The demand for heat pumps, and the technicians that work on them, is expected to increase dramatically with the announcement from Victoria that the government intends to exempt heat pumps from the provincial sales tax as of April 1.
Bruce Ralston, B.C.’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, visited Vancouver Island University’s Cowichan Trades Centre on March 22 to tour the facility’s refrigeration air-conditioning mechanic shop to learn more about how VIU is preparing students to work on heat pumps.
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