Vaughan short-term rental rules at a glance

Fee

$181 a year. Renewal fee for 2026. A new licence is $213. In 2027: $220 new, $187 renewal.

City of Vaughan: Short-term rentals

• “Short-Term Rental Owner $213 $181 $220 $187” City of Vaughan: Short-term rentals

Term

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

s.5.0(17)

• “Licences shall be renewed no later than on the annual anniversary date of their” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)

Renewal window

Renewal can be submitted up to 2 months before the renewal date.

s.5.0(17)

• “issuance and no earlier than two months before such anniversary” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)

Late fees

Days 1–30: 15% of the renewal fee · Days 31–90: 30% of the renewal fee

s.5.0(19)(a) · s.5.0(19)(b)

• “for a licence lapsed up to 30 days, a late renewal fee equivalent to 15% of the renewal fee” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)
• “for a licence lapsed more than 30 days and up to 90 days, a late renewal fee equivalent to 30% of the renewal fee” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)

After 90 days

The licence can no longer be renewed and a new application is needed.

s.5.0(20)

• “A licence lapsed more than 90 days shall be deemed cancelled and no longer eligible for renewal.” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)

Changes

Tell the City within 7 days if any detail on the licence changes.

s.6.0(1)

• “within seven (7) days of any change in any information contained in the application” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)

Yearly limit

No yearly night limit in the by-law.

Long stays

Stays of 30 nights or more are not short-term rentals.

s.2.0(cc)

• “for a Rental Period of not more than 29 consecutive days” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)

Rate

4%.

City of Vaughan: Short-term rentals

• “must charge MAT, four per cent on the cost of rented accommodations, and remit that to the City of Vaughan” City of Vaughan: Short-term rentals

Who files

The owner, for stays not booked through a platform that collects the tax for them. Not tracked by the app, which cannot tell how each stay was booked.

MAT by-law s.6.0(6) · MAT by-law s.6.0(5)

• “Where a Short-Term Rental Accommodation is not a Purchase through a Short-Term Rental Brokerage, the Short-Term Rental Owner is required to Collect and is considered the Provider.” Vaughan Municipal Accommodation Tax, Short-Term Rental By-law 183-2019 (consolidated March 10, 2021)
• “Where Short-Term Rental Brokerage has been appointed a Designated Agent, the Short-Term Rental Brokerage is required to Collect and is considered the Provider.” Vaughan Municipal Accommodation Tax, Short-Term Rental By-law 183-2019 (consolidated March 10, 2021)

Due dates

Jan–Mar: due April 30Apr–Jun: due July 31Jul–Sep: due October 31Oct–Dec: due January 31

MAT by-law s.7.0(4)

• “on or before April 30, July 31, October 31, and January 31 (of the following year), transmit to the City the amount of the Collection for the previous three (3) months” Vaughan Municipal Accommodation Tax, Short-Term Rental By-law 183-2019 (consolidated March 10, 2021)

If late

1.25% interest a month on tax owing.

MAT by-law s.8.0(2)

• “Interest at the rate of 1.25% of the amount of the MAT due and unpaid, shall be imposed monthly” Vaughan Municipal Accommodation Tax, Short-Term Rental By-law 183-2019 (consolidated March 10, 2021)

On the listing

No listing rule for owners found in the by-law.

For guests

The by-law does not require guest emergency information. The licence must be posted where it can be seen from outside, at or near the main entrance.

s.11.0(8)

• “in a conspicuous place visible from the outside of the Dwelling Unit, on, or as near as possible to, the main entrance” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)

Managers must be registered

Anyone who operates the rental for the owner must be on the owner’s list of operators registered with the City. The owner is responsible for everything an operator does.

s.11.0(5) · s.11.0(7) · s.12.0(1)

• “No Short-Term Rental Owner shall allow any Person to Operate his or her Short-Term Rental unless such Person has been registered with the City” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)
• “every Short-Term Rental Owner shall be fully responsible for any and all decisions and actions governed by this By-law, including those taken by a Short-Term Rental Operator” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)
• “No Short-Term Rental Operator shall Operate a Short-Term Rental unless he or she is registered with the City” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)

Principal residence

The property must be the principal residence of at least one applicant, who must be a permanent resident of Canada.

s.5.0(2)

• “the Principal Residence of at least one of the Applicants” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)

No overlapping bookings

Do not accept reservations whose stays overlap.

s.11.0(2)

• “No Short-Term Rental Owner shall offer or accept multiple reservations where the proposed accommodation Rental Periods of said reservations overlap.” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)

Vulnerable sector check

Every applicant needs one from an Ontario police service, no more than 90 days old.

s.5.0(13)(g)

• “a complete Vulnerable Sector Check for every Applicant, issued by an Ontario Police Service, not more than 90 days old” Vaughan By-law 158-2019 (consolidated April 7, 2025)

Looked for and not confirmed

• A yearly night limit. None found in the by-law.
• A rule to show the licence number on listings. None found for owners in the by-law.
• Whether a given stay was booked through a platform that remits the tax. Owners file only for the rest, so the app does not track Vaughan tax deadlines; check them by hand if you take direct bookings.
• Amendments after April 7, 2025. The City warns its consolidation may lag behind recent amendments.