Starting a home renovation project requires careful planning and budgeting. There are several programs available from provincial and federal governments which provide homeowners the extra support they need to make their project come to life.
Below is a list of programs currently available or upcoming that our customers may utilize. If you have any questions about how to start the application process or if you qualify, please contact us any time via phone at (306) 728-2211 or via e-mail at centuryglassltd@sasktel.net.
Canada Greener Homes Loan
The Canada Greener Homes Loan offers interest-free financing to help Canadians make their homes more energy efficient and comfortable.
The loan can help you finance eligible retrofits that are recommended by an energy advisor and that have not yet been started.
Important: You should not start any retrofit work before your loan application has been submitted. Any retrofits started before submitting your loan application are ineligible.
MN–S Home Efficiency Initiative
The MN–S Home Efficiency Initiative (HEI) is for Métis citizens in Saskatchewan and is funded in partnership with Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), and Environment Climate Change Canada (ECCC). It is a one-time indirect grant for homeowners to perform energy efficiency retrofits to their primary residence.
The program will be open for enrollment of new recipients until March 31, 2025.
All eligible expenditures must be incurred and paid on or before March 31, 2026.
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Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program
Coming Soon – 2025
The Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program will help low-to-median-income homeowners and tenants retrofit their homes to reduce monthly energy bills.
The full cost of recommended retrofits will be covered for eligible households. That means that participants will not be asked to pay out of pocket to participate.
Canada Greener Affordable Housing Program
Canada Greener Affordable Housing helps affordable housing providers complete deep energy retrofits on existing multi-unit residential buildings.
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. For pre-retrofit activities, the maximum contribution is $130,000 per project.
The project must be primarily residential and have at least 5 units or beds. Buildings must be at least 20 years old. Applicants must meet a municipal, provincial, territorial, Indigenous government or CMHC program affordability criteria. Applicants can also follow other affordability criteria such as rent-geared-to-income, low-income, moderate-income, established income or rent limits/thresholds.
Saskatchewan Home Renovation Tax Credit
The Saskatchewan Home Renovation Tax Credit has been re-introduced for the 2025 and subsequent taxation years. Under this non-refundable tax credit, Saskatchewan homeowners may save up to $420 annually in provincial income tax by claiming a 10.5 per cent tax credit on up to $4,000 of eligible home renovation expenses. Eligible expenses include the cost of labour and professional services, building materials, fixtures, equipment rentals, and permits. Seniors may save up to $525 annually based on maximum eligible home renovation expenses of $5,000.
This tax credit is administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as part of the Saskatchewan personal income tax system beginning with the 2025 taxation year. The tax credit can be claimed through your annual tax return.