Ontario
Can I burn today?
Open-air burning is governed by your municipality, not the province, so the rules change at the township line. Find yours for today’s fire danger, whether you need a permit, what it costs and who to call.
Type the name of your town, township or municipality.
Algoma District · 22
Bruce County · 8
City of Hamilton · 1
City of Kawartha Lakes · 1
City of Ottawa · 1
City of Toronto · 1
Cochrane District · 13
County of Brant · 2
County of Frontenac · 5
County of Lennox and Addington · 4
County of Renfrew · 18
County of Simcoe · 18
District Municipality of Muskoka · 6
Dufferin County · 8
Elgin County · 8
Essex County · 9
Grey County · 9
Haldimand County · 1
Haliburton County · 4
Hastings County · 16
Huron County · 9
Kenora District · 9
Lambton County · 11
Lanark County · 9
Manitoulin District · 9
Middlesex County · 9
Municipality of Chatham-Kent · 1
Niagara Region · 12
Nipissing District · 11
Norfolk County · 1
Northumberland County · 7
Oxford County · 8
Parry Sound District · 22
Perth County · 6
Peterborough County · 9
Prince Edward County · 1
Rainy River District · 10
Regional Municipality of Durham · 8
Regional Municipality of Halton · 4
Regional Municipality of Peel · 3
Regional Municipality of Waterloo · 7
Regional Municipality of York · 9
Sudbury District · 10
Thunder Bay District · 15
Timiskaming District · 20
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville · 13
United Counties of Prescott and Russell · 8
United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry · 7
Wellington County · 8
Rules are summarised from each municipality’s own published by-law and linked back to it. They are not legal advice or permission to burn — your fire department decides.
