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Halton Region: Up To $6,500100% Of Materials & LabourNo Pre-Approval Needed💳 Financing Available — Cover the Bill Until the Rebate Lands

Halton Pays 100% To Flood-Proof Your Basement

Halton Region covers the whole bill, not a share — up to $6,500 to get your weeping tile off the sewer and a sump pump in. Inside that, you pay nothing. Open to homeowners in Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Halton Hills.

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⚡ You have 12 months from completion to claim — but the sooner it's done, the sooner you're protected.

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Official Government Rebate Program

One program. The whole bill.

Halton Region

Weeping Tile Disconnection & Sump Pump Subsidy

Rebated up to

$6,500

100% of materials and labour

The Region pays the entire bill for getting your weeping tile off the wastewater sewer and a sump pump put in — materials, labour, permits and the camera work to prove it, up to the cap. No approval to wait for: the job gets done, then you claim.

Costs covered

  • Weeping tile disconnection from the wastewater lateral
  • Sump pump supply and installation
  • Plumbing assessment, where one is needed
  • CCTV drain inspections before and after
  • Permit costs
  • All materials and labour to complete the work

Your home must be inside Halton Region — Oakville, Burlington, Milton or Halton Hills — and connected to the regional wastewater sewer; homes on septic aren't eligible. One subsidy per property. Unusually, there is no pre-approval: claims are accepted up to 12 months after the work is finished, and the cheque follows 4–6 weeks after a complete application. Water-powered backup sump pumps are the one thing not covered.

Official program page — halton.ca
Sump pump and pit installed in a basement floor

What You'd Actually Pay

Two sliders, because the two caps are separate. That's it.

$1,000$12,000

The Region pays

$6,500

You pay

$0

Nothing out of pocket. The Region pays 100% of materials and labour up to $6,500.

Try:

Halton pays you back after the work: you settle the invoice, then claim any time within 12 months and the cheque follows 4–6 weeks later. Ask us about covering that gap on the call. Figures are an estimate — the Region confirms your final amount.

What Gets Installed — And Why It Protects Your Home

The subsidy funds one connected system. Each piece closes a different route water takes into a basement in Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Halton Hills.

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Weeping Tile Disconnection

100% covered

The heart of the subsidy

Your foundation drain probably still empties into the wastewater sewer — an arrangement that pours groundwater into a pipe meant for waste, and helps cause the surcharge that backs up into basements. This work cuts that connection and redirects the tile to a sump pit.

  • ✓Exactly what the subsidy exists to pay for
  • ✓Takes pressure off the sewer for your street, not only your house
  • ✓Materials and labour both count as eligible costs
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Sump Pit & Pump

100% covered

Where the water goes instead

A pit cut into your basement floor with a submersible pump inside. Once the weeping tile stops draining into the sewer it has to drain somewhere, and this is it — collected and pumped safely away from the foundation.

  • ✓Can go into an existing pit or a newly installed one
  • ✓Supply, installation, materials and labour are all eligible
  • ✓Water-powered backup pumps are the one thing the Region excludes
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Camera Inspection & Assessment

100% covered

The proof the claim needs

Halton needs evidence that your weeping tile really was tied into the wastewater lateral, and that it is not any more. A CCTV inspection before and after, plus a licensed plumber's assessment where one is needed, provides it.

  • ✓CCTV inspections are named as eligible costs
  • ✓A plumbing assessment counts too, where one is required
  • ✓This is the documentation that gets a claim approved rather than queried
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Permit & Labour

100% covered

Included, not extra

The permit fee and all the labour and materials needed to finish the work. None of it is billed to you on top of the subsidy — the Region counts these as eligible costs inside the same ceiling.

  • ✓Permit costs are explicitly eligible
  • ✓Materials and labour are what the subsidy is calculated on
  • ✓A licensed plumber does the work; we handle the paperwork
Backwater valve animation showing how it closes during a sewer backup

Backwater Valve

Open under normal conditions so the line drains and rods as usual. The moment sewer pressure reverses during a storm, the flap swings shut and blocks sewage from entering the house.

