By-laws

Niagara Region passes by-laws to set rules and standards for services it provides, including transit, waste management, roads, taxes and licensing. Find the most requested Regional by-laws below, or look up by-laws passed by your local municipality.

The by-laws available on this website are provided as a convenience only. Users should verify all information before acting on it. Some versions of by-laws may be consolidated. A consolidated by-law is one that includes changes ("amendments") that have been made to it.

Most requested by-laws

By-law Category By-law number

By-laws passed by your city or town

Niagara Region and its 12 area municipalities form a two-tier municipal government. Some matters, like noise control, animal control and property standards, are handled by your local municipality, not Niagara Region.

Area municipality by-laws Phone
Fort Erie 905-871-1600
Grimsby 905-945-9634
Lincoln 905-563-8205
Niagara Falls 905-356-7521
Niagara-on-the-Lake 905-468-3266
Pelham 905-892-2607
Port Colborne 905-835-2900
St. Catharines 905-688-5600
Thorold 905-227-6613
Wainfleet 905-899-3463
Welland 905-735-1700
West Lincoln 905-957-3346