Timmins City Council has approved a new short-term accommodation bylaw that will provide municipal oversight on properties used for short-terms stays.
The popularity of vacation rental services has grown, with home owners renting out their residence, or part of their residence, for periods of less than 28 consecutive days. A quick search online shows apartments, cottages, homes, and guesthouses throughout Timmins as available.
Bylaw 2025-9085 is effective Jan. 14, 2025, and requires that all short-term accommodations be licensed in Timmins as a business.
This means that properties being used for short-term accommodation, different from a hotel or bed and breakfast, will need to follow the City’s property and occupancy standards, health and safety regulations, and begin collecting the municipal accommodation tax (MAT).
The municipal accommodation tax is a 4% fee on the cost of hotel accommodation lasting 30 days or less.