Ottawa
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A winter holiday or a long work trip can leave your Ottawa home free for guests. If you live in Ottawa, tell bnbHost how you want to use your home while you are away.
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A winter holiday or a long work trip can leave your Ottawa home free for guests. If you live in Ottawa, tell bnbHost how you want to use your home while you are away. We consider management enquiries property by property, starting with the host permit, the space and the dates you want hosted.
Start with Ottawa's host permit
Ottawa requires a host permit before you offer a stay of fewer than 30 consecutive nights. For most homes, that permit must be for your principal residence.
The by-law sets out a few exceptions to the principal-residence rule, including a cottage rental in parts of the rural area, which takes its own permit. Whether a short-term rental is allowed at your address also depends on zoning, so check the City's guidance on where short-term rentals are allowed. Confirm the current permit fee with the City when you apply.
Tenants, condos and co-ops
A tenant needs written proof of the owner's consent. A landlord, condominium corporation or housing co-operative can prohibit short-term rentals; once a prohibition is registered with the City, no permit is issued for that unit and an existing permit is revoked. The Condominium Authority of Ontario also points owners to their condo's declaration, rules and by-laws.
Operating rules to plan around
- Permit number and guest limit in every ad. The by-law requires both to be shown prominently.
- Guest numbers. Two people per sleeping room, and no more than eight overnight guests in most homes.
- A guest information package. It names the host or property manager who can be reached during the stay, explains how to call 9-1-1 and lists the two nearest hospitals.
- Insurance. Hosts carry homeowners, condo or renters insurance that covers short-term rental activity, with liability of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence.
- Registered platforms. Hosts may list only on short-term rental platforms registered with the City.
- Registered property managers. Anyone acting as a host's property manager must register with the City and meet the by-law's standards for property managers. Whether bnbHost can take on a particular Ottawa home, and on what basis, is settled in the free review before any work begins.
The details that make an Ottawa stay work
- Airport arrivals. O-Train Line 4 now links Ottawa Airport with South Keys station. Write the actual onward connection from there to your door.
- Festival dates. Winterlude runs from 29 January to 15 February 2027, and Canada Day brings official celebrations to LeBreton Flats Park and Parliament Hill. Agree early whether those dates are for guests or for you.
- Winter access. Agree snow clearing, entry and parking instructions before accepting winter arrivals.
- The right space. Identify the rooms guests use, the areas you keep private and whether you stay at home during each booking.
One company for the hosting work
Our management service covers booking management, listing SEO management, price optimization, professional photography, welcome book, cleaning and laundry, property maintenance, key exchange management and licensing support. The review confirms which arrangements can be delivered for your address, including cleaning and access. Explore the management service.
Your fee and agreement
The management fee is 22% per booking, with property insurance included. The calculation, any additional costs, insurance details and owner-use arrangements belong in your written management agreement. We walk through them in the free property review; no income or booking level is guaranteed. See how the fee works.
Bring these to your free review
Your address, the type of home, your proposed dates, any existing Ottawa host permit, and any landlord, condo or co-op position on short-term rentals. Avoid sending identity documents in the first message. We will discuss whether the home can be accepted and what needs to happen first.
Weighing your options? Compare self-managing and hiring a manager, and use questions to ask a property manager in any conversation. A Toronto home has its own Toronto management page.
Local sources checked 12 November 2026: City of Ottawa short-term rentals; where short-term rentals are allowed; Short-Term Rental By-law 2021-104, read as indexed text of the consolidation current to 18 June 2026; Condominium Authority of Ontario. General information, not a property-specific permission decision.