Open burning & fires — Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

Can I have a backyard fire? Do I need a burn permit?

Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba has no open burning & fires bylaw on record as of 2026-08-23.

No adopted bylaw has been confirmed — the documents below are unconfirmed leads or supporting material (checked 2026-08-23).

Burning in the RM of Portage (fire-department guidance sheet)

Not a stand-alone by-law: RM fire-department rules for residents who call about burning — call before/after, no burning above 15 kph winds, a 6-metre fireguard required under the provincial Wildfires Act, fire must be supervised and extinguishable at all times.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: https://www.rmofportage.ca/ · Last verified 2026-08-23 · Open burning & fires in other municipalities