Furnace Rebate Ontario 2026: What Actually Exists (and What Doesn't)
If you searched "furnace rebate Ontario," you've probably hit a wall of contradictory numbers. Here's the version with no sales spin — what the current program really pays, who the real winners are, and why half the pages you'll find are describing programs that no longer take applications.
The honest quick answer
There is no rebate for installing or replacing a gas furnace itself under Ontario's current Home Renovation Savings program. The heating money in 2026 is for heat pumps — including setups where your furnace stays as backup.
Why the internet is so confusing about this
Ontario's rebate landscape was rebuilt recently: the Home Renovation Savings program replaced the older HER+ pathway for new applicants, and the federal Greener Homes Grant closed to new applications back in 2023. Plenty of contractor sites still rank with the old numbers — $1,000 Enbridge furnace rebates, $5,000 federal grants — that you can no longer apply for. We keep a plain-English record of what changed and where the federal programs stand.
Where the money actually is, by your current heating
You heat with a gas furnace (Enbridge)
$500/ton, up to $2,000
For adding a cold-climate heat pump — your furnace can stay as backup (hybrid setup)
You heat with an electric furnace or baseboards
$1,250/ton, up to $7,500
The biggest rebate path in the program — switching off electric resistance heating
You heat with oil, propane, or wood
$1,250/ton, up to $7,500
Same top rate; oil homes may also have a separate federal oil-to-heat-pump path
Oil-heated home? See the oil-to-heat-pump guide. Electric heating? The electric-to-heat-pump switch is usually the single largest rebate a home can claim.
"But I just want a new furnace"
Fair — and sometimes that's the right call. But if your furnace is at end-of-life anyway, run the comparison before paying full price for a like-for-like swap: a hybrid heat pump setup keeps the furnace for the coldest snaps, earns the rebate on the heat pump portion, and handles your summer cooling in the same unit. We wrote the sober version of that decision — heat pump vs furnace in Ontario — including the cases where the furnace genuinely wins.
Same logic applies if you came here for an air-conditioner rebate: an AC-only replacement isn't rebated, but a heat pump is an air conditioner that also heats — and that one does qualify. Whether it's worth it for your home depends on your fuel and bills.
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Calculate my rebate →Common questions
Is there a rebate for a new gas furnace in Ontario?
No. The current provincial program (Home Renovation Savings) does not pay a rebate for installing or replacing a gas furnace itself. The heating money in 2026 is for heat pumps — including hybrid setups where the furnace stays as backup.
What about an electric furnace?
Electric-furnace homes are the biggest winners: switching to a cold-climate heat pump qualifies for $1,250 per ton, up to $7,500 — the highest air-source rate in the program — and typically cuts electric heating bills substantially.
Can I keep my furnace and still get a rebate?
Yes. A hybrid (dual-fuel) setup — heat pump as the primary system with the gas furnace as cold-snap backup — qualifies for the heat pump portion: $500/ton up to $2,000 for gas-heated homes. The furnace itself isn’t rebated; the heat pump added beside it is.
I’ve seen sites offering $1,000+ Enbridge furnace rebates — are those real?
Those pages describe older programs (like HER+) that closed to new applicants. Home Renovation Savings replaced them, and it does not include a gas-furnace rebate. Always check the official program site before counting on a number.
Independent guide; not affiliated with the Government of Ontario or any utility. Program rules verified against homerenovationsavings.ca and saveonenergy.ca. Verified June 2026.