Trees & tree removal across Ontario
Do I need a permit to cut down a tree?
100 of 444 municipalities in Ontario have an adopted bylaw on trees & tree removal on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherstburg Town |
Public Tree By-law No. 2016-94 (consolidated to By-law 2018-106)
adopted 2016-10-11 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: All trees (including shrubs, hedges and woody vegetation) on publicly owned property; no DBH or species threshold stated | 2026-08-28 |
| Armour Township |
By-law #21-2020 - Conservation and Clearing of Trees on Waterfront Property
+1 more adopted 2020-04-28 |
permit required: False · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Species A and B trees meeting minimum diameter/circumference thresholds at point of measurement, within woodlands of at least 1 hectare | 2026-08-28 |
| Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh Township |
By-law 45-2016 Shoreline Tree Preservation By-law
adopted 2016-10-04 |
permit required: False · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any species of woody perennial plant of any size that can reach a height of at least 4.5 metres at physiological maturity, located within a Shoreline | 2026-08-28 |
| Aylmer Town |
By-law No. 6-75 (as amended by By-law No. 11-78) - Planting and Removal of Trees
adopted 1975-02-24 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Barrie City |
Private Tree By-law 2014-115
+1 more adopted 2014-09-15 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees in woodlots (woodlot = min. 0.2 ha with qualifying tree density); any species meeting the 'tree' definition (woody perennial reaching at least 4.5 m height) | 2026-08-28 |
| Bracebridge Town |
Tree Cutting By-law 2025-103
adopted 2025-12-10 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: woody perennial plant with DBH greater than 20 centimetres (8 inches) | 2026-08-28 |
| Bradford West Gwillimbury Town |
Public Tree Protection By-law 2024-27
adopted 2024-04-02 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: any species of woody perennial plant including its root system, on Town-owned land; no size or species threshold stated | 2026-08-28 |
| Brampton City |
Tree Preservation By-law 317-2012
+1 more adopted 2012-11-14 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Woodlots: 0.2 ha with 200 trees any size, 150 >5cm DBH, 100 >12cm DBH, or 50 >20cm DBH per 0.2 ha | 2026-08-28 |
| Brant City |
By-law 275-99 - Tree Planting and Maintenance on County Highways
+1 more adopted 1999-12-21 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · replacement required: pay all costs and expenses incurred by the County to plant a replacement tree | 2026-08-28 |
| Brantford City |
By-law 94-2024 - City Trees (planting, maintenance, protection)
+1 more |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: All City Trees (woody perennial plant located on City Property) | 2026-08-28 |
| Brockville City |
Tree By-law No. 055-2021
adopted 2021-06-22 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: any tree, shrub or other plant located on City property | 2026-08-28 |
| Bruce County County |
Forest Conservation By-law No. 2025-030
adopted 2025-07-10 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees within Woodlands (min 1 ha). Density/size: 1,000 trees/ha any size; 750 trees/ha >5cm DCH; 500 trees/ha >12cm DCH; 250 trees/ha >20cm DCH. Tree height >= 4.5 meters. | 2026-08-28 |
| Burlington City |
Private Tree By-law No. 40-2022
+1 more adopted 2022-04-19 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: DBH of 20cm or greater, heritage trees, endangered species | 2026-08-28 |
| Caledon Town |
Tree Preservation By-law No. 2025-101
+1 more adopted 2025-11-25 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: any species of woody perennial plant... DBH of at least 30 cm | 2026-08-28 |
| Cambridge City |
Private Tree Preservation By-law 23-105
adopted 2023-11-28 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: DBH equal to or greater than 20 centimetres | 2026-08-28 |
| Carleton Place Town |
Tree Clearing By-law 133-2021
adopted 2021-11-23 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: parcel measures 0.405 hectare (1 acre) in area or greater; Woodland density/size definitions apply | 2026-08-28 |
| Centre Wellington Township |
By-law 2022-57 - Public Tree By-law
adopted 2022-07-18 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: any species of woody perennial plant including its root system reaching a minimum height of three (3) metres | 2026-08-28 |
