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If you're a homeowner, you could qualify for a grant of up to $5000 when you make major renovations that improve your home's energy efficiency. In a typical home, that could save you as much as $700 a year on your heating costs for years to come! And all the while you’ll be doing something great for the environment.
How it works
To qualify for an ecoENERGY Retrofit grant, you need to contact a licensed energy advisor [click here to find the nearest one to you] who will perform a residential energy assessment to identify how to cut your heating and cooling costs and make your home energy efficient.
Your advisor will provide you with a printed report that shows where your energy dollars are being spent and what you can do to improve your home's energy efficiency.
After you have completed your energy upgrades, your advisor will provide you with a second (post-retrofit) evaluation and will apply for the grant on your behalf, preparing the paperwork for you to sign and telling you exactly how much you can expect to receive. Your energy advisor will then forward your application to Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
Only homes that have had pre- and post-retrofit evaluations from an NRCan-licensed energy advisor are eligible for grants.
A grant application must be submitted to NRCan no later than 18 months after the date of the pre-retrofit evaluation. You can expect to receive your cheque within 90 days of your follow-up evaluation.
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