{"id":15621,"date":"2019-06-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gascon.ca\/short-term-rentals-important-amendments-to-the-regulation-respecting-tourist-accommodation-establishments\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:41:31","slug":"short-term-rentals-important-amendments-to-the-regulation-respecting-tourist-accommodation-establishments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gascon.ca\/en\/short-term-rentals-important-amendments-to-the-regulation-respecting-tourist-accommodation-establishments\/","title":{"rendered":"SHORT-TERM RENTALS: IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATION RESPECTING TOURIST ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n

Following an announcement by the Minister of Tourism on June\u00a05, 2019, the Gazette Officielle du Qu\u00e9bec<\/em> published June 12, 2019, the draft Regulation modifying the<\/em> regulation respecting tourist accommodation establishments<\/em> (the \u201cDraft Regulation<\/strong>\u201d and the \u201cRegulation<\/strong>\u201d, respectively)[1]<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

According to the Minister, the update of the applicable regulations regarding collaborative accommodations, such as \u201cAirbnb\u201d and \u201cHomeAway\u201d, will result in greater tax fairness between Qu\u00e9bec citizens and will allow them to legally benefit from technological innovations[2]<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Draft Regulation provides for the creation of a new class of tourist accommodation establishment called the \u201cprincipal residence establishment\u201d (\u201c\u00e9tablissement de residence principale<\/em>\u201d). This category consists of an establishment where accommodations are offered, by a single reservation, within the operator\u2019s principal residence to a person or single group of people together and where such accommodations do not include any meals served on-site[3]<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

According to the Draft Regulation, a principal residence is the residence where an operator, a physical person, resides on a regular basis and where its family and social activities are concentrated, including when the residence is not used as a tourist accommodation establishment, and whose address corresponds to the address provided by the operator to governmental authorities[4]<\/a>. The Draft Regulation does not provide for a maximum number of nights that can be offered by an operator.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The operator of a principal residence establishment will be able to apply for and obtain its classification certificate provided by the Regulation, which will consist of a written notice including the establishment number, its category and its expiry date[5]<\/a>. The operator must include the establishment number in any advertisement (including any website) and in any short-term accommodation agreement[6]<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Pursuant to the Draft Regulation, if the establishment is located within an immovable held in co-ownership, the operator will be required to obtain and provide the authorization of its co-ownership syndicate in order to obtain its classification certificate. The same shall apply to an establishment governed by a residential lease: the tenant must obtain and provide the consent of its landlord.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What is notable is that the Draft Regulation removes the requirement that the unit is offered for rent to a tourist \u201con a regular basis in the same calendar year\u201d from the definition of tourist accommodation establishment provided under the Regulation, which was open to interpretation. The Draft Regulation adds however that the availability of the unit is made public \u201cby using any media\u201d[7]<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Once the Draft Regulation is in force, the short-term rental of a secondary residence will continue to be prohibited, unless such residence is converted into an official tourist accommodation establishment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bear in mind that fines between $500 and $50,000 for a physical person and between $1,000 and $100,000 for a business can be imposed in the event of the failure to comply with the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments<\/em> and its Regulation. Any interested person can provide his\/her comments on the Draft Regulation in writing to the Minister before July 27, 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Any interested person can provide his\/her comments on the Draft Regulation in writing to the Minister before July 27, 2019.<\/p>\r\n

By \u00c9milie Therrien<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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[1] http:\/\/www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/dynamicSearch\/telecharge.php?type=1&file=70671.pdf<\/a> and Chapter E-14.2, r. 1<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

[2] http:\/\/www.fil-information.gouv.qc.ca\/Pages\/Article.aspx?aiguillage=ajd&type=1&idArticle=2706055109<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

[3]<\/a> Section 3 Draft Regulation: \u00ab\u00a0\u00e9tablissements o\u00f9 est offert, au moyen d\u2019une seule r\u00e9servation, de l\u2019h\u00e9bergement dans la r\u00e9sidence principale de l\u2019exploitant \u00e0 une personne ou \u00e0 un seul groupe de personnes li\u00e9es \u00e0 la fois et n\u2019incluant aucun repas servi sur place\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

[4]<\/a> Section 3 Draft Regulation: \u00ab\u00a0la r\u00e9sidence principale correspond \u00e0 la r\u00e9sidence o\u00f9 l\u2019exploitant, personne physique, demeure de fa\u00e7on habituelle en y centralisant ses activit\u00e9s familiales et sociales, notamment lorsqu\u2019elle n\u2019est pas utilis\u00e9e \u00e0 titre d\u2019\u00e9tablissement d\u2019h\u00e9bergement touristique, et dont l\u2019adresse correspond \u00e0 celle que l\u2019exploitant indique aux minist\u00e8res et organismes du gouvernement\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

[5]<\/a> Section 6 Draft Regulation<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

[6]<\/a> Section 11 Draft Regulation<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

[7]<\/a> Section 1 Draft Regulation \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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