Awareness and Advocacy Resources
Among our greatest assets is our ability to reach out to the people in our network, which has grown significantly during the last several years. When we’re called upon to advise about problems beyond our competence, most often we can make a good referral. When we work with journalists, we’re usually able to make referrals to other in our field with different perspectives. Our list has room for more, and feedback is welcome.
Books
Organizations
Provides information, resources, and research findings
Established to raise awareness of effects of noise on hearing and health
Facilitates and supports biomedical research and provides resources to improve quality of life
Comprehensive resources, expert advice, and political advocacy
Information, resources, and support for hyperacusis, tinnitus, and other conditions
Comprehensive listings include a database of noise ordinances, codes, and bylaws
Educational content about sound, noise, and health includes solutions to common noise problems and information for parents
Scientific news in plain language, quarterly newsletter, and UK and European resources
Addresses noise from nonessential helicopter flights over New York City and parts of New Jersey
Harm reduction programs address landscaping equipment other noise sources
Guidebook to assist law enforcement officers, motor vehicle inspectors, and others
Grassroots advocacy addressing nonemergency vehicle alerts that use horn sounds
Noise Regulation in Canada
Canadian federal and provincial noise regulations and municipal bylaws can also be found on this website of HGC Engineering:
https://noise-ordinances.com/canadian-noise-regulations-and-bylaws
Noise and your health, Government of Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/noise-your-health.html
Position Paper on Noise Pollution, Canadian Hearing Services https://www.chs.ca/position-paper-noise-pollution
Right to Quiet occasionally provides financial support for unusual cases through our Legal Assistance Fund. For further details, write to info@quiet.org.
Medicine Hat
St. Albert
Consolidated Version of the Noise Bylaw
Bylaw Updates: Extension of Noise Bylaw Exemption of Loading / Unloading
Updated July 2, 2021
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Landlord’s and tenant’s responsibilities respecting quiet
Bylaw enforcement: best practices guide
Other smaller municipalities and districts have their own regulations.
Abbotsford
Delta
Gibsons
Kamloops
Kelowna
Langley
Nanaimo
District of North Saanich
District of North Vancouver
Regional District of Central Okanagan
Regional District of North Okanagan
Peace River Regional District
Revelstoke
District of Saanich
District of Central Saanich
Sidney
District of Squamish
Sunshine Coast Regional District
Surrey
Victoria
District of West Vancouver
Whistler
White Rock
NEW BRUNSWICK
Saint John
M-22 is bylaw respecting prevention of excessive noise in City of Saint John
Corner Brook
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Yellowknife
NOVA SCOTIA
Nova Scotia Environment and Labor
Guidelines for Environmental Noise Measurement and Assessment
Amherst
Summary of proposed Noise and Disturbances Bylaw, given first reading by Amherst town council in June 2021. A notice of intention to adopt must be published, a public hearing must be held, and council must give bylaw a second reading before it is sent to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Once that happens, the bylaw will go into effect.
Cape Breton Regional Municipality and Sydney
NUNAVUT
Iqaluit
ONTARIO
Province provides guidelines and regulates noise from industrial and renewable energy sources.
Provincial government overview
Condominium Authority of Ontario advisory
Noise bylaws in connection with construction
Protection from noise of aggregate operations (gravel pits and quarries)
Bylaws of municipalities of over 100,000 population. Other smaller municipalities have their own regulations, and regions (such as York Regional District) offer advice on proper procedure for filing complaints.
Barrie
Brampton
Cambridge
Mississauga
St. Catharines
Sudbury
Thunder Bay
Toronto
Noise Bylaw link and summary of bylaw regulations by type of noise
Chapter 591, effective October 2019
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Occupational Health and Safety Act – (Part 8, pages 8 to 10)
Charlottetown
QUÉBEC
Noise – Ministère de la justice
Noise – Tribunal administratif de logement
Legal Aid: My neighbours are too noisy. What are my rights?
Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec
Bylaws of municipalities largely over 100,000 population. Many smaller municipalities have their own regulations, often in both languages.
Montréal
Learn about the bylaw; how to file complaints; search for a bylaw by borough or noise source
Service de police de la Ville de Montréal
Search for a bylaw; neighbouring municipalities
Baie d’Urfé
Bylaw 969; see Sections 4 to 11
Côte-Saint-Luc
Bylaw 2470; see Chapter 9
Dollard-des Ormeaux
Bylaw R-2014-094; see Chapter 7
Dorval
Bylaw RCM-20-2007; see Chapter 4
Hampstead
Summary and link to Bylaw 795
Kirkland
Bylaw 2013-54; see Chapter IV
Montréal-Est
Règlement 739; see ART. 27 and ART. 29 on page 18 (en français)
Montréal-Ouest
Website under construction
Mont-Royal
Bylaw 1380; see Division 2, para. 2. to 10.
Pointe-Claire
Telephone and email information only (filed under Nuisances)
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
Summary and link to Nuisance and Safety Regulation 770; see Article 6 (en français)
Senneville
Bylaw 482; see Article 7
Westmount
Bylaw 1387
Québec (City)
Saguenay
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
SASKATCHEWAN
Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association occupational health and safety law