To help keep Toronto clean, residents and businesses should use the City’s public kiosks and message centres for posters, paper signs and remove graffiti vandalism within 72 hours.

Bylaw Pages

WEB: Graffiti and Postering
PDF:  Property Standards Bylaw 
          Graffiti Bylaw 
          Signs Bylaw 

The Idling Control Bylaw limits idling to no more than one minute in a 60-minute period. Vehicle emissions are a contributing factor in climate change. By reducing unnecessary idling to just one minute, we are helping to improve the quality of the air in Toronto.

Bylaw Pages
WEB: Idling of Vehicles
PDF:  Idling Control Bylaw

Also known as illegal dumping, it refers to leaving residential garbage on public (city boulevard, parks etc) or private property without the owner’s consent.

Bylaw Pages
WEB: Litter and Garbage
PDF:  Littering and Dumping Bylaw

A landlord is responsible for providing heat to a minimum air temperature of 21 degrees Celsius from September 15 to June 1.

Bylaw Pages
WEB: Low or No Heat/Vital Services
PDF:  Heat Bylaw
           Vital Services Bylaw

Noise is prohibited at any time where it is likely to disturb others.  Exemptions to noise requirements may be obtained for construction activities and special events.

Bylaw Pages
WEB: Noise
PDF:  Noise Bylaw

Parks are shared spaces and everyone needs to be responsible and respectful of each other. The Parks Bylaw regulates the types of activities that are allowed in Toronto parks.

Bylaw Pages
WEB: Parks
PDF:  Parks Bylaw

Property standards include regulations for public and private property regarding fencing, long grass and weeds, zoning, multi-residential apartment buildings, and rooming houses.

Bylaw Pages
WEB: Property Standards
PDF:  Property Standards Bylaw

The RentSafeTO: Apartment Building Standards Program applies to all residential rental apartment buildings that are three or more storeys tall and have 10 or more apartment units.

Bylaw Pages
WEB: RentSafeTO Apartment Building Standards Program
PDF:  Apartment Building Bylaw

The City provides mechanical sidewalk snow clearing in most parts of Toronto but we are unable to provide this service in the downtown core. If you live in the downtown core where sidewalks cannot be plowed, residents and business owners are responsible for clearing the ice and snow from sidewalks adjacent to their properties within 12 hours of a snowfall.

Bylaw Pages
WEB: Snow and ice removal
PDF:  Snow and ice removal Bylaw

There are a number of bylaws related to solid waste, including the collection of garbage, collection fees and more.

Bylaw Pages
WEB:  Solid Waste
PDF:   Solid Waste Fees Bylaw
            Packaging Bylaw
            Littering & Dumping Bylaw
            Residential Garbage Collection Bylaw
            Commercial Garbage Collection Bylaw
            Waste Transfer Station Bylaw
            List of Prohibited Waste Bylaw

The Street Use Bylaw has a uniform set of regulations dealing with activities that occur in the public road allowance.

Bylaw Pages
WEB:  Streets and Sidewalks
PDF:   Streets Use Bylaw

Toronto Public Health enforces the Smoke Free Ontario Act (SFOA) to help reduce youth access to tobacco and protect the public from second-hand smoke.

Bylaw Pages
WEB: Tobacco Enforcement

The Water Supply Bylaw defines the roles and responsibilities of both property owners and the City in order to protect the integrity of the water supply system.

Bylaw Pages
WEB: Water Supply
PDF:  Water Supply Bylaw