--- title: Ucluelet fireworks rules question: "Are fireworks allowed in Ucluelet?" place: Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/ucluelet category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: District of Ucluelet sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/fireworks/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/fireworks.json" --- # Ucluelet fireworks rules **Question:** Are fireworks allowed in Ucluelet? **Short answer:** No. In Ucluelet, the Fireworks Regulation Bylaw bans buying, possessing, selling and setting off consumer fireworks and firecrackers. The only permit is a Fireworks Event Permit for display fireworks or special effect pyrotechnics, issued by the Fire Chief for a $150 fee. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Ucluelet, https://ucluelet.ca) **Cost:** Fireworks Event Permit: $150. Setting off consumer fireworks or firecrackers is a $250 bylaw notice. **How long:** Apply at least 30 days before the event. **Where:** - Phone: Ucluelet Fire Rescue, 250-726-7744 - In person: District Office, 200 Main Street, Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) ## Key facts - **Setting off fireworks:** No. The bylaw bans buying, possessing, selling and setting off fireworks and firecrackers "except in strict accordance with this Bylaw", and gives residents no permission to set off consumer fireworks. The only permit is a Fireworks Event Permit for display fireworks or special effect pyrotechnics. - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006, 2026, s. 3.1](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84292/2006%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Fireworks%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "No person may buy, hold, possess, store, sell, offer to sell, give away, trade," … "except in strict accordance with this Bylaw" - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006, 2026, s. 5.1](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84292/2006%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Fireworks%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "Every person must obtain a valid Fireworks Event Permit issued by the Fire Chief" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Selling fireworks:** No. Selling or offering to sell consumer fireworks or firecrackers is prohibited. Display fireworks and special effect pyrotechnics can be sold, given or possessed only under a Fireworks Event Permit, which the buyer must show to the seller. - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006, 2026, s. 3.1](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84292/2006%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Fireworks%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "No person may buy, hold, possess, store, sell, offer to sell, give away, trade," … "Every person must obtain a valid Fireworks Event Permit issued by the Fire Chief" … "sell, give, possess, light, explode, activate, or dispose of any Display" … "Present the Fireworks Event Permit to any seller from whom the" - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006, 2026, s. 8.1(b)](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84292/2006%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Fireworks%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "Present the Fireworks Event Permit to any seller from whom the" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **What counts as fireworks:** Consumer fireworks (Class F.1: showers, golden rain, lawn lights, pin wheels, roman candles, fountains, wheels, volcanoes, mines, snakes) and firecrackers are covered. Christmas crackers, sparklers and caps for toy guns are excluded. Display fireworks (F.2) and special effect pyrotechnics (F.3) are professional products. - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006, 2026, s. 2 (Consumer Fireworks)](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84292/2006%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Fireworks%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "golden rain, lawn lights, pin wheels, roman candles," … "but excludes Christmas crackers, sparklers, and caps for toy" - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006, 2026, s. 2 (Firecracker)](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84292/2006%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Fireworks%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "means a small pyrotechnic device, used primarily as a" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Permit:** Only a Fireworks Supervisor aged 18 or older, with a Natural Resources Canada Fireworks Operator Certificate, may apply to the Fire Chief, at least 30 days before the event, with a fire safety plan and liability insurance. Fee $150. Events must end before 11 p.m. - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006, 2026, s. 6.1](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84292/2006%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Fireworks%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "A Fireworks Supervisor aged 18 years or older may apply for a Fireworks" … "at least thirty (30) days prior to" - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006, 2026, s. 8.3](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84292/2006%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Fireworks%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "All Fireworks Events shall end prior to 11:00 pm (2300 hours)" - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1186, 2016, consolidated 2025, Schedule G Fireworks](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/77211/1186%20Bylaw%202016%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20-%20Consolidated%20-%202025%20-%20FINAL.pdf) - Official wording: "Fireworks Event Permit Fee $150.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** Bylaw notice: setting off consumer fireworks or firecrackers $250 ($187.50 within 14 days; $312.50 late). Buying or possessing them $150 ($112.50; $187.50). Selling them $300 ($225; $400). - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2019, 2026, Schedule A, Fireworks Regulation Bylaw](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84303/2019%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "Discharge of Consumer Fireworks or $250.00 $187.50 $312.50" … "Purchase or possession of Consumer $150.00 $112.50 $187.50" … "Sale of Consumer Fireworks or $300.00 $225.00 $400.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006, 2026 - Source: [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006, 2026, s. 1](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84292/2006%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Fireworks%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006," - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006, 2026]() bans buying, possessing, storing, selling and setting off fireworks and firecrackers "except in strict accordance with this Bylaw". It gives residents no permission to set off consumer fireworks. Fire ban notices also list fireworks among prohibited items. ## Steps 1. A Fireworks Supervisor aged 18 or older, with a Natural Resources Canada Fireworks Operator Certificate, applies to the Fire Chief for a Fireworks Event Permit at least 30 days before the event. 2. Include a fire safety plan and proof of liability insurance. 3. Pay the $150 permit fee, which is in the [Fees and Charges Bylaw](). ## Good to know - Covered: consumer fireworks (showers, golden rain, lawn lights, pin wheels, roman candles, fountains, wheels, volcanoes, mines, snakes) and firecrackers. Christmas crackers, sparklers and caps for toy guns are excluded. Display fireworks and special effect pyrotechnics are professional products. - Display fireworks and special effect pyrotechnics can be sold, given or possessed only under a Fireworks Event Permit, which the buyer must show to the seller. - Events must end before 11 p.m. A permit may be revoked when open burning restrictions are in place. - Flares used by motorists, boaters or emergency services are exempt. - Bylaw notices: setting off consumer fireworks or firecrackers $250 ($187.50 if paid within 14 days; $312.50 if paid late). Buying or possessing them $150 ($112.50; $187.50). Selling them $300 ($225; $400). The court fine can be up to $50,000. ## Official forms and pages - [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84292/2006%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Fireworks%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1186, 2016, consolidated 2025 (PDF), District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/77211/1186%20Bylaw%202016%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20-%20Consolidated%20-%202025%20-%20FINAL.pdf) ## Related questions - [Ucluelet backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/backyard-fire.md) - [Ucluelet bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md) - [Tofino](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/fireworks.md) - [Port Alberni](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/fireworks.md) - [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/fireworks.md) - [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/fireworks.md) - [Qualicum Beach](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/fireworks.md) - [Comox](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/fireworks.md) ## Sources - [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2006, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84292/2006%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Fireworks%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1186, 2016, consolidated 2025 (PDF), District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/77211/1186%20Bylaw%202016%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20-%20Consolidated%20-%202025%20-%20FINAL.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2019, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84303/2019%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Public notice: Fire ban rescinded, September 3, 2026, District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.ca/public-notice/public-notice-fire-ban-rescinded-effective-thursday-september-3-2026/) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. 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