Almost every conversation about electric vehicles at our desk starts the same way. Somebody has read that there are thousands of dollars in government money available, they have half a number in their head from an article that is a year or two out of date, and they want to know what they actually get. The honest answer changed twice in the last eighteen months, and for somebody shopping something truck sized it is not the answer most people expect. If you are shopping trucks generally while you sort this out, our new Ram 1500 inventory is online and updated as units move, and you can check our current pricing there for the most up to date pricing information.

This is a straight read on what a Manitoba buyer can claim as of today, verified against the government program pages themselves rather than against an article. What the federal program is now, what the provincial rebate still pays, the two caps that decide almost everything, and the plain answer for the buyer who assumed a rebate was coming and is about to find out otherwise. These programs change, sometimes on short notice, so treat this as a dated snapshot and confirm the current terms before you sign anything. Everything below was verified against the official program pages on July 26, 2026.

Key Takeaways

• The old federal iZEV program is finished. Transport Canada's own page says it plainly: the program closed on March 31, 2025. Any article quoting iZEV as a live option is out of date.
• A new federal program replaced it. The Electric Vehicle Affordability Program runs from February 16, 2026 through March 31, 2031, and it is applied at the point of sale rather than claimed later.
• The federal money has a hard price ceiling that rules out most trucks. The incentive applies to a final transaction value of up to $50,000, unless the vehicle is made in Canada, in which case there is no cap. Very little that is truck sized lands under that line.
• Manitoba still has its own rebate, and its ceiling is higher. The province's program page states it was extended in Budget 2026, and it pays $4,000 on a new eligible EV and $2,500 on a pre owned one, with no vehicle at $70,000 or higher being eligible.
• As of the federal eligible vehicle list dated March 10, 2026, no Ram and no Jeep appears on it. The Chrysler Pacifica plug in hybrid and the Dodge Charger battery electric do. That is the honest state of play, and pretending otherwise would not do you any favours.
• The charger is a separate conversation with separate money. Manitoba Hydro will finance up to $3,000 per charger including installation through its Home Energy Efficiency Loan.

The Federal Program: What Replaced iZEV

Start here, because this is where most of the confusion lives.

The Incentives for Zero Emission Vehicles program, the one everybody called iZEV, is over. Transport Canada's page for it states that the program closed on March 31, 2025. If a dealer, a listing or an article is still quoting iZEV at you, that is a signal the information is stale.

What exists now is the Electric Vehicle Affordability Program. The program's own overview sets out the terms, and here is what matters to a buyer.

The dates. Incentives are available for new eligible vehicles bought or leased for twelve months or more between February 16, 2026 and March 31, 2031.

The amounts, which step down every year. For battery electric and fuel cell vehicles the incentive is $5,000 in 2026, then $4,000 in 2027, $3,000 in 2028 and 2029, and $2,000 for 2030 and 2031. For plug in hybrids it is $2,500 in 2026, then $2,000 in 2027, $1,500 in 2028 and 2029, and $1,000 for 2030 and 2031. If you are on the fence and the vehicle qualifies, waiting a year costs you real money.

The cap, which is the whole story for a truck buyer. The incentive applies to a final transaction value of up to $50,000, unless the vehicle is made in Canada, in which case the program states there is no cap. The overview page does not spell out exactly what is and is not counted inside that transaction value, so do not assume, ask.

How you get it. It is applied at the point of sale by the dealership rather than claimed back later on paperwork, which is a genuine improvement over the old process.

One per person. An individual can receive one incentive over the five year life of the program.

It is written for light duty vehicles. The program overview describes it as covering light duty vehicles, which is another way of saying it was not designed with a full size pickup in mind.

Federal funding is finite and first come, so a program with money in it today is not guaranteed to have money in it in two years. That is not a scare tactic, it is exactly what happened to iZEV.

The Manitoba Rebate: Higher Ceiling, Real Money

The province runs its own program, and for anything larger than a compact car it is the more relevant one.

According to the Province of Manitoba's Electric Vehicle Rebate Program page, the program was extended in Budget 2026. Here is what it pays and what it demands.

The amounts. $4,000 on a new eligible EV and $2,500 on a pre owned one. On a lease the amount scales with the term, running from $1,000 to $4,000 on a new vehicle and $625 to $2,500 on a pre owned one depending on how long the lease is.

The vehicles. Battery electric, plug in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles all qualify. That plug in hybrid inclusion is a bigger deal than it sounds, because it opens the door to vehicles that make more sense than a full electric for somebody who tows or drives long prairie distances.

The price ceiling. The page is unambiguous: all new EVs with a manufacturer's suggested retail price under $70,000 are eligible, and no vehicle with an MSRP of $70,000 or higher is eligible. A pre owned vehicle's purchase price has to be under $70,000 as well. That $70,000 line is where a lot of truck sized builds land on the wrong side, and it is decided by your actual build, not by the model.

The other conditions worth knowing. The vehicle has to be purchased from a Manitoba dealership. It is one rebate per person or organization for the duration of the program. The vehicle has to stay registered in Manitoba for at least twelve months. Tesla and Chinese manufactured EVs purchased after March 19, 2025 are not eligible.

