Air Conditioning Installation in Vancouver, BC

By the CANRO Heating & Cooling technical team · Licensed HVAC & gas-fitting contractor, Metro Vancouver · Last updated May 2026

Air Conditioning Installation for Vancouver homes

Vancouver summers are not what they used to be - heat waves and wildfire smoke have made cooling a necessity. CANRO installs air conditioning from central systems to ductless mini-splits. Vancouver's housing runs from century-old character homes in Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Grandview to 1960s-70s Vancouver Specials across the East Side and glass condo towers downtown.

Many older Vancouver homes still run hot-water boilers and cast-iron radiators, while new builds face the City's restrictions on gas heating. Vancouver has a mild, wet coastal winter that rarely stays below freezing for long, and we factor that into every recommendation. The City of Vancouver now limits gas heating in new and substantially-renovated homes, which makes a heat pump the default choice for many Vancouver projects.

Reasons to add air conditioning

• Upstairs bedrooms are unbearable on summer nights
• You want to close windows against wildfire smoke and still stay cool
• You have ductwork and want whole-home central air
• You have no ducts and want efficient ductless cooling
• You are considering a heat pump to get cooling AND heating from one system

How we install your cooling

• Honest advice on AC versus a heat pump (which also heats and earns rebates)
• Right-sizing so the system dehumidifies properly and does not short-cycle
• Central or ductless mini-split options to suit your home
• Clean, quiet installation with proper line-set and condensate routing
• Commissioning to manufacturer spec for rated efficiency

Brands we work with

We install and service Carrier, Bryant, Lennox, Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric, Goodman and American Standard - and we will work on whatever you already have. Our recommendations are based on what fits your Vancouver home and budget, never on what we are pushing this month.

Serving every Vancouver neighbourhood

We serve every Vancouver neighbourhood - including Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Kerrisdale, Dunbar, Point Grey, East Vancouver, Riley Park and Renfrew - and the nearby communities of Burnaby, North Vancouver, Richmond. Vancouver's housing runs from century-old character homes in Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Grandview to 1960s-70s Vancouver Specials across the East Side and glass condo towers downtown.