Regulating Short Term Rentals: A Toolkit for Canadian Local Governments
An external toolkit published by Generation Squeeze aimed at helping Canadian local governments navigate the regulation of short-term rental platforms.
REGULATING SHORT TERM RENTALS
A TOOLKIT FOR CANADIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
OCTOBER 2020
Published by
GENERATION squeeze
October 2020
Authors
SHANNON JAMISON Principal, Third Space Community Planning
Third Space Community Planning is a boutique planning consultancy based out of Victoria, B.C. led by Shannon Jamison, a city planner and this project’s primary consultant.
ERIC SWANSON Co-Executive Director, Generation Squeeze
Generation Squeeze is a national research and advocacy organization working to create the conditions for young Canadians and future generations to thrive. Housing affordability is one of our key program areas, and the appropriate regulation of short term rentals is one component of that broader work. Learn more at www.gensqueeze.ca.
Design Lead
CARRIE HUBKA Independent Graphic Designer, care2design
care2design specializes in branding and print design and is led by Carrie Hubka, a visual communicator and graphic designer based on Vancouver Island, B.C.
Funding
This toolkit was made possible with support from:
- Real Estate Foundation of BC;
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities;
- LandlordBC;
- The Vancouver Foundation; and
- Granicus.
Advisory Committee
The following people generously donated their time and expertise to advise on the development of this toolkit:
- DALLAS ALDERSON, Manager, Policy and Research, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- CARLA SCHUK, Social Planner, City of Burnaby
- JOHN DEWEY, Executive Director, Federation of PEI Municipalities
- SHEILA FITZGERALD, President, Municipalities of Newfoundland and Labrador and Mayor, Roddickton-Bide Arm
- DAVID HUTNIAK, CEO, Landlord B.C.
- PAUL KERSHAW, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, and Founder, Generation Squeeze
- JOSH VAN LOON, Senior Policy Analyst, Union of B.C. Municipalities
- JEAN-FRANÇOIS SABOURIN, Policy Advisor, Union of Municipalities du Québec
- DAVID WACHSMUTH, Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance, Assistant Professor of School of Urban Planning, and Associate Member of the Department of Geography, McGill University
- THORBEN WIEDITZ, Urban Geographer and Researcher, Fairbnb Canada