Can I burn today in Mississauga?

Air Quality Warning prohibition (Section 4, added by 0059-2026)

No Person shall set or maintain Open Air Burning when an Air Quality Warning or Special Air Quality Statement has been issued by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, and Environment and Climate Change Canada or successor(s) for the forecast region of Halton-Peel, which includes the City of Mississauga. (0059-2026)

City-wide Open Air Burning Restriction (Sections 4.1-4.2, added by 0059-2026)

The Fire Chief shall have the authority to issue a City-wide Open Air Burning Restriction during any period of elevated risk associated with Open Air Burning, as determined by the Fire Chief. (0059-2026) / Notwithstanding any condition in this By-law under which Open Air Burning is permitted, no Person shall set or maintain Open Air Burning, except as set out in subsections 10(1) and 10.1(1), when a City-wide Open Air Burning Restriction is in effect. (0059-2026)

Permit required (Section 5)

Except as provided in Part III of this By-law, no person shall set, maintain, or cause to be set or maintained, a fire in the Open Air unless a Permit has been issued by the Fire Chief.

Permit-holder conditions (Section 7(1))

Except as otherwise provided in the Permit issued under this Part, a Permit holder shall not set or maintain Open Air Burning, or cause Open Air Burning to be set or maintained: (a) between sunset and sunrise; (b) at a distance of less than fifty (50) meters from any building, structure, property line, tree, hedge, fence, roadway, overhead wire or other combustible article; (c) if the wind velocity is greater than twenty four (24) kilometers per hour; (d) that exceeds one square meter in area; (e) that exceeds one meter in height; (f) within five (5) meters of any combustible ground cover; (g) without a fire extinguisher, operable garden hose, or other suitable means of extinguishment available; (0059-2026) (h) if it creates a Nuisance; or (0059-2026) (i) when a City-wide Open Air Burning Restriction is in effect. (0059-2026)

Outdoor Fireplaces/Appliances/Fire Pits/Smoke Houses without a permit (Section 9(1))

An Outdoor Fireplace, Outdoor Appliance, Outdoor Fire Pit or Smoke House may be operated without a Permit between sunrise and 11 p.m. if: (a) it is located at a distance of not less than five (5) meters between such Outdoor Fireplace, Outdoor Appliance, Outdoor Fire Pit, or Smoke House and any building, structure, property line, tree, hedge, fence, roadway, overhead wire, or other combustible article... (c) the size of the combustion area... is not larger than 1 meter (3.2 feet) in any direction...

Cooking Fires without a permit (Section 10(1))

A person may set or cause to be set or maintained a Cooking Fire without obtaining a Permit between sunrise and 11 p.m., provided that: (a) the fire is not more than 0.3 meters by 0.3 meters in size and not more than 0.3 meters in height; (b) the fire is located at a distance of not less than five (5) meters between the fire and any building, structure, property line, tree, hedge, fence, roadway, overhead wire or other combustible article; (c) the wind velocity is not greater that twenty four (24) kilometers per hour...

Ceremonial Fires without a permit (Section 10.1(1), added by 0059-2026)

A person may set or cause to be set or maintained a Ceremonial Fire without obtaining a Permit. (0059-2026)

Ceremonial Fire defined (Section 1, added by 0059-2026)

"Ceremonial Fire" means a fire that is held in accordance with traditional and cultural protocols and supervised by a sanctioned fire keeper or equivalent conductor. (0059-2026)

Permit application fee (Section 6(2))

Each completed application for a Permit must be submitted to the Fire and Emergency Services Division of the City and accompanied by the appropriate fees as set out in the applicable City of Mississauga Fees and Charges By-law.