How much would I get given my income, home and current heating?

Heat pump rebate estimator for BC homes in Greater Victoria

Checks every current program we track (the Home Renovation Rebate, the BC Hydro fall 2026 bonus, the income-tested Energy Savings Program for gas, oil and electric homes, the condo rebates, the electrical service add-on) against your heating, home type and income level, and marks each one eligible, conditional or not eligible with the reason. It also lists what could disqualify you, which programs are closed or do not apply here, and the municipal financing and free programs worth knowing about.

What you enter

What heats your home today, the heat pump you are considering, and your home type (required)
Municipality, household size, combined pre-tax income and BC Assessment value (optional; income narrows the range to one level and is never saved)
Whether an electrical service upgrade is likely, your planned install date, and whether a fossil-fuel system would stay

How it is calculated

Program rules and dollar amounts are quoted from the official requirement pages (verified dates shown); nothing is estimated
Income level follows the Energy Savings Program table by household size; without income the result spans the possible levels
Mutually exclusive programs are never added together; the total counts the higher alternative
Conditional items are shown with what they could pay once the open question is answered

What it is not

Programs decide eligibility, not this tool; funds are first-come and rules change
Unverified items (local top-ups, the FortisBC dual-fuel rebate) are shown but never counted
Contractor registration and pre-registration timing are your responsibility to confirm before work starts

Your home and heating

Three required answers; income, assessed value and municipality are optional and only narrow the result.

What heats your home today?The current rebates are for electrically heated homes and for switching from gas, propane or oil.Heat pump you are consideringHome typeMunicipalityOptional. Shows municipal financing and any local top-up we track.People in the householdOptional; sets the income limit for the Energy Savings Program.Combined pre-tax household income (CAD)Optional. Why we ask: the Energy Savings Program pays more at lower incomes (for 1 person: Level 1 up to $51,100, Level 2 up to $63,900, Level 3 up to $102,100). Without it you get a range across the levels. The figure stays in your browser and is never saved or shared; only the level is kept.BC Assessment total value (CAD)Optional. The Energy Savings Program caps the property's assessed value.Electrical service upgrade needed?A 100 A service often needs an upgrade; there is an add-on rebate for fossil-fuel switches.Planned install monthOptional. The BC Hydro fall bonus depends on the install window.Keep the gas, propane or oil system as backup?Income-tested rebates require removing it (dual-fuel ducted is the exception).

Local facts this tool reads

Every figure below is quoted from the source shown or is our labelled estimate. Verified dates are the day we last checked the source.

CleanBC Home Renovation Rebate — heat pump for electrically heated homes: Level 1 / any-income examples — ductless-single: $1,500; ductless-multi: $4,000; central-ducted: $4,000; Home primarily heated by electricity (baseboards, radiant, electric furnace or boiler) · Whole-home rebate ($4,000): sized to 100% of load at −5 °C with no resistance backup, NEEP cold-climate listed, CSA F280-12 heat-load calculation; Better Homes BC (Province of B.C.) · quoted · verified 2026-09-18
CleanBC Energy Savings Program — natural gas or propane to heat pump (income-qualified): Level 1 / any-income examples — ductless-single: $5,500; ductless-multi: $11,000; central-ducted: $13,000; Ground-oriented home switching from natural gas or propane space heating · Existing fossil-fuel heating system and equipment removed (a gas fireplace may stay as secondary heat); dual-fuel ducted is the exception; Better Homes BC · quoted · verified 2026-09-18
BC Hydro limited-time heat pump bonus (fall 2026): Level 1 / any-income examples — ductless-single: $1,000; ductless-multi: $1,000; central-ducted: $1,000; Eligible air-source heat pump upgrade under the Home Renovation Rebate (electrically heated homes) · Installed August 1 to October 31, 2026; BC Hydro · quoted · verified 2026-09-18
Energy Savings Program income limits (household of 1 / 4): 1 person: $51,100 / $63,900 / $102,100; 4 people: $94,900 / $118,600 / $189,800 (Level 1 / 2 / 3); Better Homes BC · quoted · verified 2026-09-18
Energy Savings Program assessed-value cap: $1,200,000 (Level 1/2), $1,820,000 (Level 3); Better Homes BC · quoted · verified 2026-09-18

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Your next step

With your likely rebates estimated, get your net cost and check the deadlines before you commit.

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Guides that use this tool

Last updated 2026-09-18. Estimates are our labelled calculations from published local evidence; official figures are quoted from the sources shown. Programs decide eligibility; installers quote. Methodology · Sources · Report a correction.