Open burning & fires — Scugog, Ontario

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

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

Open Air Burning By-law 63-21 adopted bylaw
permit required True s. 14: "No person shall set an open air fire or allow an open air fire be set without a Permit."
permit issuer Fire Chief s. 33: "satisfy the Fire Chief or designated person to issue such Permits"
allowed conditions Cooking fires on BBQ/hibachi/permanent cooking structures exempt; Fire and Emergency Services training fires exempt; camping establishment individual sites with Specialty Permit. s. 29: "barbeques, hibachis, permanent structures designed and intended solely for the cooking of food"; s. 27: "fire is set by Scugog Fire and Emergency Services for the purpose of extinguishing any fire or for the purposes of training"
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Permits, regulates, prohibits, and controls open-air burning within the Township of Scugog, including permit categories and burn conditions.

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