Can I have a backyard fire? Do I need a burn permit?
In the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, permit required: True; permit issuer: Chief of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service or delegate; allowed conditions: Fires in approved receptacles on residential property, ceremonial fires, portable barbeques, CGA approved gas appliances, City park fixtures, or Fire Paramedic training.. Source: Neighbourhood Liveability By-law No. 1/2008 - Open Air Burning, verified 2026-06-09.
| permit required | True | s. 74(1) |
| permit issuer | Chief of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service or delegate | s. 72 |
| allowed conditions | Fires in approved receptacles on residential property, ceremonial fires, portable barbeques, CGA approved gas appliances, City park fixtures, or Fire Paramedic training. | s. 74(2) |
Consolidated by-law provisions regulating open air burning and related neighbourhood liveability matters.