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EnerGuide for Houses Renovation GrantsA government of Canada grant program to encourage homeowners, particularly those who have older homes in need of energy efficiency upgrades, to retrofit their homes to make them more energy efficient. Homeowners can become eligible for a grant only after they have had the EnerGuide for Houses evaluation and have followed up on its recommendations. CMHC Financial Assistance Programs and Grants Federal Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Programs (RRAP) provide financial assistance in the form of loans, forgivable loans or non-repayable contributions, and can be used to fund repairs, renovations, accessibility modifications, the creation low-income rental units, and home adaptations. Programs are available for low-income households, seniors, and persons with disabilities. The available CMHC programs are as follows:
Homeowner Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program — Homeowner RRAP
The Homeowner RRAP offers financial assistance to low-income households who own and occupy substandard housing to enable them to repair their dwellings to a minimum level of health and safety. View Program Information Rental Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program — Rental RRAP The Rental Residential Rehabilitation Program (Rental RRAP) offers financial assistance to landlords of affordable housing to pay for mandatory repairs to self-contained units occupied by low-income tenants. Mandatory repairs are those required to bring properties up to minimum levels of health and safety. View Program Information Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) — Secondary/Garden Suite The Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program — Secondary/Garden suite is to assist in the creation of affordable housing for low-income seniors and adults with a disability by providing financial assistance to convert/develop existing residential properties that can reasonably accommodate a secondary self-contained unit. View Program Information Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) — Rooming House The Rooming House RRAP offers repair assistance to owners of rooming houses who offer affordable rents to low-income individuals. View Program Information Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) — Conversion The RRAP — Conversion provides assistance to convert non-residential properties into affordable self-contained rental housing units or bed-units. This program is available in all areas. View Program Information Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Persons with Disabilities (RRAP-Disabilities) The Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) for Persons with Disabilities offers financial assistance to homeowners and landlords to undertake accessibility work to modify dwellings occupied or intended for occupancy by low-income persons with disabilities. View Program Information EnerGuide for Low-Income Households The EnerGuide for Low-Income Households is a $500-million federal initiative delivered by Canada Mortgage and Housing (CMHC) with the assistance of Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) EnerGuide for Houses service. This is a 5 year program which will help about 130,000 low-income Canadians make energy-efficiency retrofits that will make their housing more affordable and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. View Program Information Home Adaptations for Seniors' Independence (HASI) This program helps homeowners and landlords pay for minor home adaptations to extend the time low-income seniors can live in their own homes independently. View Program Information Emergency Repair Program (ERP) The Emergency Repair Program assists low-income homeowners or occupants in rural areas to make emergency repairs required for the continued safe occupancy of their houses. View Program Information Provincial
Nova Scotia Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP)The provincial government offers a number of programs to help lower income households maintain, acquire or rent safe, adequate and affordable housing. Grants, rebates and loans for home repairs and additions, as well as mortgage funds to purchase or build modest houses are available to Nova Scotians given the proper circumstances. The available provincial programs are as follows:
Affordable Housing Program
Grants for Home Repair Help for Major Repairs and Adaptations – Homeowners Help for Major Repairs and Adaptations – Landlords Provincial Loan and Mortgage Programs Rental Housing Other Programs Solar Water Heating Rebate Program Application Wood Appliance Rebate Program Application Useful Documents
Federal – EnerGuide Grant Program Booklet (790 KB)Provincial – Nova Scotia Energy Efficiency, Conservation and Incentives Booklet (830 KB) *The above information may change without notice. Please visit the federal and provincial government websites often for announcements and updates. |
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