Open burning & fires — Central Elgin, Ontario

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

Municipality of Central Elgin has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-09.

Fire By-law No. 773 adopted bylaw
permit required True no person shall set a Fire or allow a Fire to burn without first having obtained a Permit from the Chief Fire Official
permit issuer Chief Fire Official Permit issued by the Chief Fire Official signifying
allowed conditions No permit required for legitimate cooking or heating fires contained in an area not exceeding one cubic metre, fuelled only by natural gas, propane, charcoal, or clean dry wood. No Permit will be required for and this by-law does not prohibit the use of a Fire for legitimate cooking or heating purposes
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Fire bylaw covering fire prevention and municipal fire-related regulation, including burning rules listed under Central Elgin's fire-related bylaws.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: http://www.centralelgin.org/ · Last verified 2026-06-09 · Open burning & fires in other municipalities