Does Oshawa need a permit to remove a tree on a private lot?

The City's page says its tree by-law protects trees on City property and that residents may not prune or otherwise alter a City tree; City trees usually stand within 2 metres of the curb or 1.5 metres of the sidewalk, and a home's survey shows whether a tree is on the lot. For private trees the page names no City permit; it points owners to a tree service company and says the Region's woodland by-law applies to woodlands larger than 1 hectare.

Durham Region's Woodland By-law 30-2020 defines a woodland as land of one hectare or more on one or more properties with a minimum density of trees, such as 1,000 trees of any size per hectare, inside or outside the urban area, and bars injuring or destroying a tree in a woodland without a Good Forest Practice Permit or a Clear Cutting Permit, unless an exemption applies. A rule summary says which by-law covers which trees; it doesn't say who owns a given tree or whether a stand of trees meets the woodland definition.

• Trees: the City's page on City trees, private trees and the Region's woodland by-law
• Regional Woodland By-law 30-2020: Durham Region's by-law, with the woodland definition and permits

Tree and ravine limits is in the free check as a summary of the City's rule, from our hand-kept table, with a link to the City's page. It is a rule for the city, not a survey of the trees on a lot.

Free check: pick “Tree and ravine limits” See the sample report