An EnerGuide evaluation shows where your home loses energy and which upgrades to do first. Solenery checks which rebates need the audit before the work starts, so you don't lose one by booking in the wrong order.
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The evaluation turns a guess about your home into a ranked list of upgrades, and several rebate programs won't pay unless it comes first.
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For owners of houses, townhomes and other homes who plan upgrades, want to claim rebates or want to know why the house is hard to heat.
For businesses and institutions, an audit is done by a consultant, not an EnerGuide advisor, and utilities often pay part of the cost.
Commercial programs usually need pre-approval before the audit starts, and some require an auditor from a pre-qualified list.
An EnerGuide evaluation is a home energy assessment by an energy advisor registered with Natural Resources Canada. The advisor measures your home, runs a blower door test and enters the data into software that produces an EnerGuide rating in gigajoules per year, plus a report on possible upgrades. A lower rating means better energy performance.
The advisor collects, from basement to attic, as NRCan describes it:
Source: NRCan, EnerGuide energy efficiency home evaluations.
The pre-retrofit evaluation comes before the work and tells you what to upgrade. The post-retrofit evaluation comes after and shows your new rating and the proof some rebates ask for. NRCan says the two cost about $600 to $1,000 in total, depending on the provider and province.
A blower door test measures how airtight your home is, using fan equipment set up in an exterior door while the advisor measures the leakage. It is part of the EnerGuide evaluation and shows how much of your heat loss is air leaking through the envelope, which tells you whether air sealing should come before other upgrades.
To get the home ready, NRCan says it must have the following in place:
On the day, don't turn up the furnace, take a shower or run the dishwasher or washing machine during the test, because the fan can affect gas appliances. See insulation and air sealing for what happens next.
Programs that pay for several upgrades use the pre-retrofit evaluation to decide what you qualify for, so booking the audit after the work can cost you the rebate. Ontario's Home Renovation Savings requires an assessment before work starts, Manitoba's rebate needs a pre-retrofit evaluation, and BC's pays by your rating improvement.
Before you sign for any upgrade, enter your address to see which of your programs need an audit and whether you must be approved first.
Order matters for the work too: audit, insulate and air seal, consider windows and doors, then heat pump and, if the new loads need it, the electrical panel.
An EnerGuide pre- and post-retrofit evaluation costs about $600 to $1,000 in total, and there's no federal rebate for it. Provinces help: Ontario pays $600 back in its assessment stream, Manitoba pays $400 toward a pre-retrofit evaluation, and BC pays by how much your rating improves. Businesses can get up to 50% back on audits in Manitoba and Ontario.
The Greener Homes Grant is closed to new applicants, the Greener Homes Loan closed on Oct 1, 2025, and the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program stopped taking applications on July 31, 2026. What replaced them: the no-cost Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program for income-qualified households, and the provincial programs below. Read the full rundown.
Homeowners. Many rebate programs ask for the evaluation before and after the work
Pre- and post-retrofit evaluations cost about $600 to $1,000 in total, depending on the provider and province. This is a service you pay for, not a federal rebate
Source: each program's official page (linked) · as of Sept 22, 2026
The assessment is the way into the program: up to $5,000 in rebates for the upgrades it recommends. The $199 fee is waived for moderate-income households
Nova Scotia homeowners. The $199 assessment fee is waived for moderate-income households
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$600 back toward the initial and follow-up energy assessments once the program is completed. A registered energy advisor must assess before any work starts
Ontario homeowners who complete at least two qualifying upgrades. Enbridge Gas customers heating with gas, or grid-connected homes heated with electricity, propane, oil or wood
Open. No end date on the official page, and some areas have few service organizations
$20 for each percentage point your EnerGuide rating improves, at least $750 and at most $2,000. Needs a pre- and post-upgrade evaluation by a qualified energy advisor
BC Hydro residential customers. Income-qualified households apply to the Energy Savings Program instead
Open. Rules effective May 15, 2026 for invoiced work. Apply within 6 months of the invoice date
$400 toward a pre-retrofit EnerGuide evaluation. Submit the report within 90 days of the evaluation. Post-retrofit evaluations don't qualify
Manitoba Hydro residential customers who own a home that is at least two years old and plan an energy upgrade within 12 months
Open. No end date on the official page
Up to 50% of the audit cost. Most for an ASHRAE Level 2 / Level 3 audit: $1,200 / $4,200 for smaller buildings, up to $3,200 / $12,500 for buildings of four or more storeys
Commercial buildings with a Manitoba Hydro commercial account, heated with electricity or natural gas. The auditor must be on the pre-qualified list
Open. Pre-approval is required before the audit starts
Up to 50% of eligible audit and study costs: up to $20,000 per project for institutions, $10,000 for other commercial sectors
Enbridge Gas commercial and institutional customers that used at least 100,000 m³ of gas in the previous year
Open. The online form had technical problems on Oct 5, 2026, so contact an Enbridge Energy Solutions Advisor. Pre-approval required
Source: each program's official page (linked) · as of Sept 22, 2026. Amounts change often, so confirm on the official page before you apply. Other provinces: enter your address to see your programs.
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Some cities and utilities lend for energy upgrades and collect the repayment on your property tax or utility bill, so you pay nothing up front. A loan has to be paid back with interest, so check the rate and the fees first.
Open to applicants
Open to applicants
Source: each loan's official page (linked) · as of Oct 5, 2026. Loans are repaid with interest, and they're separate from the rebates above. Other cities and utilities run similar programs: enter your address to see the ones near you.
Use NRCan's list of registered service organizations: enter the first three characters of your postal code, then contact an organization yourself to book. Only organizations you contacted can schedule and invoice you. NRCan warns that they don't sell door-to-door or through unsolicited calls or emails.
Solenery also connects energy advisors and commercial auditors with property owners who ask for evaluations. If you hold an EnerGuide advisor or commercial audit credential and want to receive leads, see how it works for providers.
Solenery is a marketplace, not a contractor. We check your incentives first, then help you compare quotes from vetted local pros, so you choose the right energy advisor with the full cost in view.
Enter your address. Find out which rebates need an audit first and whether you need approval before work starts.
Choose an NRCan-registered service organization and book the pre-retrofit evaluation yourself.
Clear access, keep the heating on, close windows and doors, and avoid using gas or wood appliances during the blower door test.
The advisor gives you your EnerGuide rating and a list of recommended upgrades for your home.
Use the report to get quotes from vetted insulation, window, heat pump and electrical contractors.
Book the follow-up if your program needs it, then submit the evaluations and invoices before the deadline.
Step 1 in Solenery: the programs matched to your address
A short explainer on how Solenery matches your rebates and helps you compare contractor quotes.
Retrofits work best in this order. Each step makes the next one smaller or cheaper.
Answers checked against government and official program pages.
NRCan says a pre-retrofit and a post-retrofit EnerGuide evaluation together cost about $600 to $1,000, depending on the provider and the province. Provinces help with the cost: Ontario pays $600 back with its assessment stream, Manitoba pays $400 toward a pre-retrofit evaluation, and Nova Scotia's assessment fee is waived for moderate-income households.
An assessment by an energy advisor registered with NRCan. The advisor checks your airtightness with a blower door test, your insulation, windows, doors and heating equipment, and enters the data into software that produces an EnerGuide rating in gigajoules per year and a report of recommended upgrades.
For many programs, yes. Ontario's Home Renovation Savings assessment stream needs an assessment before any work starts, Manitoba's EnerGuide rebate needs a pre-retrofit evaluation, and BC's EnerGuide rebate needs evaluations before and after. Check each program's rules before you book work.
The pre-retrofit evaluation happens before the upgrades and tells you what to do. The post-retrofit evaluation happens after, and shows the new EnerGuide rating. Some programs, such as BC's, pay by the improvement between the two.
How airtight your home is. Fan equipment is set up in an exterior door and the advisor measures the air leaking through the envelope. It is part of every EnerGuide evaluation, and the result tells you whether air sealing should come before other upgrades.
Use NRCan's list of registered service organizations: enter the first three characters of your postal code and contact an organization to book. NRCan warns that service organizations don't sell door-to-door or through unsolicited calls or emails, so only trust one you contacted.
Yes. Manitoba Hydro's Commercial Energy Audit Program pays up to 50% of the audit cost, and Enbridge Gas in Ontario pays up to 50% of eligible costs, up to $20,000 per project for institutions and $10,000 for other commercial sectors. Both need pre-approval before the audit.
Enter your address to see which rebates need an audit first, then compare quotes from registered energy advisors near you.
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Every rebate amount, status and deadline on this page was read on the program's official page and is dated next to it. We re-check each program monthly, because amounts and deadlines change often. Always confirm with the program before you apply.
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