In the City of Thorold, Ontario, quiet hours: 11:00 pm–7:00 am (general; varies by activity type); construction hours: 7:00 am–9:00 pm, Monday–Saturday, excluding Sundays and Holidays; exemptions: Emergency services, municipal operations, normal farm practices, permitted noise permits, fireworks (lawful), religious bells, public utilities, snow removal; fines: Corporations: not more than $10,000.00 (first conviction); not more than $25,000.00 (subsequent conviction); individuals: fines per Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990. Source: Noise Control By-law No. 102-2025, verified 2026-08-29.
Noise Control By-law No. 102-2025
adopted bylaw
quiet hours
11:00 pm–7:00 am (general; varies by activity type)
s. 2.2.1(4): "between 11:00 pm of one day and 7:00 am of the following day"
construction hours
7:00 am–9:00 pm, Monday–Saturday, excluding Sundays and Holidays
s. 2.2.1(5): "between 9:00 pm of one day and 7:00 am of the following day and all day on Sundays and Holidays"
exemptions
Emergency services, municipal operations, normal farm practices, permitted noise permits, fireworks (lawful), religious bells, public utilities, snow removal
s. 1.3.1
fine range
Corporations: not more than $10,000.00 (first conviction); not more than $25,000.00 (subsequent conviction); individuals: fines per Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990
s. 4.2.3(1)–(2)
scout note
Regulates noise city-wide; prohibits specified noises (construction equipment, mechanical/industrial noise, shouting, domestic power tools) generally between 11pm-7am (construction 9pm-7am weekdays, all day Sundays/holidays), with exemptions for agricultural operations and permitted events.
Public Nuisance By-law No. 45-2017 (Consolidated)
adopted bylaw
Prohibits and regulates public nuisances in Thorold including nuisance/house parties, public urination/defecation, disorderly conduct, fighting, and knocking over objects on highways; complements the separate Noise Control By-law.