Take advantage of a financial assistance from the Energy Efficiency Fund (EEF) to carry out renovation work aimed at improving the thermal envelope of buildings in order to increase their energy efficiency.

Eligible measures

• Replacing windows;
• Compartmentalizing the building and making it airtight (to eliminate air leaks)¹;
• Insulating the building;
• Installing thermal and foam screens in greenhouses.

Financial assistance²

Rebate offered for each tier of natural gas saved³.

Natural gas saved	Rebate
5 % or less	50 ¢/m3
5,1 % - 7,5 %	60 ¢/m3
7,6 % - 10 %	70 ¢/m3
10,1 % - 15 %	80 ¢/m3
15,1 % or more	90 ¢/m3
Example of the financial assistance’s calculation

The maximum amount of financial assistance may not exceed 50% of the cost of the measures, up to a limit of:

• $40,000 for customers with a consumption volume below 150,000 cubic meters;
• $100,000 for customers with a consumption volume of 150,000 cubic meters or more.

Minimum requirements for the work

The work must exceed the standards of the Model National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (PDF | 38 ko).

Are you eligible for this program?

Eligible are Gaz Métro customers who own or rent commercial, industrial, institutional or multi-unit buildings with four or more units, with the exception of customers subject to tariffs 4 and 5.

Steps to follow:

You have up to 2 months following completion of the work to submit the Participant's Guide or the evaluation.

	Inform us about your project Before starting the work4, you need to inform us about your project by submitting the Project outline form.
	Validate your annual consumption Consult your bill or contact us to validate your annual consumption. A If you are consuming less than 150,000 cubic meters annually: Complete the Participant’s Guide. Electronic version Print version (PDF | 177 ko) B If you are consuming 150,000 cubic meters or more annually: You need to provide an evaluation of the energy savings generated by the building envelope measures that are to be implemented. This evaluation must be conducted by a consulting firm or any other competent service provider that is qualified to estimate the energy savings using established methods. You must follow the instructions which can be found in the Preparation guide for the energy savings evaluation report (PDF | 141 ko) C Moreover, regardless of the number of cubic meters consumed annually, if you undertake work implicating a reduction in air infiltrations (airtightness and compartmentalization of the building) : You must provide an evaluation of the energy savings generated by this measure. This evaluation must be conducted by a consulting firm or any other qualified service provider. You must follow the instructions which can be found in the Preparation guide for the airtightness savings evaluation report (PDF | 345 ko)
	Once the work is completed, send us: Copies of the bills for your work and the materials installed; Photographs of the work done; Any additional documentation available describing the technical details of your project (ex: quotations from a contractor or supplier, product specification sheet, technical work description, plans, etc.)

1	To be eligible, the work must be done on the whole building.
2	Tariffs 4 and 5 customers are not eligible. Program subject to change without prior notice.
3	The percentage of savings is calculated according to the annual heating consumption reference.
4	The start date of the work corresponds to the signature date on the contract outlining the project submitted for the request for financial assistance from the EEF.