Canada Greener Homes Loan for Solar

Finance Your Solar Power System, Interest-Free

A great opportunity for you and your home

Get Up to $40,000

The Canada Greener Homes Loan power offers interest-free financing for Canadians who want a more energy-efficient home, and solar systems are one of the eligible retrofits.

See the details of the Canada Greener Homes Loan below.

  • Maximum: $40,000
  • Minimum: $5,000
  • Repayment term: 10 years, interest-free
  • Type: Unsecured personal loan on approved credit

The maximum eligible loan is calculated based on the quoted cost for your system. It may not cover all of the costs, but most people find it does plenty to make solar power attainable for them. You can even get an advance on the loan to pay some of the upfront contractor fees. See the Canada Greener Homes webpage for more information on the loan.

Make sure you’re approved for your loan before we start work or you will no longer be eligible for it. See our recommended steps to applying for this loan down below.


Get started today.

Applying for the loan

  1. First of all, find out if you’re eligible by reading through the requirements on the Canada Greener Homes Loan website.
  2. Schedule and complete a Pre-Retrofit Energuide Evaluation with a local Energy Auditor. We’ve worked with Hometech Energy Solutions in the past, and we recommend them to all of our clients.
  3. Once you’ve read through your Energuide Evaluation, give us a call and we’ll discuss which options will work best for you with your budget and needs and provide you with a detailed quote for your loan application.
    Please note: you cannot change the size of your loan once you’ve completed your application, so make sure you go over everything that you want with us, so we can include it in our estimate.
  4. Submit your application for the Greener Homes Program, and once it’s approved, we can get started.
  5. Book a time with us for your solar installation.
  6. Once we’re done with our work, you should contact your Energy Advisor again for a Post-Retrofit EnerGuide Evaluation. They’ll affirm that your retrofits are complete and upload their confirmation to the Greener Homes Program.
  7. Complete payment of your final invoice and upload copies of your paid invoices to the Greener Homes Portal.
    Please note: that if the final costs of the completed retrofits are lower than the initial cost estimates, your loan will be adjusted downwards, but if they are higher, it will not increase the loan amount.
  8. Your final approved loan amount will be deposited into your bank account (apart from the initial advance if you received one) within 10 days.
  9. They’ll provide you with detailed information on your loan repayment for the 10-year period.