Foundation
- 01 Overview
What a cold-climate heat pump is, and what this guide will and will not claim.
- 02 Dual-fuel heat pumps
How a heat pump shares a house with wood, propane, or oil, and when that split is the point.
- 03 Dependable Grid rebate
Dual fuel and the other Dependable Grid amounts, from the September 3, 2026 terms.
- 04 Good Energy rebate
The other heat pump rebate: 50 percent up to $10,500 on an existing home, $1,500 on a new one.
- 05 Affordable Heat Pump Program
100 percent up to $24,000 for an income-qualified home. Pre-approval. Not stackable with the other two.
- 06 Heat pump cost guide
Installed cost ranges for northern Canada, and what actually moves the price.
- 07 Sizing guide
Balance point, design temperature, and why a chart made for a milder climate mis-sizes a northern house.
- 08 R-454B explained
What the newer refrigerant is, what it is not a drop-in for, and the handling notes that matter.
- 09 Cold-climate capacity
Daikin FIT Aurora DH9 24 and 36 with the CAPEA coil, and the stronger Moovair cold-climate matches, on the NRCan Manitoba-and-Yukon list.
- 10 NRCan cold-climate list
How to read the official list Yukon’s rebate terms point to, and what the ratings mean.
Decisions
- 11 Best heat pumps for the North, 2026
A criteria-first comparison. Not a ranked shopping list.
- 12 Log home reality check
What changes when the envelope is logs: load, air leakage, and where a heat pump struggles.
- 13 Retrofit vs new build
Why the same machine is a different project in an existing house than in a new one.
- 14 Oil-to-heat-pump conversion
For houses that still heat with oil after the federal grant window closed.
- 15 Heat pump vs furnace vs boiler
A plain comparison of what each system does in a northern winter.
- 16 Maintenance in extreme cold
What an owner can check, and what should stay with a technician.
- 17 Cold-climate myths
Claims that circulate in the North, matched to what the ratings actually say.
- 18 Choosing a contractor
Questions to ask before anyone sizes a system. No recommended-company list.
- 19 Noise and neighbors
Outdoor-unit sound, placement, and what the spec sheet is measuring.
- 20 Thermostats and controls
Setbacks, auxiliary lockout, and utility demand programs.
Places and tools
- 21 Whitehorse costs
What published Yukon examples do and do not tell you about a Whitehorse install.
- 22 Yellowknife and the NWT
A separate page. Yukon rebates do not travel with you.
- 23 Northern British Columbia
Climate is related. Programs, rates, and contractors are not the same as Yukon.
- 24 Defrost cycles
Why the outdoor unit steams, and when that is normal.
- 25 Payback against Yukon power rates
A method for the math, using published rates, not a promised payback.
- 26 Sizing calculator
A planning estimate from house size, insulation, and backup fuel. Not a load calculation.
- 27 Rebate stacking
Which Yukon incentives the terms say can be combined, and which cannot.
- 28 About this guide
How pages are sourced, what gets corrected, and who this is not written for.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from the documents below. If a later official update conflicts, the official update wins.
- Yukon energy incentive terms (PDF)
September 3, 2026. Primary source for Yukon dollar figures linked from the rebate, stacking, and dual-fuel pages.
- NRCan cold-climate listing rules
Primary source for the listing criteria used across the foundation pages.