Occasional rental of your primary residence is permitted almost anywhere in the borough where residential use is permitted. For example, you can temporarily rent out your home as long as it is your primary residence.

You must complete and submit the Corporation de l’Industrie Touristique du Québec’s notice of compliance to the permit counter for approval. Approval will depend on the area and type of accommodation.

Do you have any questions? Contact the permit counter by phone before you go.

The operation of a tourist home is prohibited.

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

The operation of a tourist home is prohibited.

Dwelling rented on a regular basis

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)

Rental of a primary residence

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

You must submit by e-mail an application for a notice of compliance (in French) to your permit counter before initiating steps through the Corporation de l’industrie touristique du Québec (CITQ).

An apartment that is rented to tourists on a regular basis and that is not your primary residence is considered a tourist home and is authorized solely 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.

A bed and breakfast is an establishment operated by a person in their dwelling and featuring a separate entrance. It offers four or five rooms where meals can be served. A bed and breakfast is authorized only in certain areas.

Bed and breakfasts and tourist homes require a commercial occupancy certificate.

However, because it is associated with the sharing economy, the occasional rental of your primary residence is permitted across the borough, where residential use is authorized. You must submit a notice of compliance (in french) beforehand by e-mail at [email protected] before initiating steps through the CITQ (Corporation de l’industrie touristique du Québec).

Occasional rental of a primary residence by the owner and short-term tourist rentals are only permitted in certain areas of Bord-du-lac, Monk and Carré Grilli. Contact the permit counter to find out if your unit is located in one of these areas.

All tourist accommodation is prohibited in the borough.

You may only operate a dwelling as a short-term tourist accommodation if it is your primary residence.

Airbnb-type tourist homes are not permitted in the borough.

You may not operate a dwelling as a short-term tourist accommodation unless it is your primary residence.

The temporary rental of an entire dwelling unit is permitted anywhere in the borough when such activity takes place in the operator’s principal residence. In other words, the person occupying a dwelling can rent it temporarily, for example when going on vacation.

Bed and breakfast establishments, where the occupant rents out 4 or 5 rooms to tourists, are only allowed in certain residential areas. In this case as well, it is imperative that this be the operator’s place of residence.

As for apartment hotels, where full dwellings are rented out by people who do not reside in these dwellings, they are only authorized on the section of Rue Saint-Hubert located north of Rue de Bellechasse and south of Rue Jean-Talon Est, corresponding to the site of Plaza Saint-Hubert.

Short-term rental of a dwelling, part of a dwelling, or apartment is prohibited. This includes primary and secondary homes offered for rental on Airbnb, for example.

Short-term rental of a dwelling unit (31 consecutive days or less) is prohibited, even if it’s your primary residence.

The short-term commercial rental, on a regular basis, of a dwelling that is not the resident’s principal residence, is prohibited in Verdun. 

However, the occasional rental, under certain conditions, is authorized throughout the borough.

Please comply with the following conditions: 

• The dwelling must be the principal residence of the person renting it.
• The dwelling must be offered by an individual.
• The dwelling can be rented to only one person or one group of people at a time. 
• The offer must not include meals served on site.
• The rental period must not exceed 31 days. 

For example, a person can rent their dwelling on a temporary basis when they go on vacation or for short periods, on the condition that the dwelling is their principal residence. 

Bed and breakfasts remain authorized in certain 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.

In all cases, a notice of compliance (in French) must be sent by e-mail before initiating steps through the Corporation de l’industrie touristique du Québec.

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)

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.

• By-law on conditional uses (in French)
• Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments