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Heat Pump Rebates in Brighton
On Lake Ontario's shore, Brighton heats mostly with propane, oil and electricity — non-gas fuels, top-tier rebates: $1,250 a ton toward switching.
What do Brighton homes heat with?
A shore-town mix. Some in-town streets have gas, but most homes in Brighton and its rural edges run on propane, oil or electric baseboards — and those fuels earn the top Home Renovation Savings rate of $1,250 per ton, capped at $7,500. Where a home is on natural gas, the gas rate applies instead: $500 per ton, capped at $2,000. Electricity is Hydro One.
In-town homes, lake properties, and the ductless pattern
Brighton's stock ranges from older in-town homes to lake-influenced properties and rural homes on the township roads. Northumberland's pattern shows up here too: additions and conversions whose rooms never got ducts, and baseboards doing expensive work in them. Ductless heads solve those rooms directly, while ducted homes take the furnace pairing. Either route is rebated per ton — the plan follows the house, not the other way around.
What's the rebate math for a typical Brighton home?
A non-gas Brighton home at 2.5 tons: $3,125 from Ontario (2.5 × $1,250), plus $2,000 federal for installs dated November 1, 2026 or later — up to $10,000 federal below the median income. A gas-heated home at the same size: $1,250 from Ontario, plus the federal line. The checker sorts out which line is yours from your fuel answer.
Brighton: check your rebate
Six quick questions about your home. Your estimate — Ontario rebate, federal rebate, net cost and your example monthly figure — is calculated the moment you finish.
Your estimate is on its way
A local advisor will call to confirm your exact number. Here's your estimate now:
Your estimated rebates
Example only — based on your numbers above: your net cost after both rebates, incl. 13% HST, spread over 240 months. Here's the move many homeowners make with that monthly: when the rebate cheque arrives, put it straight onto the financing — at a monthly like this, it covers about two years of payments on its own. Then put the money you're no longer spending on fuel each year onto the loan too, and the system is paid off years early.
Homes like yours often also price a ductless option — ask the advisor to run both.
| Estimated system size | — |
| Ontario Home Renovation Savings rebate | — |
| Federal rebate (announced — applications open early 2027) | — |
| Typical installed cost, full furnace + heat pump switch | — |
| Your net cost after both rebates | — |
| Example monthly figure (net incl. 13% HST ÷ 240) | — |
| What you'll spend on fuel in the next 5 winters if nothing changes | — |
| Estimated heating savings per year after switching | — |
The monthly figure is an example only. The installed range is a typical Ontario range, estimate only. The new system typically heats your home for roughly 45–55% of what oil or propane costs.
What happens next
We call you
A local advisor goes over your estimate and answers questions — no pressure, no obligation.
In-home visit
We measure, check your ductwork and panel, and confirm your exact rebate. Bring last winter's fuel invoices — the savings math gets very clear when it's your own numbers.
Rebate pre-approval filed
Before any work begins, your Ontario pre-approval is filed and your rebate is reserved while funding lasts.
Install — rebate cheque follows
The new system goes in, the claim is submitted, and your rebate cheque arrives, about 60 days after approval.
One date worth knowing
Installations on or after November 1, 2026 count toward the new federal rebate. If your install is being booked this fall, that date line can be worth $2,000 to $10,000 — ask about it on your call.
Estimates only. Your exact rebate is confirmed at the in-home visit, and Ontario rebate pre-approval is filed before any work begins.
Brighton — common questions
How do I know if I'm at the $500 or $1,250 rate?
It's your current heating fuel, full stop. Natural gas as your main heat means $500 per ton; propane, oil or electric means $1,250 per ton. If you're not sure what's on your street versus in your furnace room, the checker and the visit go by what's actually heating your home.
We're near the lake and get real wind chill. Do heat pumps cope?
Cold-climate systems are rated to −25°C and beyond, and Brighton winters — lake wind and all — sit inside that envelope with backup heat for the extremes. Sizing is done against heat loss at winter temperatures, which the visit measures rather than guesses.
Sources and estimates
The rebate figures on this page come from the official program sources: Ontario's Home Renovation Savings program (delivered with Save on Energy and Enbridge Gas) and the Government of Canada's National Heat Pump Rebate. Figures checked October 29, 2026. All amounts are estimates — your confirmed rebate and eligibility come from program pre-approval, filed by a participating contractor before installation.
Keep reading
Heat Pump Cost in Ontario
What each kind of system actually costs installed — before and after rebates.
Federal Rebate: Be First in Line
The new federal rebate pays $2,000 — up to $10,000 below the median income. Be first in line before the Ontario rules land.
Belleville / Quinte
Older housing stock and rural oil and propane across the Quinte area.
Peterborough
Older homes, basement oil tanks, and the top tier across the townships.