| Collingwood Town |
Tree Destruction By-Law No. 2012-084
adopted 2012-06-25 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: DBH 15-30 cm (5+ trees), DBH > 30 cm, municipal property, woodland, endangered/threatened species | 2026-08-28 |
| Deep River Town |
By-law Number 31-2025 - A By-law to Provide for the Protection, Preservation, and Management of Trees on Municipal Property
adopted 2025-06-11 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: minimum four (4) meters at physiological maturity | 2026-08-28 |
| Dysart et al Municipality |
Site Alteration By-law 2023-101
adopted 2023-11-28 |
replacement required: restored utilizing native vegetation · fines: $500, $700 | 2026-08-28 |
| East Garafraxa Township |
By-law 14-2015, Site Alteration By-law
adopted 2015-04-14 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: a tree and/or trees (Schedule "A" requires identification of trees greater than 75 mm in calliper) | 2026-08-28 |
| East Gwillimbury Town |
Tree Protection By-law 2024-077
adopted 2024-11-19 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees equal to or greater than 20cm DBH | 2026-08-28 |
| Elgin County County |
Woodlands Conservation By-law 05-03 (as amended, consolidated version)
adopted 2005-09-13 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees in Woodlands (s. 1(tt)); "minimum circumference prescribed for the species in Schedule 'A'" | 2026-08-28 |
| Fort Erie Town |
Tree By-law 27-2026 (repeals By-law 33-2024)
adopted 2026-04-27 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: >10 cm DBH in Natural Heritage System; ≥30 cm DBH in Urban Boundary; Heritage Trees (any size); any size on Planning Application lands; any size on public property | 2026-08-28 |
| Gananoque Town |
Bylaw Number 2006-03 to Regulate the Destruction or Injuring of Trees (Heritage Tree By-law)
adopted 2006-02-07 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Heritage Trees individually designated by Council (any species, no DBH threshold stated) | 2026-08-28 |
| Georgian Bay Township |
Tree Cutting By-law No. 2014-73
adopted 2014-11-10 |
permit required: False · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any species of woody perennial plant ≥50mm DBH and capable of reaching at least 5 metres height at maturity | 2026-08-28 |
| Georgina Town |
By-law 2026-0060 (REG-1) - Site Alteration
adopted 2026-06-17 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: trees of a caliper of 75 millimetres or more | 2026-08-28 |
| Goderich Town |
By-law No. 115 of 2021 - Plant, Maintain and Remove Trees on Municipal Property
adopted 2021-09-20 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · boulevard trees: Designated staff control all planting, maintenance, and removal of trees on municipal boulevards. | 2026-08-28 |
| Grand Valley Town |
By-law 2019-10 - Protecting and Enhancing Grand Valley's Tree Canopy and Natural Vegetation
adopted 2019-02-12 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · replacement required: Private owners encouraged but not required to replace; developers required to include provisions for replacing trees in approved development plans | 2026-08-28 |
| Gravenhurst Town |
By-law 2014-26 - Being a by-law of The Corporation of the Town of Gravenhurst to conserve, prohibit, protect, restrict, and regulate the harvesting, removal, injuring, damaging and destruction of trees on private property in the Town of Gravenhurst | permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: any woody perennial plant with a diameter greater than 20 centimetres (8 inches) DBH | 2026-08-28 |
| Greater Sudbury City |
By-law 2022-123 - Prohibit and Regulate the Destruction or Injuring of Street Trees
adopted 2022-08-09 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · replacement required: City shall replace the Removed healthy Street Tree with another Street Tree pursuant to the criteria described in the Street Tree Policy | 2026-08-28 |
| Grimsby Town |
Public Tree By-law 24-37 | permit required: True · applies to private property: False · replacement required: proposal for the replanting or replacing of Trees that are to be removed or that will be injured by the works | 2026-08-28 |
| Guelph City |
Private Tree Protection By-law (2025)-21059
adopted 2025-04-23 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Tree of at least 10 cm DBH on any Private Lot larger than 0.2 hectares (0.5 acres); or a Tree of at least 30 cm DBH on any Private Lot | 2026-08-28 |
