Fireworks: Stay Safe and Prevent Accidents

An exciting part of Victoria Day and Canada Day festivities, fireworks also have potential to cause serious injury. In Toronto, you are only allowed to set off consumer fireworks without a permit on Victoria Day (May 18 this year) and Canada Day on your own private property until 11:00pm. On all other days, you need a permit. Before celebrating with fireworks, it’s important to know when and where they are allowed, how to use them safely and how to dispose of them correctly.

When and where can I set off fireworks?

In Toronto, setting off fireworks on your own property is allowed until 11:00pm most days with the appropriate permit. Victoria Day (May 18 this year) and Canada Day are the only days that permits are not required. Fireworks are not allowed in public parks, beaches, streets and parking lots, on balconies or on any private property that is not your own. To report the use of fireworks in a City park or beach or the illegal sale or misuse of fireworks, contact 311.

How do I safely dispose of fireworks?

To dispose of fireworks:

Completely submerge used or unused fireworks in water and soak them overnight.
Dispose of up to 10 fireworks at a time in your garbage bin.
For additional quantities, place them in your garbage bin over separate collection dates.
Never put used or unused fireworks in the Blue Bin (recycling) because this can cause fires in waste collection vehicles and at facilities.

Learn more at toronto.ca/fireworks.

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