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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Thursday that Ottawa will launch a $2-billion heat pump rebate program early next year, targeting one million homes over eight years. The program offers up to $10,000 for households switching from oil, propane, or diesel heating systems, which are more expensive and polluting than alternatives like heat pumps. Households below median income can receive the full amount, while others get up to $2,000. The initiative aims to help families affected by rising fuel costs and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Ottawa will launch a new $2 billion heat pump rebate program early next year, aimed at helping one million households switch from more polluting fuels like oil and propane to cleaner alternatives. The government plans to provide up to $10,000 back for low-income households and $2,000 for other homeowners who make the switch. This initiative is part of efforts to reduce heating costs, as heating with oil has become 70% more expensive since 2024, adding at least $2,500 annually per household. Carney made the announcement in Sherbrooke, Que., alongside Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. The program will help homeowners who need emergency replacements or are nearing replacement of their heating systems, though officials noted that a failed system isn't necessarily required for eligibility.
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A new federal heat pump rebate program will launch early next year, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday.
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The program will make up to $10,000 available to households that make the switch.
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that → make → switch
The program’s full details haven’t been finalized.
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details → finalize → ?
Carney made the announcement at the home of a heating and cooling system manufacturer in Sherbrooke, Que., alongside Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin.
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Carney → make → Dabrusin
The government is budgeting $2-billion over eight years with a target of retrofitting one million homes.
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government → budget → homes
“Over one million households in Canada still heat with oil, propane, or diesel.
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households → heat → oil
These fuel sources are more polluting, less efficient, and at the mercy of global markets,” Carney said.
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Carney → pollute → markets
“Right now, those markets are hitting families hard.
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markets → hit → families
Heating a home with oil costs 70 per cent more than it did in 2024, at least $2,500 more per household every year.”
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it → heat → household
Households below the median income level can get up to $10,000 back on a heat pump purchase, while other homeowners can get $2,000 by switching to a heat pump.
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homeowners → get → pump
Ottawa is in the process of winding down an existing program to subsidize purchases of heat pumps for homes heated with oil.
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Ottawa → wind → oil
As of March, the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program helped to install more than 30,000 heat pumps across the country.
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In a document detailing some elements of the new program, the government said homeowners could apply for the rebate when their current heating system breaks down, or when it’s approaching the end of its life.
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But government officials briefing reporters on background ahead of the announcement said having a heating system fail isn’t necessarily a requirement for eligibility in the new program.
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The officials said government data shows 80 per cent of HVAC replacements in Canada happen when current systems break and the new program is trying to target that group.
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