| Haldimand City |
County Tree By-law 2516-24
adopted 2024-05-06 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: Any species of woody perennial plant that has reached or can reach a height of at least 4.5 metres at physiological maturity, located on County Property | 2026-08-28 |
| Haliburton County County |
Shoreline Tree Preservation By-law No. 3505 (as amended, Consolidated)
+1 more adopted 2012-08-29 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: any woody perennial plant that has reached or can reach a height of at least 4.5 metres at physiological maturity | 2026-08-28 |
| Hamilton City |
By-law No. 15-125, To Regulate Trees on or Affecting Public Property (Hamilton Public Tree Protection By-law)
adopted 2015-05-13 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · replacement required: payment to the City for the replacement of any public tree which has been injured or destroyed as determined by the Director in accordance with any applicable policy | 2026-08-28 |
| Huntsville Town |
By-law 2002-18 to Prohibit or Regulate the Injuring or Destruction of Trees on Municipal Lands
adopted 2002-02-28 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: Deciduous or Coniferous trees with minimum height 2.0 metres and minimum diameter 45 millimetres at 1 metre above ground | 2026-08-28 |
| Huron County County |
Forest Conservation By-Law No. 38, 2013
adopted 2013-05-01 |
permit required: False · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: All trees in qualifying woodlands (≥1 ha with prescribed tree densities) and woodlots (0.2–1 ha with prescribed densities); species-specific minimum diameter/circumference thresholds in Schedule A (e.g., hard maple: 51 cm diameter / 160 cm circumference at 46 cm point of measurement) determine which removal pathway applies | 2026-08-28 |
| Huron-Kinloss Township |
Tree Preservation By-law 2011-85
adopted 2011-08-15 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any tree with DBH of 25 mm (1 inch) or greater, of any species, that can reach 4.5 metres at maturity | 2026-08-28 |
| Kincardine Municipality |
By-law to Regulate Native Trees on Private Property
adopted 2024-05-08 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Native trees (species listed in Schedule A) with DBH of 10 cm or greater | 2026-08-28 |
| King Township |
Municipal Tree By-law
adopted 1973-11-05 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · boulevard trees: No person shall injure or destroy trees on road allowances without written approval from the Engineer/Road Superintendent. | 2026-08-28 |
| Kingston City |
Tree Bylaw
+1 more adopted 2021-07-13 |
applies to private property: True · protected threshold: trees in woodlands (Schedule "A"); woodland = area mapped in Schedule "A"; tree = woody perennial reaching at least 4.5 metres at maturity; clear cutting = removal reducing >50% canopy in any 0.1 ha contiguous area within 12 months · fines: minimum fine of $500 and maximum fine of $100,000; continuing offence: minimum $500, maximum $10,000 per day | 2026-08-28 |
| Kingsville Town |
By-law to Prohibit the Injury or Destruction of Trees on Public Property
adopted 2014-07-28 |
applies to private property: False · protected threshold: any species of woody plant which has reached or can reach a height of at least 4.5 metres · replacement required: replacing a Tree with a Tree similar in size and/or age to the Injured or Destroyed Tree | 2026-08-28 |
| Lambton County County |
Woodlands Conservation By-Law (No. 4 of 2012, as amended Sept 2014)
adopted 2014-09-03 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees in woodlands (≥1 ha meeting density thresholds in s.1(w)) at or above species-specific circumference limits in Schedule 'A': Species A 160–208 cm circ. / 51–66 cm dia.; Species B 127–175 cm / 41–56 cm dia.; Species C 79–127 cm / 25–41 cm dia., varying by point of measurement | 2026-08-28 |
| Lincoln Town |
By-law 2025-40 – Destruction or Injuring of Trees Within the Town of Lincoln
adopted 2025-09-22 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Public property: trees of any size; private urban area: trees ≥15 cm DBH; private Natural Environment Area: any size; Heritage Trees: any size | 2026-08-28 |
| London City |
Boulevard Tree Protection By-law - CP-22
+1 more adopted 2019-03-05 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: Any tree (woody perennial) capable of reaching 4.5 metres height at maturity, on City boulevards | 2026-08-28 |
