What drives heat pump, furnace and boiler prices in Canada, which rebate programs are open or closed in 2026, and how GST/HST and PST apply.
A heating replacement price in Canada is set by three things: how much heat your home loses on the coldest design day, which system is chosen to supply that heat (cold-climate air-source heat pump, ductless mini-split, ground-source system, gas or oil furnace, or a hydronic boiler), and what the installation needs beyond the box: ductwork changes, an electrical panel upgrade, a new venting path, a drilled or trenched ground loop, or oil tank removal. Programs and taxes then move the net figure up or down.
Start with the heat pump installation cost overview, which links to everything in this section. Then look at cold-climate air-source heat pump price factors, ground-source (geothermal) costs, furnace replacement, boiler replacement, the 2026 status of heat pump programs and GST/HST and PST on HVAC work.
All dollar figures on this site are illustrative and are there to show the arithmetic. They are not quotes, survey data or average prices. Program amounts are quoted only where we read them on the official page in October 2026, and they can change at short notice.
Prices, Price Factors and 2026 Programs
How hydronic boiler replacement is priced in Canadian homes with radiators or in-floor heat, why return-water temperature matters, and when an air-to-water heat pump fits.
Prices, Price Factors and 2026 Programs
Why cold-climate heat pumps cost more than standard models, how to read capacity at −15 °C, COP and HSPF2, and which choices move a Canadian quote up or down.
Prices, Price Factors and 2026 Programs
What a furnace replacement quote includes in Canada, how size, efficiency, venting and gas work change the price, and when replacing with a heat pump is worth pricing too.
Prices, Price Factors and 2026 Programs
How geothermal heat pump quotes split between the ground loop and the indoor unit, vertical versus horizontal loops, drilling rules and an illustrative payback check.
Prices, Price Factors and 2026 Programs
How GST, HST, QST and provincial sales taxes apply to heat pump, furnace and boiler installations and rentals in Canada, including BC's heat pump PST exemption.
Prices, Price Factors and 2026 Programs
How Canadian heat pump quotes are built, from heat loss and capacity to electrical work, ducts and programs, with an illustrative price range you can rebuild.
Prices, Price Factors and 2026 Programs
The 2026 status of Canada Greener Homes, the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program, Ontario Home Renovation Savings, Quebec LogisVert and BC and Nova Scotia programs.
