Trees & tree removal — St. Catharines, Ontario

Do I need a permit to cut down a tree?

St. Catharines, Ontario has no trees & tree removal bylaw on record as of 2026-10-25. Section 4 requires permission to injure, remove or plant city trees and regulates shared trees and private trees affecting City property. It is not general private-property tree permitting.

No adopted bylaw has been confirmed — the documents below are unconfirmed leads or supporting material (checked 2026-10-25).

St. Catharines By-law 2017-326 to regulate trees on or affecting City property

Section 4 requires permission to injure, remove or plant city trees and regulates shared trees and private trees affecting City property. It is not general private-property tree permitting.

Machine-readable: trees.json · Official website: http://www.stcatharines.ca · Last verified 2026-10-25 · Trees & tree removal across Ontario · Trees & tree removal in other municipalities