New advance-funding registrations have ended
New Brunswick’s OHPA route through Total Home stopped new registrations June 30, 2026. The administrator describes the advance-funding programme as winding down. A later date for finishing an approved project is not another opportunity to register for that advance. Read the current transition questions.
This guide is mainly for an existing participant organizing the remaining work and for a new homeowner distinguishing the closed advance from other rebates. The route matters: do not copy a federal-only deadline or the terms from another province onto a New Brunswick file.
The October document stage was separate
The official FAQ says the advance-payment form and quotations had to be submitted by October 1, 2026. That date is already past at this guide’s October 30 check. The administrator says late information means the participant will not receive advance funding to help with the switch.
What this means for you: confirm the actual state of the existing file rather than treating registration as proof that every later stage was completed. Keep the form, quotations, administrator correspondence and payment record together. If something is missing, ask NB Power what remains available for that file; do not assume the later work deadline cancels the earlier document requirement.
Work and final evaluation are due March 31, 2027
Participants in this Total Home OHPA stream must finish the work and final energy evaluation by March 31, 2027. The FAQ says this includes other work underway through the programme and that extensions beyond that date cannot be granted. It states that an advance is due back if the required work and final evaluation are not completed.
What this means for you: schedule the contractor and final energy advisor as one sequence. Leave time to correct deficiencies or missing records. Do not use the installation finish date alone as the completion target: the final evaluation must also fit. Ask for written clarification promptly if the planned scope or contractor changes.
The advance is limited by eligible quoted work
The route offered up to $15,000, not more than the total eligible quoted work. Costs above the support remain the owner’s responsibility. The FAQ also explains reconciliation where the final costs and other Total Home rebates leave an excess advance.
What this means for you: keep the approved quote, advance and final invoices as separate figures. A lower final price is not automatically money the owner keeps without reconciliation. Ask the programme team how any change affects the account before using an apparent surplus for unrelated work.
Review the complete oil-to-heat-pump conversion
The programme describes a complete heat-pump system sized for the home’s heating load and able to distribute heat throughout it, rather than assuming one room unit always qualifies. The local route requires its initial energy evaluation and approval sequence. A system installed outside that process does not become eligible merely because its equipment looks similar.
Compare the complete installation scope: exact equipment, electrical and distribution work, controls, commissioning and the treatment of the existing oil system. Ask the contractor to name exclusions. The purpose is to match the approved conversion to the actual home, not to maximize a headline incentive while leaving required work unpriced.
New applicants should compare other support
The administrator identifies continuing Total Home rebates as a separate option after advance registration ended. That is an alternative route, not a reopening or a guaranteed replacement award. Check its own current conditions and the required order of assessment and work before proceeding.
Use the programme catalogue to distinguish grants, rebates and loans and our quote guide to compare the conversion itself. For an existing OHPA participant, the next useful action is to confirm the file’s remaining tasks and book the final evaluation early enough. Ask who supplies each final document and record the agreed delivery date beside the task. That turns the completion deadline into a practical work plan for the installer, advisor and homeowner. For a new project, start with an actually available route rather than an expired advance application.
Sources and source-check dates
- Total Home and OHPA transition questions — NB Power / SaveEnergyNB. Checked .