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Ottawa to launch $2-billion heat pump rebate program early next year

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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Thursday that Ottawa will launch a $2-billion heat pump rebate program early next year, targeting one million homes over eight years. The program offers up to $10,000 for households switching from oil, propane, or diesel heating systems, which are more expensive and polluting than alternatives like heat pumps. Households below median income can receive the full amount, while others get up to $2,000. The initiative aims to help families affected by rising fuel costs and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Ottawa will launch a $2 billion heat pump rebate program early next year, aimed at retrofitting one million homes across Canada over eight years. The program targets households heating with oil, propane, or diesel and aims to address the rising costs of these fuels, which have increased by 70% since 2024. Households below median income can receive up to $10,000 for a heat pump purchase, while other homeowners can get $2,000. The government expects that approximately 820,000 households will benefit from the program over its eight-year duration. Carney made the announcement in Sherbrooke, Quebec, alongside Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin, emphasizing the environmental benefits and financial relief for Canadians struggling with heating costs.

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But government officials briefing reporters on background ahead of the announcement said having a heating system fail isn’t necessarily a requirement for eligibility in the new program.

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🔮 A new federal heat pump rebate program will launch early next year, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday.

2026-10-08 · The Globe and Mail

Ottawa to launch $2-billion heat pump rebate program early next year · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 1 hedged)

A new federal heat pump rebate program will launch early next year, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. asserted

Carney → launch → ?

The program will make up to $10,000 available to households that make the switch. asserted

that → make → switch

The program’s full details haven’t been finalized. asserted

details → finalize → ?

Carney made the announcement at the home of a heating and cooling system manufacturer in Sherbrooke, Que., alongside Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. asserted

Carney → make → Dabrusin

The government is budgeting $2-billion over eight years with a target of retrofitting one million homes. asserted

government → budget → homes

“Over one million households in Canada still heat with oil, propane, or diesel. asserted

households → heat → oil

These fuel sources are more polluting, less efficient, and at the mercy of global markets,” Carney said. asserted

Carney → pollute → markets

“Right now, those markets are hitting families hard. asserted

markets → hit → families

Heating a home with oil costs 70 per cent more than it did in 2024, at least $2,500 more per household every year.” asserted

it → heat → household

Households below the median income level can get up to $10,000 back on a heat pump purchase, while other homeowners can get $2,000 by switching to a heat pump. asserted

homeowners → get → pump

Ottawa is in the process of winding down an existing program to subsidize purchases of heat pumps for homes heated with oil. asserted

Ottawa → wind → oil

As of March, the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program helped to install more than 30,000 heat pumps across the country. asserted

program → help → country

In a document detailing some elements of the new program, the government said homeowners could apply for the rebate when their current heating system breaks down, or when it’s approaching the end of its life. uncertain

it → detail → life

But government officials briefing reporters on background ahead of the announcement said having a heating system fail isn’t necessarily a requirement for eligibility in the new program. asserted

system → brief → program

The officials said government data shows 80 per cent of HVAC replacements in Canada happen when current systems break and the new program is trying to target that group. asserted

program → say → group