{"id":12982,"date":"2025-08-27T20:21:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/envisionmatrix.com\/main\/government-support-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T20:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:24:14","slug":"government-support-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/envisionmatrix.com\/main\/government-support-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Government Support – Residential<\/strong><\/h1> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Ontario Residential Incentive \u2014 Home Renovation Savings (Solar & Battery)<\/strong><\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Program:<\/strong> Home Renovation Savings Solar Incentive (No energy assessment required)
Who qualifies:<\/strong> Ontario homeowners<\/strong> (18+, own occupied dwelling connected to Ontario grid).
What\u2019s covered:<\/strong>
\u2022 Solar PV rebate:<\/strong> Up to $5,000<\/strong> (approx. $1,000\/kW)
\u2022 Battery storage rebate:<\/strong> Up to $5,000<\/strong> (~$300\/kWh)
Total potential rebate:<\/strong> Up to $10,000 (solar + battery)<\/strong>
Rules:<\/strong>
\u2714 Only new installations; cannot expand or replace existing systems
\u2714 Systems must be designed for load displacement<\/strong> (no net export)
\u2714 Battery storage must be installed with<\/em> new solar
Process:<\/strong> Pre-approval, permits, installation, final rebate claim
(Based on Home Renovation Savings solar rebate page)<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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Federal Incentive \u2014 Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit (CT ITC)<\/strong><\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Program:<\/strong> Canada Revenue Agency \u2014 Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit
Who it helps:<\/strong> Canadian corporations and qualifying trusts investing in clean technology assets<\/strong> (including solar and battery storage).
What it offers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Up to 30% refundable tax credit<\/strong> of the capital cost for clean tech property placed in service 2023\u20132033<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    15% credit<\/strong> for property placed in 2034<\/strong>.
    Eligible assets include:<\/strong>
    \u2022 Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems
    \u2022 Stationary energy storage (e.g., batteries)
    \u2022 Heat pumps, geothermal, EV chargers, and other zero-emission equipment
    Important features:<\/strong>
    \u2714 Refundable credit \u2014 money comes back even if tax payable is low
    \u2714 Applies to new clean technology property used in Canada<\/em>
    \u2714 If sold or exported within 10 years, some credit may be recaptured
    Best used with:<\/strong> Capital cost allowance (CCA), provincial\/utility incentives, greening strategies
    (Federal program details from CRA page)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    How These Incentives Work Together<\/h2>\n

    For Homeowners:<\/strong>
    \ud83d\udccc Claim Home Renovation Savings rebates<\/strong> for solar + battery
    \ud83d\udccc Combine with Canada Greener Homes Grant<\/strong> (if available)
    \ud83d\udccc Note:<\/em> Homeowners cannot claim the federal CT ITC<\/strong> directly \u2014 it\u2019s for corporations\/trusts<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Government Support – Residential Ontario Residential Incentive \u2014 Home Renovation Savings (Solar & Battery) Program: Home Renovation Savings Solar Incentive (No energy assessment required)Who qualifies: Ontario homeowners (18+, own occupied dwelling connected to Ontario grid).What\u2019s covered:\u2022 Solar PV rebate: Up to $5,000 (approx. $1,000\/kW)\u2022 Battery storage rebate: Up to $5,000 (~$300\/kWh)Total potential rebate: Up to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12982","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"

    Government Support - Residential<\/strong><\/h1>\n

    Ontario Residential Incentive \u2014 Home Renovation Savings (Solar & Battery)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\"pexels-kindelmedia-9875448\"\n

    Program:<\/strong> Home Renovation Savings Solar Incentive (No energy assessment required)
    Who qualifies:<\/strong> Ontario homeowners<\/strong> (18+, own occupied dwelling connected to Ontario grid).
    What\u2019s covered:<\/strong>
    \u2022 Solar PV rebate:<\/strong> Up to $5,000<\/strong> (approx. $1,000\/kW)
    \u2022 Battery storage rebate:<\/strong> Up to $5,000<\/strong> (~$300\/kWh)
    Total potential rebate:<\/strong> Up to $10,000 (solar + battery)<\/strong>
    Rules:<\/strong>
    \u2714 Only new installations; cannot expand or replace existing systems
    \u2714 Systems must be designed for load displacement<\/strong> (no net export)
    \u2714 Battery storage must be installed with<\/em> new solar
    Process:<\/strong> Pre-approval, permits, installation, final rebate claim
    (Based on Home Renovation Savings solar rebate page)<\/em><\/p>\n

    Federal Incentive \u2014 Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit (CT ITC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Program:<\/strong> Canada Revenue Agency \u2014 Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit
    Who it helps:<\/strong> Canadian corporations and qualifying trusts investing in clean technology assets<\/strong> (including solar and battery storage).
    What it offers:<\/strong><\/p>

    • Up to 30% refundable tax credit<\/strong> of the capital cost for clean tech property placed in service 2023\u20132033<\/strong>.<\/p> <\/li>

    • 15% credit<\/strong> for property placed in 2034<\/strong>.
      Eligible assets include:<\/strong>
      \u2022 Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems
      \u2022 Stationary energy storage (e.g., batteries)
      \u2022 Heat pumps, geothermal, EV chargers, and other zero-emission equipment
      Important features:<\/strong>
      \u2714 Refundable credit \u2014 money comes back even if tax payable is low
      \u2714 Applies to new clean technology property used in Canada<\/em>
      \u2714 If sold or exported within 10 years, some credit may be recaptured
      Best used with:<\/strong> Capital cost allowance (CCA), provincial\/utility incentives, greening strategies
      (Federal program details from CRA page)<\/em><\/p> <\/li> <\/ul>\n\"pexels-kindelmedia-9875685\"\n

      How These Incentives Work Together<\/h2>

      For Homeowners:<\/strong>
      \ud83d\udccc Claim Home Renovation Savings rebates<\/strong> for solar + battery
      \ud83d\udccc Combine with Canada Greener Homes Grant<\/strong> (if available)
      \ud83d\udccc Note:<\/em> Homeowners cannot claim the federal CT ITC<\/strong> directly \u2014 it\u2019s for corporations\/trusts<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/envisionmatrix.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/envisionmatrix.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/envisionmatrix.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/envisionmatrix.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/envisionmatrix.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12982"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/envisionmatrix.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13545,"href":"https:\/\/envisionmatrix.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12982\/revisions\/13545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/envisionmatrix.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}