Fireworks are often used to celebrate festivals, special events, specific traditions, sporting events and holidays like Diwali and Lunar New Year.
City of Mississauga staff are conducting research to better understand public sentiment on the use of fireworks in Mississauga. Information collected in the survey will be used to help inform potential amendments to the City’s existing Fireworks Licensing and Use By-law 0182-2023(External link) (also referred to as Fireworks By-law) and other related by-laws.
About fireworks in Mississauga
Fireworks in Mississauga are currently permitted on private property from dusk to 11 p.m. on Lunar New Year, Victoria Day, Canada Day and Diwali, and from dusk to 1 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Fireworks are not permitted on a public street, park or road without a City permit.
In late 2023, the City amended its regulations governing the sale and use of fireworks. The City is conducting a further review of its Fireworks By-law to determine if any changes are required. The City wants to hear your views on the use and regulation of fireworks in Mississauga.
A report will be presented to the General Committee in May 2025.
Fireworks are often used to celebrate festivals, special events, specific traditions, sporting events and holidays like Diwali and Lunar New Year.
City of Mississauga staff are conducting research to better understand public sentiment on the use of fireworks in Mississauga. Information collected in the survey will be used to help inform potential amendments to the City’s existing Fireworks Licensing and Use By-law 0182-2023(External link) (also referred to as Fireworks By-law) and other related by-laws.
About fireworks in Mississauga
Fireworks in Mississauga are currently permitted on private property from dusk to 11 p.m. on Lunar New Year, Victoria Day, Canada Day and Diwali, and from dusk to 1 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Fireworks are not permitted on a public street, park or road without a City permit.
In late 2023, the City amended its regulations governing the sale and use of fireworks. The City is conducting a further review of its Fireworks By-law to determine if any changes are required. The City wants to hear your views on the use and regulation of fireworks in Mississauga.
A report will be presented to the General Committee in May 2025.
Please complete and submit the survey once. The survey should take under 10 minutes to finish. Please note that it cannot be saved partway through, so make sure to complete and submit it in one session.
Survey participant information
Any personal information you choose to provide on this survey will be collected under the authority of Section 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001. S.O. 2001, c.25 and will be used for the purposes of understanding public sentiment and opinions on the use of fireworks in the City and to help inform amendments, if required, to the City’s Fireworks and other associated by-laws.
What happens to my information? Your privacy is important to us. The survey is administered using Engagement HQ, where responses are securely collected and stored. The City of Mississauga will not sell or share your responses or any personal information. All responses are kept anonymous.
Questions regarding the collection of your personal information should be addressed to the Project Lead at enforcement.yoursay@mississauga.ca
This survey will be available until March 31, 2025
