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Grants and Rebates for Consumers
It's possible to
save money and save the environment.
Find out which grants and incentives fit your
personal needs at home and on the road.
ecoENERGY
Retrofit – Homes – Is available to owners
of single family homes including detached, semi-detached
and low rise multi-unit residential buildings. Property
owners can qualify for a federal grant for improving the
energy efficiency of their home. The maximum grant you can
receive per home or multi-unit residential building is
$5,000.
Tax
Credit for Public Transit Passes - If you
regularly take the bus, subway, commuter rail or ferry,
you can get a tax break equal to 15.25% of the cost of a
monthly transit pass just by saving your expired passes.
The credit will also apply to certain weekly passes and
electronic fare card purchases.
Canada
Benefits - On the Canada Benefits Web site, you
can find information about federal, provincial, and
territorial benefit programs and services for individuals.
Canada
Mortgage and Housing Corporation offers a 10
percent refund on its mortgage loan insurance premium when
a borrower buys or builds an energy-efficient home. To
qualify for this refund, the home's energy efficiency must
be rated using the EnerGuide rating system or be R-2000
certified and meet certain minimum requirements.
Directory
of Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Programs in
Canada – Natural Resources Canada
Federal,
Provincial, Territorial and Municipal Incentives and
Rebates – Take advantage of grants, rebates,
discounts and other incentives available to help you use
less energy, switch to renewable energy and produce less
waste at home and on the road.
Grants
and Incentives
- Office of Energy Efficiency,
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