Noise & nuisance — Squamish, British Columbia

What are the quiet hours? What noise is allowed?

In the District Municipality of Squamish, British Columbia, noise & nuisance rules are set by Noise Regulation Bylaw No. 2312, 2014 (as amended by 2541), verified 2026-10-15. Quiet hours: 10:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m. Construction hours: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Mon-Fri; 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Sat; 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sun/stat holidays. Fines: $500-$10,000.

Noise Regulation Bylaw No. 2312, 2014 (as amended by 2541) adopted bylaw

quiet hours	10:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m.	s. 5(a)-(b)
construction hours	7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Mon-Fri; 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Sat; 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sun/stat holidays	s. 5(c)
exemptions	Police/fire/ambulance; municipal/government work; worship bells; code-required alarms; avalanche control; ALR farm operations; permitted construction/filming/special events.	s. 6; s. 7
fine range	$500-$10,000	s. 20(a)

scout note

District of Squamish consolidated noise bylaw: bans loud noise 10pm-8am (megaphones, radios), construction hours 7am-8pm weekdays, 8am-7pm Saturdays, 10am-4pm Sundays/holidays.

Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw No. 1893, 2006

Nuisance bylaw on controlled-substance premises; not a noise-hours bylaw, included as nuisance context.

Squamish Document Center - Bylaws listing

CivicWeb bylaw index listing the noise, water and sewer bylaws.

Machine-readable: noise.json · Official website: https://squamish.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-15 · Noise & nuisance across British Columbia · Noise & nuisance in other municipalities