Rebates & Incentives · Metro Vancouver & Fraser Valley
Get Up To
$16,000 Back
On Your HVAC Upgrade
CleanBC, FortisBC and Canada Greener Homes incentives stack on one eligible heat pump project — and BC Home Service handles every form, every receipt, every follow-up. You sign, we file, the cheque comes to you. Answer four quick questions below and see your own estimated stack in about 60 seconds.
Figures are rounded 2026-era estimates for illustration — CleanBC, FortisBC and Canada Greener Homes adjust budgets, rates and eligibility through the year. We verify your exact numbers in writing at booking, and final amounts are confirmed by the program rules in effect at the time of your install.
The Rebate Wizard · 60 Seconds, 4 Questions
Check Your Eligibility
No email, no signup, no sales call unless you ask for one. Pick your answers and watch your estimated stack build — then decide whether you want the real number in writing.
Step 1 of 4 — Where do you live?
Where do you live?
Pick your community — all 20 are inside our service area. Your utility territory changes which programs stack.
All 20 communities are FortisBC gas territory — but Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver and West Vancouver are served by BC Hydro electricity rather than FortisBC, so the FortisBC top-up doesn’t stack there. The wizard handles this automatically.
What kind of home is it?
Strata status changes what can be claimed — the wizard adjusts the stack and tells you why.
How is the home heated right now?
The fuel you’re switching from drives the biggest rebate differences — oil and propane switches pay the most.
When are you planning to do the work?
Timing changes what’s live — limited-time bonuses appear and disappear through the season.
Your estimated stack
Your estimated rebate stack
Estimated total back stacked programs, one project$0
Estimates only — rounded 2026-era figures for planning, not a promise. Final amounts are confirmed by the program rules in effect at the time of your install, and we verify your real numbers in writing at booking. Rebate paperwork is included with every qualifying BC Home Service install.
Who Pays What · The Three Layers
The Programs Behind the $16,000
“Up to $16,000” is never one cheque — it’s three programs that stack on one eligible heat pump project. Here’s what each layer covers, who qualifies, and exactly what our office files for you.
Province of BC
CleanBC Better Homes
The provincial retrofit program and usually the largest single layer — built to move BC homes off fossil-fuel heating onto high-efficiency electric heat pumps.
What it covers
Heat pump fuel-switch incentives — roughly $2,000–$8,000 depending on what you’re switching from (oil pays the most)
$1,000 on a qualifying heat pump water heater
Windows, insulation and air-sealing incentives
Income-qualified streams with larger top-ups
Who qualifies
BC primary-residence homeowners
Biggest amounts for leaving oil, propane and natural gas behind
Pre-approval required before equipment purchase
We file it for you
EnerGuide assessment booking where required
Model-eligibility check against program lists
Pre-approval submitted before you buy
Final claim with receipts & photos after install
Your Utility
FortisBC
The utility-side layer: electrification top-ups that stack on CleanBC in FortisBC-served communities, plus efficiency offers where gas equipment remains the right choice for your home.
What it covers
Electrification top-up — about $3,000 on an eligible heat pump switch
Efficiency offers on high-efficiency gas furnaces and boilers
Heat pump water heater incentives alongside CleanBC
Who qualifies
Homes on FortisBC electricity or gas across the South Coast and Fraser Valley
Note: Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver and West Vancouver are BC Hydro electricity territory — the FortisBC top-up doesn’t stack there
We file it for you
Account and address verification
Top-up stacking on your CleanBC application
Post-install documentation and follow-up
Government of Canada
Canada Greener Homes
The federal layer — a grant on eligible retrofits plus the 0% Canada Greener Homes Loan that bridges the gap while your provincial and utility cheques are processed.
What it covers
Up to $5,000 in grants on eligible retrofits
0% loan up to $40,000 over 10 years for deeper upgrades
Stacks on top of provincial and utility programs
Who qualifies
Owner-occupied homes, primary residences
Works for houses, townhouses and eligible in-unit condo upgrades
We file it for you
Registration and quote documentation
Post-install verification paperwork
Coordination with your CleanBC and utility claims
Zero Hours of Your Life · That’s the Promise
How the Paperwork Works
Rebate programs pay the person who files the right forms in the right order. You’re looking at that person’s job description — four steps, and only one of them needs you home.
1
Assessment
Free rebate assessment at your home — we confirm your fuel, equipment and address, then map which programs you actually qualify for. No obligation, no pressure.
