Rain garden and stormwater rebates in Ontario

8 programs

• OpenPlan required

  Toronto Eco-Roof (Green Roof) Incentive

  City of Toronto

  Green roofs: $100 per square metre installed, up to $100,000, plus up to $1,000 for a structural assessment; cool roofs: $5 per square metre (new membrane) or $2 per square metre (coating), up to $50,000

  Up to $100,000 per household

• OpenPlan required

  Ottawa Rain Ready Ottawa Rebates

  City of Ottawa

  Downspout redirection: 75% of eligible costs up to $1,000 per downspout; rain gardens: $75 per square metre; soakaway pits: $10 per square metre of roof or paving drained (rain gardens and soakaway pits combined up to $2,500); permeable pavement: $50 per square metre up to $5,000; certified Fusion Landscape Design: $500

  Up to $5,000 per household

• OpenPlan required

  Guelph Rain Garden Rebate

  City of Guelph (with Reep Green Solutions)

  $0.50 per litre of rain garden storage, paid up to your actual installation costs, to a maximum of $2,000

  Up to $2,000 per household

• OpenPlan required

  Peterborough Rain Garden Subsidy

  City of Peterborough, with GreenUP

  Up to $1,000 toward designing and installing a rain garden

  Up to $1,000 per household

• OpenPlan required

  Halton Region Downspout Disconnection Subsidy

  Halton Region

  100% of eligible materials and invoiced contractor labour, up to $900 (work completed after July 15, 2024; $500 for earlier work)

  Up to $900 per household

• OpenPlan required

  Thunder Bay Rain Garden Rebate (EcoSuperior)

  EcoSuperior, funded by the City of Thunder Bay

  Up to $625 for plants and landscaping supplies

  Up to $625 per household

• Open

  Barrie Disconnect to Protect Downspout Rebate

  City of Barrie

  Up to $70 to disconnect downspouts (sump pump and foundation drain redirection to a lawn or rain garden: 75% of costs up to $200-$2,000)

  Up to $70 per household

• Paused

  Rain Ready Hamilton Rebate

  Green Venture, funded by the City of Hamilton

  Up to $1,500 (rain gardens, rainwater collection and storage, bioswales and similar features) or up to $5,000 (permeable paving and green roofs)

  Up to $5,000 per household