| Markham City |
By-law 2023-164, Tree Preservation By-law
adopted 2023-12-13 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any tree on private property with a DBH of 20 centimetres or greater; any tree on Public Lands (no size threshold) | 2026-08-28 |
| Meaford Municipality |
Tree Preservation By-law 100-2012
adopted 2012-12-10 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any species, deciduous or coniferous, DBH ≥ 10 cm, on a lot larger than 1.0 hectares (2.5 acres) | 2026-08-28 |
| Middlesex County County |
Woodlands By-Law, By-Law #7314 (A By-law to Prohibit or Regulate the Destruction or Injuring of Trees)
adopted 2025-01-14 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Prescribed species (Schedule "A") with minimum circumference limits by species group at specified measurement points: Species A 175–224 cm, Species B 160–208 cm, Species C 145–191 cm, Species D 79–127 cm; applies within Woodlands (≥1 ha with defined tree densities) | 2026-08-28 |
| Mississauga City |
Private Tree Protection By-law 0021-2022
+1 more adopted 2022-02-02 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees with a Diameter of 15 centimetres or greater on private property | 2026-08-28 |
| Mono Town |
Bylaw to Prohibit or Regulate the Destruction or Injuring of Trees (Bylaw 2014-47)
adopted 2014-11-25 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: All trees (woody perennial reaching ≥4.5m height) within Woodlands ≥0.5 ha or within Greenlands (Environmental Protection, Escarpment Natural Area, or Greenbelt Natural Area per Official Plan); Woodland density thresholds include 1000 trees/ha (any size), 750 trees >5cm DBH/ha, 500 trees >12cm DBH/ha, or 250 trees >20cm DBH/ha | 2026-08-28 |
| Mulmur Township |
Tree By-law No. 47-2019
adopted 2019-10-02 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any woody perennial plant ≥50 mm diameter (measured at 1.37 m above ground) capable of reaching ≥5 m height at maturity | 2026-08-28 |
| Muskoka Lakes Township |
Tree Conservation By-law 2022-107
adopted 2022-09-14 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: All species; DBH ≥ 25 mm (1 inch); capable of reaching height ≥ 4.5 m (15 ft) at physiological maturity | 2026-08-28 |
| New Tecumseth Town |
Tree By-law 2022-063
adopted 2022-06-13 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Newmarket Town |
Private Tree Protection By-law 2022-10
+1 more adopted 2022-02-07 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees equal to or greater than 20 centimetres in diameter at breast height (DBH) or at grade on private property | 2026-08-28 |
| Niagara Falls City |
Municipal Property Tree By-law 2004-173 (Consolidated)
adopted 2004-09-20 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake Town |
Trees (Town Trees) By-law 4571-12
+1 more adopted 2012-07-30 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: All trees on Town property meeting the definition: woody perennial plant that has reached or can reach 4.5 metres height at physiological maturity; no DBH threshold stated | 2026-08-28 |
| Norfolk City |
Public Tree Maintenance By-law 2024-31
+1 more |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees in Woodlands (≥1 ha, per density thresholds in s. 1.39); Undersized Trees defined by species-specific minimum circumference per Schedule F (57–161 cm at 137 cm height by species); Exotic Species (Schedule A) excluded from protection | 2026-08-28 |
| North Glengarry Township |
Clear Cutting By-law (By-law 43-2021)
adopted 2021-10-12 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Woodlands of 1.0 ha (2.47 acres) or more in one calendar year; any species, size, or density | 2026-08-28 |
| Northumberland County County |
By-law No. 2015-27, Northumberland County Forest Conservation By-law
adopted 2015-06-17 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees in woodlands >1 hectare; species-specific minimum circumferences per Table 1 (e.g., Hard Maple/Yellow Birch/White Ash/etc.: 57"–82" depending on measurement height; Black Ash/Poplar/Spruce/etc.: 25"–50"); basal area must not fall below 15 sq metres/hectare | 2026-08-29 |
| Oakville Town |
Private Tree Protection By-law No. 2017-038 (consolidated)
+1 more adopted 2017-05-01 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: endangered, threatened, or at risk tree species; diameter equal to or greater than fifteen (15) centimetres | 2026-08-30 |
