BC Gives STR Platforms an Extension to Confirm Listings Are Legal

5/5/2025

The British Columbia (BC) provincial government of Canada has granted short-term rental platforms an extra month to confirm their listings are legal. But the extension doesn’t apply to rental hosts themselves, who must still register their units with the provincial government. Previously, rental platforms also had until May 1 to validate that BC listings in most communities had registration numbers with the province, but that’s now been extended until June 1. Listings without registration numbers must be taken down by June 2. The platforms have also been given more time to cancel future bookings for hosts lacking provincial registration or face investigation and penalties, from June 1 to June 23. The government says it extended the deadlines after receiving requests from the industry, so that they can complete technical work on validation systems.

Toronto Star (04/30/25) Wolfgang Depner