Information about free heat pumps for income eligible residents of Ontario who heat with electricity.
Blog: Increased Income Eligibility Thresholds for Energy Assistance
Tag: energy retrofits
Blog: EAP Offers Free Heat Pumps for Eligible Ontario Residents
Information about free heat pumps for income eligible residents of Ontario who heat with electricity.
Media Release: Ontario to Provide Free Heat Pumps to Eligible Low-Income Electricity Users
The Low-Income Energy Network is celebrating the province of Ontario’s announcement of a significant and welcome expansion of the Save On Energy – Energy Affordability Program to now provide free cold climate air source heat pumps to eligible electricity users.
Environmental Justice and Public Health
Presentation to Ontario Paralegal Association Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher and Paralegal, Canadian Environmental Law Association Download slides here: Cooper-OPA-CPD-Environmental-Justice-Public-Health
Canada’s new Greener Homes Grant Program: A missed opportunity to address preventable radon exposure
Despite many benefits, Canada’s new Greener Homes Grant Program misses a critical opportunity to address the preventable lung cancer risk from the well-established fact that tightening a building envelope during energy retrofits can increase radon indoors. Multiple environment- and health-focused groups have sent an open letter to Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan seeking change.
Media Release – Federal Budget Offers Promise for a Green and Just Recovery
CELA is pleased that today’s federal budget contains ambitious targets and new programs to fight climate change and protect biodiversity, while considering impacts on vulnerable communities and workers. These are all important building blocks for a Green and Just Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.