| Orillia City |
Municipal Code Chapter 370 - Tree Conservation | permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any tree with DBH greater than 5 centimetres (except lots 0.5 hectare or less) | 2026-08-29 |
| Oshawa City |
City Trees By-law 78-2008
adopted 2008-06-23 |
applies to private property: False · boulevard trees: No person shall injure, destroy, or interfere with any tree on municipal property including boulevards. · fines: Tier 1: $250; Tier 2: $350; Tier 3: $450 (administrative penalties); also liable to penalties under the Provincial Offences Act | 2026-08-29 |
| Owen Sound City |
Shade Tree By-law 1994-020
adopted 1994-02-07 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · replacement required: replant such trees or replace them, if required and if possible, in remaining space | 2026-08-29 |
| Oxford County Regional municipality |
Woodlands Conservation By-law No. 6607-2024
adopted 2024-01-24 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: All living trees in qualifying woodlands (≥1 ha; ≥1,000 trees any size/ha, or ≥750 trees >5 cm DBH/ha, or ≥500 trees >12 cm DBH/ha, or ≥250 trees >20 cm DBH/ha); species-specific diameter/circumference thresholds govern self-harvest exception per Schedule "B" | 2026-08-29 |
| Pembroke City |
Tree By-law 89-71
adopted 1989-09-05 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: Any woody plant of a species which at maturity is usually over five (5) metres in height | 2026-08-29 |
| Perth Town |
Tree By-law 4132
+1 more adopted 2010-11-19 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: All trees on Town/Corporation property | 2026-08-29 |
| Perth County County |
By-law 4075-2026 - Regulate the Destruction or Injuring of Trees in Woodlands in the County of Perth
adopted 2026-06-18 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees in Woodlands (≥1 ha); species-specific minimum diameter/circumference thresholds in Schedule "A" (e.g., Species A at 46 cm point of measurement: diameter ≥46 cm; Species C at 46 cm point of measurement: diameter ≥23 cm); Woodland defined by tree density (e.g., 250 trees >20 cm DBH per hectare) | 2026-08-29 |
| Peterborough City |
By-law 21-074 - Tree Removal By-law
+1 more adopted 2021-06-28 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any tree species with DBH of at least 7.5 cm (or potential to reach it), located within a Designated Area (Woodland ≥1 hectare or Plantation Woodland ≥1 hectare); excludes European Buckthorn, Glossy Buckthorn, and EAB-infested Ash | 2026-08-29 |
| Petrolia Town |
By-law 16-1999 - Municipal Tree Policy (amending Municipal Code Chapter 486)
adopted 1999-02-22 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · replacement required: For each tree cut down by the municipality, a new one is to be replanted, in accordance with Section 486.2.1 | 2026-08-29 |
| Port Colborne City |
Tree By-law 6175/01/15
adopted 2015-01-12 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: All woody perennial species that have reached or can reach a height of at least 2 metres at physiological maturity; no DBH threshold stated | 2026-08-29 |
| Regional Municipality of Durham Regional municipality |
Regional Woodland By-law No. 030-2020
adopted 2020-07-29 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any living woody perennial plant in a Woodland (≥1 ha) reaching ≥4.5 m height; Woodland defined by density thresholds including 750 trees >5 cm DBH/ha, 500 trees >12 cm DBH/ha, or 250 trees >20 cm DBH/ha | 2026-08-29 |
| Regional Municipality of Halton Regional municipality |
By-law No. 121-05 (Trees)
adopted 2005-10-05 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any Tree (woody perennial plant that has reached or can reach 4.5m height) located in Greenlands or Woodlands 0.5ha or larger; no individual DBH threshold for protection | 2026-08-29 |
| Regional Municipality of Niagara Regional municipality |
By-law No. 2020-79 - Woodland Conservation By-law (as amended by 2025-24)
adopted 2020-10-22 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees in Woodlands: ≥1,000 trees of any size/ha, or ≥750 trees >5 cm DBH/ha, or ≥500 trees >12 cm DBH/ha, or ≥250 trees >20 cm DBH/ha; woodland ≥1 ha | 2026-08-29 |
| Regional Municipality of York Regional municipality |
Forest Conservation Bylaw (Bylaw 2013-68)
adopted 2013-09-26 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: All trees in woodlands (≥1 ha: ≥1000 trees any size, or ≥750 trees >5 cm DBH, or ≥500 trees >12 cm DBH, or ≥250 trees >20 cm DBH per ha) and woodlots (0.2–1 ha with proportional density thresholds) | 2026-08-29 |
