ERV vs. HRV – zone 7 – GreenBuildingAdvisor

I’m looking for an opinion on whether I should install an ERV or an HRV. I’ve looked at past questions and most of them that I can find are a few years old with different specifics, so I thought it would be worth asking again.

I’m building the house myself and I just don’t know enough about this to decide with confidence. Here are a few facts:

– Zone 7 Canada (north of Kenora, Ontario)

– 800 sqft w/loft. Very high ceilings.

– Off grid solar/propane with hydronic in-floor heating and wood stove back up.

– 2×6 walls w/2″insulation board on the exterior.

– R60 roof

– lived in by 2 ppl most of the time (95%).

From what I’ve read we could go either way and likely be ok but I fundamentally I want to know if an HRV will dry the air out too much or conversely will an ERV humidify the air too much?

Am I over thinking (yes, definitely yes….)

Any expert opinions will be appreciated! Thank you 🙂