Costco heaters and electric fireplaces in Canada (2026): prices, running costs and safety

A Costco heater in Canada costs $24.99 to $649.99: most are ceramic towers from Lasko at about $60 to $70, often $15 to $20 off in the fall, with a De'Longhi oil-filled radiator, a Duux convector and a Dyson at the top. Electric fireplaces run from a $289.99 wall-mount to a $999.99 TV console. All of them use about 1.5 kWh an hour on high, which is the number that decides your bill.

Which space heaters does Costco Canada sell?

Seen in Canadian warehouses from October 2024 to October 2026 (West: BC to Manitoba; East: Ontario and Atlantic Canada):

Ceramic towers heat a room quickly with a fan. An oil-filled radiator like the De'Longhi is silent and keeps radiating after it switches off, good for a bedroom. Infrared quartz heaters warm the people and objects in front of them rather than the air, good for a drafty spot. The Dyson is a fan heater and air purifier in one, which is most of what you pay for.

Which electric fireplaces does Costco sell?

The Sloan is a TV console with an electric fireplace insert, in one box; the Napoleon hangs on the wall like a TV. Both plug into a standard outlet (Costco West, Costco East).

How much does a space heater cost to run?

At full power a 1,500 W heater uses 1.5 kWh an hour. At Ontario's prices from November 1, 2026, that's about $0.14 an hour off-peak, $0.22 mid-peak and $0.28 on-peak, or $0.17 on the tiered price (OEB). On BC Hydro's residential rates it's about $0.18 in the first tier and $0.21 in the second (BC Hydro). Those are energy charges only, before delivery, regulatory charges and tax.

A heater in one room for 8 hours a day is about 360 kWh a month, or roughly $40 to $45 before delivery and tax. Heating one room you're in can cost less than heating the whole house to the same temperature; heating the whole house with space heaters usually costs more than a furnace or heat pump.

When do Costco heaters go on sale?

• Early September: heaters arrive (the Lasko tower on September 2, 2025 in the West, Costco West).
• October to late November: $15 to $20 off the Lasko towers every fall, in 2026 until November 22 (Costco West).
• November: electric fireplaces arrive.
• January and February: fireplace savings and clearance, like $200 off the Sloan in February 2025, and heater clearance such as the Dreo at $49.97 in mid-January 2026 (Costco East).

How do you use a space heater safely?

Health Canada's rules (Health Canada):

• Keep it at least 1 metre from anything that can burn: couches, beds, clothes and curtains.
• Never plug it into an extension cord or power bar. Plug it straight into the wall, ideally on its own outlet.
• Unplug it before you leave home or go to sleep.
• Buy only heaters with a certification mark (such as CSA or cUL).

Health Canada requires portable heaters to meet Canadian standards that include tip-over and overheating tests (Health Canada), and Technical Safety BC recommends choosing one with a tip-over switch and overheat protection (Technical Safety BC).

Does an electric fireplace need an electrician?

Not a plug-in one like Costco's: the Sloan console and the Napoleon wall-mount use a regular outlet, with the same no-extension-cord rule as a space heater. A hard-wired or built-in fireplace on its own circuit is electrical work: in Ontario that means a licensed electrical contractor, with a notification filed to the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA). An independent local helper can bring a fireplace console home and put it together, or hang a wall-mount unit on the studs: see furniture assembly ($99) and TV mounting ($169), at Flatcart's prices.