National Heat Pump Rebate questions, answered

The federal government says 2027. "Early 2027" has only come from press reports of the Prime Minister's comments, and there's no start date in writing yet. Sign up on this site and we'll email you when it opens.

Up to $10,000 is for households below the median income, and $2,000 is for other eligible households. The federal government hasn't published how it will measure median income (before or after tax, by household size or province, or which tax year), so nobody can tell you yet which one you'd get. The old federal oil program used after-tax income checked through the CRA, but that isn't confirmed for this one.

Yes. The Prime Minister's announcement says the rebate can be combined with existing provincial programs. Provinces have their own limits though. Manitoba caps funding from all sources at the cost of the equipment, and Nova Scotia only pays on capacity you add, so the checker applies each province's rules.

Not for the federal rebate. The federal government says there's no audit before or after the install. Some provincial programs still need one, like Efficiency Nova Scotia's assessment rebate.

Rebate Check is an independent guide, not a government site. If you ask us for installer quotes and you go ahead with the job, the installer may pay us a referral fee. That doesn't change your rebate, and the amounts on this site come from the official program pages.