| Richmond Hill City |
Trees on City Lands By-law No. 20-25 (Municipal Code Chapter 821)
+1 more adopted 2025-04-23 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any tree with DBH > 15 cm; also Replacement Trees regardless of size | 2026-08-29 |
| Sarnia City |
By-law to Regulate the Planting, Maintenance and Removal of Trees in Public Places within the City of Sarnia (By-law of 1992 - by-law number illegible in scanned original)
adopted 1992-02-24 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: All trees, shrubs, and woody vegetation in any public place; no minimum size or species threshold for protection | 2026-08-29 |
| Saugeen Shores Town |
Tree Protection on Town-Owned Property By-law 95-2025
+1 more adopted 2025-10-14 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: All trees on Town Property (any species of woody perennial plant) | 2026-08-30 |
| Seguin Township |
Tree Conservation By-law 2024-019
adopted 2024-03-04 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any species of woody perennial plant ≥ 8 cm DBH; applies within 20 m of a Shoreline or on EP/EP1-zoned land | 2026-08-29 |
| Simcoe County County |
By-law No. 6894, Sustainable Forest Management / Forest Conservation By-law
adopted 2021-04-13 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees in Woodlands (≥1000 trees/ha of any diameter, or ≥750/ha over 5cm DBH, or ≥500/ha over 12cm DBH, or ≥250/ha over 20cm DBH) or Sensitive Natural Areas; harvest permits require minimum circumference by species per Schedule A | 2026-08-29 |
| South Bruce Municipality |
By-law #2022-17 - Being a By-Law to Authorize the Adoption of a Municipal Tree Maintenance Policy | permit required: True · applies to private property: True · replacement required: attempt to plant 1 or 2 trees for each tree removed, if possible, depending on budget | 2026-08-29 |
| South-West Oxford Township |
By-law No. 12-2018 – Regulate the Planting and Removal of Public Trees
adopted 2018-02-20 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: Any tree with 50% or more of its main stem on public park, highway, or Township-owned lands | 2026-08-29 |
| St. Thomas City |
Site Alteration By-law 140-2025
adopted 2025-12-01 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH) equal to or greater than 20 cm (no species distinction stated) | 2026-08-29 |
| Stratford City |
Private Tree By-law 86-2020
+1 more adopted 2020-06-22 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any tree (any species) with DBH of 30 centimetres or greater on private property | 2026-08-29 |
| Strathroy-Caradoc Municipality |
By-law 34-13 - To Regulate the Planting, Maintenance, Removal and Preservation of Trees on or Affecting Public Property
adopted 2013-04-15 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any woody perennial reaching 4.5 m at maturity; public tree defined as ≥50% trunk diameter at ground level on public property | 2026-08-29 |
| Thames Centre Municipality |
By-law 84-2002 - Tree Planting Guidelines
adopted 2002-10-28 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: Any tree growing on either side of a Highway (rural areas); no species or DBH threshold stated | 2026-08-29 |
| The Archipelago Township |
By-law No. 2025-05 - Tree Preservation By-law
adopted 2025-01-17 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any living stemmed perennial woody plant with DBH of 15 cm (6 in.) or greater; also all native shoreline vegetation within 7.5 m (24.6 ft.) of the highwater mark of any navigable waterbody | 2026-08-29 |
| The Blue Mountains Town |
By-law 2010-68 - Tree Preservation By-law
adopted 2010-10-13 |
applies to private property: True · protected threshold: trees identified on a tree preservation plan or municipal agreement; or trees on municipally-owned/controlled/managed land; 'tree' defined as single-stemmed woody plant capable of reaching at least 4 metres height at maturity · replacement required: court may order person to replant trees in such manner and within such period as the court considers appropriate, including any silvicultural treatment necessary to re-establish the tree | 2026-08-29 |
| Thunder Bay City |
By-law 008-2005 - Tree By-law
adopted 2005-02-14 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: Any 'Public Tree': any Tree or Woody Shrub with trunk totally or partially on Municipal Property; 'Tree' defined as woody plant of species reaching 5+ metres at maturity | 2026-08-29 |
