Short Term Rental

• Penticton to receive no leeway on new short-term rental regulations

  Earlier this year, Penticton City Council sent a letter to the province asking for flexibility, however the province recently denied the request.

  Canada

  Mar 21
  
• Tofino wants new short-term rental restrictions despite exemption

  The municipal government of one of the busiest tourist spots in B.C. is looking to have the new restrictions in place in its town, despite being exempted from them.

  Canada

  Mar 13
  
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• Petition calls for exemptions to buildings like Aqua in Kelowna

  The petition has so far garnered more than 4,500 signatures.

  Canada

  Feb 19
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• Short-term rental license applications open in Winnipeg, what it means for operators

  Starting April 1, the City of Winnipeg says short-term rental owners will need a license, for a yearly fee, to rent out their homes.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• Bowen Island to consider opting in to B.C.’s new, stiffer short-term rental rules

  Bowen Island is preparing to consider whether to opt into the province's new legislation which bans short-term rentals in homes that aren't a primary residence or secondary suite.

  Canada

  Jan 6
• B.C.’s new housing rules unfair to short-term oriented condo, says owner

  A Port Moody man says the province's incoming legislation would unfairly target his Kelowna condo building, which for 17 years has been largely operated as short-term rentals.

  Politics

  Dec 26, 2023
• B.C. housing minister tells people not to help ‘desperate scammers’ with Airbnb fraud

  B.C.'s minister of housing is warning people not to take part in short-term rental scams as the province moves to limit the hotel alternatives to increase housing stock.

  Politics

  Nov 13, 2023
• Short-term rental owners rethinking investment over rates, regulations: experts

  For a while, people listing cottages and condos for rent on Airbnb, Vrbo and other online marketplaces were making more money than they had in years.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2023
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• Eby says sale of his Victoria condo a ‘manufactured scandal’

  The sale of Premier David Eby's condominium in Victoria has become embroiled in the debate over the New Democrat government's proposed law on short-term rental accommodations.

  Politics

  Oct 24, 2023
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• BC United calls for changes to proposed crackdown on short-term rentals

  BC United housing critic Karin Kirkpatrick said that while action on short-term rentals is needed, the NDP's plan needs some 'common sense' changes.

  Politics

  Oct 24, 2023