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Short-Term Rental Business Licence Application Form

If your primary residence is within a strata development, please also submit the Strata Authorization Form.

Short-Term Rental Type
Select only the rental type that applies and please refer to the Zoning Bylaw for maximum number of permitted guest rooms and guests.

Are you renting only a portion of your house or condo (i.e. within the main dwelling)? If so, please indicate the number of rooms available to guests.

Are you renting a secondary suite? If so, how many bedrooms are available?

Secondary suites must be constructed (legal) or upgraded (authorized) with a building permit.  Suites constructed without a building permit (illegal suites) are not eligible as a short-term rental.
Are you renting a carriage house? If so, how many bedrooms are available?

Please note that an entire house or condo can be rented for short-term stays of less than 30 days for a total of up to 4 months while you are away as long as it's your primary residence and you live in the house/condo for at least 8 months of the year.

Parking Plan
Please be aware that an additional off-street parking space is required for each guest booking. Please submit plan separately to business.licence@nanaimo.ca.  If you need help making a plan, check out our Short-Term Rental information page.

If you are not the property owner, please include a Home-Owner Authorization Form with your application.

Applicant's Acknowledgement

I/we understand that all information requested is necessary in order to fully evaluate and process the application and that an application submitted without the required information may not be processed. Completion of the application form and submission of supplemental information does not guarantee approval, as such, operation should not commence until the business licence has been issued.

I/we hereby make application for a business licence in accordance with the particulars as stated on this application and declare that the property is my/our primary residence and that the information on the application is true and correct. I/we have read the Business Licence Bylaw and the Short-Term Rental Operator's Guide and undertake to ensure compliance with all bylaws of the City of Nanaimo and all other laws now in force or which may hereafter come into force.

I have read and acknowledge the above statement.

Collection and use of your personal information

Information collected on this form is done so under the general authority of the Community Charter and Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA), and is protected in accordance with FOIPPA. Questions about the collection of your personal information may be referred to the Legislative Services Department at 250-755-4405, or via email at foi@nanaimo.ca. Please also see our Privacy Policy.

Last updated: November 14, 2024

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Collection and use of your personal information

Information collected on this form is done so under the general authority of the Community Charter and Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA), and is protected in accordance with FOIPPA. Questions about the collection of your personal information may be referred to the Legislative Services Department at 250-755-4405, or via email at foi@nanaimo.ca. Please also see our Privacy Policy.