Registration (CITQ) — what is the rule in Montréal?

Under Québec's Tourist Accommodation Act (Loi sur l'hébergement touristique, RLRQ c. H-1.01) — in force since Sep 1 2022 and reinforced by a 2023 act against illegal tourist accommodation effective Sep 1 2023 — anyone renting <=31 days must obtain a CITQ registration certificate/number before listing anywhere. (Official source : quebec.ca.)

Number display — what is the rule in Montréal?

The CITQ registration number — ⚠ AND, where applicable, the NAME of the establishment — must appear distinctly in ANY advertising used to promote it; the province specifies every social medium and every website, transactional or not, so it is not limited to the big platforms. Failing to display them draws $1,000–$10,000 for a natural person ($2,000–$20,000 otherwise). Displaying a false, inexact, expired, suspended or cancelled number is a separate and more serious offence at $2,500–$25,000 ($5,000–$50,000 otherwise). ⚠ A THIRD, EASILY-MISSED DUTY: where the advertising is VERBAL, or where one advertisement covers SEVERAL establishments run by the same person, you must state that the establishment is registered under the Tourist Accommodation Act — $1,000–$10,000 ($2,000–$20,000 otherwise). CITQ also publishes a public registry so guests can verify a number's validity. (Official source : quebec.ca.)

Fees (provincial CITQ layer) — what is the rule in Montréal?

The CITQ registration/renewal fee, which applies to any Québec short-term rental including Montréal, is $54/year for a résidence principale establishment and $156/year for a general tourism-accommodation establishment, both effective January 1, 2026. The fee is payable on receipt of the notice and the registration is valid 12 months. (Official source : citq.qc.ca, last changed January 1, 2026.)

Certificate display & transmission (provincial CITQ layer) — what is the rule in Montréal?

Two duties attach to the registration CERTIFICATE itself, separate from displaying the number in advertising. ⚠ AT THE PREMISES: the certificate must be displayed in view of the tourist clientele at the establishment's main entrance — failing to do so draws $1,000–$10,000 for a natural person, or $2,000–$20,000 otherwise. ⚠ TO THE PLATFORM: you must transmit your registration certificate to the operator of any digital platform on which you offer the establishment for rent, on the same fine tiers. Both are province-wide under the Loi sur l'hébergement touristique and apply on top of any municipal requirement. (Official source : quebec.ca.)

Fines & penalties — what is the rule in Montréal?

Operating a tourist-accommodation establishment without a CITQ registration draws fines of $2,500–$25,000 for a natural person, or $5,000–$50,000 for a legal person, under Québec's Loi sur l'hébergement touristique. These are the operating-without-registration tiers; the separate advertising and number-display offences are covered by this market's Number display rule. (Official source : quebec.ca.)

Insurance (provincial CITQ layer) — what is the rule in Montréal?

Under Québec's Loi sur l'hébergement touristique, a registered tourist-accommodation establishment must hold — and keep in force — civil liability insurance of at least $2,000,000 per event, covering bodily or material injury caused in the course of operating the establishment; failing to hold or maintain it draws a fine of $1,000–$10,000 (natural person) or $2,000–$20,000 (legal person). Québec's registration duty itself covers principal AND secondary residences, and the province states this penalty without naming any exemption on the pages we monitor — so treat the requirement as applying to you and confirm your establishment class with the CITQ if unsure. Province-wide, separate from any municipal rule. (Official source : quebec.ca.)

Authorized season — 10 June to 10 September only — what is the rule in Montréal?

Montréal permits short-term tourist rental of a PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE only between 10 June and 10 September each year; you may rent several times within that window, each stay 31 days or less. The City states plainly that outside that period short-term rental of your principal residence is PROHIBITED (« En dehors de cette période, il est interdit de louer votre résidence principale à court terme »). ⚠ This is a MUNICIPAL restriction that sits ON TOP of the provincial CITQ registration: holding a valid CITQ number does not make an out-of-season rental lawful in Montréal. (Official source : montreal.ca.)

Municipal permit — permis d’exploitation, annual renewal & fee — what is the rule in Montréal?

Renting your principal residence to tourists in Montréal requires a municipal permis d’exploitation, and the City requires it to be RENEWED EVERY YEAR. The analysis fee is 350 $, taxes included. The application is made online and requires digital copies of, among others, your most recent provincial notice of assessment with personal information blacked out, photo ID, and proof of ownership (title, or a municipal/school tax bill) or of tenancy. (Official source : montreal.ca.)

Borough exclusions — Lachine, Saint-Laurent, Saint-Léonard — what is the rule in Montréal?

