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Retrofit Your Home and Qualify for a Grant!
Thinking of ways to make your home more energy efficient? Here’s what you can do to
reduce your energy consumption and receive grants through ecoENERGY Retrofit.
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is offering a new
residential energy efficiency assessment service to owners
of single family homes, including detached, semi-detached
and low-rise multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs)
that are no more than three storeys high. Under the
ecoENERGY Retrofit program, property owners can
qualify for federal grants by improving the energy
efficiency of their homes and reducing their home’s
impact on the environment.
NRCan-certified energy advisors conduct a detailed
on-site assessment of your home’s energy use from the
attic down to the basement. They then provide you
with a personalized report, including a checklist of
recommended retrofits to improve the energy efficiency
of your home or MURB and, in some cases, to reduce
water consumption. The report also shows the grant
amounts for each eligible upgrade that you can receive
by carrying out these energy-saving improvements.
On the following pages, you will find a list of improve -
ments covered under ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes
and the corresponding grant amounts. The maximum
grant you can receive for a home or MURB is $5,000.
The grant is calculated and based on amounts that
are in effect at the time of the post-retrofit evaluation
(E evaluation).
Grants
Below is a list of eligible improvements/retrofits and grants available:
- Heating Systems....grants from $600-$7,000
- Ventilation System...$600
- Cooling Systems (replacement only)...from $40-$400
- Domestic Hot Water Systems...from $100-$600
- Attic Insulation...from $400-$1200
- Exterior Wall Insulation...from $360-$3,000
- Basement Insulation...from $200-$2,000
- Basement Header Insulation...$200
- Crawl Space Insulation...$800
- Air Sealing...from $300 to $600
- Doors/Windows/Skylights...$60 each
- Water Conservation...$100
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