How you claim it. Applications go through Manitoba Public Insurance online after the registration is finalized, and the province says approved cheques are issued within roughly 45 to 60 days.

Because the two programs stack, a vehicle that clears both sets of rules can carry federal and provincial money at the same time. That is the best case, and it is worth checking rather than assuming.

The Honest Part: What This Means If You Want a Truck

Here is the part most pages will not tell you, and it is the reason this post exists.

As of the federal eligible vehicle list dated March 10, 2026, there is no Ram on it and no Jeep on it. The vehicles from our brands that do appear are the Chrysler Pacifica plug in hybrid, at $2,500 on a purchase or a forty eight month lease, and the Dodge Charger battery electric, at $5,000 on the same basis, with the lease amounts scaling down on shorter terms. That is the current federal list, and lists get updated, so it is worth rechecking rather than treating as permanent.

The provincial rebate is the one with a realistic shot for a larger vehicle, because its ceiling is $70,000 rather than $50,000 and it accepts plug in hybrids. Whether a specific build clears that line is a question about your exact configuration, not about the model name, and it is the sort of thing we can check in a few minutes with the build in front of us.

If you expected a rebate on a full size electric pickup and there is not one, that is worth knowing before you get attached to the idea, not after. We would rather tell you that at the desk than have you discover it in a finance office. There is no version of this where we pretend a program applies when it does not.

None of which means an electrified vehicle is a bad call out here. It means the rebate should not be the thing that decides it. If you are weighing the technology itself, our posts on charging an electric Ram at home in Manitoba and Ram REV cold weather range cover the practical prairie realities, and the comparison of the Ramcharger against the Ram REV explains why the range extended approach makes so much sense at this latitude.

The Charger Is a Separate Pot of Money

Whatever you end up buying, the charger at home is its own line item, and there is help on it.

Manitoba Hydro's Home Energy Efficiency Loan will finance an electric vehicle charger. The maximum eligible for financing is $3,000 per charger including installation, limited to one level 2 charger per vehicle. The charger has to be new and for residential use, rated at 208 or 240 volts, and certified by ULC, CSA or ETL. It has to be installed and connected by a licensed electrician who pulls an electrical permit for the work. The loan carries an annual interest rate of 6.2 percent on approved credit for the first five years, and for a charger the term runs five years, with payments added to your Manitoba Hydro bill.

That is financing rather than a grant, so it is not free money. What it does is take the install off your credit card and spread it, which for a lot of households is the actual barrier.

FAQs

Is there still an EV rebate in Manitoba in 2026?

Yes. The Province of Manitoba's Electric Vehicle Rebate Program page states the program was extended in Budget 2026, and it pays $4,000 on a new eligible EV and $2,500 on a pre owned one, with lease amounts scaling by term. No vehicle with an MSRP of $70,000 or higher is eligible. Confirm the current status on the province's page before you count on it, because program terms change.

What replaced the federal iZEV rebate?

The Electric Vehicle Affordability Program. Transport Canada states iZEV closed on March 31, 2025, and the new program runs from February 16, 2026 to March 31, 2031, paying $5,000 for battery electric and fuel cell vehicles in 2026 and $2,500 for plug in hybrids, with amounts stepping down each year after.

Can I get a rebate on an electric pickup truck in Manitoba?

The federal program caps at a final transaction value of $50,000 unless the vehicle is made in Canada, which puts most truck sized vehicles out of reach, and as of the eligible list dated March 10, 2026 no Ram or Jeep appears on it. The provincial program has a higher $70,000 ceiling and accepts plug in hybrids, so whether your specific build qualifies depends on the build. Bring it to us and we will check it against the program rules.

Can I claim the federal and provincial rebates together?

Yes, where the vehicle satisfies both programs' rules. They are separate programs with separate eligibility, so a vehicle can clear one and fail the other. The federal one is applied at the point of sale by the dealership and the provincial one is claimed through Manitoba Public Insurance after registration.

Is there money for a home charger in Manitoba?

Manitoba Hydro's Home Energy Efficiency Loan will finance up to $3,000 per charger including installation, for one level 2 charger per vehicle, at 6.2 percent on approved credit over a five year term with payments added to your hydro bill. The charger must be certified and installed by a licensed electrician with a permit.

The Bottom Line

The rebate landscape in Manitoba is better than a lot of people think and narrower than most people hope. There is federal money and provincial money and they can stack, but both programs are written around price ceilings, and those ceilings are exactly where anything truck shaped runs into trouble. For a Pacifica plug in hybrid the math is genuinely good. For a full size electric pickup, as of today, the federal list does not include one from our brands.

So the useful move is not to shop the rebate, it is to shop the vehicle and then check what it qualifies for. Bring us the build you are considering, or come at it from the other end and browse the new Ram 1500 inventory, our new Chrysler Pacifica inventory, the new Jeep Wrangler inventory or the used inventory, and we will tell you honestly what money is on the table and what is not. When you are ready to talk numbers, our finance application is online, and if you want the fundamentals first, our guide to car financing in Manitoba is a good place to start.

Tyler Dunn, Dunn Ram Trucks, Portage la Prairie