New Home Construction Program Eligibility

Eligibility Criteria

Any home builder or renovator can enroll in the initiative if their new construction, or their extensive renovation to an existing building, requires a building permit and meets the additional criteria below:

• Eligible Houses: for newly-constructed dwellings, the buildings have to comply with Part 9 of the Ontario Building Code, which specifies:
  • Three or fewer storeys,
  • Area not exceeding 600m² and
  • Classified as residential occupancies. 

• Extensive Renovations: eligible renovation projects must also comply with Part 9 of the Ontario Building Code, as defined above, and must meet the following additional criteria:
  • The existing interior walls, ceiling or floor assemblies within the renovated area of the existing building are substantially removed;
  • New interior walls or floor assemblies are installed;
  • One or more systems (which such as the framing, exterior cladding, roofing, windows, heating ventilation or air conditioning, foundation, flooring or plumbing systems) are replaced;
  • The area under renovations has an area greater than 50 m2; and
  • The renovation of the area results in it being unoccupiable for a minimum of 30 days;
  • The renovated building is connected, or will be connected once the new construction project is installed, implemented or undertaken and completed, to the local hydro companies Distribution System.

• Ineligible Houses Include:

• Manufactured homes with a chassis,
• Residential buildings with four or more floors, or Homes with a footprint larger than 600m².