Depending on where they live, British Columbians can receive rebates of up to $19,000 toward installing heat pumps under a joint federal-provincial initiative.
Up to $255 million with B.C.91裸聊视频檚 share being up to $151 million will go toward helping low and middle-income households help replace oil, propane or natural gas systems with heat pumps. The rebates and the funding arrangements behind them mirror heat pump rebates as part of a pilot project announced in late October 2023 and first rolled out in Atlantic Canada, with B.C. initially left out in the cold.
The substance as well the timing of that announcement drew criticism from provincial cabinet minister including Premier David Eby, who showed his disappointment by wearing a 91裸聊视频淚 Heart Heat Pumps91裸聊视频� T-shirt in media appearances.
91裸聊视频淚 think at a minimum, fairness demands equal treatment of British Columbians,91裸聊视频� he said in late October. 91裸聊视频淧eople struggling with affordability around home heating face the same struggles in B.C. as in Nova Scotia, it91裸聊视频檚 not a distinct or different struggle.91裸聊视频�
Ottawa needs to work with B.C., Eby added.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e been, frankly, lobbying them for months to get this kind of recognition,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淪o my expectation is that they will meet us in delivering that program for British Columbians just like they do Nova Scotians.91裸聊视频�
The moment appeared to have come Monday as Steven Guilbeault, federal environment minister, and Jonathan Wilkinson, federal energy minister, joined George Heyman, B.C.91裸聊视频檚 environment minister, and Josie Osborne, B.C.91裸聊视频檚 energy minister, to announce the rebates.
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Eligible British Columbians could receive rebates of up $16,000, with those living in northern B.C. eligible for another $3,000 if they qualify.
Wilkinson said British Columbians are treated the same on a per-capita basis as residents of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
91裸聊视频淭his is not a case of the squeaky wheel getting the grease,91裸聊视频� Wilkinson said. 91裸聊视频淲e have made it clear that we were interested in working with all provinces and territories to develop plans to address the oil-to-heat-pump-issue and put in place agreements under the Low Carbon Economy Fund, which is under the purview of my colleague Minister Guilbeault,91裸聊视频� he said. He added other agreements could be forthcoming.
91裸聊视频淭he announcement today is actually broader than what we have announced with Nova Scotia and Newfoundland,91裸聊视频� Wilkinson said. It also allows people using propane or natural gas systems 91裸聊视频� rather than just heating oil 91裸聊视频� to switch, Wilkinson added.
91裸聊视频淭he issue of oil-to-heat-pumps was actually not a political decision,91裸聊视频� Wilkinson said, when asked if today91裸聊视频檚 announcement was about shoring up federal Liberal support in urban British Columbia. 91裸聊视频淚t was a decision to actually try to help folks, who were paying three to four times the cost of natural gas,91裸聊视频� Wilkinson said.
He added that the program is open to all provinces and territories.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 up to provincial governments to take advantage of that,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淪o yes, I91裸聊视频檓 very pleased that (B.C.) is taking advantage of it, because I91裸聊视频檓 very pleased that people are going to be saving money on their energy bills and I91裸聊视频檓 very pleased that people are going to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.91裸聊视频�
Heyman linked Monday91裸聊视频檚 announcement to other agreements with Ottawa advancing common goals.
91裸聊视频淚t assists British Columbians with affordability as well as with91裸聊视频eating costs.91裸聊视频�
