HVAC EnerGuide Program
The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), on behalf of manufacturers and importers of HVAC products has maintained an industry managed energy efficiency HVAC product rating program since 1996 which fully meets the intent of the regulations under Canada’s Federal Energy Efficiency Act. Under an agreement with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and HRAI, this intent is met by manufacturers and importers of specified HVAC products through an HVAC EnerGuide Program of providing, on product literature, an EnerGuide rating scale that states the energy efficiency of products (air conditioners, heat pumps, gas and oil-fired furnaces).
The goal of the HVAC EnerGuide program is to maintain or increase the overall market penetration of products having a higher energy efficiency than the minimum specified in the regulations by ensuring that the industry makes available to the consumer all of the information necessary to make an informed decision on cost implications of the energy of the HVAC product.
HRAI on behalf of the industry summarizes statistical information and provides copies of product literature containing the EnerGuide rating scale to NRCan in its capacity as the regulator. The EnerGuide rating scales are revised periodically to remain current with product offerings in the marketplace.
For further information on the program, please contact Sarah Coleman (Program Assistant) at 1-800-267-2231 ext. 265 or e-mail scoleman@hrai.ca.
Samples of the rating scales are as follows:
Central Air Conditioners:
Gas or Propane Furnace:
- Gas or Propane Furnace English (PDF)
- Gas or Propane Furnace French (PDF)
- Gas or Propane Furnace - HE English (PDF)
- Gas or Propane Furnace - HE French (PDF)
Heat Pump:
- Heat Pump English (PDF)
- Heat Pump French (PDF)
- Ductless Heat Pump English (PDF)
- Ductless Heat Pump French (PDF)
Oil Furnace:
- Oil Furnace English (PDF)
- Oil Furnace French (PDF)
- Oil Furnace HE English (PDF)
- Oil Furnace HE French (PDF)