Short Term Rental License Applications

• Required Documents

  A complete application must be accompanied by the following documents:

  • Signed Application Form
  • Good Neighbour Agreement
  • Acknowledgement Form
  • Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) Inspection Certificate 
  • Valid Certificate of Insurance (Town must be named as an "Additional Insured")
  • A drawn to scale Site Plan (showing parking spaces and an amenity area)
  • Floor Plans (all floors in dwelling)
  • Payment of the Applicable Licensing Fee.
• Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) Inspection Certificate

  Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) Inspection Certificate
  The ESA Inspection Certificate must include a letter from an insured, licensed electrical contractor stating that the property conforms to the Electrical Safety Code.

• Licensing & Fees

  All Short Term Rentals within the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake must be licensed to operate.  
  Please note that websites such as Airbnb, VRBO, etc., are only a means of advertising. To operate in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, you must hold a valid Short-Term Rental license.

  The application for a Short Term Rental license can be submitted online. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact the By-Law Enforcement Officer – Short Term Rentals, April Smith, by phone at 905-468-3266 Ext. 278 or by email at april.smith@notl.com.

  Licensing fees can be paid via debit, cash, or cheque payable to "The Corporation of the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake." 

  A current license must be issued and posted within each Short Term Rental establishment to operate during the current licensing period. 

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