Incentives and Rebates
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Take advantage of grants, rebates, discounts and other incentives available to help you use less energy, switch to renewable energy and produce less waste at home and on the road.
Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC)
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The Government of Canada has been working with industry for more than 25 years to promote energy-efficient industrial practices through the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC). Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is building on this successful partnership by offering financial incentives to help industrial companies identify ways to increase energy efficiency, improve production processes and cut costs.
The Industrial Energy Audit Incentive is designed to help defray the cost of hiring a professional energy auditor to conduct an on-site audit at an industrial facility. The incentive covers up to 50 percent of the cost of an energy audit, to a maximum of $5,000. Companies apply by sending a completed application form along with a short technical proposal, prepared by the contractor selected to conduct the audit.
This service is available only to companies that are registered with NRCan's Industrial Energy Innovators.
Commercial Building Incentive Program (CBIP)
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Through the Commercial Building Incentive Program (CBIP), Natural Resources Canada offers financial incentives for new commercial and institutional buildings that incorporate energy efficiency features. By encouraging energy-efficient design, this program aims to bring about lasting changes in construction practices.
Who is eligible?
A building owner whose design meets CBIP requirements can receive up to $60,000. Program requirements are based on the Model National Energy Code for Buildings (MNECB) and the CBIP Technical Guide. To be eligible, the design must demonstrate that the building will use at least 25 percent less energy than required by the MNECB.
The program runs until March 31, 2007.
CBIP Incentives for Retail Food Stores and Arenas
Retail food stores and arenas are among the building types eligible for a CBIP incentive. The use of refrigeration equipment is an important element in the operation of both of these types of structures. Therefore, the CBIP evaluation carefully considers the impact of refrigeration on the building's performance.
Retail food stores and arenas are eligible for a CBIP incentive if their building permit was issued after April 1, 2001. The EE Wizard - an Internet-based evaluation tool - will be used to show compliance to CBIP criteria for retail food stores and arenas.
The Technical Guide for Retail Food Stores and Arenas provides information on the EE Wizard.
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EnerGuide for Existing Buildings (EEB) Retrofit Incentives
EnerGuide for Existing Buildings (EEB) (formerly the Energy Innovators Initiative), encourages commercial businesses and public institutions such as universities, hotels and multi-unit residential buildings to invest in existing buildings. After joining the initiative, members can work with EII staff to apply retrofit incentives, including the new Communities and Institutional Buildings Program.
Retrofit Planning Activities
Commercial and institutional members can apply for up to 50 percent of costs for energy audits, feasibility studies, energy management plans and other project facilitation measures that lead to energy retrofits.
Retrofit Implementation Projects
Commercial and institutional members can apply for up to 25 percent of costs - based on projected energy savings – for lighting, heating, controls, monitoring, training and other energy efficiency measures.
The EEB offers special consideration for Aboriginal, Northern, rural, remote or complex projects. Manufacturing, federal government and new facilities are not eligible. Consultants, contractors and utilities cannot join or receive funding, but can work with the EEB as allies.
*Please note: Although EEB has no minimum requirements, incentive amounts are tied to energy consumption and savings. For smaller projects, administrative and professional fees may exceed the actual allowable incentive.
Energy-Efficient Equipment
BC Hydro's Power Smart Program offers a $30 rebate for vending machine sensor that are purchased and installed in BC. For more information, visit their Web site.
Enbridge Gas Distribution's “Spray n' Save” program offers a free pre-rinse spray valve (PRSV) replacement program to its full-service restaurant customers. For more information, visit the their Web site.
Manitoba Hydro's web site provides information on commercial refrigeration incentive programs which are unique in Canada, for retail stores and for restaurants. Please refer to the “Commercial Refrigeration Application” for more details on available rebates.
“Rinse and Save” Program with Manitoba Hydro, offers energy efficient pre-rinse spray valves to be installed free of charge in restaurants and any commercial food service establishment in their service area. This includes schools, hospitals, grocery stores, and hotels. For more information, visit the Web site.
The Clean Air Foundations's CoolShops program in Ontario is designed to identify and implement energy management measures. As part of this program, CoolShops will offer free pre-rinse spray valves for restaurants. For information, visit the Web site.
Terasen Gas in cooperation with British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and Natural Resources Canada, now offers a program to encourage the use of high-efficiency natural gas hydronic space-heating systems in new construction and retrofit applications.The program will provide incentives to Terasen Gas customers to help offset the cost of selecting, purchasing, and installing high-efficiency boilers in commercial applications. In retrofit applications, additional incentives may be received for monitoring boiler performance and for gas savings when an efficient boiler replaces a less efficient one. Free workshops on the design, application, installation and maintenance of high-efficiency heating boilers for commercial buildings are offered as well.
