EV Charger Rebates in Canada
An EV charger rebate in Canada comes from your province or your power utility, not from Ottawa. 2 home charger programs are taking applications.
In Canada, an EV charger rebate comes from either a province or a power utility. Right now, only British Columbia and Quebec still have a home charger rebate available. Everywhere else, including Ontario and Alberta, there's no home charger rebate right now, so you'll pay the full cost of the charger and the electrician yourself.
Provincial EV Charger Rebates Across Canada
A few programs have shut down or been put on hold over the past two years. Here is the current state of play for each region.
| Province | Rebate program | Status | The money |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | BC Hydro charger rebate | Open | Half the charger and install, max $350 for a single-family home; half the cost, capped at $2,000 per charger, in an apartment or condo building |
| Quebec | Écorecharge grant for home charging | Open | $600 for someone who owns an electric car, when the station runs over $600 before taxes; up to $5,000 where the building has multiple units |
| Northwest Territories | Arctic Energy Alliance EV charger rebate | On hold | Was $500 on a Level 2 charger; nothing budgeted for the 2025-26 fiscal year |
| Nova Scotia | Multi-unit building charger program run by the provincial efficiency agency | Ended | Closed on the final day of 2025; it was for apartment buildings, not single homes |
| New Brunswick | NB Power home charger package | Ended | No longer offered for new installs |
| Yukon | Yukon government clean energy rebates | Ended | Wrapped up March 31, 2026 |
| Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nunavut | Nothing listed | None | No rebate for a home charger |
These figures come from the official pages for BC Hydro, Quebec, the Arctic Energy Alliance page, Efficiency Nova Scotia, NB Power, and the Yukon site.
Home Charger Rebates by Province
| Province or territory | Program | Status | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | No home charger rebate | None | Ontario has no provincial home charger rebate, and Hydro One lists no charger rebate for homes. |
| Quebec | Écorecharge home charging station grant (Gouvernement du Québec) | Open | $600 toward a home charging station for an electric car owner (the station must cost more than $600 before taxes); up to $5,000 in a multi-unit building. |
| British Columbia | EV charger rebate for single-family homes (BC Hydro) | Open | 50% of the charger and its installation, up to $350; apartments and condos can get 50% up to $2,000 per charger. |
| Alberta | No home charger rebate | None | Alberta has no provincial home charger rebate. |
| Manitoba | No home charger rebate | None | Manitoba has no home charger rebate; Manitoba Hydro offers home energy loans instead. |
| Saskatchewan | No home charger rebate | None | Saskatchewan has no provincial home charger rebate. |
| Nova Scotia | EV Charging for Multi-Unit Residential Buildings (Efficiency Nova Scotia) | Ended | Closed on December 31, 2025; no longer taking applications. |
| New Brunswick | EV Home Charger Package (NB Power) | Ended | No longer available for new installations. |
| Prince Edward Island | No home charger rebate | None | Prince Edward Island has no home charger rebate open while its incentive programs are paused. |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | No home charger rebate | None | NL Hydro lists charger rebates of up to $5,000 per charger; check its rebate page for who qualifies. |
| Yukon | Clean energy rebates (Government of Yukon) | Ended | Electric transportation rebates ended on March 31, 2026. |
| Northwest Territories | Level 2 charger rebate (Arctic Energy Alliance) | Paused | Paid $500 on a Level 2 charger; no EV rebate money is budgeted for 2025-26. |
| Nunavut | No home charger rebate | None | No home charger rebate exists in Nunavut. |
Who Pays an EV Charger Rebate?
A province or a utility funds the home charger rebate, not the federal government. Ottawa's program, the Electric Vehicle Affordability Program, lowers the price of the car itself. The charger is not included.
That means one household can qualify for two separate rebates. The federal one applies when you buy the car, and a second rebate, for the home charger, exists only in British Columbia and Quebec.
Ontario: Charger and Car Rebates
Ontario has offered nothing provincial since its last program, scrapped July 11, 2018. In Ontario, the federal rebate on the car is the only help available, as much as $5,000 on a fully electric 2026 purchase or lease. The discount gets applied right at the dealership, so there's nothing for you to file.
EV Charging Rebates in BC
For a single-family home, BC Hydro pays half of the charger and the install, up to $350. In a condo or apartment building, you still get 50% back, but the ceiling is $2,000 for each charger, per BC Hydro.
For the car, B.C. tells another story. The province put its CleanBC Go Electric rebate on hold as of May 15, 2025, and it never came back, so buyers there are left with the federal car rebate alone.
Federal Rebate on the Car by Year
This rebate happens at the point of sale: the dealer subtracts it from your purchase or lease price, then bills Transport Canada for the money. It opened on February 16, 2026 and runs until March 31, 2031, with the amount dropping in steps over time, per Transport Canada.
- 2026: $5,000 electric, $2,500 plug-in hybrid
- 2027: $4,000 electric, $2,000 plug-in hybrid
- 2028: $3,000 electric, $1,500 plug-in hybrid
- 2029: $3,000 electric, $1,500 plug-in hybrid
- 2030: $2,000 electric, $1,000 plug-in hybrid
- 2031: $2,000 electric, $1,000 plug-in hybrid
What counts is the year the dealer files the eligibility check for you and the car. Neither the model year nor when it was delivered changes the amount.
Questions People Ask
Who Qualifies for Ottawa's EV Rebate?
Both fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids on the Transport Canada vehicle list qualify. The car has to be new, and its final price can't be more than $50,000, unless it was made in Canada, in which case there's no price limit. It also has to be built in Canada or in a country with a free-trade deal, stay below 8,500 pounds, and be highway-capable. A demo car with fewer than 10,000 km still counts as new. Each person gets a single rebate across the five years; a business can get as many as ten.
Has the Federal EV Rebate Returned?
It is already here. The previous program, called iZEV, ran out of money and was paused on January 10, 2025; it closed for good on March 31, 2025. The new program took its place on February 16, 2026, and on October 1, 2026 it still had $1.92 billion remaining of its $2.275 billion.
Does Alberta Offer a Home Charger Rebate?
Alberta lists no home charger rebate, and it has never offered money off an electric car either. The province also charges a $200 yearly tax on EVs.
Does a Lease Still Earn the Rebate?
Yes, though a shorter lease brings in less money. A lease of 48 months or more earns the full amount, while 36 months earns 75%, 24 months earns 50%, and 12 months earns 25%. On an electric car in 2026, those percentages work out to the full amount, three quarters of it, half, and a quarter.