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Ontario STR bylaw guides

Verified Ontario STR bylaw guides.

We only publish a guide after we've reviewed the municipality's Short-Term Accommodation bylaw and MAT bylaw directly against the township's source documents. Coverage is expanding — if your town isn't listed yet, it's pending verification.

Showing 68 of 68 verified municipalities

Central Ontario & Kawarthas

City of Barrie

Lake Simcoe STR rules.

6% MAT
Eastern Ontario

City of Belleville

Bay of Quinte STR licence + MAT.

4% MAT
GTA

City of Brampton

Principal-residence rule.

4% MAT
Hamilton & Niagara

City of Brantford

Grand River STR licence + MAT.

4% MAT
Eastern Ontario

City of Brockville

Thousand Islands STR licence + MAT.

4% MAT
Southwestern Ontario

City of Cambridge

STR registry + MAT in the Tri-cities.

4% MAT
Eastern Ontario

City of Cornwall

St. Lawrence STR licence.

5% MAT
Northern Ontario

City of Greater Sudbury

Nickel City STR licence + MAT.

6% MAT
Southwestern Ontario

City of Guelph

Royal City STR licence + MAT.

4% MAT
Hamilton & Niagara

City of Hamilton

STR licence + Hamilton MAT.

4% MAT
Northern Ontario

City of Kenora

Lake of the Woods STR licence + Kenora 4% MAT.

4% MAT
Eastern Ontario

City of Kingston

Kingston & Wolfe Island — STR licence.

5% MAT
Southwestern Ontario

City of Kitchener

Tri-cities STR licence + MAT.

4% MAT
Southwestern Ontario

City of London

STR registry + MAT for Western University country.

4% MAT
GTA

City of Markham

York Region STR registry + MAT.

4% MAT
GTA

City of Mississauga

Licensed STRs only in principal residences.

6% MAT
Hamilton & Niagara

City of Niagara Falls

Tourist district STR rules.

4% MAT
Central Ontario & Kawarthas

City of Orillia

Lake Couchiching STR licence.

4% MAT
GTA

City of Oshawa

STR licence + Oshawa MAT.

5% MAT
Eastern Ontario

City of Ottawa

Capital city STR host permit.

6% MAT
Central Ontario & Kawarthas

City of Peterborough

Kawartha gateway STR licence + MAT.

4% MAT
GTA

City of Pickering

Durham STR licence + MAT.

4% MAT
Hamilton & Niagara

City of Port Colborne

Lake Erie + Welland Canal STR rules — MAT status pending verification.

4% MAT
Eastern Ontario

City of Quinte West

Trenton / Bay of Quinte city applies.

4% MAT
Northern Ontario

City of Sault Ste. Marie

Algoma district STR licence + MAT.

6% MAT
Hamilton & Niagara

City of St. Catharines

Garden City STR licence + MAT.

4% MAT
Southwestern Ontario

City of Stratford

Festival-town STR licence.

4% MAT
Northern Ontario

City of Temiskaming Shores

Lake Temiskaming STR rules.

5% MAT
Northern Ontario

City of Thunder Bay

Lake Superior STR licence.

5% MAT
GTA

City of Toronto

Canada's biggest STR market — register, pay MAT, post your number.

8.5% MAT
GTA

City of Vaughan

STR licence + Vaughan MAT.

4% MAT
Southwestern Ontario

City of Waterloo

Principal-residence STR rule + Waterloo MAT.

4% MAT
Southwestern Ontario

City of Windsor

Border-city STR licensing + MAT.

6% MAT
Muskoka & Parry Sound

Gravenhurst

Gateway to Muskoka — STR licensing in effect.

4% MAT
Muskoka & Parry Sound

Huntsville

Algonquin gateway — STR bylaw + MAT.

4% MAT
Muskoka & Parry Sound

Lake of Bays

Baysville, Dorset — STR licensing with annual renewal.

4% MAT
Central Ontario & Kawarthas

Municipality of Brighton

Presqu'ile Bay + Sandbanks-adjacent STR rules.

5% MAT
GTA

Municipality of Clarington

Durham cottage country STR rules.

5% MAT
Muskoka & Parry Sound

Municipality of Dysart et al

Haliburton village + Kennisis, Drag, Haliburton Lakes.

2% MAT
Muskoka & Parry Sound

Municipality of Highlands East

Wilberforce + Cardiff cottage townships.

4% MAT
Southwestern Ontario

Municipality of Lambton Shores

Grand Bend + Ipperwash Lake Huron STR rules — pending verification.

4% MAT
Georgian Bay & Bruce

Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula

Tobermory + Lion's Head — Bruce Peninsula cottage country.

4% MAT
Hamilton & Niagara

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Strict zoning + tourism tax for the OG cottage country of wine country.

4% MAT
Eastern Ontario

Prince Edward County

PEC has the strictest STR enforcement in Ontario — and a 4% MAT due every quarter.

4% MAT
Georgian Bay & Bruce

The Blue Mountains

Town of The Blue Mountains: STA licensing, quarterly remittance.

4% MAT
GTA

Town of Ajax

Lakefront Durham STR rules.

5% MAT
Muskoka & Parry Sound

Town of Bracebridge

Muskoka River STR rules.

4% MAT
Central Ontario & Kawarthas

Town of Cobourg

Lake Ontario beach town.

2% MAT
Georgian Bay & Bruce

Town of Collingwood

Blue Mountain-adjacent STR licence + Collingwood MAT.

4% MAT
Eastern Ontario

Town of Gananoque

Heart of the Thousand Islands STR rules.

4% MAT
Eastern Ontario

Town of Greater Napanee

Bay of Quinte town — verify STR licensing.

4% MAT
Northern Ontario

Town of Kapuskasing

Northern Highway 11 STR rules.

6% MAT
Hamilton & Niagara

Town of Lincoln

Beamsville + Niagara wine-country STR rules — MAT status pending verification.

4% MAT
Central Ontario & Kawarthas

Town of Midland

Georgian Bay port town.

3.5% MAT
GTA

Town of Newmarket

Newmarket STR licence + MAT.

4% MAT
GTA

Town of Oakville

Lakeshore town STR licence + MAT.

4% MAT
Georgian Bay & Bruce

Town of South Bruce Peninsula

Sauble Beach + Wiarton — Lake Huron STR licence.

4% MAT
GTA

Town of Whitby

Whitby STR registry + MAT.

4% MAT
Muskoka & Parry Sound

Township of Algonquin Highlands

West-gate Algonquin lakes — Kawagama, Boshkung, Maple.

4% MAT
Southwestern Ontario

Township of Centre Wellington

Elora + Fergus heritage-village STR rules — pending verification.

5% MAT
Muskoka & Parry Sound

Township of Minden Hills

Gull River + Boshkung-area cottage country.

4% MAT
Northern Ontario

Township of Nipigon

Lake Superior north-shore STR rules — pending verification.

4% MAT
Southwestern Ontario

Township of Woolwich

Elmira + St. Jacobs Mennonite-country STR rules — pending verification.

4% MAT
Georgian Bay & Bruce

Wasaga Beach

Town of Wasaga Beach — STA licensing for the longest freshwater beach in the world.

4% MAT
Eastern Ontario

Central Frontenac

Sharbot Lake & Kennebec — STR licensing in effect.

Licensing only
GTA

City of Burlington

Burlington STR registry.

Licensing only
Eastern Ontario

City of Pembroke

Ottawa Valley STR rules — pending verification.

Licensing only
Eastern Ontario

Town of Petawawa

Upper Ottawa Valley + CFB Petawawa STR rules — pending verification.

Licensing only
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