Open burning & fires — McKellar, Ontario

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

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

Open Air Burning By-law 2024-38 adopted bylaw
permit required True "a permit is required for all Open-Air Burning"
permit issuer Fire Chief "To apply please reach out to our Fire Chief"
allowed conditions Fire Season April 1-Oct 31: open air fires only between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. the following day, and only when permitted under the current Fire Danger Rating System. "no person shall start an open air fire"; "between the hours of"; "6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. the following day"
scout note

Official fire department page identifies By-law 2024-38 prescribing times, precautions, and restrictions for setting fires and repealing By-law No. 2019-24, as amended.

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