| Toronto City |
Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 813, Trees | permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees with at least one stem with a diameter of 30 centimetres or more measured at 1.4 metres above ground level | 2026-08-29 |
| Trent Hills Municipality |
By-law 2005-95, A By-law to Authorize the Removal and/or Trimming of any Trees and Vegetation Upon a Highway and Upon Land Lying Along a Highway
adopted 2005-09-26 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Wasaga Beach Town |
Tree Cutting By-law 2019-82 (consolidated, amended by 2020-16, 2022-16)
adopted 2019-07-30 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Any species of woody perennial capable of reaching 4.5m height, on parcels ≥1 hectare, within woodlands, Natural Heritage System lands, Commercial-zoned lands, or Town-owned land | 2026-08-29 |
| Waterloo City |
City Tree Bylaw 2014-078 (Protection of Trees on City Property)
adopted 2014-07-14 |
applies to private property: False · protected threshold: any woody perennial plant reaching at least 4.5 meters at maturity, with trunk on City Property · fines: individuals: $250–$25,000 (first offence), up to $50,000 (subsequent); corporations: $500–$50,000 (first), up to $100,000 (subsequent); continuing offences: up to $1,000/day | 2026-08-29 |
| Wawa Municipality |
By-law 2674-13 to Supervise the Planting and Trimming of Trees
adopted 2013-04-16 |
applies to private property: False | 2026-08-29 |
| Wellington County County |
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Woodlands By-law 5115-09
adopted 2009-09-24 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: All trees in woodlands (1+ ha). Schedule "A" prescribed species in three parts with diameter thresholds at 137 cm: Part I (Ash, Walnut, Cherry, Hickory, Elm, Basswood, Beech, Butternut, Oak, Maple, Pine) 46 cm; Part II (Hemlock, Spruce, Tamarack, Black Ash, Yellow Birch, Black Willow) 31 cm; Part III (Poplar, Cedar, White Birch, Ironwood, Balsam Fir, Pin/Choke Cherry, Larch) 17 cm. | 2026-08-29 |
| Whitby Town |
Tree Protection By-law 4640-00
adopted 2000-06-26 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: True · protected threshold: Trees in a woodlot, on specified designated lands, or on residential lands 2.02 ha or greater; 'tree' means single-stemmed perennial woody plant reaching at least 6 metres at maturity; woodlot thresholds include trees 5, 12, or 20 cm DBH | 2026-08-29 |
| Whitchurch-Stouffville Town |
By-law 2023-060-RE (Private Tree Preservation and Protection By-law related to Development Applications)
adopted 2023-06-07 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Windsor City |
By-law 135-2004 (Regulate the Planting of Trees and Prohibit the Destruction or Injuring of Trees on Highways)
adopted 2004-05-10 |
applies to private property: False · boulevard trees: No person shall destroy or injure trees on a highway or Corporation-owned lands. · fines: First conviction: not more than $10,000 or $1,000 per tree (whichever is greater); subsequent conviction: not more than $25,000 or $2,500 per tree; corporations: up to $50,000/$5,000 per tree (first), $100,000/$10,000 per tree (subsequent) | 2026-08-29 |
| Woodstock City |
Municipal Code Chapter 0762 - Trees - Protection (Public Trees)
+1 more adopted 2022-05-05 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · boulevard trees: All public trees on rights-of-way are under Director's supervision; removal requires prior written Director approval. | 2026-08-29 |
| Zorra Township |
Tree By-law 13-19 (Office Consolidation, incl. By-law 10-23)
adopted 2019-04-03 |
permit required: True · applies to private property: False · protected threshold: Any woody perennial plant reaching or able to reach 4.5 metres at physiological maturity, located on Township property | 2026-08-29 |
Nothing on file for trees & tree removal
