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Rights & LegalThe short answer: Ontario has no provincial licence for renting out residential property. The complete answer is why the question stays confusing — licensing is municipal, and three different licence types now share the word: ordinary rental licensing in some cities, renoviction licensing in Hamilton, Toronto, and Otta
Market TrendsThere's no province-wide landlord licence in Ontario — licensing is municipal, patchwork, and changing fast. Some cities license small rentals of 1–4 units; others only register large apartment buildings; many require nothing. This tracker sorts the two regimes city by city, with a hard verify-lesson: the fee you read
Rights & LegalThe line between a holiday guest and a legal tenant is the most expensive line in Ontario short-term rentals — and it isn't the 28-day switch most hosts believe it is. This guide maps when the RTA's transient-accommodation exemption actually applies, the municipal licensing patchwork (Toronto's principal-residence rule