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Thinking of Making your Home Greener? Canada’s Government Will Pay You for Doing So

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Today, the Government of Canada announced it is launching a new program that offers Canadians grants of up to $5,000 to pay for energy-saving home upgrades. Thus, the Canada Greener Homes Grants program will help homeowners upgrade heaters, install panels and replace windows and doors through funding.

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The Greener Homes Grants program

In fact, the program’s expected worth by 2028 is about CAD$2.6 billion. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan rolled out the Greener Homes Grants initiative today.

“As a country, every effort counts to keep our air clean and our environment healthy,” Trudeau said Thursday. Thus, “we know that these retrofits can sometimes be out of reach, so our government is now making them more affordable for Canadians.”

Accordingly, homeowners will be able to receive Greener Homes grants of up to $5,000 to make energy-efficient retrofits to their primary residences. Besides, beneficiaries can also get an additional $600 to help with the cost of home energy evaluations.

Worth noting, Trudeau said the Greener Homes Grants would initially target 700,000 homeowners. The initiative will also help them lower their bills and keep their houses warmer in the winter. 

The process

In this sense, people across the country can now apply online. According to an earlier government statement, the Greener Homes Grants’ landing page for applications was down earlier today due to high demand.

Accordingly, the application process will start with an energy evaluation assessed by a certified adviser. Therefore, the adviser must visit an applicant’s home and determine which energy-saving measures would qualify for reimbursement.

After the assessment, if the homeowner chooses to proceed, a licensed contractor would then be hired to conduct the retrofits. After an inspection of the completed work, the homeowner would be reimbursed.

Indeed, private homes and buildings are among the largest sources of carbon emissions in Canada. Thus, they are responsible for contributing about 18 percent of the country’s emissions.

Similarly, last week, the federal government announced it’s providing up to $10 million to recruit, train and mentor 2,000 people to conduct energy audits.

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