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

City of Winnipeg, Manitoba has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Neighbourhood Liveability By-law No. 1/2008 - Open Air Burning.

Open burning & fires — Winnipeg, Manitoba

City of Winnipeg has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-09.

Neighbourhood Liveability By-law No. 1/2008 - Open Air Burning adopted bylaw

permit required	True	s. 74(1)
permit issuer	Chief of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service or delegate	s. 72
allowed conditions	Fires in approved receptacles on residential property, ceremonial fires, portable barbeques, CGA approved gas appliances, City park fixtures, or Fire Paramedic training.	s. 74(2)

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Consolidated by-law provisions regulating open air burning and related neighbourhood liveability matters.