FAQs

The Town is developing and launching a home energy retrofit program, called Retrofit Halton Hills, starting with a pilot program. 

The pilot aims to provide up to 20 homeowners with access to financing (through the use of local improvement charges) to implement home energy retrofits. 

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The Local Improvement Charges (LIC) regulation is an existing tool available to municipalities under the Municipal Act, 2001. 

This tool can be a financing mechanism to give homeowners access to the upfront capital cost to complete energy retrofits. 

The amount is paid back through the homeowner’s property tax payment, often for the same term as the lifespan of the work. 

However, the payment “runs with the land” and stays with the property. If the homeowner moves before the retrofit is completed, the new homeowner will take over the payment, along with the benefit of the retrofit.

The launch of the Retrofit Halton Hills pilot program has been very well received in the community, with 20 homeowners applying to this exciting initiative in just one month (since the application process began). 

At this time, we are no longer accepting applications while we process the current applications. Subscribe to our RetrofitHH page to receive updates about future funding opportunities.

Investing in energy retrofits in buildings helps lower energy costs, reduces maintenance requirements, creates a more pleasant interior environment, increases the value and productivity of the building, and reduces its environmental footprint.