The program began April 4, 2005 and runs until December 31, 2006. A list of eligible boilers and program criteria is available through the Terasen Gas website or by calling 1-888-477-0777.
Rebate for Tankless Water Heater for New and Existing Buildings in Ontario
Enbridge Gas Distribution, Natural Resources Canada and participating manufacturers – Bosch, Rinnai, Noritz and Takagi – will provide restaurants in Enbridge's franchise area with a combined rebate of $450 for each natural gas tankless water heater installed by January 31, 2006. For more information, visit Enbridge's Web site.
ENERGY STAR® Qualified Products
Centra Windows Ltd. is offering rebates on home heating costs to a maximum of $1,250 for homeowners in selected interior regions of British Columbia and Greater Vancouver with the purchase and installation of ENERGY STAR qualified Centra windows. This rebate program is available from October 1 to December 31, 2006 and is sponsored in part by BC Hydro. Specific terms and conditions apply. For more information call 604-882-5010 or visit Centra's Web site.
Hydro-Québec is offering a 50$ mail-in rebate on the purchase of a new ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerator of at least 8.5 cu. ft. between April 1 to December 31, 2006. Refrigerators must be purchased and delivered in Québec.
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The Ontario government's “Every Kilowatt Counts” program will provide a $500 cash rebate when homeowners replace their outdated central air conditioner with an ENERGY STAR qualified unit (SEER 14). There is also a $50 rebate available for a tune-up and a $75 rebate on the supply and installation of a programmable thermostat. All work has to be done by a contractor registered with the Conservation Bureau of the Ontario Power Authority to be eligible for the rebate. More information is available on their web site.
Manitoba Hydro's Power Smart Furnace/Boiler Replacement Program offers a $245 credit on customers' natural gas bill for the installation of a new ENERGY STAR qualified high-efficiency furnace or boiler. The Power Smart Home Insulation Program offers financial incentives on the purchase of insulation (up to 100 percent of the material cost ) that must meet eligibility requirements and insulating work that must meet the minimum Power Smart levels. Further details can be found on the web site.
FortisBC offers all its customers an incentive for energy efficient air-source heat pumps through the PowerSense Cooperative ASHP Program .To qualify for an incentive , the heat pump must have a SEER of at least 13. For qualifying models, the financial incentive will consist of: 5 per kWh equivalent in energy savings. This program runs from December 1, 2005 to March 30, 2007. For further information, call 1-800-363-3330 or visit the web site.
Northland Utilities (Yellowknife) Limited and Ecology North are offering a $75 rebate to customers of Northland Utilities (Yellowknife) Limited who install either an ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerator and/or front-loading clothes washer. Customers must provide proof that their old appliances have been sent to the Yellowknife landfill for recycling. Landlords are allowed to apply for appliances installed in rental units. Funds are limited. Application forms are available at Ecology North, Northland Utilities (Yellowknife) Limited and Yellowknife appliance dealers. For more information, visit the web site or call (867) 873-6019.
Newmarket Hydro Ltd. is offering a $100 rebate on the purchase of an ENERGY STAR qualified front-loading clothes washer that was purchased after September 1, 2005. For more information visit Newmarket Hydro's Web site or call 905-953-8548 ex. 2338
Province of Saskatchewan offers a Provincial Sales Tax (PST) exemption for ENERGY STAR qualified appliances. The PST rebate for qualifying energy-efficient household appliances was converted to a point-of-sale tax exemption effective April 1, 2005. Appliances eligible for the PST rebate are ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers and clothes washers. The tax exemption applies to the sale or long-term lease (rentals for a continuous period of at least one year) of a new qualifying appliance. Combined clothes washer/dryer units are eligible for an exemption of 60 percent of the PST payable when the unit is sold for a single price. Used appliances are not eligible. For more information visit the website or call toll free 1-800-667-6102.
The Province of Saskatchewan offers a Provincial sales tax exemption on the purchase of ENERGY STAR qualified household furnaces and boilers. For the period beginning November 8, 2005 until March 31, 2007, ENERGY STAR qualified energy-efficient forced-air furnaces and boilers that are normally used for residential purposes, are exempt from PST if purchased or leased for a continuous period of one year or more. A qualifying furnace or boiler does not need to be installed in a residence in order to be eligible for the tax exemption. The exemption does not include heating distribution systems such as ductwork used to circulate air in a house or thermostats. Parts or repair services provided after that time are not eligible for the exemption. For more information visit the website or call toll free 1-800-667-6102.
