Noise & nuisance — Thorold, Ontario

What are the quiet hours? What noise is allowed?

In the City of Thorold, Ontario, quiet hours: 11:00 pm–7:00 am (general; varies by activity type); construction hours: 7:00 am–9:00 pm, Monday–Saturday, excluding Sundays and Holidays; exemptions: Emergency services, municipal operations, normal farm practices, permitted noise permits, fireworks (lawful), religious bells, public utilities, snow removal; fines: Corporations: not more than $10,000.00 (first conviction); not more than $25,000.00 (subsequent conviction); individuals: fines per Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990. Source: By-law 102-2025: Noise Control, verified 2026-06-09.

By-law 102-2025: Noise Control adopted bylaw
quiet hours 11:00 pm–7:00 am (general; varies by activity type) s. 2.2.1(4): "between 11:00 pm of one day and 7:00 am of the following day"
construction hours 7:00 am–9:00 pm, Monday–Saturday, excluding Sundays and Holidays s. 2.2.1(5): "between 9:00 pm of one day and 7:00 am of the following day and all day on Sundays and Holidays"
exemptions Emergency services, municipal operations, normal farm practices, permitted noise permits, fireworks (lawful), religious bells, public utilities, snow removal s. 1.3.1
fine range Corporations: not more than $10,000.00 (first conviction); not more than $25,000.00 (subsequent conviction); individuals: fines per Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990 s. 4.2.3(1)–(2)
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By-law to regulate noise in the City of Thorold.

Machine-readable: noise.json · Official website: https://www.thorold.ca/en/index.aspx · Last verified 2026-06-09 · Noise & nuisance in other municipalities