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How to Qualify

To qualify for the Lower Income Energy Efficiency Program, homeowners must:

  • live in single detached homes, semi-detached homes (includes houses, townhouses, row houses, multiple houses), or mobile homes on permanent foundations;
  • live there on a year-round basis;
  • have a total household income (before deductions) that falls within levels associated with the community size in the chart below:
    Household Income Thresholds*
    Household Size Community Size (Population)
    < 30,000 30,000 to 99,999 500,000 + over
    1 person
    		 $22,808 $24,926 $29,123
    2 persons
    		 $28,393 $31,030 $36,255
    3 persons
    		 $34,905 $38,146 $44,571
    4 persons
    		 $42,381 $46,316 $54,115
    5 persons
    		 $48,068 $52,531 $61,378
    6 persons
    		 $54,213 $59,248 $69,223
    7 or more persons
    		 $60,356 $65,963 $77,070
    * Based on 125 per cent of Statistics Canada's Low Income Cut Off Thresholds for 2012.

First Nations communities are also eligible to participate. Read more about our First Nations Power Smart Program.

We will work with organizations to help promote and deliver the program.  If your organization would like to help lower income homeowners participate in energy efficiency home improvements, contact us.