BC Heat Pump Rebates
BC heat pump rebates 2026: which stream you actually qualify for
Here's the part most online guides get wrong: BC's standard gas-to-heat-pump fuel-switch rebates ended in April 2025. What's left in 2026 depends entirely on your situation — and the gaps between streams are thousands of dollars.
The short answer — find your bucket
- Income-qualified (gas/oil/propane home): up to ~$16,000.
- Electric baseboard → heat pump (standard): around $5,000–$10,000.
- Oil-heated home: federal Oil to Heat Pump Affordability, up to ~$10,000.
- Gas home, not income-qualified: little under the standard stream — the big fuel-switch rebates ended in 2025 (FortisBC dual-fuel is the main exception).
The streams, in plain English
1. Income-qualified — the biggest stack (up to ~$16,000)
The CleanBC Better Homes Energy Savings Program offers up to about $16,000 for income-qualified households switching a gas, oil, or propane home to a heat pump (around $5,000 for an electric-baseboard home). This is by far the richest path if you qualify on income.
2. Electric baseboard → heat pump (standard, ~$5,000–$10,000)
Switching from electric baseboard is still well supported: roughly $5,000 from the standard program, with some homeowners stacking additional BC Hydro support toward a combined ~$10,000. Conveniently, baseboard is also where the running-cost savings are largest — so the overall case is strong.
3. Oil homes — federal Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (up to ~$10,000)
If you heat with oil, the federal Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) program offers up to about $10,000 covering the heat pump, electrical upgrades, and oil-tank removal. Note the program has an application deadline (last reported as July 31, 2026) — confirm current status and BC delivery before counting on it.
4. Gas homes, not income-qualified — the gap
This is the surprise: the standard fuel-switch rebates for gas-to-heat-pump ended April 11, 2025. If you heat with gas and don't qualify on income, your main option is a FortisBC dual-fuel rebate (~$5,000 for qualifying gas-furnace-plus-heat-pump systems). Don't plan around the old "$6,000 gas switch" numbers you'll still see quoted — they're gone.
Strings attached
- HPCN contractor required. Most CleanBC streams require a Home Performance Contractor Network member to install and submit the application.
- Order and timing matter. Some rebates must be applied for in sequence or within set windows after install.
- Federal Greener Homes Grant & Loan are closed to new applicants — another reason old guides mislead.
From rebate to net cost
Your net install cost = quoted install − the rebates you actually qualify for. That net number, divided by your annual savings, is your payback. Because the streams differ by thousands and the eligibility rules are fiddly, getting your specific stack right is where the money is — and what the paid kit is built to do.
Bottom line
There's no single "BC heat pump rebate" — there are several streams, and which one applies changes your net cost by thousands. Income-qualified and baseboard/oil switches are well supported; non-income gas switches largely aren't anymore. Confirm current figures officially, and let the paid kit assemble your stack.