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Heat Pump Installation and HVAC Upgrades in Ottawa
Ottawa homeowners can improve year-round comfort with cold-climate heat pumps, efficient HVAC equipment, insulation, and other home energy retrofits. HES helps you understand approved programs and coordinate qualifying upgrades with no upfront cost.
About this programme
About this programme in Ottawa
HES works with homeowners across Ottawa and the surrounding National Capital Region to identify whether their home is a fit for an approved retrofit programme. We're not a contractor — all installations in Ottawa are completed by approved programme contractors who meet the programme's standards.
If you'd like the full overview of how the broader programme works, our How It Works section walks through every step, and our FAQ answers the most common questions from homeowners.
Common upgrades
Common upgrades in Ottawa homes
Programmes vary, and not every home receives every upgrade. These are the retrofits we most often see help Ottawa homeowners lower their energy costs.
Insulation
Older Ottawa homes — especially in Westboro, Hintonburg and the Glebe — often lose meaningful heat through attics and walls.
Heat Pumps
Cold-climate heat pumps are well suited to Ottawa winters and the city's growing electrification push.
High-Efficiency Heating
Modern furnaces and boilers turn far more of their fuel into usable heat — useful in Ottawa's climate.
Smart Thermostats
Smart thermostats fine-tune when and how your Ottawa home is heated and cooled, without changing your habits.
Hot Water Systems
Efficient hot water systems trim a meaningful share of monthly energy use for most Ottawa households.
How it works
Four simple steps for Ottawa homeowners.
Tell us about your Ottawa home
Share basic details about your Ottawa property and your current utility situation.
We assess your fit
We work with homeowners across Ottawa to assess whether your home is a fit for an available approved programme.
We handle coordination
HES manages programme qualification and coordinates the next steps on your behalf.
Approved contractors complete the work
Installations in Ottawa are completed by approved programme contractors — with no money out of your pocket.
Who this is for
Who this is for in Ottawa
Most of the Ottawa homeowners we help are dealing with high winter heating bills, an older or aging home, and a reluctance to take on debt for upgrades. If that sounds like your situation, you may be a good candidate. Not every Ottawa home will qualify, and we'll tell you that honestly.
There's no cost to find out, and no obligation either way. If a programme isn't a fit, we'll tell you plainly.
Service area
Serving Ottawa and surrounding areas
From this Ottawa service area we also work with homeowners in the surrounding neighbourhoods and communities, including:
- Kanata
- Barrhaven
- Orléans
- Nepean
- Gloucester
- Stittsville
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Start the conversation
Tell us about your Ottawa home.
Share a few details about your home and situation. We'll review your information and follow up to let you know whether an approved programme may be a good fit.
- No cost to find out
- No obligation if you're not a fit
- Honest answer either way