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.