The dashboard lines on this site are the same in every province, but the story they tell changes with the map. A gas-furnace company in Saskatoon, an electric-heat installer in Laval and a heat-pump service shop in Charlottetown have different job mixes, different peaks and different ways of being paid. This hub summarises those differences by region and links a full page for each one, with programs and regulators as of October 2026.
We are not accountants and not an HVAC contractor. Bookkeeping and tax stay with each owner's own CPA, and our region pages link the provincial CPA body where we were able to load its site.
- YTYukon
- NTNorthwest Territories
- NUNunavut
- NLNewfoundland and Labrador
- BCBritish Columbia
- ABAlberta
- SKSaskatchewan
- MBManitoba
- ONOntario
- QCQuebec
- PEPrince Edward Island
- NBNew Brunswick
- NSNova Scotia
Federal context for every region
One national change affects everyone. On 8 October 2026 the federal government announced a heat pump rebate of $2 billion over eight years, with up to $10,000 for households below median income and $2,000 for other eligible homeowners installing cold-climate air-source heat pumps. No launch date had been published when this page was written. For the dashboard, the practical step is to give heat pumps their own job-type line now, so you can see the effect when the program opens.
Fuel-mix figures on the region pages come from Statistics Canada Table 38-10-0286-01, reference year 2023. The territories are not covered by that table.
West Coast: British Columbia
BC splits between a mild, wet coast with heavy heat-pump adoption and a colder Interior and North with a sharper winter peak. Gas and electric heat are close to even, so many companies run two different replacement businesses. Strata and property-manager work in the Lower Mainland adds receivables risk.
Read the British Columbia page.
Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
The Prairie provinces share long, very cold winters and a dependence on natural gas, strongest in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Manitoba adds a large electric-heat share, which makes heat pumps a bigger line there. Across all three, overtime in peak months and a long spring dip are the KPI patterns to watch, and rural drive time can halve revenue per paid hour.
- Alberta: furnace-dominated job mix, chinook swings in the south, CEIP financing in participating municipalities.
- Saskatchewan: very long winters, SaskEnergy equipment rebates, wide rural service areas.
- Manitoba: gas and electric split, Efficiency Manitoba heat-pump rebates.
Central Canada: Ontario and Quebec
Ontario is the largest and most competitive market, where marketing cost per booked job needs close attention and southern companies face two shoulder seasons. Quebec is an electric-heat province, so heat pumps and electric systems lead the job mix, and install hours against quote matter more than furnace margins.
Atlantic Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, and Newfoundland and Labrador
Atlantic Canada has the most mixed heating markets in the country, with heat pumps already a primary system in many homes and oil still significant in several provinces. That puts service agreements, heat-pump service margin and program-dependent revenue near the top of the dashboard. In Newfoundland and Labrador, a major incentive is paid to installers, which makes receivables a headline number.
- New Brunswick: heat pumps as a main system in more than a quarter of homes.
- Nova Scotia: oil, electric and heat pumps in similar shares; rebates for new heat pumps only.
- Prince Edward Island: heat pumps as the main system in over a third of homes, with rebates recently closed.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: electric heat and installer-paid oil-to-electric incentives.
The North: Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Heating is needed most of the year, freight shapes costs and travel can dominate a technician's day. The northern dashboard adds inventory value, freight as a direct cost and remote-job productivity, and builds the cash map around large stock purchases rather than spring. Nunavut's language law also affects how businesses advertise.
Read the territories page.
How to use the region pages
Each page covers the local market and buyers, seasonality and the cash curve, programs that touch your numbers, regulators to know and how we would adapt the owner dashboard for that region. Start with yours, then read the services overview or call, text or email to talk through your numbers.
Frequently asked questions
Do you work with HVAC companies in every province and territory?
Yes. We are based in Vancouver and meet owners anywhere in Canada by video call or in person, and by phone, text and email. The dashboard method is the same everywhere; the targets and extra lines change with the region.
Why do regional differences matter for KPIs?
Because the same number can mean different things. A deep spring cash dip is normal for a Prairie furnace shop and a warning sign for a coastal heat-pump company. Regional context tells you which.
Will the new federal heat pump rebate change my numbers?
It may change demand for cold-climate heat pumps once it opens, which affects job mix and close rates. As of October 2026 it had been announced but not launched, so confirm details with the federal government before planning around it.
Do you know my provincial regulators?
Each region page links the main technical safety regulator where we could load its site. We link for reference only and never give compliance advice.