"Act" means the Explosives Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter E-17, and the Regulations enacted thereunder as amended from time to time or any Act and Regulations enacted in substitution therefor;

"City" or "City of Ottawa" means the municipal corporation of the City of Ottawa or the geographic area of the City of Ottawa as the context requires;

"consumer firework" means an outdoor, low hazard, recreational firework that is classed as a subdivision 1 of Division 2 of Class 7 Fireworks under the Act and includes fireworks showers, fountains, golden rain, lawn lights, pin wheels, Roman candles, volcanoes, and sparklers but does not include Christmas crackers and caps for toy guns containing not in excess of twenty-five one-hundredths of a grain of explosive used per cap;

"discharge" means to fire, ignite, explode or set off or cause to be fired, ignited, exploded or set off and the words "discharged" and "discharging" have a similar meaning;

"display firework" means an outdoor, high hazard, recreational firework that is classed as a subdivision 2 of Division 2 of Class 7 Fireworks under the Act, and includes rockets, serpents, shells, bombshells, tourbillions, maroons, large wheels, bouquets, bombardos, waterfalls, fountains, batteries, illumination, set pieces and pigeons but does not include firecrackers;

"Fire Chief" means the Chief of Fire Services of the City or authorized subordinates;

"firecracker" means a pyrotechnic device that explodes when ignited and does not make any subsequent display or visible effect after the explosion, and includes those devices commonly known as Chinese firecrackers;

"fireworks" means display fireworks, pyrotechnic special effects fireworks and consumer fireworks;

"Fireworks Supervisor" means a person who is an approved purchaser of display fireworks and who is qualified under the Act to supervise the discharge of display fireworks;

"FPPA" means the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c.4, as amended, and the Regulations enacted thereunder as amended from time to time or any Act and Regulations enacted in substitution therefor;

"Old Municipality" means the old municipalities of the City of Cumberland, the City of Gloucester, the Township of Goulbourn, the City of Kanata, the City of Nepean, the City of Ottawa, the Township of Rideau, and the City of Vanier and "Old Municipalities" has a similar meaning;

"prohibited firework" includes but is not limited to cigarette loads or pings, exploding matches, sparkling matches, ammunition for miniature tie clip, cufflink or key chain pistols, auto alarms or jokers, cherry bombs, M-80 and silver salutes and flash crackers, throw down torpedoes and crackling balls, exploding golf balls, stink bombs and smoke bombs, tear gas pens and launchers, party peppers and table bombs, table rockets and battle sky rockets, fake firecrackers and other trick devices or practical jokes as included on the most recent list of prohibited fireworks as published from time to time under the Act;

"pyrotechnician" means a person who is certified under the Act as a Theatrical User, an Assistant, a Pyrotechnician or a Special Effects Pyrotechnician and is qualified to purchase and supervise the display of pyrotechnic special effect fireworks under the Act;

"pyrotechnic special effect firework" means a high hazard firework that is classed as a subdivision 5 of Division 2 of Class 7 Firework under the Act and that is used to produce a special pyrotechnic effect for indoor or outdoor performances and includes black powder bombs, bullet effect, flash powder, air bursts, smoke compositions, gerbs, lances and wheels; and

"sell" includes offer for sale, cause or permit to be sold and to possess for the purpose of sale and the words "selling" and "sold" have a similar meaning.

1. words importing the singular number only, include more persons, parties or things of the same kind than one and the converse, and
2. a word interpreted in the singular number has a corresponding meaning when used in the plural.

1. Victoria Day and Canada Day, and
2. each of the seven business days immediately preceding Victoria Day and Canada Day.

1. Victoria Day,
2. the day immediately preceding Victoria Day,
3. the day immediately following Victoria Day,
4. Canada Day,
5. the day immediately preceding Canada Day, or
6. the day immediately following Canada Day.

1. a description of the event including,
   
   1. the date and time of the proposed discharge of display fireworks,
   2. the type and kind of display fireworks that may be discharged,
   3. the discharge techniques to be used,
   4. the manner and means of restraining unauthorized persons from attending too near the discharge site,
   5. the manner in which unused display fireworks are to be disposed of, and
   6. the number of persons authorized to handle and discharge the display fireworks;
2. a site plan providing a description of the discharge site to be used for the discharging of the display fireworks;
3. a description of the fire emergency procedures;
4. the name and address of the applicant and the sponsoring organization, if applicable;
5. proof of certification of the applicant as a Fireworks Supervisor;
6. proof of the consent of the owner of the property to the discharge of display fireworks in writing;
7. a processing fee of $30.00;
8. proof of insurance and indemnification in accordance with Sections 10 and 11; and
9. such other information as required by the Fire Chief.

