Noise Laws, Regulations and Reports
Finally, all in one place – the Federal, Provincial and Municipal laws, regulations, and bylaws for noise. For good measure, we’ve included Toronto Public Health and the World Health Organization’s most recent documents.
City of Toronto / Toronto Police Services
- Noise and Your Health
- Noise Bylaw Home Page
- Noise Bylaws (pdf)
- Link to create a Service Request (aka make a noise report) in the box, enter noise to filter results
- Public Report from Chief of Police regarding Outstanding Noise Directives, January 16, 2023
- TPSB Meeting YouTube, starting at Noise
- City of Toronto Night Economy Webpage
- Good Neighbour Guide for Late-Night Businesses
Toronto Public Health
- Toronto Public Health Webpage
- Established under the Health Protection and Promotion Act
- 2017 – Report: How Loud is Too Loud? Health Impacts of Environmental Noise in Toronto
- 2017 – Environmental Noise Study in the City of Toronto
- 2019 – Noise Action Plan
- Healthy Environments and Climate Change Guideline
- Toronto Board of Health Webpage
Province of Ontario
- Noise in our environment
- Environmental Protection Act – “noise” search results
- Highway Traffic Act Vehicle Emissions – updated April 1, 2022
- Environmental Noise Guideline – Stationary and Transportation Sources – Approval and Planning (NPC-300)
- Ontario Environmental Protection Act – July 1 2022 – sound is listed as a contaminant
World Health Organization
- Frontiers 2022: YouTube trailer
- Frontiers 2022: Noise, Blazes and Mismatches
- Guidelines for Community Noise (to download pdf)
- Guidance on environmental noise
YouTubes and webinars on noise
- Tor Oiamo: Health Impacts of Urban Road Traffic Noise
- Tor Oiamo & CANUE: Noise Pollution and Health
- No More Noise Toronto: Urban Noise and Noise Cameras
To know more on Noise Laws, Regulations and Reports, click this link
Books
- Clamor – Chris Berdik
- Sounds of Life – Karen Bakker
- Of Sound Mind – Nina Kraus
- The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World – R. Murray Schafer
Podcasts
- The Voice of Early Childhood: Learned Helplessness: Are we setting children up for failure?
- Huberman Lab: Protect & Improve Your Hearing & Brain Health | Dr. Konstantina Stankovic
- The Pulse: How Noise Affects Our Health


