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How & Where to Put Up Posters in Canadian Cities
Seeing posters everywhere in the downtown core of Canada’s largest cities used to be commonplace. These days, most municipalities have strict rules for where you can attach them, what they’re made of, and when they need to be taken down. In Toronto, for example, posters can only go on the city’s 1,300+ approved structures for the most part, while Halifax caps the size and material to 11×17 on paper. Fines for getting it wrong range from simple warnings to well over $5,000.
How & Where to Put Up Posters in Canadian Cities
Summary: Laws around postering are handled at the municipal level in Canada, and in most cities, you can only put posters up on designated collars, kiosks, or approved utility poles. You'll need the owner's permission if you want to poster on private property. Fines...
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Summary: Laws around postering are handled at the municipal level in Canada, and in most cities, you can only put posters up on designated collars, kiosks, or approved utility poles. You'll need the owner's permission if you want to poster on private property. Fines...
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