Starting September 15, 2022, before you use a residential indoor wood burning appliance, you are required to:
1. Submit a declaration of compliance with best burning practices
If you own or operate a wood burning appliance in the Metro Vancouver region, you must submit a declaration of compliance with best burning practices (see Schedule B) to the district director.
2. Register the appliance if it is within the Urban Containment Boundary (UCB) and it is eligible
If an appliance address is within the UCB, you must register it, if eligible, before use. Click here to check if an address is within the UCB.
Not all appliances are eligible for registration. Eligibility for registration is set out in Part 4 of the bylaw and includes:
- appliances that are the sole source of heat,
- appliances that are operated exclusively with manufactured firelogs and
- appliances that meet the emission standards prescribed in Schedule A of the Bylaw.
You will be asked to submit additional information in the online system to support your registration.
Sample supporting document for registration includes:
- installation
- certification marks
- emission/performance specifications (grams/hour of fine particulates)
- purchase receipt (if available)