TORONTO — A primary-of-its-kind survey of warmth pump house owners throughout Canada finds that an awesome majority are happy with their resolution to put in a warmth pump. Amongst almost 3,800 respondents, 91% mentioned they might advocate putting in one to a buddy or neighbour.
The findings are detailed in a brand new report launched immediately by Clear Vitality Canada, Warmth Pump Homeowners Have Their Say, based mostly on a nationwide survey performed with Summerhill in late 2025 and early 2026.
The survey discovered that satisfaction was constant throughout areas, housing sorts, gender, age, and revenue, regardless of variations within the forms of warmth pumps put in and the programs they changed.
Respondents reported putting in warmth pumps for a variety of causes, mostly to decrease power payments and enhance cooling entry and luxury—and those self same advantages have been additionally essentially the most often reported after set up. Amongst these surveyed, 64% reported solely optimistic experiences with their warmth pumps, 22% reported a mixture of optimistic and adverse experiences, and simply 5% reported solely adverse experiences.
Crucially, the findings spotlight the important thing position of economic incentives in serving to households make the change. Three out of 5 respondents used a number of federal, provincial, municipal, or utility incentives to assist cowl upfront prices, and greater than half mentioned they might not have put in a warmth pump with out the help.
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“As soon as households set up a warmth pump, the expertise largely delivers on the sensible advantages persons are searching for. For governments and utilities making an attempt to speed up the transition to cleaner heating, the takeaway is easy: assist households overcome the upfront price and different boundaries, and they’ll be capable to expertise the advantages for themselves.”
— Jana Elbrecht, senior coverage advisor, Clear Vitality Canada
“The outcomes are in: warmth pumps are a dependable, reasonably priced resolution for heating and cooling Canadian houses. This report highlights the expertise has matured and is ready to serve a variety of Canadian family sorts and local weather zones. Continued funding by authorities and utilities in warmth pump incentives will speed up Canada’s clear power transition, and assist construct a inexperienced financial system.”
—Catherine Wooden, director, Summerhill