BC Hydro Power Smart's Windows Rebate Program offers monetary incentives for the installation of ENERGY STAR qualified windows starting September 15, 2005. Homeowners upgrading their windows, individuals building a new home and developers constructing new residential developments who install ENERGY STAR qualified windows are eligible for the Windows Rebate Program. For more information, visit the BC Hydro Web site or telephone 604 431-9463 or 1 877 431-9463.
Enbridge Gas is offering all residential and small commercial customers a $100 on-bill credit for upgrading their existing heating system to an ENERGY STAR qualified high efficiency natural gas forced air furnace or boiler heating system from April 1, 2006. For more information, visit their web site.
Terasen Gas provides a $1,000 incentive to homebuilders who install high efficiency ENERGY STAR® qualified natural gas furnaces or boilers instead of electric baseboard heating in new homes in the Terasen Gas Vancouver Island service territory (Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and Powell River). The cost of the incentives is shared by Terasen Gas, Natural Resources Canada and BC Hydro Power Smart. Installation must be completed between June 1, 2005 and December 31, 2006. For more information, visit their web site.
Terasen Gas is offering residential customer incentives throughout the Terasen Gas Vancouver Island service area for changing existing heating systems to high efficiency natural gas furnaces and boilers as follows:
- $300 rebate for converting an existing heating system to a natural gas system
- $300 for converting to an ENERGY STAR® qualified furnace or boiler
- $400 for converting an existing water heater to natural gas.
The offer is from September 1, 2005 to February 28, 2006. The cost of these incentives is shared by Terasen Gas, NRCan and BC Hydro. For more information, visit their web site.
The cost of the rebates is shared by Terasen Gas, NRCan and BC Hydro/FortisBC. For more information, visit their web site.
Terasen Gas provides a $500 incentive to Lower Mainland and Interior builders or developers every time they install an ENERGY STAR® qualified natural gas heating system along with any natural gas water heater in one of their new individually metered residential homes. The offer ends December 31, 2006. For more information, visit their web site.
SaskEnergy Rebate on ENERGY STAR qualified programmable thermostats. There is also a $45 rebate program on the purchase of ENERGY STAR programmable thermostats that is available through SaskEnergy. More information visit the website or call toll free 1-800-567-8899.
Hawkesbury Hydro is offering a rebate program for its commercial and residential customers. The rebate is either 15 or 20 percent of the purchase price of certain energy-efficient ENERGY STAR qualified products. A list of eligible product categories with their rebates is detailed on the following page. More…
The Energy Efficiency Fund will offer owners of residences supplied by Gaz Métro for heating purposes a $5 per square feet rebate with the purchase of high energy efficiency ENERGY STAR windows and sliding doors, up to maximum of $500.
Gaz Métro offers a $75 financial incentive on the purchase of an ENERGY STAR programmable electronic thermostat. Financial incentives up to $450 are also available on the purchase of ENERGY STAR high efficiency hot air furnace and up to $600 for an ENERGY STAR superior energy efficiency boiler.
The Government of British Columbia offers exemption from provincial tax from February 16, 2005 to April 1, 2007 for qualifying residential furnaces, boilers and heat pumps. More
City of Victoria British Columbia's Incentive on the purchase of eligible high-efficient clothes washers. More
City of Toronto's Incentive on the purchase of eligible water efficient clothes washers. As part of the Wash 'n' Save program, the City of Toronto offers Toronto residents a $60 rebate on the purchase of an eligible water efficient clothes washer that will save water, energy and money. More
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Industrial Buildings Incentive Program (IBIP)
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The Industrial Building Incentive Program (IBIP) applies the principles of the Commercial Building Incentive Program (CBIP) in the industrial sector.
IBIP aims to increase energy efficiency by encouraging the integration of industrial building design and process design.
To help offset incremental design costs, IBIP offers incentives of up to $80,000 to Industrial Innovators who are constructing new industrial buildings.
Designs will be assessed against a reference generated from the Model National Energy Code for Buildings (MNECB).
The incentive is based on the difference between the simulated annual energy savings of the proposed design and the annual energy costs of the reference building. Credit is given for improvements in process energy use that affect the building.
Who can apply? Applicants must be Industrial Energy Innovators and have a building permit issued after April 1, 2002. The program continues until March 31, 2006.
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For information on incentives and rebates in your region, check out the Incentives and Rebates database on the Climate Change web site.
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