Federal and Provincial Incentives Available in Canada
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Electric Vehicle Incentives
Across Canada, federal and provincial governments are encouraging the purchase of electric vehicles with incentives. Below are the rebates and financial incentives in place today for purchasing new and used EVs and charging infrastructure.
You can also personalize incentives available to you by your postal code using Find My EV Match, where you can learn about even more incentives, such as Ontario’s Green Vehicle License Plate Program, home energy loans in various jurisdictions, and more.
All Canadians qualify for up to $5,000 toward the purchase of a fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. For more information, please visit: Government of Canada – Zero Emission Vehicles.
EV drivers in British Columbia qualify for up to $3,000 toward the purchase or lease of a fully electric vehicle and up to $1,500 toward the purchase or lease of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. For more information, please visit: CEVforBC.
EV drivers in British Columbia qualify for 50% of the cost to purchase and install a home charging station to a maximum of $350. For more information, please visit: Home Charger Rebate.
Apartment and condominium buildings can receive up to $3,000 toward the creation of an EV Ready plan – a professional strategy to enable EV charging for at least one parking space per residential unit. If your building has an EV Ready plan, then it can receive the following incentives:
Up to $600 per parking space (max. $80,000) to install the electrical infrastructure required to enable EV charging.
Up to $1,400 per charger (max. $14,000) to purchase and install Level 2 networked EV charging stations.
Option 2: Stand Alone Rebates
Apartments and condominium buildings without an EV Ready plan, can receive up to $2,000 per charger (max. $14,000) to install Level 2 charging stations.
The SCRAP-IT program offers incentives to use towards the cost of an EV or other low-carbon form of transportation when you scrap your existing gas-powered vehicle. The incentives apply to purchases of both new and used EVs. For more information, please visit: SCRAP-IT.
EV drivers in Manitoba are eligible for up to $4,000 toward the purchase of a fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. For more information, please visit: New EV Rebate.
EV drivers in Manitoba are eligible for up to $2,500 toward the purchase of used fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. For more information, please visit: Used EV Rebate.
EV drivers in New Brunswick receive up to $5,000 toward the purchase of a new fully electric vehicle or long-range plug-in hybrid and up to $2,500 toward the purchase of a new short range plug-in hybrid. For more information, visit: Plug-in NB.
Used Vehicle Rebate – Up to $2,500
EV drivers in New Brunswick receive up to $2,500 toward the purchase of used fully electric vehicle and up to $1,000 toward the purchase of a used plug-in hybrid. For more information, visit: Plug-in NB.
EV drivers in New Brunswick that receive a Plug-in NB Rebate are also eligible for the Home Charging Station Rebate, which provides 50% of the cost (to a maximum of $750) to purchase and install a home charging station. For more information, visit:Home Charging Station Rebate.
EV drivers in Nova Scotia can receive up to $3,000 toward the purchase of a fully electric vehicle and up to $1,500 toward the purchase of a plug-in hybrid. For more information, please visit: EV Assist.
EV drivers in Prince Edward Island qualify for up to $5,000 toward the purchase of a fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. In addition, all drivers who receive the incentive also get a free Level 2 home charging station (installation not included). For more information, please visit: PEI Universal EV Incentive.
EV drivers in Quebec are eligible for up to $7,000 toward the purchase of a fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. For more information, please visit: New EV Rebate.
EV drivers in Quebec are eligible for up to $3,500 toward the purchase of used fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. For more information, please visit: Used EV Rebate.
EV drivers in Quebec receive up to $600 toward the purchase and installation of a home charging station. For more information, please visit: Home Charging Rebate.
Apartment and condominium buildings can receive 50% of the eligible costs, to a maximum of $5,000, to purchase and install EV charging stations. The most any one building can receive through this program is $25,000. For more information, please visit: Multi-Residential Charging Rebate.
