MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — On Jan. 15, 2003, Warren Heeley, president of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), sent a letter to Ontario Minister of Energy John Baird requesting provincial consideration of extending a recently announced provincial sales tax rebate on Energy Star-rated appliances to heating and air conditioning products.
In the letter, HRAI pointed out that the association has worked for 25 years with federal and provincial governments on programs to improve the energy efficiency of HVAC products and systems. HRAI says that as a result, the energy efficiency of HVAC products improved dramatically and the reduced energy consumption of these products has had a significant effect on the reduction of Canadian energy demand and emissions of greenhouse gases.