The Quebec government has tabled a bill that would require short-term rental companies to ensure their online listings are certified by the province.
The legislation would make it illegal for anyone to advertise a short-term rental online without including the number and expiry date for their provincial certificate.
Quebec’s bill is in response to calls from cities for limits on the number of Airbnb-style rentals, which have removed apartments from the long-term rental market and exacerbated housing shortages.
The bill also comes after seven people died in March in a fire in an Old Montreal heritage building that had been housing illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb….