The Canadian federal government has just released details of the $400 million EcoEnergy Retrofit – Homes program that was revived as part of the 2011 budget delivered in June. The program, which provides up to $5,000 in rebates to Canadian homeowners, is effective as of June 6, 2011 through to March 31, 2012.

There are a few changes to note with the new program.

NRCan now requires all participants to register with them prior to a pre-retrofit evaluation. If a homeowner had completed a pre-retrofit evaluation under the old program, they can still apply for the new grant, provided they register with NRCan and that they have yet to max out on the $5,000 grant threshold.

The program applies only to equipment purchased and installed after June 6, 2011, so anything purchased prior to that date is not eligible for this round of rebates. A grant table of eligible upgrades can be found here, and full program details can be found on the NRCan website.

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