Are you thinking about buying an electric vehicle when it comes time to replace your current ride?

If so, you may be wondering what government rebates you may be entitled to for buying one.

The following are brief descriptions of each province’s rebate program. For full details, including eligibility criteria, visit each provincial government’s website.

Government of Canada (paused)

Maximum: $5,000

The Canadian government has paused its incentives for zero-emission vehicles (iZEV) program. It offered a maximum rebate of $5,000.

There are incentives for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles (iMHZEV) still available but that’s for vehicles such as trucks, cargo vans, shuttles and other commercial vehicles.

More information on the now-paused iZEV program is available on the Government of Canada website.

Quebec

Maximum: $4,000

Quebec is offering a rebate of up to $4,000 for fully electric vehicles with an MSRP less than $65,000.

The rebate amount was lowered in 2025 and is planned to be lowered again in 2026. In 2024, the maximum rebate amount was $7,000.

The maximum amount of the rebate to purchase or lease an eligible new electric vehicle varies by vehicle type. Those are:

• $4,000 for a fully electric vehicle
• $2,000 or $1,000 for a plug-in hybrid vehicle
• $4,000 for a hydrogen-powered (fuel cell) vehicle
• $1,000 for an electric motorcycle

There are a number of criteria a vehicle must meet to be eligible, so anyone considering buying an electric vehicle should check the province’s list of eligible cars.

In the case of rechargeable hybrid vehicles, the battery must have a capacity of at least 15 kWh to obtain the $2,000 rebate, while vehicles with a battery capacity between 8 kWh and 15 kWh get $1,000. Vehicles with battery capacity of less than 8 kWh are not eligible for the rebate.

More information is on the government of Quebec website.

New Brunswick

Maximum: $5,000

New Brunswick has a rebate available for the purchase or lease of battery-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles as well as a rebate for home EV charging stations. Only vehicles manufactured in Canada or in countries with which Canada has a free-trade agreement are eligible.

The province’s EV rebates amounts are as follows:

• New BEV: $5,000
• New PHEV with electric range of 50 km or more: $5,000
• New PHEV with electric range of less than 50 km: $2,500
• Used BEV: $2,500
• Used PHEV: $1,000
• Electric vehicle home charging station: $750

Rebates are reduced for leases shorter than 48 months. The rebates are available for passenger vehicles with a base MSRP of less than $55,000 or higher priced trims of those vehicles with a maximum MSRP of $65,000, as well as for trucks, vans SUVs or station wagons with a base MSRP of $60,000 or higher priced trims of these vehicles up to a maximum MSRP of $70,000.

For full details on the program, visit nbpower.com.

Prince Edward Island

Maximum: $5,000

Prince Edward Island offers a rebate of up to $5,000 for the purchase or lease of an electric vehicle or $2,500 for a plug-in hybrid, as well as $750 toward installation of a home Level 2 EV charger. Leases of less than 48 months receive a lesser amount. For used BEVs or PHEVs, the sticker price of the vehicle must be $70,000 or less.

For full program details, visit the Prince Edward Island government’s website.

Yukon

Maximum: $5,000

Yukon offers a rebate of $5,000 for the purchase or lease of a new BEV, hydrogen fuel cell vehicle or plug-in hybrid with an electric driving range of 50 kilometres or more. PHEVs with an electric driving range of less than 50 kilometres are eligible for a $3,000 rebate. Leases of less than three years receive a lesser amount.

Yukon residents are eligible for two rebates during the lifetime of the program.

Tesla vehicles purchased after April 3, 2025 are not eligible for this rebate

Learn more on yukon.ca.

British Columbia (paused)

Maximum: $4,000

The now-paused Province of British Columbia’s rebate had a maximum amount of $4,000.

More information is available on the B.C. government’s website.

Manitoba

Maximum: $4,000

Manitoba’s rebate is available for electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV).

It is available for new or used vehicles with an MSRP of less than $70,000 and the vehicle must be less than four years old.

The incentive offers up to $4,000 on new vehicles and $2,500 on used vehicles, whether you buy or lease the vehicle. The amount available for leased vehicles depends on the duration of the lease.

The rebate applies only once per vehicle and is only available once to a vehicle purchaser or lessee.

To qualify, vehicles must be purchased or leased through a Manitoba dealership, with the exception of new Tesla vehicles, which can be purchased outside of Manitoba between Aug. 1, 2023 and May 2, 2024 to qualify.

Manitoba’s rebate is available until March 31, 2026.

More information is available on the government of Manitoba website.

Nova Scotia (ended)

Maximum: $3,000

Nova Scotia rebate for light duty electric vehicles and e-bikes has ended.

More information is available at evassist.ca.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Maximum: $2,500

Newfoundland and Labrador has a rebate of $2,500 for the purchase or lease (minimum of four years) of a new or used all-electric vehicle or $1,500 for a new or used plug-in hybrid.

The program, as it exists today, is running until March 15, 2025 and rebates are available on a first-come, first-served bases until funding is used up.

For program details, visit nlhydro.com.

NOTE: This article was updated May 31, 2025 to provide latest information.

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