Federal Program Installed 43 Heat Pumps Since 2023 Launch: Department

The Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program has only seen modest uptake compared to the number of homes using heating oil since its launch in early 2023.

Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sept. 21, 2023. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle

The federal government’s program to replace heating oil with heat pumps has delivered 43 new installations since it launched in early 2023, according to a Natural Resources Canada estimate obtained by The Epoch Times.

The information was provided by the department in an Inquiry of Ministry tabled on Nov. 3, a few days after the Liberal government said it was bolstering the program.