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- Professional home energy services from trusted non-profit organizations
- Consultations with federally licenced and registered Energy Advisors who do not sell renovations
- Help making the best choices for your home and navigating rebate programs
Since 1995, we’ve been helping homeowners:
- Save money on energy bills
- Improve home comfort
- Reduce emissions and save the planet
- Navigate rebate programs and make smart decisions
Our Approach
For over 30 years, Green Communities Canada has been providing home energy solutions. Our experienced and federally registered Energy Advisors provide comprehensive evaluations of your home’s energy efficiency and recommendations on how to make improvements that are suitable to your specific situation and the rebate programs you may qualify for.
Green Communities Canada is the longest-serving licensed EnerGuide Rating provider in Canada. We do not sell renovations or home heating or cooling appliances. Many of our advisors work for non-profit charities and are here to support you with home energy evaluation, retrofit plans, and incentive or rebate options.
Our Home Energy Solutions
Heat Pump Right-sizing
Heat pumps can provide far more cost-effective heating and cooling than conventional HVAC systems, and our registered Energy Advisors are trained to help you understand how to ensure you choose a heat pump system that is right for your home and your climate.
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EnerGuide Home Evaluation
A professional home energy evaluation from our federally licenced Energy Advisors is the best way to assess your home’s energy efficiency. We meet with you one-on-one to provide a comprehensive picture of your home’s efficiency and recommendations to guide you through what is best for your home, your budget, and your comfort.
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Deep Energy Retrofits
A deep energy retrofit can help you significantly increasing your home’s comfort while also reducing your use of fossil fuels and your heating/cooling costs. Green Communities Canada provides helpful resources about your retrofit pathway, savings estimations, and available incentive, grant, and loan programs.
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Retrofit Case Studies
Don’t take our word for it: hear from homeowners like you who have completed deep energy retrofits. From coast to coast to coast, our Deep Energy Retrofit Case Studies give you a glimpse into the experience of these homeowners and the remarkable benefits they now enjoy.
Learn MoreOur Members
Green Venture
Hamilton, Halton, Brant & Niagara Region
Reep Green Solutions
Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Wellington, Brantford
Environment Network
Barrie, Orillia, Simcoe, Dufferin, Grey & Bruce
Nadeau Energy Solutions
Kingston & Area, Prince Edward County
REAL (Rideau Environmental Action League)
Lanark, Leeds-Grenville, and Frontenac
Retrofit Case Studies
Don’t take our word for it! Hear all about deep energy retrofits from homeowners like you. Located in different climates across Canada, these homeowners have each achieved energy savings of over 50 per cent!
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Retired Couple Improve Home Envelope and Add Heat Pumps to Get 56 Per Cent Energy Savings!
Toronto family deeply retrofits century home with $20k in rebates and saves $1.8k a year!
Kingston Home Adds Solar and Heat Pump to Get 84 Per Cent Energy Savings!
Retrofit Resources for Homeowners
We have resources to help you undertake deep energy retrofits at your home. This can help you save on monthly energy bills, make your home more comfortable and reduce carbon emissions.
Home Energy Solutions at Green Communities Canada
Green Communities Canada pioneered home energy evaluation. We are Ontario’s first and Canada’s longest-serving federally licensed EnerGuide Rating System Service Organization, and committed to creating energy efficient homes for all sections of society.
We started operations in the early 1990’s by delivering over 100,000 green home visits providing professional home energy retrofit advice to homeowners. The federal government recognized our work by choosing Green Communities Canada to pilot the EnerGuide for Houses energy rating service in 1997. Since then, we have served as advisors to various governments on matters relating to EnerGuide ratings and retrofitting.
Green Communities Canada developed and piloted the first incentive program using EnerGuide ratings in the year 2000. This incentive program was later adopted by the federal government resulting in a massive increase in retrofits completed – from 4,000 pre-incentives to more than 600,000 nation-wide by 2012.
We also deliver Enbridge’s natural gas low-income insulation program. Starting in the Niagara Region in 2009 and growing to include the Peterborough Region, Durham Region and Simcoe County, we have completed over a thousand home insulation projects sponsored by Enbridge.
Funders & Supporters
Peter Gilgan Foundation- Fondation McConnell Foundation
- Fondation Familiale Trottier Family Foundation
Home Energy News and More
Get the latest news in Green Communities Canada’s monthly enews, including the latest deep energy retrofit case study!