Do I need a permit to cut down a tree?

Trees & tree removal — Windsor, Ontario

In the City of Windsor, Ontario, 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). Source: By-law 135-2004 (Regulate the Planting of Trees and Prohibit the Destruction or Injuring of Trees on Highways), verified 2026-08-29.

By-law 135-2004 (Regulate the Planting of Trees and Prohibit the Destruction or Injuring of Trees on Highways) adopted bylaw

applies to private property	False	s. 2(b): trimming of trees planted upon the highway or upon private property where the branches extend over a highway
boulevard trees	No person shall destroy or injure trees on a highway or Corporation-owned lands.	s. 5: No person shall destroy or injure trees on a highway
fine range	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)	s. 6(i)(a), 6(i)(b), 6(ii)(a), 6(ii)(b)

scout note

Prohibits destroying or injuring trees on highways or city-owned land; bans planting nuisance species (poplar, willow, thorny honey locust, Manitoba maple) on highways; fines up to $10,000/$1,000 per tree (higher for corporations).