2
Install
Licensed install with permits pulled and program-eligible models only — the guesswork that quietly voids claims never enters your project.
3
We file
Our office completes every application — CleanBC, FortisBC, federal, municipal — with the receipts, photos and forms each program demands, in the order they demand it.
4
You get paid
Cheques arrive made out to you, the homeowner. We track every claim and chase it until it lands — most arrive within six to twelve weeks of the final filing.
Honest Ranges · No Ceiling-Promising
What Different Projects Typically Get Back
Not every job carries the headline number. Here are the realistic ranges by service — and the notes that explain why the heat pump stack towers over everything else.
Typical 2026 rebate ranges by service for BC homeowners, with notes on what drives each amount
Service
Typical rebate range
What drives the amount
Heat pump installfuel switch · ducted or ductless
$3,000 – $16,000
The big stack — CleanBC, FortisBC and federal layers combine on eligible fuel switches. Oil and propane conversions sit at the top; income-qualified streams can push higher. That’s where “up to $16,000” lives.
Ductless mini-splitsingle & multi-zone
$1,000 – $8,000
Qualifies where the mini-split becomes your primary heat source. In-unit condo installs claim the smaller in-unit amounts; whole-home switches from baseboards or fossil fuel claim toward the top.
Furnace replacementhigh-efficiency gas
$0 – $1,200
A same-fuel gas swap isn’t the headline play — the programs reward switching off fossil fuel. Limited seasonal offers and FortisBC efficiency programs can still pay a little. We price the heat-pump switch side by side so you see both.
Hot water tanktank swap or heat pump water heater
$500 – $1,000
The $1,000 CleanBC offer on qualifying heat pump water heaters is the one to ask about; standard high-efficiency tank swaps get smaller efficiency-based incentives on eligible models.
Windows & doorsdouble → triple glazing
$500 – $2,000 per package
Real comfort and energy value, but modest next to the heat pump stack. Utility and municipal incentives vary by address — we confirm current amounts for your home at booking.
Ranges reflect typical 2026-era outcomes across our Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley service area, not guarantees. Program budgets, rates and eligibility change through the year — every number we quote is re-verified in writing at booking and confirmed by program rules at install.
Straight Answers · Before You Ask
Rebate Questions, Answered Honestly
The six questions Metro Vancouver homeowners actually ask us about CleanBC, FortisBC and federal money — with the fine print other contractors skip.
Yes. CleanBC runs income-qualified streams that add meaningful top-ups for qualifying households — on an eligible heat pump switch they can add several thousand dollars on top of the standard stack. We check your household against the current thresholds during your free assessment and file the income-qualified paperwork too if you qualify. See our income-qualified rebate guide for how the streams work.
Townhouses usually claim the full stack when the new system serves your own unit — your strata may need to approve the exterior condenser placement. Condos can claim for in-unit upgrades such as a ductless heat pump or heat pump water heater serving your strata lot, with strata approval on file where common property is touched. We have filed strata claims across Metro Vancouver and know the paperwork pattern per building type.
The CleanBC structure is built for primary residences. Rentals and secondary properties mostly route through utility-side programs such as BC Hydro and FortisBC offers, and some landlords qualify for different efficiency incentives. Tell us how the property is used at booking and we will map the programs that actually apply — we never file applications we expect to bounce.
Pre-approval typically takes two to four weeks, and it must be granted before any equipment is purchased — buying the right model one day early can void the claim. After the install, our office files the final paperwork and most cheques arrive within six to twelve weeks. We track every claim and chase it until it is paid.
Apply first, always. The sequence that protects your money is: EnerGuide assessment where required, then program pre-approval, then the equipment purchase and install, then the final application with receipts and photos. We sequence the whole chain for you at booking, so the order is never the reason a rebate dies.
Programs adjust budgets, rates and eligibility through the year, and limited-time bonuses appear and disappear with the seasons. That is why every figure on this page is an estimate, why we re-verify your numbers in writing at booking, and why final amounts are confirmed by the program rules in effect at the time of your install. If a program pauses, we re-map your project onto whatever is live — our CleanBC rebates 2026 guide covers the current structure in depth.
Where To Next
Keep the Numbers Moving
Rebates are one lever. These pages cover the other two — how you pay for the rest, and what you’re actually buying.
Thousands of BC homeowners leave rebate money unclaimed every year because the paperwork looks intimidating. It isn’t — when it’s our paperwork. One call starts it: we assess, install, file and follow up until your cheque arrives.
