Open burning & fires — Iqaluit, Nunavut

Can I have a backyard fire? Do I need a burn permit?

No adopted bylaw has been confirmed for Iqaluit — the documents below are unconfirmed leads or supporting material (checked 2026-06-04).

Burn Permit Rules (open-air burning) — City of Iqaluit news page

City of Iqaluit information page describing open-air burn-permit rules (recreational up to 1 m3, commercial/industrial up to 27 m3; clean fuels only; garbage/plastic/rubber prohibited; cooking-fire and qulliq exemptions), with enforcement referenced 'under Bylaw 324.' Not an adopted open-burning bylaw text.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: https://iqaluit.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-04 · Open burning & fires across Canada