Open burning & fires — Petrolia, Ontario

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

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

Open Burning By-law 2013 adopted bylaw
permit required True s. 10(a)
permit issuer Town of Petrolia Municipal Office "from the Town of Petrolia Municipal Office"
allowed conditions Cooking/Recreational Fires permitted without permit in safe location with supervision and acceptable materials; Open Fires require permit, daylight hours, own property, not during High Risk/Poor Air Quality periods s. 5 (Cooking Fires), s. 10 (Open Fires); "not required for Cooking Fires or Recreational Fires"
fine range Set fines $200.00–$500.00 per offence (Schedule B); maximum $5,000.00 under the Provincial Offences Act s. 13: "fine not exceeding $5,000.00"; Schedule "B"
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Adopted municipal bylaw or regulation categorized as open burning.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: http://town.petrolia.on.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-09 · Open burning & fires in other municipalities