Running short-term rentals in Montreal, where a principal residence can be rented only from June 10 to September 10
If you manage or clean short-term rentals in Montreal, you work under a city bylaw adopted on March 18, 2025 that lets a principal residence be rented to tourists only from June 10 to September 10 each year. The city's page says renting a principal residence to tourists is prohibited in Lachine, Saint-Laurent and Saint-Léonard, and inspectors can issue $1,000 tickets directly. Upbridge's AI operations assistant, Cleo, works over WhatsApp with vacation rental operators and cleaning companies and organizes the cleanings and the inventory for each place.
The rules here
Quebec sets the frame, the city sets the season and the boroughs add their own limits. The city's pages are in French, and we paraphrase them here. We read each page on October 24, 2026, and amounts are in Canadian dollars.
| Topic | What it says | Status | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec law | From March 25, 2023, a municipality can no longer ban the short-term rental of a principal residence across its whole territory, but it can ban or limit it in certain zones. Anyone renting out a principal residence must hold a classification attestation, in the form of a written notice with an establishment number. | In force | March 25, 2023 | Gouvernement du Québec |
| City season | A principal residence may be rented short term from June 10 to September 10 inclusive each year. Outside that period it is forbidden. The page also says an operating permit is required. | In force | Bylaw of March 18, 2025 | Ville de Montréal, Verdun notice |
| Banned boroughs | Renting a principal residence to tourists is prohibited in Lachine, Saint-Laurent and Saint-Léonard. Verdun adopted a rule on June 3, 2025 that bars new tourist guesthouses, and existing ones keep their acquired rights. | In force | June 3, 2025 (Verdun) | Ville de Montréal, Verdun notice |
| All year | Offering stays of 31 days or less all year requires a certificate of occupancy, and that is only permitted in certain parts of Montreal. | In force | Page updated June 3, 2025 | Ville de Montréal |
| Tickets | Noovo reported on March 17, 2025 that inspectors can hand offenders $1,000 tickets directly, with further fines of $2,000 per day for repeat offences. | In force | March 2025 | Noovo Info |
The city's page links to the category definitions of the Corporation de l'industrie touristique du Québec (CITQ). We could not read the CITQ's fees or the provincial lodging tax rate, so this table does not cover them, and we found no 2026 change to the bylaw. This is not legal or tax advice, and Upbridge does not file anything for you: no registrations and no tax returns.
How it works on the ground
A principal residence can be rented for three months, so the work comes in a block. Linen, towels and supplies need to be in place by June 10, and the cleaning team has to be available for every changeover until September 10, because after that date the same unit cannot take a short-term guest.
July 1 falls inside the window. Global News wrote in 2024 that the majority of leases in Quebec end on Canada Day, so move-out cleanings and short-term changeovers compete for the same days. If you run both kinds of work, book the first week of July early.
Time Out reported in November 2024 that the Canadian Grand Prix would move to the third or fourth weekend of May from 2026, which is before June 10. Guests who come for the race arrive before June 10, when a principal residence cannot be rented short term, so only units authorized for year-round rental can host them.
Guests arrive through a large airport, since Montréal-Trudeau handled 22.4 million passengers in 2025, according to Wikipedia. Directions and the way into the unit should reach them before they land.
Where Upbridge fits
In Montreal's short season, Upbridge can help with everything between one booking and the next. A checkout that comes in through Guesty, Hostaway, Lodgify, Uplisting or an iCal feed becomes a cleaning task with a room-by-room photo checklist, which the cleaner completes from the phone in WhatsApp or in the Upbridge app, with photos for missing items and damage.
In a season that lasts three months, inventory per property shows what is running low before June 10 and after every stay, because it is deducted as stays end. For the guest landing at Trudeau, we build the guest guide with directions and how to get in, and they open it on their phone.
If you run a cleaning company in Montreal
Your summer starts on June 10, and the weeks around July 1 carry both move-outs and rental changeovers. The account for cleaning companies lets you view the calendars of all your owners together, so you can see which days are crowded, and every client stays yours.
Questions about short-term rentals in Montreal
When can I rent my principal residence short term in Montreal?
From June 10 to September 10 each year, according to the Ville de Montréal's page updated June 3, 2025. Outside that period it is forbidden, and it is prohibited all year in Lachine, Saint-Laurent and Saint-Léonard.
What are the fines for an illegal short-term rental in Montreal?
Noovo reported on March 17, 2025 that inspectors can give $1,000 tickets directly, with additional fines of $2,000 per day for repeat offences.
Does Quebec ban short-term rentals of a principal residence?
No. Since March 25, 2023 a municipality cannot ban them across its whole territory, but it can ban or limit them in certain zones, and the person renting needs a classification attestation with an establishment number.
More questions
Did the Canadian Grand Prix move in 2026?
Time Out Montreal reported on November 19, 2024 that the race would move to the third or fourth weekend of May each year starting in 2026.
Sources
Checked on October 24, 2026
- Ville de Montréal, “Hébergement touristique de court terme”, updated June 3, 2025.
- Ville de Montréal, “Nouvelle réglementation sur l'hébergement touristique à Verdun”, updated June 6, 2025.
- Noovo Info, “Airbnb exhorte les élus à s'opposer aux restrictions visant les locations à court terme à Montréal”, March 17, 2025.
- Gouvernement du Québec, “Adoption du projet de loi 67”, March 26, 2021.
- Time Out Montreal, “The Canadian Grand Prix has been moved to May in 2026”, November 19, 2024.
- Global News, “Quebec Moving Day 2024”, July 1, 2024.
- Wikipedia, “Montréal-Trudeau International Airport”, undated, read October 24, 2026.