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title: Metchosin fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed in Metchosin?"
place: Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada
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owner_body: District of Metchosin
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# Metchosin fireworks rules

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

**Short answer:** In Metchosin you may set off consumer fireworks without a permit only on October 31, on December 31 and from 12:01 a.m. to 1 a.m. on January 1. Other times need a permit from the Fire Chief. Selling fireworks in the District is banned.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Metchosin, https://www.metchosin.ca)  
**Cost:** No fee stated for a consumer fireworks permit. Display fireworks permit $100. Ticket: $100 to discharge without a permit ($200 after 30 days).  
**How long:** Display fireworks: apply at least 7 days ahead.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Fire Chief, 250-478-1307

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** Consumer fireworks may be set off without a permit only on October 31, on December 31, and from 12:01 a.m. to 1 a.m. on January 1. At other times a permit is needed. None on municipal property, including roads and parks, without the District's written permission.
  - Source: [Fire Regulation and Prevention Bylaw No. 269, 1996 (consolidated September 2018), ss. 28, 29, 33](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/3280/)
  - Official wording: "The discharge of consumer fireworks is permitted without a permit issued under this" … "(a) on October 31st , and" … "(b) on December 31st and from 12:01 a.m. to 1 a.m. on January 1st." … "No person may fire or discharge fireworks in the District of Metchosin unless authorized"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Selling fireworks:** Banned. No one may offer for sale, sell, give or cause to be sold fireworks in the District.
  - Source: [Fire Regulation and Prevention Bylaw No. 269, 1996 (consolidated September 2018), s. 32](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/3280/)
  - Official wording: "No person may offer for sale, sell, give or cause to be sold fireworks in the District of Metchosin"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **What counts as fireworks:** "Fireworks" means any manufactured good intended for pyrotechnic effect that is covered by the Canadian Explosives Act and its regulations, including firecrackers, cannon crackers, mines, roman candles, skyrockets and torpedoes. A "firecracker" is a small firework used only as a noise maker.
  - Source: [Fire Regulation and Prevention Bylaw No. 269, 1996 (consolidated September 2018), s. 1](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/3280/)
  - Official wording: "any manufactured good intended to be used for pyrotechnic effect and included" … "means a small firework with entwined fuses used solely as noise makers and"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Permit:** Apply to the Fire Chief. Consumer fireworks permit: applicant 18 or older, with the property owner's written permission if not the owner. Display fireworks: apply at least 7 days ahead with a Natural Resources Canada operator certificate, site and event plan, $2 million liability insurance and a $100 fee (not charged to the District, School Board No. 62, the Metchosin Volunteer Firefighters Society, non-profits and registered charities).
  - Source: [Fire Regulation and Prevention Bylaw No. 269, 1996 (consolidated September 2018), ss. 30-31](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/3280/)
  - Official wording: "be 18 years of age or older," … "must submit an application to the fire chief at least 7 days before the date of the" … "not less than $2 million per" … "pay an application fee of $100, except for an application submitted by the District of"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Municipal ticket (Schedule 15), amount if paid within 30 days / after: discharge without a permit $100 / $200; discharge on public property $100 / $200; sell fireworks $500 / $1,000.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 2004, No. 475, Schedule 15](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/912/)
  - Official wording: "19. Discharge fireworks on public property 30 $ 100 $ 200" … "20. Sell fireworks 32 $ 500 $ 1000" … "21. Discharge without permit 33 $ 100 $ 200"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Fire Regulation and Prevention Bylaw No. 269, 1996 (consolidated September 2018)
  - Source: [Fire Regulation and Prevention Bylaw No. 269, 1996 (consolidated September 2018), title](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/3280/)
  - Official wording: "Fire Regulation and Prevention Bylaw 269, 1996"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Under the [Fire Regulation and Prevention Bylaw No. 269](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/3280/), consumer fireworks may be set off without a permit only on October 31, on December 31, and from 12:01 a.m. to 1 a.m. on January 1. At other times a permit is needed. Nothing may be set off on municipal property, including roads and parks, without the District's written permission. The Fire Chief can cancel or suspend the right to set off fireworks.

## Steps

1. Apply to the Fire Chief (250-478-1307).
2. Consumer fireworks permit: you must be 18 or older, with the property owner's written permission if you do not own the property.
3. Display fireworks: apply at least 7 days ahead with a Natural Resources Canada operator certificate, a site and event plan, $2 million liability insurance and a $100 fee. The fee is not charged to the District, School Board No. 62, the Metchosin Volunteer Firefighters Society, non-profits or registered charities.

## Good to know

- Selling fireworks, or giving them away, is banned in the District.
- "Fireworks" means manufactured goods intended for pyrotechnic effect that are covered by the Canadian Explosives Act, including firecrackers, roman candles and skyrockets. Sparklers are not named.
- Municipal tickets (paid within 30 days of being served, or after): setting off fireworks without a permit $100 or $200; on public property $100 or $200; selling fireworks $500 or $1,000.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fire Regulation and Prevention Bylaw No. 269](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/3280/)

## Related questions

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- [Metchosin bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Metchosin noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/noise-rules.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md)
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## Sources

- [Contact Us | District of Metchosin](https://www.metchosin.ca/contact-us-0) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Fire Regulation and Prevention Bylaw No. 269, 1996 (consolidated September 2018), District of Metchosin](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/3280/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 2004, No. 475, District of Metchosin](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/912/) (read 2026-11-06)

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