Mississauga short-term rental rules at a glance

Fee

$283 a year. Paid after the inspection is passed. Fees are subject to change.

City of Mississauga: Short-term accommodation licence

• “The licence fee is $283 per year, and fees are subject to change.” City of Mississauga: Short-term accommodation licence

Term

One year from the date it was issued, renewed on that anniversary.

s.12

• “A Licence issued according to this By-law shall be valid for one year from the date of issue.” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

Renewal window

None set.

Changes

Tell the City within 5 days if any detail on the licence changes.

Schedule B, s.2

• “they shall notify the Licence Manager within five (5) days of the change of address” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

Refused or revoked

No new application for 12 months.

s.7

• “if in the year prior to the application, the Person applied for and was refused a Licence or had their Licence revoked” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

Yearly limit

At most 180 nights per calendar year, whether the whole home or rooms are rented. The count resets on January 1.

Schedule B, s.7(1)

• “rent out a Short Term Rental Accommodation for more than 180 days in a calendar year” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

Long stays

Stays of 31 nights or more are not short-term rentals.

s.1

• “provided for 30 consecutive days or less in exchange for payment or service” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

On the listing

The licence number.

Schedule B, s.1(1)

• “include the valid business licence number in a conspicuous place in any medium or material used to market, advertise or broker a Short Term Rental Accommodation” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

Invoices and receipts

Must show the licence number.

Schedule B, s.1(5)

• “issue an invoice, contract, receipt or similar document to all guests that includes the City’s business licence number” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

For guests

Licensees must give every guest an emergency contact name and number, and post an evacuation plan by all entrances and exits.

Schedule B, s.1(3) · Schedule B, s.1(4)

• “provide an emergency contact name and number to all guests” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)
• “post an evacuation plan by all entrances and exits to a Short Term Rental Accommodation” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

Principal residence

The rental must be the licensee’s principal residence, and each person can hold one licence.

Schedule B, s.6(1) · s.13

• “Accommodation unless the property is the Principal Residence of that Person” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)
• “The Licence Manager shall issue only one Licence per person” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

One rental at a time

A licensee cannot advertise or broker more than one short-term rental at the same time.

Schedule B, s.7(5)

• “advertise, broker or otherwise carry on the business of more than one Short Term Rental Accommodation at the same time” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

Insurance

Commercial general liability insurance of at least $2,000,000 per occurrence, naming the City as additional insured.

Schedule A, s.1(8)

• “personal injury and death, and property damage with a per occurrence limit of at least $2,000,000” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

Criminal record check

Issued within 60 days of the application, for every new licence and renewal.

Schedule A, s.1(5)

• “a Criminal Record Check issued within the last sixty (60) days from the date that the application is made” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

Listings taken down

A non-compliant listing must be removed within 24 hours of the City asking.

Schedule B, s.3

• “within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the Licence Manager” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

Records

Keep a record of every stay for at least three years.

Schedule B, s.4

• “for at least three years following the date of the transaction” Mississauga By-law 0289-2020 (amended to 0170-2025)

Looked for and not confirmed

• Whether operators must file Municipal Accommodation Tax returns themselves. The by-law mentions the tax in the records clause but sets no filing schedule.
• A renewal window or late renewal fee. The City recommends starting renewal three months before the licence expires.