Sources and verification

Rebate, rate, permit and bylaw figures are quoted from the pages below and carry the date we read them. Price ranges are our estimates calibrated to the market figures listed last; those figures are never shown as facts on their own. Every fact is due for recheck no later than 2026-11-17. A machine-readable copy is at /api/facts.

Government and program pages

Home Renovation Rebate program requirements (heat pump, electrically heated homes)Better Homes BC (Province of B.C.) · accessed 2026-09-18 · id A-01
CleanBC Better Homes and Home Renovation Rebate programs (Northern heat pump rebates)Better Homes BC · accessed 2026-09-18 · id A-02
Energy Savings Program rebate eligibility requirements (6 July 2026)Better Homes BC · accessed 2026-09-18 · id A-03
Energy Savings Program requirements — electric to heat pump (Level 1)Better Homes BC · accessed 2026-09-18 · id A-04
Energy Savings Program requirements — oil to heat pumpBetter Homes BC · accessed 2026-09-18 · id A-05
CleanBC Better Homes programs — BC Hydro and FortisBC rolesBetter Homes BC · accessed 2026-09-18 · id A-08
Home Renovation Rebate requirements — stacking rulesBetter Homes BC · accessed 2026-09-18 · id A-11
Energy Savings Program requirements (electrical service upgrade)Better Homes BC · accessed 2026-09-18 · id A-06
Energy Savings Program (condo and apartment)Better Homes BC · accessed 2026-09-18 · id A-07
Registered contractors (Home Performance Contractor Network)Better Homes BC · accessed 2026-09-18 · id A-10
Canada Greener Homes Grant (closed)Natural Resources Canada · accessed 2026-09-18 · id B-01
Canada Greener Homes Loan (fully committed)Natural Resources Canada · accessed 2026-09-18 · id B-02
Oil to Heat Pump Affordability programNatural Resources Canada · accessed 2026-09-18 · id B-03
Canada Greener Homes Affordability ProgramNatural Resources Canada · accessed 2026-09-18 · id B-04
Carbon tax eliminationProvince of B.C. · accessed 2026-09-18 · id C-06
City of Victoria — electrical permits; Noise Bylaw No. 03-012City of Victoria · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-01
District of Saanich — Noise Suppression Bylaw No. 7059; heat pump financingDistrict of Saanich · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-02
Saanich heat pump financing programDistrict of Saanich · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-02b
District of Oak Bay — Anti-Noise Bylaw No. 3210; heat pump guideDistrict of Oak Bay · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-03
Township of Esquimalt — building and zoning; Bylaw No. 2826Township of Esquimalt · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-04
Town of View Royal — building permits; Zoning Bylaw No. 900Town of View Royal · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-05
City of Colwood — building permits; Noise Control Bylaw No. 1594City of Colwood · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-06
City of Langford — building permits; Noise Regulation Bylaw No. 2056; Zoning Bylaw 300City of Langford · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-07
Capital Regional District — rebates and retrofits; Home Energy NavigatorCapital Regional District · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-08
Town of Sidney — Heat Pump Permitting Guide (2025); Noise Bylaw No. 1689; Zoning Bylaw No. 2275Town of Sidney · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-09
District of Central Saanich — Noise Suppression Bylaw No. 933; Zoning Bylaw No. 2270; heat pump financingDistrict of Central Saanich · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-10
District of North Saanich — Noise Bylaw No. 1383District of North Saanich · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-11
District of Sooke — building and renovating; Noise Control Bylaw No. 485District of Sooke · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-12
District of Metchosin — building permits; Noise Bylaw No. 260District of Metchosin · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-13
District of Highlands — building permits; Noise Suppression Bylaw No. 961District of Highlands · accessed 2026-09-18 · id D-14
Permits for heat pumpsTechnical Safety BC · accessed 2026-09-18 · id E-01
Homeowner electrical permitsTechnical Safety BC · accessed 2026-09-18 · id E-02
Ozone-depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations (SOR/2016-137)Government of Canada · accessed 2026-09-18 · id E-04
Strata Property Act, Part 5 and Standard Bylaws 5 and 6Province of B.C. · accessed 2026-09-18 · id E-05
Home Energy NavigatorCapital Regional District · accessed 2026-09-18 · id R-02

Utilities

Renovating your heating system (heat pump rebates and fall 2026 bonus)BC Hydro · accessed 2026-09-18 · id A-12
Energy Conservation Assistance Program (free upgrades)BC Hydro · accessed 2026-09-18 · id A-14
Electric tariff — Residential Tiered Rate RS 1101, Flat Rate RS 1151BC Hydro · accessed 2026-09-18 · id C-01
Residential Time-of-Day rateBC Hydro · accessed 2026-09-18 · id C-03
Residential natural gas rates (Mainland and Vancouver Island)FortisBC · accessed 2026-09-18 · id C-05
Condo and apartment heat pump rebatesBC Hydro · accessed 2026-09-18 · id C-07
Qualified heat pump product lookupBC Hydro · accessed 2026-09-18 · id C-09
Dual-fuel heating system rebate (page not verifiable)FortisBC · accessed 2026-09-18 · id C-11

Standards and listings

Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump specification and product listNEEP · accessed 2026-09-18 · id E-06

Market figures (secondary; used only as inputs to our estimates)

Heat pump installation cost, Victoria BC (2026 guide)Heat Savers (installer) · accessed 2026-09-18 · id F-01
Ductless heat pump costBridgeman Plumbing & Heating (installer) · accessed 2026-09-18 · id F-02
How much does it cost for a heat pump in Victoria, BC?Foster Air (installer) · accessed 2026-09-18 · id F-04
Heat pump installation Victoria BC — prices and rebatesPurple Turtle Heat Pumps (installer) · accessed 2026-09-18 · id F-05
Mini-split heat pump services in Victoria (lead times)Greenfoot Energy (installer) · accessed 2026-09-18 · id F-07
Heat pump installation: what to expectHeat Savers (installer) · accessed 2026-09-18 · id F-08
Heat pump prices 2026 (Canada)FurnacePrices.ca · accessed 2026-09-18 · id F-09
Heat pump installation costs in BC 2026HeatPumpLocator.com · accessed 2026-09-18 · id F-10
The average cost of a heat pump in BCGreen Building Canada · accessed 2026-09-18 · id F-11
Electrical panel upgrade cost for a heat pump in BCBC Wide Electrical (Lower Mainland electrician) · accessed 2026-09-18 · id F-13
BC Cold Climate Heat Pump Field StudyRDH Building Science (for BC Hydro / BC Housing) · accessed 2026-09-18 · id R-01
Handling owner requests for heat pumpsVancouver Island Strata Owners Association · accessed 2026-09-18 · id R-03

Items we could not verify are listed as unverified on the pages where they matter and are never used in estimates. Report a correction.