Short-term tourist rental of a principal residence is not available everywhere in Montréal. The City states you may rent in every borough EXCEPT Lachine, Saint-Laurent et Saint-Léonard, where it is prohibited outright. Check your borough before applying: no permit is available in those three, whatever your provincial CITQ status. (Official source : montreal.ca.)

Tenant & divided co-ownership authorization — what is the rule in Montréal?

The dwelling must be your principal residence, and if you own it you must live there. If you are a TENANT, your lease must authorize operating the dwelling for short-term tourist purposes, or you must obtain your landlord’s WRITTEN authorization (and, where other tenants are named on the lease, theirs as well). In a divided co-ownership (copropriété divise) you must supply either the provisions of the declaration of co-ownership permitting a tourist-accommodation establishment, or the authorization of the syndicat des copropriétaires. (Official source : montreal.ca.)

Rental form — one reservation, no meals served — what is the rule in Montréal?

Montréal constrains HOW the principal residence may be rented: it must be rented to one person or one group of people under a SINGLE reservation, and you may not serve any meals. Renting a room in your principal residence is subject to the same rules as renting the whole residence. A dwelling that is NOT your principal residence is a different regime entirely — it needs a certificat d’occupation and is only offered in certain sectors of Montréal. (Official source : montreal.ca.)

Registration renewal — the 60-day provincial window — what is the rule in Montréal?

⚠ THE WINDOW OPENS, IT DOESN'T ONLY CLOSE: Québec's Tourist Accommodation Regulation requires the renewal application to be sent WITHIN THE 60 DAYS PRECEDING the date your registration ends — so you cannot file it early, and nothing suggests a grace period after. The renewal must also be accompanied by a declaration UPDATING your accommodation offering and the related activities and services, not a repeat of last year's file. (Different fixed windows apply to outfitting operations, 1 February to 31 March, and to camping grounds and trailer parks, 1 September to 31 October; neither applies to a principal-residence establishment.) (Official source : legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca.)

Official sources · Montréal

Short-term-rental rules in Montréal

Q: Number display — what is the rule in Montréal?

The CITQ registration number — ⚠ AND, where applicable, the NAME of the establishment — must appear distinctly in ANY advertising used to promote it; the province specifies every social medium and every website, transactional or not, so it is not limited to the big platforms. Failing to display them draws $1,000–$10,000 for a natural person ($2,000–$20,000 otherwise). Displaying a false, inexact, expired, suspended or cancelled number is a separate and more serious offence at $2,500–$25,000 ($5,000–$50,000 otherwise). ⚠ A THIRD, EASILY-MISSED DUTY: where the advertising is VERBAL, or where one advertisement covers SEVERAL establishments run by the same person, you must state that the establishment is registered under the Tourist Accommodation Act — $1,000–$10,000 ($2,000–$20,000 otherwise). CITQ also publishes a public registry so guests can verify a number's validity. (Official source : quebec.ca.)

Q: Fees (provincial CITQ layer) — what is the rule in Montréal?

The CITQ registration/renewal fee, which applies to any Québec short-term rental including Montréal, is $54/year for a résidence principale establishment and $156/year for a general tourism-accommodation establishment, both effective January 1, 2026. The fee is payable on receipt of the notice and the registration is valid 12 months. (Official source : citq.qc.ca, last changed January 1, 2026.)

Q: Certificate display & transmission (provincial CITQ layer) — what is the rule in Montréal?

Two duties attach to the registration CERTIFICATE itself, separate from displaying the number in advertising. ⚠ AT THE PREMISES: the certificate must be displayed in view of the tourist clientele at the establishment's main entrance — failing to do so draws $1,000–$10,000 for a natural person, or $2,000–$20,000 otherwise. ⚠ TO THE PLATFORM: you must transmit your registration certificate to the operator of any digital platform on which you offer the establishment for rent, on the same fine tiers. Both are province-wide under the Loi sur l'hébergement touristique and apply on top of any municipal requirement. (Official source : quebec.ca.)

Q: Fines & penalties — what is the rule in Montréal?

Operating a tourist-accommodation establishment without a CITQ registration draws fines of $2,500–$25,000 for a natural person, or $5,000–$50,000 for a legal person, under Québec's Loi sur l'hébergement touristique. These are the operating-without-registration tiers; the separate advertising and number-display offences are covered by this market's Number display rule. (Official source : quebec.ca.)

Q: Insurance (provincial CITQ layer) — what is the rule in Montréal?

