Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives
Most fatal fires occur at night when people are sleeping.  The sooner a sleeping person wakes up and uses their home escape plan, the greater his or her chances of surviving a fire.

Maintenance and Installation of Smoke Alarms
Managing Nuisance Alarms


Smoke Alarms It's the Law
Effective March 1, 2006, it is the law for all Ontario homes to have a working smoke alarm on every storey and outside all sleeping areas. With this previously announced Fire Code amendment now in effect, it is hoped there will be a reduction of the number of preventable fire-related injuries and fatalities.

The amendment covers single family, semi-detached and town homes, whether owner-occupied or rented.

The penalties for non-compliance of smoke alarm requirements remain the same:

• $235 fine (total payable) under Part 1 (Certificates of offence) of the Provincial Offences Act; or
• a maximum $50,000 fine or up to one year in jail or both for individuals under Subsection 28.(3)(b), and
• a maximum $100,000 fine for corporations, under Subsection 28.(4) of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997.

If you live in a rental property:
Tenants Responsibilities
Landlord Responsibilities