Federal retrofit program
Natural Resources Canada website
www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca
| Domestic Hot Water System | Single Family Home |
| Install a solar domestic hot water system that meets CAN/CSA Standards. | $500 |
| Replace your domestic hot water heater with an instantaneous gas water heater that has an energy factor (EF) of 0.80 or better. (*per equipment installed) | $200 |
| Replace your domestic hot water heater with a condensing water heater that has an EF of 0.80 or better. (*per equipment installed) | $300 |
| Install a drain-water heat recovery (DWHR) system. Grants are based on the length of the pipe installed. | |
| • three quarter (3/4) metre to one (1) metre (* per unit installed) | *$50 |
| • over one (1) metre (* per unit installed) | *$100 |
| The grant level for DWHR technology relative to the savings and other technologies is currently under review and could be adjusted in the near future. If adjusted upward, grants would be retroactively adjusted. | |
| Basement Insulation | |||
| A minimum of 20 percent of the basement’s total wall surface must be insulated to qualify. The grant is based on the percentage of surface area insulated. | Minimum Additional Insulation | ||
| R-10 to R- | +R-23 | ||
| 20% | $100 | $200 | |
| 40% | $100 | $400 | |
| 60% | $300 | $600 | |
| 80% | $400 | $800 | |
| 100% | $500 | $1,000 | |
| Minimum Additional Insulation | Single Family Home |
| Seal all of your basement header area and increase all of its insulation value by a minimum of RSI 3.5 (R-20). | $100 |
| Crawl Space Insulation | |||
| Minimum Additional Insulation | |||
| R-10 to R- 23 | +R-23 | ||
| 100 percent of the crawl space’s total wall surface must be insulated to qualify, or | $400 | $800 | |
| Insulate 100 percent of the floor above the crawl space to increase its insulation value by a minimum of RSI 4.2 (R-24) to qualify. | N/A | $200 | |
| Ontario matches the Federal Retrofit Program grants, up to $5,000, for residents, as long as there is a qualifying audit completed on the home | |||