Under Québec's Loi sur l'hébergement touristique, a registered tourist-accommodation establishment must hold — and keep in force — civil liability insurance of at least $2,000,000 per event, covering bodily or material injury caused in the course of operating the establishment; failing to hold or maintain it draws a fine of $1,000–$10,000 (natural person) or $2,000–$20,000 (legal person). Québec's registration duty itself covers principal AND secondary residences, and the province states this penalty without naming any exemption on the pages we monitor — so treat the requirement as applying to you and confirm your establishment class with the CITQ if unsure. Province-wide, separate from any municipal rule. (Official source : quebec.ca.)

Q: Authorized season — 10 June to 10 September only — what is the rule in Montréal?

Montréal permits short-term tourist rental of a PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE only between 10 June and 10 September each year; you may rent several times within that window, each stay 31 days or less. The City states plainly that outside that period short-term rental of your principal residence is PROHIBITED (« En dehors de cette période, il est interdit de louer votre résidence principale à court terme »). ⚠ This is a MUNICIPAL restriction that sits ON TOP of the provincial CITQ registration: holding a valid CITQ number does not make an out-of-season rental lawful in Montréal. (Official source : montreal.ca.)

Q: Municipal permit — permis d’exploitation, annual renewal & fee — what is the rule in Montréal?

Renting your principal residence to tourists in Montréal requires a municipal permis d’exploitation, and the City requires it to be RENEWED EVERY YEAR. The analysis fee is 350 $, taxes included. The application is made online and requires digital copies of, among others, your most recent provincial notice of assessment with personal information blacked out, photo ID, and proof of ownership (title, or a municipal/school tax bill) or of tenancy. (Official source : montreal.ca.)

Q: Borough exclusions — Lachine, Saint-Laurent, Saint-Léonard — what is the rule in Montréal?

Short-term tourist rental of a principal residence is not available everywhere in Montréal. The City states you may rent in every borough EXCEPT Lachine, Saint-Laurent et Saint-Léonard, where it is prohibited outright. Check your borough before applying: no permit is available in those three, whatever your provincial CITQ status. (Official source : montreal.ca.)

Q: Tenant & divided co-ownership authorization — what is the rule in Montréal?

The dwelling must be your principal residence, and if you own it you must live there. If you are a TENANT, your lease must authorize operating the dwelling for short-term tourist purposes, or you must obtain your landlord’s WRITTEN authorization (and, where other tenants are named on the lease, theirs as well). In a divided co-ownership (copropriété divise) you must supply either the provisions of the declaration of co-ownership permitting a tourist-accommodation establishment, or the authorization of the syndicat des copropriétaires. (Official source : montreal.ca.)

Last changed January 1, 2026 · 12 rules published · official sources

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The rules, source by source

Registration (CITQ)

Under Québec's Tourist Accommodation Act (Loi sur l'hébergement touristique, RLRQ c. H-1.01) — in force since Sep 1 2022 and reinforced by a 2023 act against illegal tourist accommodation effective Sep 1 2023 — anyone renting <=31 days must obtain a CITQ registration certificate/number before listing anywhere.

Official source: quebec.ca ↗
Number display

The CITQ registration number — ⚠ AND, where applicable, the NAME of the establishment — must appear distinctly in ANY advertising used to promote it; the province specifies every social medium and every website, transactional or not, so it is not limited to the big platforms. Failing to display them draws $1,000–$10,000 for a natural person ($2,000–$20,000 otherwise). Displaying a false, inexact, expired, suspended or cancelled number is a separate and more serious offence at $2,500–$25,000 ($5,000–$50,000 otherwise). ⚠ A THIRD, EASILY-MISSED DUTY: where the advertising is VERBAL, or where one advertisement covers SEVERAL establishments run by the same person, you must state that the establishment is registered under the Tourist Accommodation Act — $1,000–$10,000 ($2,000–$20,000 otherwise). CITQ also publishes a public registry so guests can verify a number's validity.

Official source: quebec.ca ↗
Fees (provincial CITQ layer)

The CITQ registration/renewal fee, which applies to any Québec short-term rental including Montréal, is $54/year for a résidence principale establishment and $156/year for a general tourism-accommodation establishment, both effective January 1, 2026. The fee is payable on receipt of the notice and the registration is valid 12 months.

Official source: citq.qc.ca ↗ Last changed: January 1, 2026
Certificate display & transmission (provincial CITQ layer)

Two duties attach to the registration CERTIFICATE itself, separate from displaying the number in advertising. ⚠ AT THE PREMISES: the certificate must be displayed in view of the tourist clientele at the establishment's main entrance — failing to do so draws $1,000–$10,000 for a natural person, or $2,000–$20,000 otherwise. ⚠ TO THE PLATFORM: you must transmit your registration certificate to the operator of any digital platform on which you offer the establishment for rent, on the same fine tiers. Both are province-wide under the Loi sur l'hébergement touristique and apply on top of any municipal requirement.

