Toronto, Ontario
Next Truck for Toronto HVAC companies
Toronto homeowners call with loan and rebate questions before they ask for a heat pump quote, and the company that answers first gets the job.
Facts checked by Dan Taylor. See the sources.
The short answer
Next Truck by Tekton Digital runs the software tools that catch and keep customers for HVAC companies across Canada, Toronto among them. Toronto homeowners weigh the City's Home Energy Loan Program, the provincial heat pump rebate and the new federal rebate, so they call with questions before they ask for a quote. Dan Taylor works with Toronto owners on video, starting with the free Estimate Sweep, and runs missed-call text-back and estimate follow-up in the owner's own accounts.
Toronto, Ontario at a glance
- Population
- 2,794,356 (2021 census)[1]
- How we meet
- On video, with Dan Taylor. In person only in Brantford, Brant County, Ancaster, Burlington, Oakville and Waterdown.
- Works with
- HVAC and home comfort companies across Canada
- First step
- The free Estimate Sweep
Toronto counted 2,794,356 people in the 2021 census, up 2.3% from 2016[1]. For an HVAC company, a market that size means more calls than one office can always answer.
Next Truck by Tekton Digital runs the software tools that catch and keep those calls for HVAC companies across Canada. Dan Taylor works with Toronto owners on video.
What heats and cools Toronto
Electricity in Toronto comes from Toronto Hydro[2], and natural gas from Enbridge Gas[3]. Ontario's Building Code puts Toronto at 3,520 heating degree days a year[4]. Environment and Climate Change Canada's 1981 to 2010 climate normals give 375 cooling degree days downtown and 305 at Pearson[5].
Summer is the local fact to plan around. Downtown Toronto averages 11.8 days a year above 30°C, and Pearson 15.8[5]. AC season deserves the same planning as furnace season.
The rebates and loans Toronto owners ask about
Toronto has its own program. The City's Home Energy Loan Program lends up to $125,000 or 10% of the home's assessed value, whichever is less, repaid on the property tax bill. Fixed rates run from 3.83% to 5.12%, set until December 31, 2026, and heat pump-only projects no longer need an EnerGuide assessment[6].
The provincial and federal programs sit beside it. Home Renovation Savings pays on cold-climate air source heat pumps: $500 per ton up to $2,000 in an Enbridge gas home, and $1,250 per ton up to $7,500 in a home heated with electricity, oil, propane or wood. Furnaces get no rebate, and the furnace kept as backup is not eligible either[7].
The new federal heat pump rebate covers installs on or after November 1, 2026. It pays $2,000, or up to $10,000 for households below median income. The online portal opens in early 2027[8].
What that means for your phone and follow-up
Homeowners with loan and rebate questions ask them by phone. Next Truck runs your software's own tools to catch those calls and keep the job moving:
- Every missed call gets a text back, including the call that rings out on a hot afternoon.
- Estimate follow-up checks in on heat pump quotes while the homeowner applies for the loan.
- Review requests go out after every job.
- From day 90, a maintenance plan can book spring AC tune-ups before the first hot week.
How we work with Toronto HVAC companies
Dan Taylor meets Toronto owners on video. He starts with how calls come in today and where they drop. Next Truck runs your software's own tools in your own accounts, in Jobber, Housecall Pro or ServiceTitan, and keeps them running. Tekton is new to Toronto and has no clients here yet. You can judge the work first with the free Estimate Sweep: you see it run on your own shop before you pay for anything.
Common questions
Does the Home Energy Loan Program cover heat pumps in Toronto?
Yes. The City's Home Energy Loan Program funds heat pumps, and heat pump-only projects no longer need an EnerGuide assessment before and after the work. Loans run up to $125,000 or 10% of assessed value, whichever is less, repaid on the property tax bill at fixed rates set until December 31, 2026.
Can a Toronto homeowner get a rebate on a new furnace?
No. Home Renovation Savings pays rebates on heat pumps only, and a furnace kept as backup beside a new heat pump gets nothing either. A Toronto homeowner who heats with Enbridge gas can get up to $2,000 on a cold-climate air source heat pump, and the new federal heat pump rebate is a separate program to check.
What does Toronto's summer heat mean for my phone?
More no-cool calls on the hottest days. Downtown Toronto averages 11.8 days a year above 30°C, and Pearson 15.8. Every missed call gets a text back, so a homeowner with no cooling still hears from you.
Do you meet Toronto owners in person?
Dan Taylor works with Toronto HVAC owners on video, from the first conversation to the 20-minute day-14 review. He meets owners in person only in Brantford, Brant County, Ancaster, Burlington, Oakville and Waterdown. Everything gets built in your own accounts, so video covers the whole job from start to finish.
Have you worked with other Toronto HVAC companies?
Not yet. Tekton is new to Toronto and has no clients here. That is why the work starts with the free Estimate Sweep. You see it run on your own shop before you pay for anything.
Sources
Every fact on this page was checked against these sources on .
- Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0002-01, Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (Toronto, C), accessed November 3, 2026.
- IESO, Find your local utility, accessed November 3, 2026.
- Enbridge Gas, Municipalities (City of Toronto listed among the municipalities Enbridge Gas serves), accessed November 3, 2026.
- Government of Ontario, 2024 Building Code Compendium, SB-1 Climatic and Seismic Data, Table 2, accessed November 3, 2026.
- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1981 to 2010, Ontario stations, accessed November 3, 2026.
- City of Toronto, Home Energy Loan Program help (modified October 23, 2026), accessed November 3, 2026.
- Home Renovation Savings (Enbridge Gas and Save on Energy), Help and support, accessed November 3, 2026.
- Government of Canada, One million home energy retrofits: the heat pump rebate (modified November 2, 2026), accessed November 3, 2026.
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Catch every Toronto call, on the hottest day and the coldest.
We run your software's own tools for you, in your accounts, then keep them running.
If you like what the sweep books, Next Truck keeps doing it every month: $2,499 to set up, then $1,199 a month, +HST. Month to month, and everything stays yours if you leave.
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Increase revenue: every lead caught day or night, outstanding estimates reactivated, maintenance and service calls booked from the customers you already have. Cut expenses: the answering service goes, and your on-call tech is woken only for a real emergency. Free up admin time: we do the follow-up for your office. All in your company's name. It starts with a free 14-day Estimate Sweep of your unsold estimates and the customers due for a tune-up. Free, no contract, no card. Four shops a month.
- You see every text first, and the first 15 go out before the rest
- Missed-call text-back runs for the same 14 days
- At day 14 we take 20 minutes to go through what got booked