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

Township of Howick, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Open Air Burning By-law 6-2024.

Open burning & fires — Howick, Ontario

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

Open Air Burning By-law 6-2024 adopted bylaw

permit required	True	2.1
permit issuer	Township	1.8
allowed conditions	Permit required, daylight hours only, contained, 5m from structures, no prohibited materials, not during fire ban.	2.1, 3.3, 2.4, 3.1, 2.6, 2.5
fine range	$200.00	Schedule "A"

scout note

Official open-air-burning by-law PDF, also referenced from the burn-permit page as By-law 6-2024.