Open burning & fires across Nunavut
Can I have a backyard fire? Do I need a burn permit?
No municipality in Nunavut has an adopted bylaw on open burning & fires on file. That is a verified finding for the municipalities listed below, each with the date it was checked.
Nothing on file for open burning & fires
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Checked, nothing adopted (1) — Iqaluit (2026-06-04).
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (23) — Arviat, Baker Lake, Cambridge Bay, Chesterfield Inlet, Clyde River, Coral Harbour, Gjoa Haven, Grise Fiord, Igloolik, Kimmirut, Kinngait, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Naujaat, Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, Qikiqtarjuaq, Rankin Inlet, Resolute, Sanikiluaq, Sanirajak, Taloyoak, Whale Cove.
Unconfirmed (1, leads but nothing verified) — Arctic Bay.