Market overview
Allowed, with material limits.
As of April 2026, ~4,969 active listings with 3,248 city business licences issued for 2026 and 69 suspended.
Property eligibility: Not assessed A market overview can't tell whether a specific home qualifies (zoning, permits, HOA).
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Stays of 90 nights or more fall outside the short-term rental rules, but longer stays are only partly open here: some are limited to certain tenants, buildings or areas.
Some stays above this length are still limited here; the full report has the details.
Guests staying this long can gain tenant rights, such as protection from eviction.
Not legal advice. The legal framework, notes and sources are in the full report.
17 rules on record for Vancouver, 3 of them from government sources. Every rule traced to its official source. How we research
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Yes, with material limits. As of April 2026, ~4,969 active listings with 3,248 city business licences issued for 2026 and 69 suspended.
Yes, a license or registration is required.
Fines of up to $5,000, are on record.
Stays of 90 nights or more fall outside the short-term rental rules, but longer stays are only partly open here: some are limited to certain tenants, buildings or areas. Some stays above this length are still limited here; the full report has the details. Guests staying this long can gain tenant rights, such as protection from eviction.
We last checked the short-term rental rules for Vancouver on 5 Nov 2026.
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