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (333) — Addington Highlands, Adelaide Metcalfe, Adjala-Tosorontio, Admaston/Bromley, Ajax, Alberton, Alfred and Plantagenet, Algonquin Highlands, Alnwick/Haldimand, Amaranth, Armstrong, Arnprior, Arran–Elderslie, Asphodel–Norwood, Assiginack, Athens, Atikokan, Augusta, Aurora, Baldwin, Bancroft, Bayham, Beckwith, Belleville, Billings, Black River-Matheson, Blandford-Blenheim, Blind River, Bluewater, Bonfield, Bonnechere Valley, Brighton, Brock, Brockton, Brooke-Alvinston, Bruce Mines, Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan, Burk's Falls, Burpee and Mills, Callander, Calvin, Carling, Carlow/Mayo, Casey, Casselman, Cavan Monaghan, Central Elgin, Central Frontenac, Central Huron, Central Manitoulin, Centre Hastings, Champlain, Chapleau, Chapple, Charlton and Dack, Chatham-Kent, Chatsworth, Chisholm, Clarence-Rockland, Clarington, Clearview, Cobalt, Cobourg, Cochrane, Cockburn Island, Conmee, Cornwall, Cramahe, Dawn-Euphemia, Dawson, Deseronto, District Municipality of Muskoka, Dorion, Douro-Dummer, Drummond/North Elmsley, Dryden, Dubreuilville, Dufferin County, Dutton/Dunwich, Ear Falls, East Ferris, East Hawkesbury, East Zorra-Tavistock, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Elliot Lake, Emo, Englehart, Enniskillen, Erin, Espanola, Essa, Essex, Essex County, Evanturel, Faraday, Fort Frances, French River, Front of Yonge, Frontenac County, Frontenac Islands, Georgian Bluffs, Gillies, Gordon/Barrie Island, Gore Bay, Greater Madawaska, Greater Napanee, Greenstone, Grey County, Grey Highlands, Guelph/Eramosa, Halton Hills, Hamilton, Hanover, Harley, Harris, Hastings County, Hastings Highlands, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, Hawkesbury, Head, Clara and Maria, Hearst, Highlands East, Hilliard, Hilton, Hilton Beach, Hornepayne, Horton, Howick, Hudson, Huron East, Huron Shores, Ignace, Ingersoll, Innisfil, Iroquois Falls, James, Jocelyn, Johnson, Joly, Kapuskasing, Kawartha Lakes, Kearney, Kenora, Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards, Killarney, Kirkland Lake, Kitchener, La Vallee, LaSalle, Laird, Lake of Bays, Lake of the Woods, Lakeshore, Lambton Shores, Lanark County, Lanark Highlands, Larder Lake, Latchford, Laurentian Hills, Laurentian Valley, Leamington, Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Lennox and Addington County, Limerick, Loyalist, Lucan Biddulph, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Machar, Machin, Madawaska Valley, Madoc, Magnetawan, Malahide, Manitouwadge, Mapleton, Marathon, Markstay-Warren, Marmora and Lake, Matachewan, Mattawa, Mattawan, Mattice-Val Côté, McDougall, McGarry, McKellar, McMurrich/Monteith, McNab/Braeside, Melancthon, Merrickville–Wolford, Middlesex Centre, Midland, Milton, Minden Hills, Minto, Mississippi Mills, Montague, Moosonee, Morris-Turnberry, Nairn and Hyman, Neebing, Newbury, Nipigon, Nipissing, North Algona Wilberforce, North Bay, North Dumfries, North Dundas, North Frontenac, North Grenville, North Huron, North Kawartha, North Middlesex, North Perth, North Stormont, Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands, Northern Bruce Peninsula, Norwich, Oil Springs, Oliver Paipoonge, Orangeville, Oro-Medonte, Otonabee–South Monaghan, Ottawa, Papineau-Cameron, Parry Sound, Pelee, Pelham, Penetanguishene, Perry, Perth East, Perth South, Petawawa, Peterborough County, Pickering, Pickle Lake, Plummer Additional, Plympton–Wyoming, Point Edward, Port Hope, Powassan, Prescott, Prescott and Russell, Prince, Prince Edward, Puslinch, Quinte West, Rainy River, Ramara, Red Lake, Red Rock, Regional Municipality of Peel, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Renfrew, Renfrew County, Rideau Lakes, Russell, Ryerson, Sables-Spanish Rivers, Sault Ste. Marie, Schreiber, Scugog, Selwyn, Severn, Shelburne, Shuniah, Sioux Lookout, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, Smiths Falls, Smooth Rock Falls, South Algonquin, South Bruce Peninsula, South Dundas, South Frontenac, South Glengarry, South Huron, South River, South Stormont, Southgate, Southwest Middlesex, Southwold, Spanish, Springwater, St. Catharines, St. Clair, St. Joseph, St. Marys, St.-Charles, Stirling-Rawdon, Stone Mills, Strong, Sundridge, Tarbutt, Tay, Tay Valley, Tecumseh, Tehkummah, Temagami, Temiskaming Shores, Terrace Bay, The Nation, The North Shore, Thessalon, Thorold, Tillsonburg, Timmins, Tiny, Trent Lakes, Tudor and Cashel, Tweed, Tyendinaga, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Uxbridge, Val Rita-Harty, Vaughan, Wainfleet, Warwick, Welland, Wellesley, Wellington North, West Elgin, West Grey, West Lincoln, West Nipissing, West Perth, Westport, White River, Whitestone, Whitewater, Wilmot, Wollaston, Woolwich.
No bylaws published online (8, verified negatives) — Brethour, Chamberlain, Fauquier-Strickland, Gauthier, Kerns, Moonbeam, O'Connor, Thornloe.
Unconfirmed (3, leads but nothing verified) — Coleman, Morley, Opasatika.