Heat pump installers in Nord-du-Québec

Here, the climate pushes a heat pump to its limits. In Chapais, the station closest to Chibougamau, January averages -18.5 °C and the year adds up to 6,477 heating degree-days, about 50% more than Montreal. In Kuujjuaq, it's -23.3 °C and 8,196 degree-days, almost double (1991–2020 normals). Chapais recorded -43.2 °C on January 22, 2013.

In practice, an air-source heat pump will spend many winter hours below its minimum operating temperature, which Hydro-Québec puts between -15 °C and -25 °C for newer models. Your backup system remains your heat source in the deep cold; the heat pump saves you money the rest of the time. If you install one, pick an ENERGY STAR Cold Climate model: LogisVert pays $120 per 1,000 BTU/h at -8 °C, versus $50 for a standard ENERGY STAR model.

Hydro-Québec serves the whole region. In Nunavik, the LogisVert guide sets special conditions, and where electricity comes from an off-grid system, a heat pump that replaces fuel-fired heating, or is added to it, isn't eligible. Check your situation before you buy. Chauffez vert has been closed since March 31, 2026, Rénoclimat no longer funds heating, 2026–2027 registration for the free heat pump is closed, and the federal rebate announced on October 8, 2026, isn't open yet.

Your installer will often come from elsewhere, so also check the Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean pages. Get travel costs and after-sales service spelled out in writing. Insist on an RBQ licence with 15.9 or 15.10, plus 15.1, 15.7 or 15.8, and CMMTQ or CETAF membership. Our contractor check guide, our heat pump guide and the calculator will help you plan.