Quebec Institutional Financial Incentives for Insulation
SOFIAC Program
SOFIAC allows Quebec businesses operating in the commercial and industrial sectors to seize all energy efficiency and GHG emission reduction opportunities without investing while benefitting from a positive cash flow as of day one after project implementation.
From identifying to carrying out projects, to optimizing the use of available subsidies and monitoring performance, SOFIAC supports businesses in carrying out their energy efficiency and infrastructure modernization projects. It thus helps them increase energy performance as well as reduce both their GHG emissions, operating costs and infrastructure capitalization needs.
Gazifère Green - Financial Assistance for Commercial and Institutional Customers
Gazifère is offering financial assistance to reduce the energy consumption of buildings.
- Feasibility study
- New Building: $2,000 to cover a portion of the cost of commissioning an energy simulation using a tool such as EE4, CAN-QUEST or DOE2
- Existing Building: $2,000 to cover a portion of the cost of having a feasibility study carried out
- Support for initiatives
- Energy Optimization: $0.25/m3 of natural gas savings to a maximum of 70% of the cost of the measure involved, or $20,000
Gazifère Green - Financial Assistance for Commercial and Institutional Customers
Before starting any renovation or construction work on a building, Gazifère suggests you do a feasibility study to determine the measures that will enable you to truly improve the building’s energy efficiency.
Gazifère would like to assist you by providing $2,000* to cover a portion of the costs incurred to carry out the feasibility study or an energy simulation using a simulation tool such as EE4, CAN-QUEST or DOE2.
Gazifère VERT - Financial Assistance for Commercial and Institutional Clients
Hydro Québec is offering financial assistance based on the rise or fall of electricity consumption due to the energy efficiency measures taken. It is offered in two tiers:
- Prescriptive component: for buildings that are smaller than 10,000 m2 and for new buildings that are at least 2,000 m2. The energy efficiency measures are predefined and must save at least $2,500.
- Catered component: for buildings that are at least 10,000 m2. The measures that are implemented must result in a savings of at least 50,000 kWh/year.
The program is for existing and new commercial and institutional buildings, including multiple-unit residential buildings that are at least 4 floors.