Residential Indoor Wood Burning is prohibited
from May 15 to September 15 unless the wood-burning device is operated within an off-grid residence that is located outside the Urban Containment Boundary, or the wood-burning device is the sole source of heat.
Metro Vancouver residents are eligible to receive a rebate for trading in their old uncertified wood-burning device for a new low emission model, through Metro Vancouver’s Community Wood Smoke Reduction Program.
New Device Type
(Exchange from Uncertified Wood Burning Device)
| Rebate Amounts |
|---|
| Metro Vancouver | First Nation Communities
|
|---|
Electric Heat Pump
| $1,500 | $3,000
|
| Pellet Stove | $1,000 | $2,000 |
Certified Wood-Burning Device
| $600 | $1,200 |
| Electric Insert | $400 | $400 |
| Uncertified Wood-Burning Device Removal | $300 | $300
|
You are eligible for First Nation Community rebates if you self-identify as Indigenous and reside in a First Nation Community.
Please note that:
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Rebates are limited and will be issued to qualifying residents on a first come, first served basis.
- Only one rebate will be issued per property.
- Rebates are only available for uncertified wood-burning devices that are the primary heating source for the home.
- The total rebate will never be more than the cost of the device.
- Rebates can be stacked with Better Homes BC and federal incentives where applicable, for additional rebates of up to $6,000.
- For uncertified wood stove to heat pump exchanges, an additional $300 incentive may be offered if the wood stove is removed and demolished.
- A $300 incentive for the uncertified wood-burning device removal is available for the removal of the uncertified device without committing to a new heating device.
How to participate