How much you get
Windows and doors don't qualify by themselves
This category sits in the assessment-required tier with insulation, water heater, and air sealing — you need at least 2 of those upgrades combined, and completing 3 or more adds a $500 bonus.
What's different about doing this in Richmond Hill
Alectra Utilities and Enbridge Gas don't run a Richmond Hill-specific window or door incentive, and the joint retrofit-financing study the City is running with Markham hasn't produced a program yet, so there's no local top-up to layer on. Richmond Hill's housing stock leans newer and larger than a lot of the GTA — more 1980s-and-later detached homes with more glazing per house — which is one reason this category often pencils out well here when paired with the exterior-wall insulation tier rather than done alone.
How to claim it
- Book the initial home energy assessment ($600, refunded later) with a registered energy advisor.
- Review the report to see which openings need replacing.
- Complete the window/door work plus at least one other qualifying upgrade; insulation is a common pair given the housing stock here.
- Book the follow-up assessment; the rebate arrives by mail within about 60 days.
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Common questions
Are window and door rebates available in Richmond Hill?
$100 per rough opening for an eligible ENERGY STAR-rated window or door, bundled into the assessment-required tier with insulation, water heater, and air sealing — you need at least one of those alongside it.
Do all new windows qualify for the rebate in Richmond Hill?
No. They need to meet the ENERGY STAR rating for southern Ontario's climate zone. A standard double-pane replacement usually won't qualify on its own — check the rated spec, not just the marketing label, before buying.
Your utility: Alectra Utilities
Richmond Hill's electricity is delivered by Alectra Utilities, which took over from the former PowerStream (the utility that also used to serve Markham and Vaughan) when the 2017 four-way merger created Alectra. The windows and doors rebate amount is set by the province and doesn't change with that utility history, but Alectra is who to contact if your installer flags a panel capacity issue partway through your window and door project.
What Richmond Hill's winters mean for this upgrade's payback
Richmond Hill sits further from Lake Ontario's shoreline than Toronto proper, which shows up as a slightly colder winter profile — a 10-year average January daily low (2015-2024) of -9.1°C, with a coldest recorded day of -28.2°C. Much of Richmond Hill's housing was built during the same late-20th-century GTA growth wave as its Alectra-served neighbours, so window age and condition tend to track similarly across Markham, Vaughan and Richmond Hill alike.
Next steps
View all Richmond Hill rebate programs → or check the official Home Renovation Savings Program site → for the current source of truth.