Toronto HVAC Company: Imperial Heating & Cooling

Toronto’s housing stock spans more than a century. A single street can hold a Victorian rowhouse from 1905, a post-war bungalow, and a glass-walled condo tower built last year, each with completely different heating systems, ductwork configurations, and failure modes. There is no one-size HVAC approach for this city, which is why local knowledge matters.

Imperial Heating has operated out of Toronto since 2012. Our technicians understand the specific challenges of each neighbourhood: the older homes in Cabbagetown and the Annex where ductwork was retrofitted decades later and is often undersized; the high-rises along the waterfront and King West where fan coil units are hitting their 15-to-20-year replacement window; the post-war homes in Scarborough and North York where original furnaces have been replaced once or twice and the existing ductwork is now the limiting factor on system efficiency.

When comparing HVAC companies in Toronto, the two questions that matter most are: does the contractor hold a current TSSA licence, and will they provide a written quote before starting work? Both are non-negotiable. A TSSA licence confirms the technician is trained to work on gas equipment in Ontario. A written quote protects you from estimates that grow after the job starts. Imperial Heating does both on every job.

Ask about in-house rebates at your quote. For homeowners who prefer to spread the cost, Enbridge Sustain financing covers furnaces, ACs, and heat pumps (subject to approval).

Almost every Toronto home is on natural gas, and a lot of them are still paying a monthly rental on a water heater the previous owner signed for. We install the Enbridge Sustain tank at $24.99 a month plus HST, which is $28.24 all in to start, with service and repairs included and nothing up front. The monthly is not fixed for the term: Enbridge can raise it once a year, on the anniversary of your start date, by 2.5% or CPI, whichever is greater. The annual percentage rate (APR) is 12.10%, and the total lease cost over the 15 years is $5,378.17 before HST, about $6,076 with HST, assuming a 2.5% increase each year. That, the buyout schedule and the rest of the terms are on our water heater rental page. If a tank has already failed and you would rather buy its replacement outright, see hot water tank replacement.

Two Toronto-specific reads: if you own a condo, our piece on Unilux heat pumps in Toronto condos covers how those retrofits work, and if your older house is heated by a boiler or radiators, the boiler vs furnace comparison is the place to start.

Last updated: September 2026