Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) - Ontario Energy Board
Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) - Ontario Energy Board is a program run by the Ontario Energy Board that gives up to $780. You likely qualify if: Behind on your electricity or gas bill and may be cut off; Low after-tax household income for your household size (checked on the official page on September 30, 2026).
Up to $780
You likely qualify if: Behind on your electricity or gas bill and may be cut off; Low after-tax household income for your household size.
Call 1-877-632-2727Send to someone who needs thisChecked on September 30, 2026 on the official page
We last read this on September 30, 2026. That was a while ago, so please check their own website before you rely on it, and tell us below if something changed.
Ontario Energy Board emergency grant for households behind on electricity or natural gas bills and facing disconnection: up to $650 per household per year, $780 if the home is electrically heated, paid straight to the utility. "Assistance is only available if you are behind on your bill". Applications go through local intake agencies; for Toronto Hydro customers these include Albion Neighbourhood Services, COSTI, Neighbourhood Information Post, The Housing Help Centre (Scarborough), The Neighbourhood Organization, Unison and East York Housing Help Centre.
Who qualifies
You likely qualify if:
- Behind on your electricity or gas bill and may be cut off
- Low after-tax household income for your household size
How to apply
- Apply through a LEAP intake agency (OEB agency directory; Toronto agencies also listed by Toronto Hydro) with ID, current bills, any disconnection notice, proof of residency, income proof and bank statements.
- Tell them what you need.
- Come back here and tell us if they answered.
Other ways, if that one is quiet
Where else they are
Their website is oeb.ca/consumer-information-and-protection/.... You can also find them on X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and a newsletter.
Good to know
- CostFree
- They welcomeapplications
- LanguagesEnglish, French
- Their own advicePublic institutions work through programs and forms, not favours. Find the program that already exists for your purpose, then ask the named contact what they need from you.
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