1. the application is incomplete,
2. the applicant is not a Fireworks Supervisor,
3. the display is not being held under the auspices of an established club, association or group of persons,
4. the purpose of the display is not of civic, national or international significance, or not of special significance for particular interest groups, or
5. there are reasonable grounds for belief that the holding of the display fireworks will result in a breach of this by-law or the Act.

1. the permit is valid only for the display at the place and on the date or dates set forth in the permit,
2. the permit holder shall supervise the display of display fireworks,
3. the permit holder shall discharge the display fireworks,
4. every permit holder shall provide and maintain fully operational, fire extinguishing equipment ready for immediate use, and
5. the permit holder shall comply at all times with the provisions of the Act, FPPA and the Display Fireworks Manual published by Natural Resources Canada or any successor publication.

1. a description of the event including,
   
   1. a site plan of the facility and room capacity, the stage and the pyrotechnic special effect fireworks storage area,
   2. a list of all the pyrotechnic special effect fireworks to be employed,
   3. location of all pyrotechnic special effect fireworks,
   4. height, range of effect, fallout and duration of the display of pyrotechnic special effect fireworks,
   5. sequence of firing,
   6. location of the audience and all exits, and
   7. date and time of the proposed event using pyrotechnic special effect fireworks;
2. description of fire emergency procedures;
3. name and address of the applicant and the sponsoring business or organization, if applicable;
4. proof of certification of the applicant as a pyrotechnician;
5. proof of insurance and indemnification in accordance with Sections 10 and 11;
6. proof of consent of the owner of the property to the discharge of pyrotechnic special effect fireworks in writing if the applicant is not the owner of the property;
7. a processing fee of $30.00; and
8. such other information as required by the Fire Chief.

1. the application is incomplete,
2. the applicant is not a pyrotechnician under the Act, or
3. there are reasonable grounds for belief that the holding of the display fireworks will result in a breach of this by-law, the FPPA or the Act.

1. the permit is valid only for the display at the place and on the date or dates set forth in the permit,
2. the permit holder shall supervise the display of pyrotechnic special effect fireworks,
3. the permit holder shall discharge the pyrotechnic special effects fireworks,
4. the permit holder shall provide and maintain fully operational, fire extinguishing equipment ready for immediate use, and
5. the permit holder shall comply at all times with the requirements of the Act, FPPA and the Pyrotechnics Special Effects Manual published by Natural Resources Canada or any successor publication.

1. By-law Number 71-88 of The Corporation of the City of Cumberland entitled "Being a by-law to regulate the sale of fireworks within the Township of Cumberland and prohibiting the setting off of fireworks or any class thereof",
2. By-law No. 38 of 1972 of The Corporation of the City of Gloucester entitled "A By-law of The Corporation of the Township of Gloucester regulating the sale and setting off of fireworks", as amended,
3. By-law No. 74-29 of The Corporation of the Township of Goulbourn entitled "Being a by-law to regulate and control Firecrackers and Fireworks",
4. By-law 62-88 of The Corporation of the City of Kanata entitled "Being a By-law of the Corporation of the City of Kanata respecting fireworks and firecrackers",
5. By-law No. 29-71 of The Corporation of the City of Nepean entitled "Being a by-law of the Corporation of the Township of Nepean respecting the sale and use of fireworks and firecrackers",
6. By-law Number 166-89 of The Corporation of the City of Ottawa entitled "A by-law of The Corporation of the City of Ottawa respecting fireworks and firecrackers", as amended,
7. Part VI entitled "Fireworks" of By-law No. 100-81 of The Corporation of the Township of Rideau "entitled "Being a By-law to establish the Rideau Township Fire Department, to authorize various fire protection agreements, and to establish regulations and guidelines for the prevention of fires and the spread of fires in the Township of Rideau", and
8. By-law No. 1873 of The Corporation of the City of Vanier entitled "A by-law of The Corporation of the City of Vanier respecting the sale and setting off of fireworks", as amended.

ENACTED AND PASSED this 28th day of May, 2003.