Sump pump diagram showing groundwater being pumped away from foundation

Sump Pump

Sits in a pit beneath the basement floor and takes the groundwater your weeping tile collects once it stops draining into the sanitary sewer, pumping it clear of the foundation.

Why the City Is Handing This Money Out

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Weeping Tile Is Overloading the Sewer

Older homes across Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Halton Hills still drain their foundation tile into the wastewater sewer. Every one of those connections pushes groundwater into a pipe already at capacity — which is what surcharges it and backs sewage into basements.

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Cheaper Than New Sewers

Paying homeowners to take that groundwater out of the system costs the City far less than upsizing the sewers to carry it. That is why the money is there, and why it covers the whole bill.

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A Flood Costs Far More Than This

Remediating a flooded basement — mould, flooring, drywall, electrical — runs many times what this work costs. And sewer backup is excluded from most standard insurance policies unless you have bought a specific rider.

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Backed For Life

Every installation we carry out carries a lifetime workmanship warranty — our labour, connections, seals and slab work, for as long as you own the home. Equipment carries its manufacturer's warranty on top.

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How It Works

Apply, get inspected, do the work, claim it back.

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Step 1

Confirm The Connection

We camera your drain to confirm the weeping tile really is tied into the wastewater lateral. That is the one fact the claim turns on — and the inspection is itself an eligible cost.

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Step 2

Permit & Work

The permit is pulled and a licensed plumber disconnects the weeping tile and installs the sump system. No waiting on an approval letter — Halton does not require one before you start.

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Step 3

Claim

You settle the invoice, then we assemble the claim: paid invoice, permit, inspection sign-off and proof of the before-and-after connection. You have a full year from completion to submit.

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Step 4

Money Back

Halton mails your cheque four to six weeks after a completed application reaches them — up to $6,500 of a job you have already paid for.

You hire and pay the plumber — the City does not do that part, and it does not endorse anyone. What the City does is inspect the property, confirm the scope is eligible, and send the money once the work has passed inspection. Read the City's own program page ↗ or call them on 905 825 6000.

Do You Qualify?

Four questions. Ten seconds. No email required.

1.Is your home in Oakville, Burlington, Milton or Halton Hills?

2.Is it on the Region's sewer rather than a septic system?

3.Does your weeping tile still drain into the sewer?

4.Has this property claimed the subsidy before?

The conditions that catch people out

Nobody knows these about their own house. We check them for you.

  • !Your weeping tile has to actually be connected to the wastewater sewer — that is the fact the whole claim turns on, and a camera check is the only way to know
  • !Homes on septic systems are outside the programme entirely; it has to be the regional wastewater sewer
  • !Water-powered backup sump pumps are the one device the Region names as not eligible
  • !The subsidy is one per property — if a previous owner claimed it, it is used up
  • !Claims must be in within 12 months of the work being finished, with the paid invoice, permit and inspection sign-off

Not sure where your home lands?

We'll go through the criteria with you on the phone before anyone books anything.

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Home Financing Available

The Money Comes After the Work

Halton pays you back rather than up front: you settle the invoice, then the Region sends the money four to six weeks after a completed claim goes in. We work with home improvement lenders so you can bridge that gap and clear the balance the moment it lands.

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Get Approved

Quick pre-approval from a home improvement lender — no home equity required

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Work Gets Done

Permit pulled, installation complete, Building Department inspection passed

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Subsidy Arrives

Cheque mailed 4–6 weeks after a completed application reaches Halton

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Clear the Balance

Use the rebate to pay off the loan — inside the caps, that clears it entirely

Ask us about financing when you book.

We'll walk through the options on your consultation call, so the rebate timeline isn't the thing that stops you protecting the house.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Leave your details and we'll call you back to go through Halton eligibility, scope, and whether your job lands inside the caps.

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