Electrical infrastructure upgrade project for charging in multiple dwellings

Obtain a government subsidy for electrical infrastructure upgrade work in a multiple dwelling.

The upgrade work must lead to the partial or complete installation of the electrical infrastructure required to supply charging stations. The work must cover at least 50% of the parking spaces.

Two types of work are possible for upgrading the electrical infrastructure of a multiple dwelling.

Partial installation of electrical infrastructure

The work may include:

• the installation of junction boxes and conduits to allow for the future routing of electrical cables between the building and the parking spaces;
• oversizing of the electrical panel to allow for the connection of breakers, etc.

At the end of the work, the parking spaces are “EV capable“, meaning that the infrastructure is in place to allow for the future installation of electric vehicle charging stations.

Complete installation of electrical infrastructure

The work may include:

• installation of junction boxes and conduits between the building and the parking spaces;
• modification of the electrical panel;
• installation of the electrical cables and breakers required to supply the charging stations.

At the end of the work, the parking spaces are “EV ready“, meaning that the infrastructure is fully in place to allow charging stations for electric vehicles to be connected to the designated parking spaces.

The financial assistance corresponds to 50% of eligible expenses, up to a maximum of $120,000 per building, whether the project is carried out in one or two phases.

The calculation is based on the amount of eligible expenses, before taxes.

All eligible expenses must have been made before submitting the application for financial assistance.

To be eligible for financial assistance, the project must ensure that at least 50% of the parking spaces reserved for residents of the multiple dwelling are, at a minimum, “EV capable”.

Project carried out in multiple phases

For a project that covers 100% of the parking spaces reserved for residents of a multiple dwelling, expenses may be submitted in two phases, provided that the first phase of the project covers at least 50% of the parking spaces.

Each parking space is eligible for only one financial assistance payment under this component of the program:

• If you receive financial assistance to make a parking space “EV capable” power, you cannot receive financial assistance to make that same parking space “EV ready”.
• Determine whether you will proceed with a complete or partial upgrade of the electrical infrastructure for each parking space.
• The invoices submitted with your application for financial assistance must clearly indicate the number of parking spaces that are “EV capable” and “EV ready”.

The following expenses are eligible:

• costs related to conduit installation work in anticipation of a dedicated branch for supplying electricity to charging stations;
• costs related to the installation of infrastructure dedicated to supplying charging stations (installed or future) for electric vehicles;
• costs related to the purchase of an energy management system for electric vehicle charging;
• professional service fees for preparing the plans and detailed specifications required for installing the electrical infrastructure.

Submitted expenses must be necessary and justifiable.

The following expenses are not eligible under this component of the program:

• costs related to the development of parking areas and sidewalks, except for restoring sections damaged during installation work;
• taxes;
• the applicant’s administrative costs.

To be eligible, electrical infrastructure upgrade expenses must have been made:

• either after March 17, 2026 (the coming into force of the Écorecharge program);
• or after January 1, 2024, for electrical infrastructure upgrade and oversizing projects already under way when the Écorecharge program comes into effect. These projects must include the acquisition of charging stations.

Expenses must be made while the government financial assistance program is in effect. This condition applies to both the Roulez vert and Écorecharge programs.

Expenses made between February 1 and March 31, 2025 (the suspension period of the Roulez vert program) are not eligible.

To submit your application for financial assistance, check the required supporting documents, then complete the form in the online services.