Official source: quebec.ca ↗
Fines & penalties

Operating a tourist-accommodation establishment without a CITQ registration draws fines of $2,500–$25,000 for a natural person, or $5,000–$50,000 for a legal person, under Québec's Loi sur l'hébergement touristique. These are the operating-without-registration tiers; the separate advertising and number-display offences are covered by this market's Number display rule.

Official source: quebec.ca ↗
Insurance (provincial CITQ layer)

Under Québec's Loi sur l'hébergement touristique, a registered tourist-accommodation establishment must hold — and keep in force — civil liability insurance of at least $2,000,000 per event, covering bodily or material injury caused in the course of operating the establishment; failing to hold or maintain it draws a fine of $1,000–$10,000 (natural person) or $2,000–$20,000 (legal person). Québec's registration duty itself covers principal AND secondary residences, and the province states this penalty without naming any exemption on the pages we monitor — so treat the requirement as applying to you and confirm your establishment class with the CITQ if unsure. Province-wide, separate from any municipal rule.

Official source: quebec.ca ↗
Authorized season — 10 June to 10 September only

Montréal permits short-term tourist rental of a PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE only between 10 June and 10 September each year; you may rent several times within that window, each stay 31 days or less. The City states plainly that outside that period short-term rental of your principal residence is PROHIBITED (« En dehors de cette période, il est interdit de louer votre résidence principale à court terme »). ⚠ This is a MUNICIPAL restriction that sits ON TOP of the provincial CITQ registration: holding a valid CITQ number does not make an out-of-season rental lawful in Montréal.

Official source: montreal.ca ↗
Municipal permit — permis d’exploitation, annual renewal & fee

Renting your principal residence to tourists in Montréal requires a municipal permis d’exploitation, and the City requires it to be RENEWED EVERY YEAR. The analysis fee is 350 $, taxes included. The application is made online and requires digital copies of, among others, your most recent provincial notice of assessment with personal information blacked out, photo ID, and proof of ownership (title, or a municipal/school tax bill) or of tenancy.

Official source: montreal.ca ↗
Borough exclusions — Lachine, Saint-Laurent, Saint-Léonard

Short-term tourist rental of a principal residence is not available everywhere in Montréal. The City states you may rent in every borough EXCEPT Lachine, Saint-Laurent et Saint-Léonard, where it is prohibited outright. Check your borough before applying: no permit is available in those three, whatever your provincial CITQ status.

Official source: montreal.ca ↗
Tenant & divided co-ownership authorization

The dwelling must be your principal residence, and if you own it you must live there. If you are a TENANT, your lease must authorize operating the dwelling for short-term tourist purposes, or you must obtain your landlord’s WRITTEN authorization (and, where other tenants are named on the lease, theirs as well). In a divided co-ownership (copropriété divise) you must supply either the provisions of the declaration of co-ownership permitting a tourist-accommodation establishment, or the authorization of the syndicat des copropriétaires.

Official source: montreal.ca ↗
Rental form — one reservation, no meals served

Montréal constrains HOW the principal residence may be rented: it must be rented to one person or one group of people under a SINGLE reservation, and you may not serve any meals. Renting a room in your principal residence is subject to the same rules as renting the whole residence. A dwelling that is NOT your principal residence is a different regime entirely — it needs a certificat d’occupation and is only offered in certain sectors of Montréal.

Official source: montreal.ca ↗
Registration renewal — the 60-day provincial window

⚠ THE WINDOW OPENS, IT DOESN'T ONLY CLOSE: Québec's Tourist Accommodation Regulation requires the renewal application to be sent WITHIN THE 60 DAYS PRECEDING the date your registration ends — so you cannot file it early, and nothing suggests a grace period after. The renewal must also be accompanied by a declaration UPDATING your accommodation offering and the related activities and services, not a repeat of last year's file. (Different fixed windows apply to outfitting operations, 1 February to 31 March, and to camping grounds and trailer parks, 1 September to 31 October; neither applies to a principal-residence establishment.)

Official source: legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca ↗

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The rules, source by source

Registration (CITQ)

Number display

Fees (provincial CITQ layer)

Certificate display & transmission (provincial CITQ layer)

Fines & penalties

Insurance (provincial CITQ layer)

Authorized season — 10 June to 10 September only

Municipal permit — permis d’exploitation, annual renewal & fee

Borough exclusions — Lachine, Saint-Laurent, Saint-Léonard

Tenant & divided co-ownership authorization

Rental form — one reservation, no meals served

Registration renewal — the 60-day provincial window

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