Open burning & fires — Inuvik, Northwest Territories

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

Town of Inuvik has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-04.

Open-air Burning & Fireworks By-law No. 2650/FC/20 adopted bylaw
permit required True s. 3.1
permit issuer Fire Chief or designate s. 3.1
allowed conditions Open-air fire requires valid Town burn permit; constant supervision with extinguishing agent on site; at least 5m from building/structure/fence/road/wire and 3m clear of combustibles; no burning in dry/drought/ban conditions or wind over 16 km/h; residential fire max 1m diameter/2m height s. 3.3(a)-(g)
fine range Burning without a permit: $200.00 individual / $500.00 corporation; other offences $150.00-$1,000.00 SCHEDULE A; s. 7.1-7.2
scout note

Town of Inuvik bylaw (2020) regulating the setting of fires and use of fireworks and establishing a fire permit system. OCR-confirmed: Town of Inuvik, NWT, By-law #2650/FC/20, cited as the Open-air Burning and Fireworks By-law.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: https://www.inuvik.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-04 · Open burning & fires across Canada