New tax credit will allow Canadians to save up to $3,800 on green home renovations

CONSERVATIVE Leader Andrew Scheer was in Jonquiere, Quebec, on Wednesday, highlighting the Conservatives’ proposed Green Renovations Homes Tax Credit, a two-year program to encourage homeowners to renovate their homes in ways that lower their power bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Canadians will be eligible to receive a 20% refundable credit on their income tax for green improvements to their homes of over $1,000 and up to $20,000. This would allow Canadians to save up to $3,800 on their renovations each year.
Eligible renovations would include:

• Installation of high-quality insulation
• Investments in high-efficiency furnaces
• Replacement of doors and windows with more efficient models
• Upgrading of ventilation, heating and cooling systems
• Installation of solar panels

In 2017, emissions from buildings represented 12% of Canada’s overall emissions.

“No environmental plan is complete without a serious plan to tackle emissions from buildings,” Scheer said. “Our Green Homes Renovation Tax Credit will help lower these emissions and fight climate change while putting more money in Canadians’ pockets so they can get ahead.”

This measure is one of the 55 policies of our environmental plan, A Real Plan to Protect our Environment, introduced earlier this year. It is a realistic plan that balances Canada’s obligation to fight climate change with the core Conservative promise to put more money in Canadians’ pockets so they can get ahead, according to the Conservatives.

Quick Facts:

• Justin Trudeau’s signature so-called environmental policy is, in reality, not an environmental policy at all. His Carbon Tax gives big polluters a pass while punishing Canadians for driving to work and heating their homes.
• Canadian families and small businesses pay 92% of Trudeau’s Carbon Tax, while big polluters are only on the hook for 8%.
• Trudeau and his environment minister have confirmed that a carbon tax hike is on the table, and the Conservative Party conducted research to determine just how much it would cost the average Canadian household. At the $102/ tonne level, Trudeau’s Carbon Tax would
  • Increase the cost of natural gas by $469 per year
  • Add 31 cents/litre to the price of gasoline.
  • This means $2/litre gasoline is just around the corner if the Trudeau Liberals are re-elected. It is Canadians who bear the cost of Justin Trudeau’s Carbon Tax.
• In Ontario, the five-fold increase to the carbon tax would cost you $1,151.
• In New Brunswick, the five-fold increase to the carbon tax would cost you $959.
• In Manitoba, the five-fold increase to the carbon tax would cost you $1,116.
• In Saskatchewan, the five-fold increase to the carbon tax would cost you $1,930.
• In Alberta, the five-fold increase to the carbon tax would cost you $2,002.