Open burning & fires — Saint John, New Brunswick

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

City of Saint John has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-05.

By-Law Number L.G.-23 — A By-Law respecting Outdoor Fires within The City of Saint John adopted bylaw
allowed conditions Fires permitted only on days or times allowed under the province's forest fire watch; no-burn periods prohibited. "only permitting fires on days or times where such fires are permitted in accordance with the province's forest fire watch"
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Regulates outdoor fires; only recreational fires in approved containment units, no open bonfires/campfires, fires only when provincial fire watch permits. Notice page (browser-UA) shows third reading scheduled 10 Feb 2025; prior 2025-04-11 date unsupported -> adopted_date null (third-reading meeting 2025-02-10 noted).

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: https://saintjohn.ca/fr · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Open burning & fires in other municipalities