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Solar heating


Use solar energy and save!

This program offers incentives for the acquisition and installation of solar air or water heating systems, according to the terms and conditions established by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) for its ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat program.


Financial assistance from the Energy Efficiency Fund (EEF)1

  • Receive $3 per cubic metre of natural gas saved, calculated using simulations, as well as the financial assistance from the ecoENERGY program, which offers 25% of the cost of the project.
  • The maximum rebate granted is $100,000, up to a maximum of 75% of the cost of the project, including the financial assistance obtained from government programs.


Are you eligible for this program?

Housing cooperatives, non profit housing cooperations, and social community organizations servicing low income clients whose building is primarily heated by natural gas for air or water are eligible.


Steps to follow:


Etape 1 Present your project

Register your project with the Natural Resources Canada ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat program and follow the steps indicated on their site.
Etape 2 Send us, by mail or fax:

  • The form detailing information about the project:
    Electronic version Print version (PDF | 656 ko)
  • The form you completed for the ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat program, accompanied by your Gaz Métro account number;
  • A copy of the electronic file with the simulation done for the ecoENERGY program;
  • One or more photos of the building’s facade.
Etape 3 Wait for confirmation

The EEF will confirm the financial assistance potentially available based on the cubic metres of natural gas to be saved.

Etape 4 Carry out the work

You must carry out the work in accordance with the information submitted to the EEF.

You have up to 3 months following the installation of your solar heating system to make a request for financial assistance.

Etape 5 Once the work is completed, send us:

  • A copy of the signed contribution agreement;
  • A report of the system’s implementation, signed by a professional engineer or a certified engineering technician;
  • One or more photos of the installation;
  • Your request for financial assistance in the form of a bill. Consult the explanations in the document Example of Request for Financial Assistance (PDF | 546 ko).



1 To be eligible, the projects must have been presented to, and accepted by the ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat program.
Program subject to change without prior notice.
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