Open burning & fires — Clarendon, Quebec

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

In the Municipality of Clarendon, Quebec, permit required: True; permit issuer: the municipality; allowed conditions: Burning allowed outside May 1–October 31 with a valid permit; only unprocessed wood may be burned.; fines: $100.00 plus the total cost of extinguishing the fire. Source: By-law 001-05-2014 Open Air Fires, verified 2026-06-14.

By-law 001-05-2014 Open Air Fires adopted bylaw
permit required True s. 2: "prohibited to start an open fire...without a burning permit"
permit issuer the municipality s. 2: "obtained from the municipality"
allowed conditions Burning allowed outside May 1–October 31 with a valid permit; only unprocessed wood may be burned. s. 1: "prohibited from May 1 to October 31"; s. 2: permit required; s. 8: "only unprocessed wood"
fine range $100.00 plus the total cost of extinguishing the fire s. 6: "fine of $100.00 plus the total cost of extinguishing the fire"
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Adopted by-law of the Municipality of Clarendon prohibiting open-air fires May 1 to October 31 and requiring a burning permit; notice of motion 13 May 2014, adopted 27 May 2014. Confirmed via curl+pdftotext; fixed URL from listing page to the actual bylaw PDF.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: https://www.clarendonqc.ca · Last verified 2026-06-14 · Open burning & fires in other municipalities