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
Alectra bills you, but Alectra doesn't set the price of the electricity on that bill. That's the Ontario Energy Board, and its rate applies the same in Vaughan as it does anywhere else Alectra or any other Ontario utility operates.
- Electricity, OEB Regulated Price Plan (Nov 2025–Oct 2026): time-of-use rates run 9.8¢/kWh off-peak, 15.7¢/kWh mid-peak, 20.3¢/kWh on-peak, an average of 12.8¢/kWh; tiered rates are 12.0¢/kWh then 14.2¢/kWh past the monthly threshold. (OEB price report →)
- Natural gas (Enbridge): rates vary by delivery zone and reset every quarter, so there's no single figure we can honestly print here. (Check this quarter's Enbridge rate →)
A cold-climate heat pump's coefficient of performance is what makes the math work in its favour: it delivers roughly 2.5 to 3.5 units of heat for every unit of electricity it draws, rather than the one-to-one ratio of baseboard heating. Whether it beats your current gas bill depends on this quarter's Enbridge rate and how tight your home's insulation is, so there's no one number that's honest for every Vaughan household.
Get your real number: our free assessment tool works from your actual heating bill and system, not a city 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 Vaughan
Real companies based in Vaughan, pulled from their current Google reviews. We're not paid to list anyone here.
Common questions
How much is the heat pump rebate in Vaughan?
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 Vaughan's winters?
Yes, as long as you get a cold-climate model, which the rebate requires anyway. Ontario winters regularly dip below -15°C, but modern cold-climate heat pumps keep working well past -25°C.
Alectra Utilities: one of Ontario's biggest, and Vaughan is part of it
Vaughan's electricity comes from Alectra Utilities, formed when several GTA-area utilities (including the old PowerStream and Enersource) merged into one of the largest utilities in Ontario. That scale doesn't change your rebate math — the numbers above are set provincially — but it does mean Alectra has more staff and more standardized processes for things like panel-capacity approvals than a small single-city utility does, which some Vaughan installers say cuts down on paperwork delays. We haven't found an Alectra-specific heat pump top-up beyond the provincial program; ask them directly if you want to be sure nothing's changed since this was last checked.
Vaughan's winters, by the numbers
Ten years of actual weather data (2015-2024) puts Vaughan's average January low at -8.6°C, a full degree colder than Toronto just to its south, consistent with how quickly Ontario's winters sharpen as you move away from Lake Ontario's shoreline. The coldest night in that stretch hit -27.5°C. A cold-climate heat pump is built to keep working efficiently well past that mark, down around -25°C or lower, so Vaughan's rare extreme-cold nights are close to but still within what a qualified unit is designed to handle.
Next steps
View all Vaughan rebate programs → or check the official Home Renovation Savings Program site → for the current source of truth.