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EnerGuide for Houses: Grants for Residential Property Owners
Through the EnerGuide for Houses Program, you can have an independent energy expert visit your home. The expert will identify retrofit projects that will lower your energy bills, and make your home more comfortable.
Source : Natural Resources Canada

Contact Information : National Office: 1 800 387-2000 TTY: 1 613 996-4397

Homeowner Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP)
The Homeowner Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) offers financial assistance to low-income households who own and occupy substandard housing to enable them to repair their dwellings to a minimum level of health and safety.
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Contact Information : National Office: 1 613 748-2000 TTY: 1 613 748-2447 Regional Offices

Information Contacts for RRAPs and HASI
Provincial contact information for Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Programs (RRAP) and Home Adaptation for Senior's Independence (HASI).
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Contact Information : National Office: 1 613 748-2000 TTY: 1 613 748-2447 Regional Offices

Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) Rooming House
RRAP offers repair assistance to owners of rooming houses who offer affordable rents to low-income individuals.
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Contact Information : National Office: 1 800 668-2642 TTY: 1 613 748-2447 Regional Offices

British Columbia

Canada Benefits: Housing in British Columbia
This Canada Benefits Web site provides an overview of all federal and provincial government benefit programs and services for individuals relating to housing in British Columbia.
Source : Government of Canada.

Reconstruction Loan Program
The Reconstruction Loan Program provides no-interest loans to owners of leaky condominiums and other homes who are not able to pay for repairs related to premature building envelope failures.
Source : BC Homeowner Protection Office

Canada

A Tenant's Guide to Mold
This guide provides tenants of apartment buildings or rental houses with information to understand why mold grows and what they can do if they find mold growing in their unit. 
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Contact Information : National Office: 1 800 668-2642 TTY: 1 613 748-2447 Regional Offices

About Your House
This site provides fact sheets on common housing questions, issues and problems.
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

After It's Finished
Have you been renovating your home? Do you know what needs to be done now that your renovations are quickly coming to an end? The Canadian Home Builders' Association provides you with a list of things that you should do as your renovations come to a close. By following the list you can make sure that you are satisfied with the renovations that have just been completed.
Source : Canadian Home Builders' Association

Before You Renovate
This information can help you move from the planning stages of your projects right through to the finishing touches. Whether it is a lifestyle renovation, a retrofit project, or a maintenance and repair renovation.
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Contact Information : National Office: 1 800 668-2642 TTY: 1 613 748-2447 Regional Offices

Benefits for Primary Caregivers
Primary caregivers of all veterans who were receiving housekeeping and/or grounds maintenance services under the VIP program before they passed away or were admitted to a long-term care facility may now be eligible to continue to receive these services for life. Primary caregivers include eligible spouses, common-law partners and others.
Source : Veterans Affairs Canada

Contact Information : Toll-Free Number: 1-866-522-2122

E-Mail :  information@vac-acc.gc.ca

Eligibility Criteria for Grants Under the EnerGuide for Houses Retrofit Incentive
Learn which applicants and houses are eligible for grants under the EnerGuide for Houses Retrofit Incentive.
Source : Natural Resources Canada

Emergency Repair Program (ERP)
Assists eligible homeowners or occupants in rural areas to undertake emergency repairs required for the continued safe occupancy of their houses.
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Contact Information : National Office: 1 613 748-2000 TTY: 1 613 748-2447 Regional Offices

EnerGuide for Houses Retrofit Grants
On October 15, 2003, the Government of Canada launched a grant program to encourage homeowners, particularly those who have older homes that are in need of energy efficiency upgrades, to retrofit their homes to make them more energy efficient.
Source : Natural Resources Canada

EnerGuide for Houses: Grants for Residential Property Owners (PDF Format)
Through the EnerGuide for Houses Program, you can have an independent energy expert visit your home. The expert will identify retrofit projects that will lower your energy bills, and make your home more comfortable.
Source : Natural Resources Canada

Contact Information : National Office: 1 800 387-2000 TTY: 1 613 996-4397

EnerGuide for Low-Income Households
A 5 year program which will help low-income Canadians make energy-efficiency retrofits that will make their housing more affordable and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Contact Information : National Office: 1 613 748-2000 TTY: 1 613 748-2447 Regional Offices

Fighting Mold: The Homeowners' Guide
Mold can cause allergies or respiratory disease.  Learn how to identify and eliminate mold from your home. 
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Contact Information : National Office: 1 800 668-2642 TTY: 1 613 748-2447 Regional Offices

Hiring a Home Inspector
One of the best ways to understand about a home's condition, habitability and safety is to hire a professional home inspector.
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Contact Information : National Office: 1 800 668-2642 TTY: 1 613 748-2447 Regional Offices

Home Maintenance Schedule
This factsheet provides a listing of the regular home maintenance tasks which should be done at various times throughout the year to protect the condition of your house.

Contact Information : Toll-Free Telephone: 1-800-668-2642 TTY Service: 1-800-309-3388

Maintaining Seniors' Independence Through Home Adaptations
This guide identify the types of difficulties that seniors can experience and see the types of adaptations that can help overcome these difficulties.
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Moisture and Air: Problems and Remedies
Identify the signs and probable causes of moisture and moisture-related indoor air quality problems in your home and to propose practical solutions.
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Contact Information : National Office: 1 800 668-2642 TTY: 1 613 748-2447 Regional Offices

One-Tonne Challenge - Incentives and Rebates
Reduce your annual greenhouse gas emissions. 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.
Source : Natural Resources Canada

Contact Information : National Office: 1 800 622-6232 TTY: 1 800 465-7735 For questions or information

R-2000 Standard (R-2000 Houses)
R-2000 houses are built to the R-2000 standard by builders who use proven technologies to build environmentally friendly, healthy and energy-efficient houses. Natural Resources Canada certifies the energy efficiency of R-2000 Houses.
Source : Natural Resources Canada. Energy Sector. Office of Energy Efficiency

Contact Information : Toll-Free Telephone to order publication: 1-800-387-2000 National Capital Region Telephone to oder publication: (613) 995-2943 Fax: (613) 740-3114 TTY Service: (613) 996-4397

Postal Address : R-2000 Initiative Office of Energy Efficiency Natural Resources Canada 580 Booth St., 18th Floor Ottawa ON K1A 0E4

Research House for the Environmentally Hypersensitive
Designed to demonstrate affordable ways of achieving clean-air housing, this home and its features are for people with respiratory problems and environmental hypersensitivities.
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) Rental
Assistance for landlords of affordable housing to pay for mandatory repairs to self-contained units occupied by low-income tenants
Source : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Contact Information : National Office: 1 613 748-2000 TTY: 1 613 748-2447 Regional Offices

Last Modified: 2006-03-01

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