CleanBC Income Qualified Program
Everyone deserves a healthy, comfortable, and energy-efficient home. Based on your household income, the CleanBC Income Qualified Program offers enhanced rebates to make energy-saving home upgrades more affordable. We can help you:
- Lower your monthly energy costs
- Improve year-round comfort
- Enjoy healthier indoor air quality
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Overview
Rebate amount
Up to $33,900Who can apply
B.C. citizens who live in an eligible home, meet income qualification requirements, and have residential utility accounts with BC Hydro, FortisBC, or municipal utility
Deadline
The application and supporting documentation must be submitted by the Income Qualified Program Registered Contractor within six (6) months of the invoice date
Funding provided by
The Province of British Columbia
Rebate amount
Upgrade
You may be eligible to receive enhanced rebates that cover 60–95% of your home upgrade costs.
Free energy coaching, virtual energy assessments, and support in multiple languages can help identify the home upgrades and rebates that are best for you.
Available rebates
Rebate
Insulation
Windows and doors
Heat pumps
Heat pump water heater
Electric service upgrade
Ventilation
Health and safety
Eligibility requirements
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.
Number of people living in your home
(including adults and children) |
Combined pre-tax annual income of all adults in your home (excluding dependants): | |
Income Level 1 |
Income Level 2 | |
1 |
$42,593 | $55,903 |
2 |
$53,026 |
$69,596 |
3 | $65,189 |
$85,560 |
4 | $79,147 |
$103,880 |
5 | $89,768 |
$117,820 |
6 | $101,242 |
$132,880 |
7 or more | $112,718 |
$147,943 |
Requirements for the home
You must live in an eligible home:
- The home must be a year-round primary residence, that is is at least 12 months old.
- You must have a residential utility account with FortisBC, BC Hydro, or a municipal utility.
- The home must be one of the following types of residential buildings:
- 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.
- If you currently rent your home, you will need a landlord consent form to accompany your application.
- You must 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.
- You must pre-register and receive an eligibility code before completing the upgrade.
- The home must be primarily heated by one of the following:
- natural gas, propane or oil
- electricity (hard-wired electric heating systems such as electric baseboards, radiant ceilings, radiant floors, forced-air furnace/boiler, or heat pump).
- wood or other solid fuels.
Requirements for your contractor
The upgrades must be installed:
- By an Income Qualified Program Registered Contractor who is approved to install home upgrades for the CleanBC Income Qualified Program, for the trade applicable to the upgrade being installed (e.g. Insulation must be installed by a licensed residential insulation contractor).
Requirements for the upgrades
- You must pre-register and receive an eligibility code before completing the upgrade.
- Rebates cannot exceed the cost on the invoice and the paid cost of the upgrade.
- Rebates can only be claimed up to the maximum rebate amounts per measure.
- To access the requirements for your specific upgrades please click on the upgrade link below.
See below for sample invoices
Heat Pumps
- From electric or wood heating to heat pump
- From fossil fuel to heat pump
- Dual fuel heat pump
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Combination space and water heat pump
All other upgrades
Deadlines
The application and supporting documentation must be submitted by the Income Qualified Program Registered Contractor within six (6) months of the invoice date.
How to apply
Before you begin
- Confirm eligibility by reviewing the Rebate Eligibility Requirements, Participant Terms and Conditions, and Contractor Terms and Conditions.
- Complete the program’s pre-screen and pre-registration to determine your eligibility through the CleanBC Income Qualified Program participant portal. Once confirmed you will receive an eligibility code and opportunities report, outlining your suggested upgrades. You can also make an appointment with an income qualified program coach or schedule a virtual assessment for pre-registration assistance or support to identify the best upgrades for your home.
- Customer must choose an Income Qualified Program Registered Contractor to complete the upgrade.
- Contractors interested in becoming registered in the Income Qualified Program can contact IQPcontractorsupport@clearesult.com
- After completing the upgrade, contractor will submit the rebate application and deduct the rebate from the final cost of the upgrade.
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Who to contact
- CleanBC Income Qualified Program
Program updates
Effective January 1, 2023, the CleanBC Income Qualified Program rebate for windows and doors are not available to customers in the City of Vancouver due to municipal regulations for renovating homes.
In the City of Vancouver, eligible windows/doors must be installed by December 31, 2022. Rebate applications must be submitted within six months of the invoice date.
As of October 01 2022, eligibility requirements for ductless mini-split, ductless multi-split, Tier 2 central ducted, and dual fuel ducted heat pumps have changed.
- Heat pumps must meet new energy efficiency requirements:
- SEER: >16.00
- HSPF: >10.00
- Ductless mini-split heat pumps must be installed in a home that is 1,200 sq ft or less
- Ductless multi-split heat pumps must have at least two indoor heads installed
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FAQs and more

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Rebate FAQs
- Do contractors need to sign up for the CleanBC Income Qualified Program?
- I am not comfortable providing income qualifying documentation, can I still participate in the CleanBC Better Homes Income Qualified Program?
- Who are program rebates paid to through the CleanBC Better Homes Income Qualified Program?

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