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title: Burnaby fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed in Burnaby?"
place: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
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owner_body: City of Burnaby
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# Burnaby fireworks rules

**Question:** Are fireworks allowed in Burnaby?

**Short answer:** In the City of Burnaby, fireworks may not be set off except on October 31, unless the Fire Chief issues a permit. A person 18 or older may set off low-hazard fireworks on private property with the owner's consent. Firecrackers are banned, and selling fireworks is not allowed.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Burnaby, https://www.burnaby.ca)  
**Cost:** $114 for a fireworks permit, low- or high-hazard (GST exempt; cheque only).  
**Where:**
- Email: Fire Administration Office, send completed permit application, fire@burnaby.ca
- By mail: Administration Office, 4867 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5E 2S9
- Phone: Burnaby Fire Department non-emergency, 604-294-7195

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** Fireworks may not be set off except on October 31 (s. 43(1)), unless the Fire Chief issues a permit. A person 18 or older may set off low-hazard fireworks on private property with the owner's consent (s. 43(2)); the bylaw does not clearly say whether this applies on other dates. Public property needs a permit. Firecrackers are banned.
  - Source: [Burnaby Fire Services Bylaw 2004 (No. 11860), consolidated, sections 40 to 45, ss. 40, 42, 43](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/11860CC.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall use, detonate, explode, offer for sale, sell, or possess firecrackers." … "fireworks shall not be set off," … "detonated or discharged at any time except on the 31st day of" … "to use, set off or discharge low hazard fireworks on private" … "No person shall set off or discharge fireworks on public property" … "fireworks shall not be set off, detonated or discharged at any time except on the 31st day of October." … "It shall be lawful for a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age to use, set off or discharge low hazard fireworks on private property with the consent of the owner of the property."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Selling fireworks:** No. No one may sell or offer fireworks for sale, and firecrackers may not be sold at all.
  - Source: [Burnaby Fire Services Bylaw 2004 (No. 11860), consolidated, sections 40 to 45, ss. 40, 41](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/11860CC.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall sell or offer for sale fireworks." … "offer for sale, sell, or possess firecrackers."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **What counts as fireworks:** 'Fireworks' means any product or device made to produce an explosion, detonation or pyrotechnic effect. Low-hazard fireworks (Class 7.2.1 under the federal Explosives Regulations) include fountains, golden rain, pin wheels, Roman candles, volcanoes, sparklers and caps for toy guns. 'Firecrackers' are small fireworks with fuses used mainly as noise makers; they are banned. High-hazard and indoor fireworks need a permit.
  - Source: [Burnaby Fire Services Bylaw 2004 (No. 11860), consolidated, sections 40 to 45, s. 2](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/11860CC.pdf)
  - Official wording: "“fireworks” means any products or devices manufactured to intentionally produce" … "“firecrackers” means small fireworks with fuses used primarily as noise makers" … "fireworks that are included in Class 7.2.1."
  - Source: [Fire permits (Permits & Applications), Low-Hazard Fireworks Permit](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/permits-and-applications?field_permit_category_target_id=621)
  - Official wording: "firework showers, fountains, golden rain, lawn light, pin wheel, Roman candles, volcanoes, sparklers, Christmas crackers and caps for toy guns."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Permit:** The Fire Chief may issue a permit to a person at least 18 to set off low-hazard fireworks for a special occasion on dates other than October 31. High-hazard or indoor fireworks: the applicant must be at least 18, hold a valid fireworks supervisor card and supervise the display, and give a site map and proof of liability insurance. A public pyrotechnics display needs a permit. Fee: $114 (low- or high-hazard), GST exempt; apply to fire@burnaby.ca or mail to 4867 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5E 2S9; cheque only.
  - Source: [Burnaby Fire Services Bylaw 2004 (No. 11860), consolidated, sections 40 to 45, ss. 43(3), 44, 45(1)](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/11860CC.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The Fire Chief may issue a permit to a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of" … "is at least 18 years of age and holds a valid fireworks supervisor card;" … "provides to the Fire Chief proof of liability insurance coverage" … "No person shall conduct a public pyrotechnics display without a permit"
  - Source: [Fire permits (Permits & Applications), Fireworks permits](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/permits-and-applications?field_permit_category_target_id=621)
  - Official wording: "Fees: $114 (GST Exempt)" … "Payment can be made in the form of cheque only;"
  - Source: [Consolidated Fees and Charges Bylaw 14485, Schedule A6](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/14485CC.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Fireworks permit-detonation (Section 42(5)and (6)) $114.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** None set. The Fire Services Bylaw sets no ticket amount; breaking it is a court offence.
- **Bylaw:** Burnaby Fire Services Bylaw 2004 (Bylaw No. 11860), ss. 40 to 45.
  - Source: [Burnaby Fire Services Bylaw 2004 (No. 11860), consolidated, sections 40 to 45, title](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/11860CC.pdf)
  - Official wording: "BURNABY FIRE SERVICES BYLAW, 2004"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The City of Burnaby's [Fire Services Bylaw](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/11860CC.pdf) says fireworks may not be set off except on October 31 (s. 43(1)), unless the Fire Chief issues a permit. Separately, s. 43(2) lets a person 18 or older set off low-hazard fireworks on private property with the owner's consent. The bylaw does not clearly say whether that second rule applies on dates other than October 31, so ask the Fire Department before relying on it. Public property needs a permit.

## Good to know

- Low-hazard fireworks (federal Class 7.2.1) include fountains, golden rain, pin wheels, Roman candles, volcanoes, sparklers and caps for toy guns.
- Firecrackers (small fireworks with fuses, used mainly as noise makers) are banned. No one may sell or offer fireworks for sale.
- The Fire Chief may issue a permit to a person at least 18 to set off low-hazard fireworks for a special occasion on dates other than October 31.
- High-hazard or indoor fireworks and public displays need a permit. The applicant must be at least 18, hold a valid fireworks supervisor card and supervise the display, and give a site map and proof of liability insurance.
- Apply to fire@burnaby.ca or mail 4867 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5E 2S9; the $114 fee is by cheque only.
- Never point a firework at a person, animal, vehicle or building, or set one off within 30 m of a gas or service station, lumber yard, propane tank or other place where flammable materials are stored.
- Breaking the bylaw is a court offence; the bylaw sets no ticket amount.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fire permits (Low-Hazard and High-Hazard Fireworks Permits)](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/permits-and-applications?field_permit_category_target_id=621)
- [Fire Services Bylaw 11860 (consolidated PDF)](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/11860CC.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Burnaby backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/backyard-fire.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/fireworks.md)
- [Richmond](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/fireworks.md)
- [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/fireworks.md)
- [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/fireworks.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/fireworks.md)
- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/fireworks.md)

## Sources

- [Burnaby Fire Services Bylaw 2004 (No. 11860), consolidated, sections 40 to 45 (PDF)](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/11860CC.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fire permits (Permits & Applications), City of Burnaby](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/permits-and-applications?field_permit_category_target_id=621) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Consolidated Fees and Charges Bylaw 14485, Schedule A6 (PDF)](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/14485CC.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)

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