Schedule 87 – Last Updated: April 23, 2026

Ontario Regulation 43/26 under the Wildland Fire Management Act
Item Offence Section Set Fine
1. Start fire under unsafe conditions subsection 4 (1) $300.00
2. Fail to leave responsible person in charge subsection 4 (2) $300.00
3. Fail to tend fire subsection 4 (3) $300.00
4. Fail to keep fire under control subsection 4 (3) $300.00
5. Fail to extinguish fire subsection 4 (3) $300.00
6. Fail to immediately extinguish fire after receiving notice of suspension or cancellation of fire permit subsection 10 (2) $275.00
7. Fail to keep fire permit at site subsection 10 (3) $125.00
8. Fail to produce fire permit subsection 10 (4) $125.00
9. Operate equipment or machinery in wildland area without fire extinguisher subsection 22 (1) $350.00
10. Start power saw within 3 metres of fuelling site clause 23 (1) (a) $225.00
11. Operate power saw within 3 metres of fuelling site clause 23 (1) (b) $225.00
12. Place power saw on flammable material subsection 23 (2) $225.00
13. Operate power saw without fire extinguisher subsection 23 (3) $175.00
14. Fail to check machinery/equipment for accumulation of flammable material subsection 24 (1) $175.00
15. Fail to remove flammable material from machinery/equipment subsection 24 (1) $175.00
16. Fail to dispose of flammable material safely subsection 24 (2) $175.00
17. Leave machinery/equipment during fire season in area with flammable material subsection 24 (3) $225.00
18. Alter or modify muffler or spark-arresting device clause 25 (a) $325.00
19. Possess equipment or machinery with altered or modified muffler or spark-arresting device clause 25 (b) $325.00
20. Owner of industrial operation — fail to ensure compliance by operators subsection 27 (2) $750.00
21. Operator — fail to examine vegetation to classify as required subsection 31 (2) $500.00
22. Operator — fail to follow procedures to classify vegetation at worksite subsection 31 (3) $500.00
23. Operator — fail to carry out examinations and re-classifications of vegetation as required subsection 31 (4) $500.00
24. Operator — fail to consult fire intensity code report clause 33 (1) (a) $500.00
25. Operator — fail to determine applicable fire intensity code clause 33 (1) (b) $500.00
26. Operator — fail to use fire intensity code as an indicator clause 33 (4) (a) $500.00
27. Operator — fail to use fire intensity code to determine precautions clause 33 (4) (b) $500.00
28. Operator — fail to ensure that hours of operation adjusted subsection 34 (1) $750.00
29. Operator where operation not trained and capable — fail to ensure that operations are shut down subsection 34 (3) $750.00
30. Operator where operation not trained and capable — fail to ensure that hours of operation are reduced subsection 34 (3) $750.00
31. Operator of trained and capable operation — fail to ensure that operations are shut down subsection 34 (4) $750.00
32. Operator of trained and capable operation — fail to ensure that hours of operation are reduced subsection 34 (4) $750.00
33. Operator — fail to ensure at least one worker patrols worksite after operations cease subsection 34 (6) $750.00
34. Operator — fail to shut down operations at 06:00 clause 34 (7) (a) $750.00
35. Operator — begin operations before required shut down no longer applies clause 34 (7) (b) $750.00
36. Operator — fail to ensure at least one worker patrols worksite after operations cease clause 34 (7) (c) $750.00
37. Worker — fail to immediately report fire subsection 34 (8) $500.00
38. Operator — fail to prepare fire prevention and preparedness plan subsection 35 (1) $750.00
39. Operator — fail to ensure fire prevention and preparedness plan is completed before beginning operations subsection 35 (3) $750.00
40. Operator — fail to provide copy of fire prevention and preparedness plan to Ministry upon request subsection 35 (4) $500.00
41. Operator — fail to ensure a copy of fire prevention and preparedness plan is kept at worksite subsection 35 (5) $500.00
42. Fail to prepare vegetation management plan subsection 36 (1) $750.00
43. Fail to make vegetation management plan available to Ministry upon request subsection 36 (2) $750.00
44. Operator — fail to ensure required fire suppression equipment is available clause 37 (1) (a) $750.00
45. Operator — fail to ensure persons carrying out operations are able to operate fire suppression equipment clause 37 (1) (b) $750.00

 

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