Can a landlord in Vanier claim Ottawa's protective plumbing rebate?

Ottawa's Residential Protective Plumbing Program is for residential properties, and we found no owner-occupancy condition in the City's eligibility list.

That said, the program is listed by the City as currently under review, and the eligibility details on ottawa.ca are the ones that count. A landlord in Vanier who owns a residential property should check the current program page before planning any work around the rebate.

A few things the City's rules do require, regardless of who lives in the property:

• The work must be done on a residential property in the City of Ottawa.
• For a sanitary backwater valve rebate, the building must have been built before January 1, 2012. For a storm backwater valve rebate, before January 1, 2004.
• A building permit must be obtained before the work starts.
• The device must not have been installed by the City.
• Rebates are not available for maintenance, repair or replacement of an existing protective plumbing device.
• The rebate application and all supporting documents must be received within 18 months of the permit's issue date. The City changed this from 12 months on July 1, 2026.

The City rebates the lesser of the published maximum or the actual cost of the work. The maximums from the City's table are: indoor sanitary backwater valve $1,000, storm backwater valve $1,000, outdoor storm backwater valve $2,500, and a primary or secondary sump pump with battery backup in an existing pit $1,500 or with construction of a new pit $3,000.

Because the program is under review, ask the City whether a rental property qualifies before planning any work around the rebate.