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Reporting potholes, claiming damage, and understanding why Canadian roads crumble
The basics
Pothole damage claims
The national overview: deadlines by province, the claim playbook, and what road authorities argue back.
How to report a pothole
Where to report a pothole in Canada: RoadRot, your city’s 311 line, and provincial highway lines — plus what details make a report get fixed faster.
Why potholes form
The freeze-thaw cycle that destroys Canadian roads: how water, frost, and traffic turn a hairline crack into a crater, and why March is pothole season.
Who fixes potholes
Municipal street, provincial highway, or private road? How to tell whose job your pothole is, and where each level of government takes reports.
Damage claims by province
Alberta damage claims
Deadlines, where to file, and defenses to expect in Alberta.
British Columbia damage claims
Deadlines, where to file, and defenses to expect in British Columbia.
Manitoba damage claims
Deadlines, where to file, and defenses to expect in Manitoba.
New Brunswick damage claims
Deadlines, where to file, and defenses to expect in New Brunswick.
Newfoundland and Labrador damage claims
Deadlines, where to file, and defenses to expect in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nova Scotia damage claims
Deadlines, where to file, and defenses to expect in Nova Scotia.
Northwest Territories damage claims
Deadlines, where to file, and defenses to expect in Northwest Territories.
Nunavut damage claims
Deadlines, where to file, and defenses to expect in Nunavut.
Ontario damage claims
Deadlines, where to file, and defenses to expect in Ontario.
Prince Edward Island damage claims
Deadlines, where to file, and defenses to expect in Prince Edward Island.
Quebec damage claims
Deadlines, where to file, and defenses to expect in Quebec.
Saskatchewan damage claims
Deadlines, where to file, and defenses to expect in Saskatchewan.
Yukon damage claims
Deadlines, where to file, and defenses to expect in Yukon.