Beyond the heat pump: the smart thermostat and attic insulation rebates you can get without an energy assessment
Home Renovation Savings also offers $125 for a smart thermostat and up to $1,250 for attic insulation, with no energy assessment. Here is what the official pages say about who qualifies and how each one works.
If you are looking at a heat pump, the Ontario program Home Renovation Savings, run by Enbridge Gas and Save on Energy, has two smaller rebates on the same list. Like the heat pump rebate, neither needs an energy assessment. Here is what the official pages say today.
Smart thermostat: $125
There are two ways to get it:
- Before you buy: request a code by e-mail, then use it at checkout. The page lists The Home Depot in store, or Best Buy, Copeland Sensi, ecobee or Mysa online.
- After you buy: buy an eligible thermostat from any retailer and upload your receipt within 60 days of purchase.
The thermostat must be one of the models listed on the smart thermostat page. To qualify, you:
- Are an Enbridge Gas customer who heats mainly with a natural gas furnace or boiler, or are on the Ontario electricity grid and heat or cool your home with electricity.
- Live in a single or semi-detached home, a row or townhome, or a mobile home on a permanent foundation.
- Have not already received a smart thermostat rebate, discount or device from Enbridge Gas, Save on Energy or Home Renovation Savings.
The program says you can buy and install a smart thermostat yourself.
Attic insulation: up to $1,250
The top amount, $1,250, is for raising attic insulation from R-12 or less to at least R-50. Cathedral ceilings and flat roofs can get up to $750. The full table is on the attic insulation page.
The main rules:
- You must own your home.
- 100% of the roof assembly must be insulated.
- Single detached, semi-detached, row or townhomes, and mobile homes on a permanent foundation qualify. Stacked townhomes and new builds (occupied six months or less) do not.
- You heat mainly with a natural gas furnace or boiler as an Enbridge Gas customer, or you are on the Ontario grid and heat with electricity, oil, propane or wood.
- The home has not had an attic insulation rebate before from Enbridge Gas, Save on Energy, the Government of Ontario or the program.
Like heat pumps, attic insulation goes through a participating contractor, who completes the application and does the work.
What the pages do not say
The official pages do not say how these rebates work together with the heat pump rebate. Each one has its own rules and its own application. If you plan more than one upgrade, read each page or ask the program through its help and support page.
One rule matters most for the heat pump itself: pre-approval is mandatory, and installations done before approval are not eligible.
The federal rebate is separate
The National Heat Pump Rebate is a different, federal program. Canada.ca says installs from November 1, 2026 may qualify, for $2,000 above the median income or up to $10,000 at or below it, with applications opening online in early 2027. The page covers heat pumps and does not mention thermostats or insulation. It also says the details are still being finalized and may change.
If you want to see what the Ontario heat pump rebate could mean for your home, our free rebate check takes a few minutes, and a free quote comes with no obligation.
This post is based on this article.