Moderate Income Rebate

Make your home more comfortable and energy efficient through upgrades such as heat pumps, better insulation, draft-proofing, windows, doors, and other upgrades. If you have a moderate income, you may qualify for additional incentives towards your energy efficient upgrades and the cost of your Home Energy Assessment may be covered.

The Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia are working together to help low- and median-income Canadian households who are currently heating their homes with oil to make the transition to electric cold-climate heat pumps. The Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) Program provides up to $15,000 to help eligible homeowners make this transition and may be combined with funding from existing federal and provincial programs.

Are you ready to apply?

Before you start your application make sure you check all the boxes. Copies of documentation must be submitted with your application:

Eligibility

• Your household net income is under the levels shown in the chart below;
• You own a home (i.e. detached, duplex/semi-detached, townhouse, or mobile home) located in Nova Scotia and can provide proof of ownership;
• You live in your home year-round, it is your current primary residence and you do not plan to sell it in the near future;
• The home is at least 6 months old, and no major renovations have been started.

Documentation

• Proof of income – please provide a 2023 Notice of Assessment from the Canada Revenue Agency for all members of your household over the age of 18. You can request a copy from the Canadian Revenue Agency at 1-800-959-8281. Please note that T1 forms will not be accepted.
• Proof of home ownership – please provide a property tax assessment notice or property tax bill from your municipality. This must include the homeowner’s full name and civic address.
• Oil use records – applicants interested in applying for additional incentives available through the federal Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program will need to provide copies of their oil bills showing more than 500L of oil use per year. Please note that we can only accept oil use records for the 12-month period preceding your program application. second half of the year with an updated strategy to increased content variety and invested more in boosting posts.