Is the Canada Greener Homes Grant still open in 2026?

No. The grant closed to new applications in March 2024, and December 31, 2025 was the final deadline for existing applicants to submit documents — it no longer accepts payment requests in any form. The Canada Greener Homes Loan and several provincial programs remain active on separate timelines, so confirm status directly on canada.ca rather than relying on a caller's claim.

How can I confirm an energy advisor is genuinely registered with NRCan?

Verify the advisor through the licensed service organization that you contacted directly, since only advisors employed by an NRCan-licensed service organization can conduct valid EnerGuide evaluations. An advisor who arrives after an unsolicited call, text, or door knock, without you having booked through a licensed organization, should not be treated as legitimate regardless of what they claim.

What happens if an energy advisor falsifies an evaluation?

Falsifying an evaluation to obtain grant or loan funds can constitute fraud under section 380 of the Criminal Code of Canada, carrying up to 14 years' imprisonment where the amount involved exceeds $5,000. Advertising energy savings a falsified evaluation does not support can also breach the Competition Act's anti-greenwashing provisions, enforced separately by the Competition Bureau.

Why did retrofits under the grant program deliver less savings than advisors predicted?

A federally commissioned review found completed retrofits achieved only about 60% of the energy savings that pre-retrofit evaluations had projected, with deep retrofits reaching about 50% of their estimate. Some of that gap reflects normal modelling uncertainty, but it also illustrates why a post-retrofit rating should be checked against actual completed work rather than accepted as a precise result.

Are provincial rebate programs like CleanBC or Ontario's Home Renovation Savings exposed to the same evaluation risk?

Yes. Any program that conditions payment on a pre- and post-retrofit EnerGuide evaluation carries the same document risk the federal grant did, whether the evaluation supports a federal loan or a provincial rebate. Confirming the advisor's registration and the program's current terms independently applies regardless of which program is paying the claim.

Can genuine articles of association still be fraudulent in Canada?

Yes, when they result from a registry-level identity hijack — a fraudulent director change or annual return filed against a real corporation. The document Corporations Canada or a provincial registry holds is technically authentic, so the only way to catch this is reviewing the filing history and ISC register for unexplained recent changes, not just checking that the document itself looks correct.

What is the fastest way to check if articles of association are genuine in Canada?

Search the corporation number on Corporations Canada's free federal search if the entity is CBCA-incorporated, or the applicable provincial registry otherwise, and compare every material field — directors, registered office, share structure — against the document received. This takes only a few minutes and catches fabricated, tampered, and most AI-generated documents, since none of them can match a genuine register entry unless the underlying filing was itself fraudulent.

How is a fake articles of association different from a fake certificate of incorporation?

A certificate of incorporation only proves a corporation was formed on a given date; articles of association set out who controls it — director powers, share structure, voting rights. A forged certificate misrepresents that a corporation exists validly, while forged or hijacked articles misrepresent who is legally entitled to act on the corporation's behalf today, which is why they carry more weight in onboarding decisions involving signing authority.

Does the federal ISC register stop this fraud?

It substantially improves transparency for CBCA corporations by making individuals with significant control publicly searchable, and the October 2025 discrepancy-reporting requirement adds a check on that data, but it does not stop registry-level hijacks of existing corporations, document-level tampering or fabrication, or fraud involving provincially incorporated companies outside the federal regime. Independent document and filing-history checks remain necessary regardless.

Is presenting forged articles of association a criminal offence in Canada?

Yes. Using a forged or manipulated document to induce a business decision falls under fraud provisions in Section 380 of the Criminal Code, which carries up to fourteen years' imprisonment where the value exceeds five thousand dollars, and creating a false document with intent that it be acted upon as genuine falls under forgery in Section 366. Filing false information with a corporate registry can also expose the filer to separate offences under the applicable federal or provincial corporations statute.

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