How much you get
Enbridge Gas customers (switching from gas)
Cold-climate air-source: $500/ton, up to $2,000.
Enbridge Gas customers, ground-source
Flat rebate for ground-source systems.
Electric, oil, propane, or wood heat
Cold-climate air-source: $1,250/ton, up to $7,500.
Electric, oil, propane, or wood, ground-source
$2,000/ton, up to $12,000.
The unit must be on Natural Resources Canada's qualified products list for cold-climate air-source or ground-source heat pumps.
What you'll actually save each month
Like Brampton and several other GTA cities, Hamilton's electricity comes through Alectra Utilities — but Alectra delivers the power, it doesn't set the price. That's the Ontario Energy Board's call, provincewide.
- Electricity, OEB Regulated Price Plan (Nov 2025–Oct 2026): 9.8¢/kWh off-peak, 15.7¢/kWh mid-peak, 20.3¢/kWh on-peak for time-of-use billing, a 12.8¢/kWh blended average; tiered billing runs 12.0¢/kWh then 14.2¢/kWh once you pass the monthly threshold. (OEB price report →)
- Natural gas (Enbridge): split across four delivery zones and adjusted quarterly — there is no single accurate figure to publish. (Check the current rate for your zone →)
Hamilton's escarpment and lake keep winters comparatively mild for Ontario, which actually works in a heat pump's favour: its coefficient of performance — typically 2.5 to 3.5 units of heat delivered per unit of electricity used — is at its best in the moderate-cold range Hamilton sits in most of the season, rather than the extreme lows where any heat pump has to work harder.
Get your real payback number: our free assessment tool uses your actual bill, not a provincial average.
How to claim it
- Complete the eligibility form on the Save on Energy portal
- Select a participating HVAC contractor
- Get mandatory pre-installation approval before work starts
- Installation is completed
- Contractor submits the post-installation application
- Rebate cheque arrives within 60 days of approval
Heat Pump installers in Hamilton
Real companies based in Hamilton, pulled from their current Google reviews. We're not paid to list anyone here.
Common questions
How much is the heat pump rebate in Hamilton?
It depends on your current heating fuel. Enbridge Gas customers get up to $2,000 for an air-source heat pump or $3,000 for ground-source. If you heat with electric, oil, propane, or wood, you get up to $7,500 (air-source) or $12,000 (ground-source). This is the same structure across all of Ontario.
Is a heat pump worth it in Hamilton's winters?
Yes, though it's closer to the edge than most cities on this list: Hamilton's 10-year (2015-2024) average January low is -6.6°C, among the mildest in the region, but its coldest recorded night, -26.7°C, sits just past the roughly -25°C point where a cold-climate heat pump starts losing peak efficiency — still well within the equipment's working range on all but the rarest nights.
Hamilton lost its own utility name to a 2017 merger too
The city's electricity used to run through Horizon Utilities before it became part of Alectra Utilities in a 2017 merger that also pulled in Brampton Hydro, PowerStream, and Enersource. Nothing about that changes your rebate, since the amounts above are provincial, not utility-set. What it does mean is Hamilton homeowners now deal with one of Ontario's largest distributors for anything utility-side of an install, like confirming panel capacity before a heat pump goes in. We haven't confirmed an Alectra top-up on the provincial rebate specific to Hamilton accounts.
Hamilton's escarpment and lake keep winters relatively mild
Hamilton's 10-year average January low (2015-2024) is -6.6°C, among the mildest readings in this southwestern Ontario cluster, likely helped by its position on Lake Ontario. The coldest recorded night in that decade was -26.7°C, just barely past the roughly -25°C mark where a cold-climate heat pump starts to lose peak efficiency. In other words: Hamilton's worst nights are close to the edge of the equipment's rated range, not deep past it.
Next steps
View all Hamilton rebate programs → or check the official Home Renovation Savings Program site → for the current source of truth.