion needs it. Paid at cost, up to $5,600 for one to three dwellings$5,600
Dual-energy heating conversionWater heater — removing and replacing a natural gas water heater, paid per eligible dwelling. Eligible only where the same gas system supplied both the heating and the hot water$250
What Énergir's customers get for converting an existing home, with Énergir's own amount
DwellingsForced airHot water
One$7,300$4,100
Two$8,600$4,700
Three$9,100$4,800

Énergir adds $500 for one dwelling and $900 for two or three to the province's and Hydro-Québec's amounts. The amounts in the table above are the province's framework, which Enbridge Gaz Québec pays, and which Énergir pays on new construction.

How it works

  • A dual-energy system runs on electricity about 70% of the time and hands over to the gas system in cold weather, at −12°C and below.
  • Converting can also move you onto Hydro-Québec's Rate DT, a dual-energy electricity rate.
  • The home must already be heated with natural gas before the work begins.

Who is eligible

Eligible home types

  • Single detached house
  • Semi-detached house
  • Row house or townhome
  • Mobile home
  • Duplex
  • Triplex
  • Multi-unit residential building

Where the application goes

Quebec routes this one by gas distributor, the only place in the province where who you buy energy from decides where you apply. It is the B.C. pattern, in one programme.

Where the application goes
If this is youApply here
Énergir customersContact Énergir on 1-888-664-1971. The participant guide in force since 1 April 2026 sends Énergir customers to Énergir's own dual-energy offer at energir.com.
Enbridge Gaz Québec customersContact Enbridge Gaz Québec on 819-771-8321 or [email protected].

Énergir pays more than most pages say, with strings

Énergir's guide of 1 April 2026, revised 18 June, adds its own amount, so an Énergir customer converting a forced-air house gets up to $7,300, not $6,800. In return you sign a contract with Énergir or its partner before the installation, switch to the dual-energy rate and commit to it for at least ten years, have been heated by Énergir gas for at least twelve months, and apply within twelve months of the work. Homes already all-electric or on a dual-energy rate cannot use it.

The thing most pages get wrong

This runs under the Chauffez vert normative framework, as its dual-energy stream, and keeps the name of a programme that closed on 31 March 2026. The oil and propane grant is over; this one is not.

And the second thing

Quebec's own web page publishes no amount at all and sends you to your gas distributor. The figures here come from the programme's normative framework, the document quebec.ca says has legal value and prevails over everything else published about the programme. It is a French-only PDF, which is why no English-language source carries these numbers.

Status note

Two ceilings sit over every amount in the table: the grant cannot exceed 80% of eligible costs, and it is capped at $20,000 per house or divided co-ownership unit, or $225,000 for a duplex, triplex or multi-unit residential building. New construction is covered too, on the same forced-air amounts — but a new build on hot-water heating draws the equipment amount only, because the electrical capacity and service-upgrade money exists for retrofits.

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