The 90-day program and the monthly retainer work the same way from Victoria to Iqaluit: a baseline on day 1, findings by day 30, fixes by day 60 and a measured report on day 90, or a monthly scorecard and review. What changes from one region to the next is when the heating peak arrives, how long it lasts, which fuels customers burn and which regulators your company answers to. Each region page explains those differences.
Regional figures on heating fuels come from Statistics Canada's household data for 2023, as of October 2026. Programs and rebates change often, so every page asks you to confirm details with the administrator.
- YTYukon
- NTNorthwest Territories
- NUNunavut
- NLNewfoundland and Labrador
- BCBritish Columbia
- ABAlberta
- SKSaskatchewan
- MBManitoba
- ONOntario
- QCQuebec
- PEPrince Edward Island
- NBNew Brunswick
- NSNova Scotia
West Coast: British Columbia
BC's heating calendar is split. The southwest coast has mild, wet winters and a long, gentle season, while the Interior and the North are much colder. That makes BC unusual: a Lower Mainland shop and a Prince George shop may need program start dates months apart.
BC is also where most of our published heating work sits, including GasBoilers.ca, which serves 26+ BC communities. Read the British Columbia page.
The Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
The Prairies run on natural gas and long, hard winters. The peak is intense and the cost of a missed call at minus thirty is high, which makes phone handling and after-hours cover the first thing most programs look at here. Programs need to finish before early fall.
Each province has its own regulator and utility programs:
Central Canada: Ontario and Quebec
Ontario, the most populous province, relies mostly on natural gas, with colder and longer seasons the further north a company works. Ontario fuels contractors work under TSSA, and the province's rebate programs shape how heat-pump work is marketed.
Quebec heats mainly with electricity and has strict French-language rules for commercial advertising, which any marketing fix must respect. Read the Ontario and Quebec pages.
Atlantic Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
In New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI, heat pumps were already the primary system in somewhere between a quarter and over a third of households in 2023, and oil still heats a real share of homes in several Atlantic provinces. That mix creates a steady flow of conversion work and a summer that is busier than elsewhere, because heat pumps also cool.
Each province has distinct programs and inspection offices:
The North: Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut
In the territories, heating is needed for most of the year, communities are small and far apart, and reputation travels by word of mouth more than search. Programs here are shorter on marketing and longer on operations: scheduling, parts lead times and keeping service plans reliable. Nunavut also has language rules for commercial advertising. Read the territories page.
Choosing a format by region
The region shifts the choice between formats less than you might expect, but it does shift it.
- Long, intense seasons on the Prairies and in the North favour a 90-day program started early in the year, because the window for change is short and a missed season is expensive.
- Mixed-fuel markets in Atlantic Canada and BC often benefit from a retainer after the program, because several lines need separate attention through the year.
- Crowded city markets in Ontario and Quebec usually start with booked-call recovery, because buying replacement demand costs more there.
The guide to choosing between 90 days and a retainer covers the decision in detail.
What stays the same everywhere
Wherever you are, the program measures the same handful of numbers described on the measurement page, and the retainer reviews the same scorecard every month. Ali Sedighi leads every engagement from Vancouver. We are not a contractor in any province: we do not install, repair or inspect equipment, and we do not give code or safety advice. For how to start, see the 90-day heating program or the contact page.
Frequently asked questions
Do you need to be in my province to run a program?
No. Every checkpoint, review and report works in person or by video call, phone, text and email. What changes by province is the calendar and context, not how we work.
Do you advise on provincial gas or safety rules?
No. We link the regulators on each region page so you know who they are, but compliance questions go to them and to your licensed staff.
Can you run a program in French for a Quebec company?
The consulting itself is delivered in English. We account for Quebec's French-language rules in any marketing recommendations, and the Quebec page explains why that matters.