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

**Question:** Are fireworks allowed?

**Short answer:** Not freely. In Port Moody, setting off fireworks legally needs a permit from Port Moody Fire Rescue (604-469-7795), and possessing fireworks is unlawful unless the Fire Chief gives written permission. The permit rules are strict, and the City says purchase and sale are prohibited.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Port Moody, https://www.portmoody.ca)  
**Cost:** No permit fee found. Municipal ticket $500 for unlawful discharge of fireworks or firecrackers, or for possession.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Port Moody Fire Rescue (permits), 604-469-7795

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** Not freely. Using fireworks legally needs a permit from Port Moody Fire Rescue; possessing fireworks is unlawful unless the Fire Chief gives written permission; setting off fireworks on a street, lane or public place needs the property owner's written permission and a Fire Chief permit. No dates or hours for household use are set.
  - Source: [Fireworks Permit, Fireworks Permit page](https://www.portmoody.ca/resident-services/fire-rescue/fireworks-permit/)
  - Official wording: "A permit from Port Moody Fire Rescue is required to use fireworks legally."
  - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw, 2023, No. 3436, s. 6.4, 7.1](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=625158)
  - Official wording: "Unless authorized by written permission of the Fire Chief, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess fireworks," … "It shall be unlawful for any person to set off, discharge, or explode any fireworks" … "written permission of the property owner where the fireworks are to be set off"
  - Source: [Fireworks Permit Guidelines, Port Moody Fire Rescue, Permit Requirements](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/portmoody-014-ca/media/sa5h4zcj/pmfr-2023_10_24-fireworks-permit-guidelines.pdf)
  - Official wording: "In the City of Port Moody, fireworks can't be sold or discharged. Consumer or display fireworks may be used only with a permit." … "These clearance requirements essentially eliminate residential lots from permit eligibility."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Selling fireworks:** Firecrackers may not be sold. Selling or giving any fireworks or firecrackers to anyone under 18 is unlawful. The City's Fireworks Permit page says Port Moody prohibits the purchase and sale of fireworks. (Sources differ: Section 6.1 of the bylaw names only firecrackers, while the City page and the ticket schedule ('Sale of Fireworks', s. 6.1, 6.3) say fireworks sales are prohibited. Bylaw text followed; flagged as a possible mismatch.)
  - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw, 2023, No. 3436, s. 6.1, 6.3](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=625158)
  - Official wording: "It shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale, expose for sale, advertise, or" … "display, or sell at wholesale or retail, any firecrackers to any person or" … "sell, give, or furnish to a" … "person under the age of eighteen (18) years, any fireworks or firecrackers,"
  - Source: [Fireworks Permit, Fireworks Permit page](https://www.portmoody.ca/resident-services/fire-rescue/fireworks-permit/)
  - Official wording: "Port Moody prohibits the purchase and sale of fireworks."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **What counts as fireworks:** Fireworks: manufactured low-hazard recreation fireworks (Class 7.2.1) such as fountains, golden rain, lawn lights, pinwheels, Roman candles, volcanoes and sparklers. Firecrackers: small fireworks with entwined fuses used solely as noise makers. Nuisance fireworks (screech or noise products such as bottle rockets and mini air bombs) are also defined.
  - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw, 2023, No. 3436, s. 3.1](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=625158)
  - Official wording: "“Firecracker” means small fireworks with entwined fuses used solely as noise" … "makers, and not for pyrotechnic effect." … "fireworks for recreation (Class 7.2.1) such as firework showers, fountains, golden" … "rain, lawn lights, pinwheels, Roman candles, volcanoes, and sparklers." … "Nuisance fireworks include"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Permit:** Apply to Port Moody Fire Rescue (call 604-469-7795); the Fire Chief issues permits. Requires a certified fireworks supervisor and assistants, written permission from the property owner, and a site plan and security plan. The guidelines' clearances essentially rule out residential lots.
  - Source: [Fireworks Permit, Fireworks Permit page](https://www.portmoody.ca/resident-services/fire-rescue/fireworks-permit/)
  - Official wording: "To obtain a permit please call 604-469-7795."
  - Source: [Fireworks Permit Guidelines, Port Moody Fire Rescue, Permit Requirements](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/portmoody-014-ca/media/sa5h4zcj/pmfr-2023_10_24-fireworks-permit-guidelines.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Display Supervisor with Endorsements Certification and Assistants are required" … "Written permission from the property owner." … "A site plan including:"
  - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw, 2023, No. 3436, s. 7.1(b)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=625158)
  - Official wording: "a permit issued by the Fire Chief for the display."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Municipal ticket: unlawful discharge of fireworks $500; unlawful discharge of firecrackers $500; possession of fireworks $500; sale of fireworks or firecrackers $500 first offence, $1,000 second; unlawful storage $500/$1,000.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 3218 (consolidated PDF), Schedule 2, Fireworks Regulation Bylaw](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=514329)
  - Official wording: "Unlawful Discharge of Fireworks 7.1 $500.00" … "Possession of Fireworks 6.4 $500.00" … "Sale of Fireworks 6.1, 6.3 1st Offence $500.00" … "2nd Offence $1,000.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** City of Port Moody Fireworks Regulation Bylaw, 2023, No. 3436
  - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw, 2023, No. 3436, s. 1.1](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=625158)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as “City of Port Moody Fireworks Regulation Bylaw" … "2023, No. 3436”."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The City of Port Moody's [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 3436](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=625158) makes it unlawful to possess fireworks unless the Fire Chief gives written permission. Setting off fireworks on a street, lane or public place needs the property owner's written permission and a Fire Chief permit. The bylaw sets no dates or hours for household use. It covers low-hazard recreation fireworks (fountains, Roman candles, sparklers and similar), firecrackers, and nuisance fireworks such as bottle rockets.

