Apply for a Burn Permit

Some types of permits may require the Fire Service to conduct a site visit. It can take up to seven business days for you to receive a site visit.

Municipal Service Centres are still able to provide residents with access to Regular Burn Permits, Regular Agricultural Burn Permits, and Regular Annual Burn Permits; any other applications will have to be completed through the online portal or by contacting Fire Services.

The following services are only available at the Fire Department, they will not be available in the online Public Access Portal or at a Municipal Service Centre:

• Propane RSMP Inspection Request
• Fire Inspection Request

Permits will not be issued within a “built up area” as defined by By-law 2016-110 (download). “Built up area” means an area with buildings on one or both sides of the road with 23 metres or less between them with a minimum grouping of five buildings. Building means school, church, residential dwelling, commercial and industrial structure.

Types of Burn Permits

Regular burn permit (cubic metre)

Cost: $14.00

• Required for fires up to 1m3
• Valid for one burn event
• Burn events must be conducted a minimum of 15m from any building or other structures and 5m from any fences, trees brush piles or combustible materials and property lines.
• Clean dry wood is the only material that may be burned. Painted or treated wood, leaves, grass clippings, garbage and other materials may not be burned
• Burning is not permitted during the month of April or during any other city-wide imposed burn ban.

Annual regular burn permit (cubic metre)

Cost: $60.00

• Required for fires up to  1m3
• Valid until December 31 of the year issued
• Burn events must be conducted a minimum of 15m from any building or other structures and 5m from any fences, trees brush piles or combustible materials and property lines.
• Clean dry wood is the only material that may be burned. Painted or treated wood, leaves, grass clippings, garbage and other materials may not be burned
• Burning is not permitted during the month of April or during any other city-wide imposed burn ban.

Special burn permit

Cost: $25.00

• Required for fires larger than 1m3
• Valid for one burn event
• Special provisions for containment and control may be required
• A site visit may be required
• Clean dry wood is the only material that may be burned. Painted or treated wood, leaves, grass clippings, garbage and other materials may not be burned
• Special permits may be suspended during the month of April or during any other city-wide imposed burn ban

Long-term special burn permit

Cost: $47.00

• Required for fires larger than 1m3
• Valid for multiple burn events held during a specific time frame
• Special provisions for containment and control may be required
• A site visit may be required
• Clean dry wood is the only material that may be burned. Painted or treated wood, leaves, grass clippings, garbage and other materials may not be burned
• Special permits may be suspended during the month of April or during any other city-wide imposed burn ban

Agricultural burn permit

Cost: $25.00

• required for burns on farm properties that are part of normal farm practices
• valid until December 31 of the year issued
• maximum burn size of 3m by 3m
• burns must be at least 50m away from buildings and 25m away from trees, fences, brush piles or other combustible materials

Agricultural Special Burn Permit

Cost: $47.00

• Required for burns on farm properties that are part of normal farm practices
• Burn size exceeding 3m by 3m
• Burns must be at least 50m away from buildings and 25m away from trees, fences, brush piles or other combustible materials
• A site visit may be required

Campgrounds, trailer parks and tourist camps

If you own a campground, trailer park or tourist camp you must get an annual permit for campfires within your facility. You can do this by contacting the City Licensing Officer.

Tips for submitting your application: 

• On the line - enter permit civic address - enter the address for your first burn location and select the correct address from the drop down list. 
• In step 2, click use my information to pull the information already on your account, which should be your contact address.
• Under Burn Permit Parameters, if you are applying for more than one burn location, include all locations in the text fields. These are in addition to address you indicated on the map.
• Use the ? icons on each field for more information.

Please remember that a regular burn permit is issued for one week, valid for one burn in that time period.

We do not issue burn permits (larger than a campfire) for a built up area. Built up area means an area with buildings on one or both sides of the road, with 23 metres or less between them, with a minimum grouping of five buildings. Building means school, church, residential dwelling, commercial and industrial structure.