Municipality
Do I need a licence to run a short-term rental in Vancouver?
Here is everything we have published for Vancouver so far, each fact sourced directly from the municipality or the Province.
What the rules say
Strictly principal-residence-only; one licence per person; no corporate licensees (secondary source).
Source: liv.rent, Vancouver Short-term Rental Rules, verified 2026-09-02
Fees
Application fee
Approximately $77 application fee (secondary source; not confirmed against the City's own fee schedule).
$77.00
Source: liv.rent, Vancouver Short-term Rental Rules, verified 2026-09-02
Annual business licence fee
Approximately $1,108/year business licence (secondary source; not confirmed against the City's own fee schedule), plus separate provincial registration.
$1,108.00
Source: liv.rent, Vancouver Short-term Rental Rules, verified 2026-09-02
We're not in Vancouver yet
We publish what we know about Vancouver's rules below, but we do not process applications there yet.