## Steps

1. Call Port Moody Fire Rescue at 604-469-7795 to apply; the Fire Chief issues permits.
2. Have a certified fireworks supervisor and assistants, written permission from the property owner, and a site plan and security plan.
3. Check the Fire Chief's guidelines (October 2023): they require clearances of 30 m x 30 m for aerial consumer displays and 20 m x 20 m for ground effects, which essentially rule out residential lots.

## Good to know

- Firecrackers may not be sold, and selling or giving any fireworks or firecrackers to anyone under 18 is unlawful. The City's page says purchase and sale of fireworks is prohibited; the bylaw wording on sale is narrower, so confirm with Fire Rescue.
- The Fire Chief may permit fireworks for religious, ceremonial or special occasions.
- Storing low-hazard fireworks for personal use does not need the Fire Chief's permission.
- Municipal tickets: unlawful discharge of fireworks or firecrackers $500; possession $500; sale $500 first offence, $1,000 second; unlawful storage $500, then $1,000.

## What you'll need

- Written permission from the property owner
- Site plan and site security plan
- A certified fireworks supervisor and assistants

## Official forms and pages

- [Fireworks Permit page](https://www.portmoody.ca/resident-services/fire-rescue/fireworks-permit/)
- [Fireworks Permit Guidelines (PDF)](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/portmoody-014-ca/media/sa5h4zcj/pmfr-2023_10_24-fireworks-permit-guidelines.pdf)
- [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 3436 (PDF)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=625158)

## Related questions

- [Port Moody backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/backyard-fire.md)
- [Port Moody bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md)
- [Anmore](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/fireworks.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/fireworks.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/fireworks.md)
- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/fireworks.md)
- [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/fireworks.md)
- [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/fireworks.md)

## Sources

- [Fireworks Permit, City of Port Moody](https://www.portmoody.ca/resident-services/fire-rescue/fireworks-permit/) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fireworks Permit Guidelines (PDF), Port Moody Fire Rescue](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/portmoody-014-ca/media/sa5h4zcj/pmfr-2023_10_24-fireworks-permit-guidelines.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw, 2023, No. 3436 (PDF)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=625158) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 3218 (consolidated PDF)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=514329) (read 2026-11-05)

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