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Before you use a residential indoor wood-burning device in the Metro Vancouver region, including a wood stove or fireplace, you must provide a declaration that you will follow best burning practices. Eligible devices located within the
Urban Containment Boundary must also be registered. Access the Declaration and Registration System.
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.
To reduce wood smoke emissions, Metro Vancouver is requiring residents to follow Best Burning Practices and register their wood-burning devices in urban areas. If you have not already done so, please register your new device:
Residential Indoor Wood Burning System.
Available Rebates
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New Device Type
(Exchange from Qualifying Uncertified Wood Burning Device)
| Rebate Amounts |
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| Metro Vancouver | First Nation Communities
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Electric Heat Pump
| $1,500 | $3,000
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| Pellet Stove | $1,000 | $2,000 |
Certified Wood-Burning Device
| $600 | $1,200 |
| Electric Insert | $400 | $400 |
| Uncertified Wood-Burning Device Removal | $300 | $300
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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