Tools for choosing a heat pump in Québec
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Free calculators and guides, with their sources. Suggested order: heat loss → capacity → costs → rebates.
Size
- Estimate capacity (BTU/h)Ballpark from floor area, climate and insulation, with indicative cost and rebate.≈ 1 min · Source: Hydro-Québec, ECCC
- Calculate heat lossLevel by level: walls, windows, ceiling, basement, air leakage, at the design temperature.≈ 5 min · Source: NBC 2020, NRCan
- Find the design temperatureTable of 124 Québec locations (January 2.5% and 1%, degree-days).≈ 1 min · Source: NBC 2020
Budget
- Compare annual costsBaseboards, oil, propane, gas or wood versus a heat pump; payback.≈ 2 min · Source: Hydro-Québec, Régie de l’énergie
- Check 2026 pricesPublished installed price ranges for wall-mounted, multi-zone and central systems.≈ 3 min · Source: cited sources
- Check rebatesLogisVert, the announced federal rebate, programs that have ended.≈ 3 min · Source: Hydro-Québec, Canada.ca
Updated . These tools give ballpark figures; have the sizing confirmed by an RBQ-licensed contractor.