{"title":"Midway fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed in Midway?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/midway","name":"Midway","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Midway","url":"https://www.midwaybc.ca"},"short_answer":"No. In Midway, nobody may possess for use or set off fireworks (including firecrackers) unless Council has granted a permit for a religious, ceremonial, celebratory or business-related purpose. Selling or storing fireworks in the Village is also banned.","aliases":["fireworks midway","firecrackers midway bc","fireworks permit midway","sell fireworks midway"],"cost":"No permit fee is stated. Penalty: at least $500 on conviction, up to the maximum in the Community Charter.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Midway Volunteer Fire Department (Fire Chief)","value":"250-449-2206"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-449-2222"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fire Services and Regulations Bylaw No. 451, 2014 (PDF), Village of Midway","url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bylaw-451-2014-To-Establish-a-Fire-Department-and-to-Regulate-Fire-Protection-Suppression-and-Prevention.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Midway backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Midway noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/osoyoos","name":"Osoyoos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"Not allowed. No one may possess for use, or set off, any fireworks (including firecrackers) unless Council has granted a permit for a religious, ceremonial, celebratory or business-related purpose.","short":"No, unless Council permits","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bylaw-451-2014-To-Establish-a-Fire-Department-and-to-Regulate-Fire-Protection-Suppression-and-Prevention.pdf","title":"Fire Services and Regulations Bylaw No. 451, 2014 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"ss. 24, 26(1)","quotes":["Subject to section 26, no person shall possess Fireworks for purposes of use, or use, set off, explode or discharge Fireworks.","Section 24 does not apply if a person has received a permit from the Council to use, set off, explode or discharge Fireworks, for religious ceremonial, celebratory or business related purposes."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"Not allowed. No one may possess for resale or distribution, offer for sale, store, distribute or sell fireworks in the Village.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bylaw-451-2014-To-Establish-a-Fire-Department-and-to-Regulate-Fire-Protection-Suppression-and-Prevention.pdf","title":"Fire Services and Regulations Bylaw No. 451, 2014 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 23","quotes":["No person may possess for purposes of re-sale or distribution, offer for sale, store, distribute or sell within the municipality – Fireworks"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":"Manufactured goods meant for pyrotechnic effect that are classed as consumer fireworks, display fireworks, special effect pyrotechnics and fireworks accessories. Firecrackers (such as bottle rockets and screechers) are included.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bylaw-451-2014-To-Establish-a-Fire-Department-and-to-Regulate-Fire-Protection-Suppression-and-Prevention.pdf","title":"Fire Services and Regulations Bylaw No. 451, 2014 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 2 (Fireworks, Firecrackers)","quotes":["means manufactured goods intended to be used for pyrotechnic effect that are classified by the Canada Explosive Act Regulations, 2013 as consumer fireworks, display fireworks, special effect pyrotechnics and fireworks accessories","are included within the classes mentioned in the definition of Fireworks in this bylaw"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"Council issues the permit; send a written request to the Fire Department. Council or the Fire Chief may set conditions. The holder must show a Natural Resources Canada Fireworks Operator Certificate and carry liability insurance (display fireworks are exempt from the operator certificate).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bylaw-451-2014-To-Establish-a-Fire-Department-and-to-Regulate-Fire-Protection-Suppression-and-Prevention.pdf","title":"Fire Services and Regulations Bylaw No. 451, 2014 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 26(1)-(5)","quotes":["Requests for a permit must be made in writing to the Department.","The Council or the Fire Chief may impose any and all conditions on the permit","shall provide upon request, proof of a current Fireworks Operator Certificate issued by Natural Resources Canada"]},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bylaw-451-2014-To-Establish-a-Fire-Department-and-to-Regulate-Fire-Protection-Suppression-and-Prevention.pdf","title":"Fire Services and Regulations Bylaw No. 451, 2014 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 25","quotes":["in all cases, except for display fireworks the operator is required to have and shall hold a Fireworks Operator Certificate"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"At least $500 on conviction, up to the maximum in the Community Charter; each day is a separate offence.","short":"At least $500 on conviction","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bylaw-451-2014-To-Establish-a-Fire-Department-and-to-Regulate-Fire-Protection-Suppression-and-Prevention.pdf","title":"Fire Services and Regulations Bylaw No. 451, 2014 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 51(2)","quotes":["commits an offence and is liable to a minimum fine of $500.00 and the maximum fine prescribed by the Community Charter"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Midway Fire Services and Regulations Bylaw No. 451, 2014 (Part 4)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bylaw-451-2014-To-Establish-a-Fire-Department-and-to-Regulate-Fire-Protection-Suppression-and-Prevention.pdf","title":"Fire Services and Regulations Bylaw No. 451, 2014 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the “Village of Midway Fire Services and Regulations Bylaw No. 451, 2014”."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nPart 4 of the [Fire Services and Regulations Bylaw No. 451, 2014](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bylaw-451-2014-To-Establish-a-Fire-Department-and-to-Regulate-Fire-Protection-Suppression-and-Prevention.pdf) bans fireworks. Fireworks are manufactured goods meant for pyrotechnic effect that are classed as consumer fireworks, display fireworks, special effect pyrotechnics and fireworks accessories. Firecrackers such as bottle rockets and screechers are included. Sparklers are not mentioned by name.\n\n## Steps\n\nTo ask for a permit:\n\n1. Send a written request to the Fire Department. Council issues the permit and, with the Fire Chief, may set conditions.\n2. Show a Natural Resources Canada Fireworks Operator Certificate and carry liability insurance. Display fireworks are exempt from the operator certificate.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No one may possess for resale or distribution, offer for sale, store, distribute or sell fireworks in the Village.\n- The bylaw sets no dates or hours for residents. It is a ban with a permit exception. No permit fee is stated.\n- Penalty: at least $500 on conviction, up to the maximum in the Community Charter. Each day is a separate offence.\n- Contact the Fire Chief at 250-449-2206 or the Village Office at 250-449-2222.","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bylaw-451-2014-To-Establish-a-Fire-Department-and-to-Regulate-Fire-Protection-Suppression-and-Prevention.pdf","title":"Fire Services and Regulations Bylaw No. 451, 2014 (PDF), Village of Midway","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws and Policies, Village of Midway","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/village-office/","title":"Village Office, Village of Midway","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/emergency-services/","title":"Emergency Services, Village of Midway","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/fireworks.json"}}