Nova Scotia Grants & Rebates

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Business Development Program
This ACOA program is designed to help set up, expand or modernize a business, for small- and medium-sized enterprises, program offers access to capital in the form of interest-free, unsecured, repayable contributions...

Clean Nova Scotia
DriveWiser Program
DriveWiser is a motor vehicle fuel efficiency program run by the Clean Nova Scotia. The program helps, maintain and buy fuel efficiency vehicles, reduce GHG emissions and improve air quality. It provides information to help using the least amount of fuel possible and helps research and understand fuel efficient vehicles and the links between fuel consumption, good car maintenance and driving habits....
Nova Scotia Youth Conservation Corps
To help young Nova Scotians gain environmental work experience and training by working on community projects.

Dalhousie University's Eco-Efficiency Centre
Carbon Footprinting for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Managing your organization's greenhouse gas emissions, also known as your carbon footprint, offers opportunities to reduce operating costs, manage risks, and strengthen stakeholder relations....

Efficiency Nova Scotia
Business Energy Rebates Program ● Commercial Led Lighting
The Business Energy Rebates program makes it easy and affordable for you to improve energy efficiency in your business. You can receive instant and mail-in rebates when you purchase and install energy efficient products: Lighting Fixtures & Lamps, Motors & Variable Speed Drives (VSDs), Commercial Central Heating & Cooling (HVAC) products, Refrigeration Equipment, Compressed Air Equipment...
Commercial Solar Air Heating and Water Heating Rebate Program
Efficiency Nova Scotia offers a rebate of for solar air heating and solar water heating for commercial buildings, provides a 15% rebate off the installed cost of a solar air and solar water heating systems for institutional, industrial or commercial use....
Commercial and Industrial New Construction Program ● Commercial Led Lighting
The Commercial and Industrial New Construction (CINC) program provides technical assistance and offers financial incentives to help commercial and industrial (C&I) customers create more energy efficient buildings, implement strategies to cost-effectively reduce energy use in new buildings by 25-35%...
Custom Program ● Commercial Led Lighting
The Custom program helps medium and large sized businesses implement electrical energy-saving projects. The program offers technical assistance, financial incentives and financing to offset the cost of engineering studies, energy efficiency equipment and installation....
Efficiency Nova Scotia Demonstration Homes
The Efficiency Nova Scotia Demonstration Homes will help raise awareness about energy efficiency and educate homeowners, industry professionals, government, architects and consumers about options for energy efficient design, construction, materials and equipment....

Efficiency Nova Scotia
Green Schools Nova Scotia
The program promotes a culture of sustainability in the school setting. Program staff assist schools to develop plans for implementing sustainability over the long term, and to provide support, guidance, and motivation to schools...
Low Income Homeowners Program ● Lighting
Efficiency Nova Scotia offers assistance for Nova Scotians with low to modest incomes. It provides qualified people a $150 plus HST rebate to cover the cost of an EnerGuide for Houses "D" and "E" evaluation. After completing the energy upgrades for your home, you may also be eligible for valuable rebates for making heating and building envelope upgrades...
PerformancePlus Program ● Lighting
The program provides access to valuable energy analysis tools and rebates on your new home when you build with energy saving measures - saving you money. Efficiency Nova Scotia offers rebates for energy efficiency measures such as: insulation, drain water heat recovery units, solar water heating systems, heat pumps, & energy efficient lighting...
Residential Solar Air Heating and Water Heating Rebate Program
Efficiency Nova Scotia offers rebates for solar air heating and solar water heating for residential buildings.

Government of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia - Your Energy Rebate
Program designed to help Nova Scotians with the rising cost of home energy. For most, the rebate will be automatically taken off the bill by the power company and fuel distributors (oil, propane (home-delivered), natural gas). For other energy sources, such as firewood and wood pellets...
Nova Scotia Environmental Home Assessment Program
The Environmental Home Assessment Program is designed to inform Nova Scotians about the importance of their on-site water wells and septic system, as well as their home oil tank. The home assessment will provide educational information about the importance of regular well water quality testing, pumping of the septic system and maintenance of the oil tank. Homeowners will receive: a water and wastewater assessment for their property, a $50 rebate on septic tank pumping, a water quality sampling kit, water saving devices, samples of environmentally friendly cleaners...
Province to Make LED Streetlights Law ● Commercial Led Lighting
Legislation introduced today, April 21, will make LED lighting mandatory on Nova Scotia's roads and highways.

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE)
Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC)
Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC): is a partnership between private industry and the federal Government, aims to promote and improve Canada's industrial energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy use in the industrial sector, encourages energy management best practices through dialogue and collaboration via an Executive Board, Task Force Council and sector task forces, recognizes and rewards those who lead the way...
ecoENERGY Efficiency - Regulations
The Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) is working to improve the energy efficiency of consumer products and equipment in Canada by amending Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations. The OEE helps Canadians make energy-efficient choices when buying, selling or manufacturing energy-using equipment...

Nova Scotia Home Builders' Association (NSHBA)
Nova Scotia R-2000 Home Program
Every R-2000 home is designed, built, tested and certified to meet technical standards that exceed current Canadian building codes. A unique blend of technology and craft, R-2000 homes offer significant energy savings, health and comfort advantages and are more environmentally friendly than the conventional home...

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