How much you get
Eligible brands and models
Burlington homeowners get a flat $125 off one eligible smart thermostat under Ontario's Home Renovation Savings Program, either as an instant discount code used at checkout or as a mail-in rebate after you buy. Six brands qualify: ecobee, Google Nest, Honeywell Home, Copeland Sensi, Mysa, and Sinopé. The rebate is capped at one per household, and current retail prices for each eligible model are compared below.
Compare smart thermostats you can buy
A lot of Burlington's Lake Ontario-adjacent homes have central air paired with a gas furnace, so most of the six eligible brands below will work without special wiring.
- Tracks indoor air quality alongside temperature
- Compatible with the vast majority of forced-air heating and cooling setups
- Builds its own schedule from how you actually use the house
- Large display is readable from across a room
- Room sensor bundled in to fix the "always cold" bedroom problem
- Auto-detects when everyone has left the house
- Touchscreen with a simple, uncluttered app
- No C-wire required for most installs
- Made for baseboard and radiant-floor heat that other brands skip
- Canadian-designed, works with Matter/Google/Alexa
- Quebec-built, works with electric baseboard and radiant heat
- No hub required, connects directly to Wi-Fi
Prices are approximate manufacturer list prices and change — check the brand's site for current pricing.
How to claim it
- Before buying: apply for the $100 instant rebate through the program portal, then purchase at a participating retailer
- After buying: purchase any eligible model, then submit your receipt for a $100 mail-in rebate
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Common questions
How do I get a free smart thermostat in Burlington?
There's no longer a free-thermostat giveaway in Burlington the way peaksaver PLUS used to run years ago. What's available now is Ontario's Home Renovation Savings Program: a $125 instant or mail-in rebate on an eligible ecobee, Google Nest, Honeywell Home, Copeland Sensi, Mysa, or Sinopé thermostat, rising to $125 if you're enrolled in the program's Equity/Energy Affordability stream.
Which thermostats qualify for the Burlington rebate?
The Home Renovation Savings Program covers specific models from six manufacturers: ecobee, Google Nest, Honeywell Home, Copeland Sensi, Mysa, and Sinopé. Check the current model list on the program site before buying, since not every thermostat a brand sells is on it.
Your utility: Burlington Hydro
Burlington Hydro has not published its own smart thermostat demand-response program, and the peaksaver PLUS free thermostat giveaway that many Ontario homeowners remember stopped taking new signups back in 2017. The $125 rebate on this page comes from the province's Home Renovation Savings Program, which is separate from anything Burlington Hydro runs. Call Burlington Hydro directly if you want to confirm whether a Peak Perks-style enrollment bonus is currently on offer for your account. For more, see the City of Burlington Climate Action Plan. Burlington Hydro.
Next steps
Ready to buy? See all 7 eligible brands compared, with direct links to each manufacturer's current models →
View all Burlington rebate programs → or check the official Home Renovation Savings Program site → for the current source of truth.