Davidson Cahill Morrison LLPToronto, ON · July 14, 2026Follow

After the Deluge: When Ottawa Basement Flooding Points to Construction Deficiencies

The historic Canada Day 2026 storm left thousands of Ottawa homeowners tearing out drywall and replacing ruined furnaces. But an extraordinary weather event does not absolve builders and engineers of liability: where one home floods while its neighbours stay dry, the real cause may be a hidden construction defect, and that opens a very different path to recovery, if you act before the limitation clock runs out.

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