Canada Greener Affordable Housing​​

This program provides forgivable and low-interest loans to help finance building retrofit measures and activities needed to meet climate goals. It also supplies contributions for pre-retrofit activities needed to plan, prepare and apply for retrofit funding.

CMHC will fund 100% of eligible retrofit costs, up to $170,000 per unit (low-interest repayable and forgivable loans combined). Forgivable loans will be the lesser of: $85,000 per unit, or 80% of eligible retrofit costs. Low-interest loans will be available to finance the rest.

ITC

Depending on property by-laws your project could be eligible for a 30% (of total project value) tax credit through the Canadian ITC. There are reporting requirements but it’s something that Solar YYC will take on.

CMHC will fund 100% of eligible retrofit costs, up to $170,000 per unit (low-interest repayable and forgivable loans combined). Forgivable loans will be the lesser of: $85,000 per unit, or 80% of eligible retrofit costs. Low-interest loans will be available to finance the rest.

CCA 

Depending on property by-laws your project could be eligible for Accelerate Capital Cost depreciation. Solar YYC will be happy to help you navigate the reporting requirements to get that much more savings out of your solar array.

 Edmonton Greener Affordable Housing

The City is offering Edmonton multi-unit residential property owners $0.50/watt towards the cost of the system. Properties must have four or more permitted units or dwellings and are eligible for rebates based on the size of their system to a maximum of $4,000 per dwelling and a maximum of $100,000 total rebate per property owner per calendar year. 

Applications must be submitted August 15, 2025 for this current round of funding.

Roadmap (planning) funding available

In Phase 1, grants are available for up to 200 approved applicants. These grants can be used to hire a qualified professional to prepare an EV Charging Road Map for multi-residential buildings. The grant provides up to $4,000 or 50% (whichever is lower) of the costs to develop an EV Charging Road Map.

All program documents available on this page currently apply only to Phase 1. Coming soon! 

Phase 2 of ChargeYYC is planned to launch in 2025. 

In Phase 2, we will provide funding to install electric vehicle chargers for selected projects based on approved EV Charging Road Maps. Please stay tuned for updates on Phase 2 details, timelines, and eligibility.

What qualifies to be included in the EV Charging Road Map?

• Level 1 chargers/120V or 240V outlets;
• Level 2 chargers; and/or
• Electric vehicle energy management systems (EVEMS)

Energy Upgrade Financing & Consultation​

Leverage unique lending partners that have access to cheap funding, with a focus on offsetting GHG emissions, and who help fund other necessary capital projects for their properties such as Boilers, HVAC, Roofing, Lighting, Toilets and more.

Our partners can access federally backed loans often well below market rates so you can get the best return on your investment.

The Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) offers property owners an incentive of 10% of project costs, up to a maximum of \$5,000, to support energy-efficient upgrades. The program allows for a maximum of \$50,000 in eligible costs per property and is available for properties with three or fewer stories. When applying, all listed property owners must sign the required forms and agreements to participate.