The Roulez vert financial assistance program is offered by the Gouvernement du Québec to encourage the acquisition of electric vehicles and the installation of charging stations.
The Program is open to individuals, companies, organizations and municipalities in Québec.
Provided all the program’s conditions are met, financial assistance is available to help participants with:
During Budget Speech 2024-2025 on March 12, 2024, the Québec government announced a gradual reduction in the amount of financial assistance granted for the purchase of electric vehicles as of January 1, 2025. The program will end on December 31, 2026.
Here is a table summarizing the amounts according to vehicle type and registration date. Please note that only the registration date will be taken into account when determining the amount of financial assistance. The financial assistance amounts will not be continued for people who ordered their vehicle before the scheduled dates of reduced financial assistance or who gave a deposit.
Upcoming changes to financial assistance amounts
Type of vehicle
Vehicle registered in 2024
Vehicle registered in 2025
Vehicle registered in 2026
Vehicle registered in 2027
Fully electric vehicle
$7,000
$4,000
$2,000
$0
Plug-in hybrid vehicle (8 to 15 kWh)
$2,500
$1,000
$500
$0
Plug-in hybrid vehicle (15 kWh and more)
$5,000
$2,000
$1,000
$0
Used fully electric vehicle
$3,500
$2,000
$1,000
$0
Electric motorcycle
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$0
Limited-speed electric motorcycle
$500
$0
$0
$0
Financial assistance for buying and installing home, multi-unit and work charging stations will continue.
Program’s normative framework
The Program’s normative framework sets out the conditions to be met, along with the eligibility criteria and all the administrative rules applicable to the current version of the program.
The content of the normative framework has legal value.
The conditions for participation in the Program are summarized on the website. However, the content of the normative framework takes precedence at all times over any leaflets or other information that may be published about the Program.
The Gouvernement du Québec may demand repayment of the financial assistance if the recipient fails to comply with the Program’s conditions.
Amounts of financial assistance
The Gouvernement du Québec may change the conditions of the Roulez vert Program and the amounts of financial assistance.
The Gouvernement du Québec announces the funding for the Roulez vert Program each year in its updates to the Plan pour une économie verte.
The Roulez vert Program is financed by the Fonds d’électrification et de changements climatiques.
