CleanBC Income Qualified Program Rebates for Ductless Mini-Splits, Ductless Multi-Splits, and Central Ducted Air Source Heat Pumps

In order to qualify for this rebate, all of the following requirements must be met. Please read them carefully. Contact an Energy Coach if you have questions.

Income qualification requirements

Rebate coverage is based on the combined income of all adults in your home and how many people live in your home, including adults and children.

• Combined incomes less than Income Level 1 are eligible for up to 95% of upgrade costs.
• Combined incomes less than Income Level 2 are eligible for up to 60% of upgrade costs.

Requirements for the home

You must live in an eligible home:

• The home must be a year-round primary residence that is at least 12 months old.
• The home must be primarily heated by natural gas or propane.
• You must have a residential utility account with FortisBC, BC Hydro, or a municipal utility.
• The home must be one of the following types:
  • Single family home (detached dwelling)
  • Secondary suite in a single-family home (detached dwelling), with its own separate utility meter
  • Mobile home that is permanently fixed, sits on a foundation and is structurally complete with installed and connected plumbing, heating, electrical, water and sewer services; towing apparatus and axle must be removed
  • Duplex, triplex, row home or townhome, where each unit has its own natural gas and/or electricity meter; utility accounts must be in the name of the resident and/or homeowner.  Utility accounts in the name of a strata corporation are not eligible.
• The home must be primarily heated by:
  • fossil fuel (natural gas, oil, or propane)
  • electricity (hard-wired electric heating systems such as electric baseboards, radiant ceilings, radiant floors, or forced-air furnace/boiler)
  • wood or other solid fuels
• If you currently rent your home, you will need a landlord consent form to accompany your application.
• Pay your own energy utility bills. Utility accounts must be in the name of the resident and/or homeowner; utility accounts in the name of a strata corporation or landlord are not eligible.
• Homes in Non-Integrated Areas of the electricity grid must contact IncomeQualified@betterhomesbc.ca for pre-approval prior to installation.

Requirements for your contractor

New heat pumps must be installed:

• By an Income Qualified Program Registered Contractor who is approved to install home upgrades for the CleanBC Income Qualified Program, and for the trade applicable to the upgrade being installed (e.g. Heat pumps must be installed by a licensed residential heating and cooling contractor), and
• In accordance with the Heat Pump Best Practices Guide for Existing Homes.

Requirements for the upgrade

• You must pre-register and receive an eligibility code before completing the upgrade.
• The new heat pump must:
  • Replace the existing primary heating system.
  • Be sized to function as the primary heating system of the home.
  • Have a minimum capacity of 12,000 BTU (1 ton).
  • Serve a main living area (e.g. family room, living room, or open-concept kitchen-living room).
  • Have an AHRI certified reference number that references all components of the heat pump.
  • Be listed as a qualified system on the qualified product list.
  • Central ducted heat pumps must have a static pressure ≥0.6” WC

Requirements for the equipment being replaced

The old heating system must also meet requirements in order to be eligible for this rebate.  Select your existing system type to learn more.