A free channel manager for individual Airbnb hosts in Canada
A free channel manager for a Canadian host needs to sync Airbnb with Booking.com and Vrbo, while compliance runs through whichever province and municipality the property sits in: British Columbia has a provincial registry, Toronto caps rentals at 180 nights a year from a primary residence, and Quebec requires registration through its own tourism-industry corporation. getfursat's free tier handles the calendar; each region's registration is a separate, direct process.
Canadian short-term rentals list primarily on Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo. Unlike the US, there is no single dominant enforcement style, hosts navigate a genuine patchwork of federal, provincial and municipal rules that differ sharply by region, from Vancouver's strict licensing to more permissive parts of Ontario.
In British Columbia, since 1 May 2025, all short-term rental hosts and platforms must be registered with the provincial short-term rental registry, with the registration number required on every listing and platforms required to validate it against provincial data. In Toronto, hosts must register with the city, operate only from their principal residence, and stay within a 180-rental-night annual cap, with a registration fee of roughly $390 per year as of 2026. In Quebec, every host must register with the Corporation de l'industrie touristique du Québec and display the resulting registration number on every listing. Municipal rules vary further within each province: registration fees, accommodation tax rates, and operational requirements differ city by city.
The registration number itself differs by province, a BC provincial number, a Toronto municipal registration, a Quebec CITQ number, and platforms are increasingly validating these against government registries directly. A host with properties in more than one province is tracking three separate compliance regimes, not one.
Do I need to register my Airbnb in British Columbia?
Yes. Since 1 May 2025, all short-term rental hosts and platforms operating in BC must be registered with the provincial short-term rental registry, and the resulting registration number must appear on every listing, which platforms validate against provincial data.
What is Toronto's short-term rental night cap?
Toronto requires hosts to register with the city, operate only from their principal residence, and stay within a 180-rental-night cap per year, with a registration fee of roughly $390 per year as of 2026.
Is Quebec's registration different from Ontario's?
Yes. Quebec requires registration through the Corporation de l'industrie touristique du Québec (CITQ), a provincial body distinct from Ontario's municipal-level registration in cities like Toronto. A host with properties in both provinces needs both registrations, they are not interchangeable.
Canada regulatory details checked 2026-07-07 against coverage of BC's provincial short-term rental registry (effective 1 May 2025), Toronto's registration and night-cap rules, and Quebec's CITQ registration. Municipal rules vary further and change often; verify current requirements with your specific province and city.