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GeneralKamloops landlords need a city business licence for some long-term setups and every short-term rental. Here are the city's rules from May 2025 and the BC tenancy rules on top.
GeneralEDMONTON, Nov. 10, 2026: City staff want Airbnb, Vrbo and other platforms to hold their own business licence from April 1, 2027. Urban Planning Committee takes up Bylaw 21616 on November 17.
Rights & LegalEvery dwelling rented for 30 consecutive days or less in Edmonton needs its own Residential Rental Accommodation (Short-Term) business licence, an approved Operational Plan and the licence number on every ad. Here is what the City asks for, what it costs and what the fines are.
Maintenance & RepairsOntario's Pesticides Act requires an exterminator licence to treat and an operator licence to run a pest control business. What each means, the insurance operators carry, and why a landlord cannot use the Class D exemption in a tenant's unit.
Maintenance & RepairsIn BC, a business that applies pesticides for a fee needs a pesticide licence under the Integrated Pest Management Act, with a certified applicator doing the work. Here is what it means for landlords.
Rights & LegalEdmonton tenancies follow Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act. The City adds permit rules for secondary suites and a business licence for short-term rentals of 30 days or less.
Neighbourhood & LocationWhat a Vancouver landlord needs beyond the Residential Tenancy Act: the City's long-term rental business licence, the Empty Homes Tax and provincial speculation tax declarations, the 2026 cooling rule, and what CMHC's 2025 survey says about rents.
Rights & LegalOntario has no property management licence — and that sentence misleads more PM founders than any other. Lease units for other people as a business and you're "trading in real estate" under TRESA, which means a RECO-registered brokerage: a broker of record, representation agreements, the Information Guide before you se