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
Rebates knock down the purchase price, but payback period, meaning how many months of savings it takes to cover what you spent, is what actually tells you if the upgrade makes financial sense. That calculation only means anything with a real electricity rate behind it.
- Electricity (OEB Regulated Price Plan, Nov 2025–Oct 2026): Alectra Utilities bills Richmond Hill on this provincial rate, not a rate it sets itself. Time-of-use: off-peak 9.8¢/kWh, mid-peak 15.7¢/kWh, on-peak 20.3¢/kWh, averaging 12.8¢/kWh across the day. Tiered accounts pay 12.0¢/kWh up to the monthly threshold, then 14.2¢/kWh. (See the OEB rate report →)
- Natural gas (Enbridge Gas): switching off gas to claim the higher rebate tier means comparing against Enbridge's current rate, which varies by delivery zone and resets quarterly, too volatile to compress into one number on this page. (Check Enbridge's current rate →)
The qualifying cold-climate heat pump moves roughly 2.5–3.5 units of heat per unit of electricity it uses, its coefficient of performance, which is what lets it undercut resistance heating on cost even at the same per-kWh rate. Richmond Hill's coldest night on record, -28.2°C, sits close to where that ratio starts to taper, so most winters here should stay well within the equipment's efficient range.
Want a number specific to your house? Our free assessment tool estimates real payback from your actual bill and system, not a citywide 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 Richmond Hill
Real companies based in Richmond Hill, pulled from their current Google reviews. We're not paid to list anyone here.
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Common questions
How much is the heat pump rebate in Richmond Hill?
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 Richmond Hill's winters?
Yes, and Richmond Hill's own numbers back that up: a 10-year average January low of -9.1°C and a coldest night on record of -28.2°C, both comfortably inside what a qualifying cold-climate heat pump (required for the rebate) is built to handle.
Richmond Hill's Alectra bill, and what it doesn't cover
Richmond Hill is one of several York Region municipalities billed by Alectra Utilities, the product of a string of utility mergers over the past several years. Whoever's named on your electricity bill doesn't affect your rebate — that number is fixed provincially — but Alectra is the utility your installer will deal with if a heat pump install requires a panel-capacity upgrade. As with its neighbouring Alectra cities, we haven't turned up a utility-specific heat pump rebate stacked on top of the provincial one here.
What a Richmond Hill winter actually looks like
Over the last decade (2015-2024), Richmond Hill's average January low has sat at -9.1°C, with the coldest night on record hitting -28.2°C, a touch colder than Toronto to its south, which tracks with how Ontario winters tend to sharpen the further you get from Lake Ontario's shoreline. A cold-climate heat pump is rated to keep working efficiently well past -25°C, so Richmond Hill's coldest night on record sits close to, but still inside, what a qualified unit is built to handle.
Next steps
View all Richmond Hill rebate programs → or check the official Home Renovation Savings Program site → for the current source of truth.