Areas where operating a tourist home is authorized

Last updated March 27, 2023

Would you like to operate a tourist home? Do you need to find out if operating a tourist home is allowed in your area? Find out what rules you need to follow.

Several boroughs have regulated tourist home operation (such as Airbnb). You need a permit and must comply with your borough’s by-laws.

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If you own a dwelling and rent it out for 31 consecutive days or less, it is considered a tourist home.

This type of rental is authorized only in the following commercial zones:

  • Both sides of Boulevard Décarie between de la Savane and Chemin de la Côte-Saint-Luc
  • Chemin Queen-Mary between Victoria and Clanranald
  • Avenue Victoria between Plamondon and Côte-Sainte-Catherine
  • Avenue Van Horne between Westbury and Lavoie
  • Both sides of Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges between Jean-Talon and Queen-Mary
  • Boulevard Décarie and Avenue Prud’homme between Saint-Jacques and de Maisonneuve
  • Boulevard de Maisonneuve between Décarie and Claremont

A dwelling that is rented under a lease or occupied by its owner, cannot be used as a short-term rental (31 days or less), meaning that it cannot be converted into a tourist home.

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5160 Boulevard Décarie
Montréal, QC H3X 2H9

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A dwelling rented on a regular basis is considered a commercial tourist accommodation. This type of rental is authorized only in the following commercial areas:  

  • Boulevard Saint-Laurent between Rue Sherbrooke and Avenue du Mont-Royal
  • Rue Saint-Denis between Rue Sherbrooke Est and Rue Gilford

View the map (in French)

However, because it is associated with the collaborative economy, the occasional rental of a primary residence is authorized throughout the borough.

Communication channels

Permit counter – Le Plateau-Mont-Royal

201 Avenue Laurier Est
Fifth floor
Montréal, QC H2T 3E6

Tourist homes are only allowed in residential buildings located on:

  • Rue Notre-Dame Ouest between Rue Rose-de-Lima and Rue Charlevoix
  • Rue Peel in the Griffintown area
  • Rue Wellington in the Griffintown area
  • Rue du Square-Gallery between Rue des Bassin and Canal de Lachine.

Two tourist homes must have at least 150 metres between them.

You can operate a bed and breakfast in your home anywhere in the borough as long as you are the primary operator and no meals are served on site.

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815 Rue Bel-Air
First floor
Montréal, QC H4C 2K4

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Operating a tourist home is only allowed in areas where there are businesses and buildings with three or more dwellings.

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Permit counter – Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

Remote service only
6854 Rue Sherbrooke Est
Montréal, QC H1N 1E1

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This service is not offered in this borough.

This service is not offered in this borough.

We are in the process of studying a regulatory framework for the operation of tourist homes.

Legislation

Operating tourist homes (bed and breakfast or hotel-apartments) is only allowed in certain areas.

Only permitted within the portion of Rue Saint-Hubert located north of rue de Bellechasse and south of Rue Jean-Talon Est, which is where Plaza Saint-Hubert is located.

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Permit counter – Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie

5650 Rue D'Iberville
Second floor
Montréal, QC H2G 2B3

This service is not offered in this borough.

Operating a tourist home, such as the ones registered on the AirbnbTM platform, is prohibited in the borough.

Operating a tourist home is prohibited in Verdun.

However, bed and breakfasts are authorized in some areas.

If you want to operate a bed and breakfast, you must do so in your home, offer one to five rooms maximum and serve breakfast on site. The price of breakfast must be included in the price of the room.

You must also get an occupancy permit for commercial, industrial or professional activity.

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4555 Rue de Verdun
Suite 109
Montréal, QC H4G 1M4

An apartment that is not your principal residence, but that you rent to tourists on a regular basis, is considered a tourist home and requires a commercial occupancy permit.
This type of tourist rental is authorized only in the following sector (sector M.9): Rue Sainte-Catherine between Rue Saint-Mathieu and Rue Atateken (Amherst)

Tourist homes must be at least 150 metres apart. This use must be authorized by borough council as a conditional use.
However, because it is associated with the sharing economy, the occasional rental of a principal residence is authorized almost everywhere in the borough where residential use is authorized.

See the map (in French)

Communication channels

Permit counter – Ville-Marie

800 Boulevard De Maisonneuve Est
17th floor
Montréal, QC H2L 4L8

Tourist homes are classified into three categories: bed and breakfasts, apartment hotels and hotels. Licensing rules vary by category. In addition to the borough’s authorization, the operation of a tourist home, including the rental of a primary residence, requires a classification certificate issued by the gouvernement du Québec.

Short-term rental of a dwelling unit is limited to areas where the zoning permits hotel and apartment-hotel uses, because the rental of dwellings for tourism purposes is considered a commercial use. This type of rental is generally only permitted on high intensity commercial and residential streets. Before advertising a rental dwelling unit on a tourism site, please check with the permit counter to ensure that this is permitted by the zoning regulations.

Bed and breakfast

A bed and breakfast establishment is one operated by a person in his or her dwelling, has a separate entrance, offers four or five rooms to the public where meals may be served, and requires a bed and breakfast permit (classification certificate) as defined in the Act respecting Tourist Accommodation Establishments.

This type of establishment is permitted in certain residential zones and requires a certificate of occupancy.

Apartment-hotel

This is an establishment located in a building fitted out in such a way as to offer one or more apartments with individual cooking appliances to transient customers.

A dwelling offered for short-term rental (not more than 31 days) on a regular basis is considered an apartment-hotel.

This type of establishment is not generally permitted in the borough. In certain specific zones, it may be subject to a specific authorization from the borough council through the by-law on conditional usages.

However, the occasional rental  of a primary residence is permitted throughout the borough if it is classified as a principal residence establishment as defined in the Act respecting Tourist Accommodation Establishments.

Hotel

This is a commercial establishment located in a building set up to offer rooms or suites with or without individual cooking appliances for rent to transient customers.

This type of establishment is not generally permitted in the borough. In certain commercial zones, it may be subject to a specific authorization from the borough council through the by-law on conditional uses.

Communication channels

Permit counter – Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc Extension

514-868-3509

405 Avenue Ogilvy
Suite 111
Montréal, QC H3N 1M3

Legislation