What closed, and what did not
NRCan’s Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program stopped taking applications on July 31, 2026. Applications in before that date are still being processed. If you were approved, the work has to be finished and paid for, and the final receipts plus a contractor attestation uploaded, by January 31, 2027. NRCan The federal grant was up to $10,000, with extra money where a province or territory had agreed to match. Eligibility You needed to own and live in the home and show at least 500 litres of heating oil in the 12 months leading up to the application. Propane and wood did not qualify as the fuel being replaced. Process
Yukon was not in the “apply on the federal portal” group. NRCan lists Yukon with the co-delivery provinces and territories and tells those residents to use the territorial program. If you missed the window, there is no late federal form. For a Manitoba or Yukon address, the heat pump that program would accept had to be on the same cold-climate list: the list page says only those rows were eligible under OHPA, and that the equipment had to be bought in Canada. List
What an oil house can still use in Yukon
- Dependable Grid dual fuel does not describe an oil-primary house. The building has to be primarily electric, or a new home that would have been. Terms
- Good Energy’s heat pump rebate does describe a non-electric house: keep the oil system as backup, or install a new non-electric backup. Existing homes: 50 percent up to $10,500. The air-source unit still has to be on the Manitoba-and-Yukon list.
- The Affordable Heat Pump Program is 100 percent up to $24,000 if you meet the income test, get pre-approval, and did not already take OHPA money. The terms say OHPA recipients are ineligible. Oil homes also have to show at least 500 litres used in a 12-month period in the past two years. After-tax household income is line 23600 minus line 43500. The caps in the terms are under $53,820 for one resident, $110,400 for two, $139,150 for three, $163,300 for four, and $184,000 for five or more.
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Sources
Every figure on this page comes from the documents below. If a later official update conflicts, the official update wins.
- Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program
NRCan. July 31, 2026 was the last day to apply. Final receipts and the contractor attestation are due by January 31, 2027. Yukon is a co-delivery jurisdiction; the page sends you to the participating-territory instructions.
- How the process works
At least 500 litres of oil in the 12 months before application. Wood, propane, natural gas, and coal were not eligible heating fuels for this federal program.
- Eligibility
Up to $10,000 across Canada, with a possible additional amount where a province or territory matched. You had to be the owner and primary resident, and heat with oil.
- Manitoba and Yukon list
For Manitoba and Yukon, OHPA eligibility was limited to cold-climate rows on this list. Equipment had to be purchased in Canada.
- Yukon terms
Dual fuel is for electrically heated buildings. AHPP applicants who already received OHPA funding are ineligible. Good Energy heat pump rebate keeps the non-electric system as backup. AHPP oil homes must show 500 litres in a 12-month period within the past two years. After-tax income (line 23600 minus line 43500) must be under $53,820, $110,400, $139,150, $163,300, or $184,000 by household size.