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

Municipality of Whitestone, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: By-law No. 37-2020 - Open Air Burning.

Open burning & fires — Whitestone, Ontario

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

By-law No. 37-2020 - Open Air Burning adopted bylaw

permit required	True	s. 2(1)
permit issuer	Fire Chief or his or her designate	"Daytime Burning Permit" ... "permit issued by the Fire Chief or his or her designate"
allowed conditions	Outside Fire Season; portable liquid/gas appliance per s.9; portable/permanent charcoal installation per s.10 (no permit required)	s. 2 (opening clause), s. 9, s. 10
fine range	First conviction: $100–$5,000; subsequent: $200–$10,000; corporation first: $200–$10,000; corporation subsequent: $1,000–$25,000; set fine per Schedule A: $200	s. 13(2)(a)(b), s. 13(3)(a)(b), Schedule "A"

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Official open air burning by-law PDF linked from Whitestone's by-law index.