The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador today proclaimed into force amendments to the Tourist Accommodations Act.
The legislative amendments within the act require short-term accommodation hosts who list their primary residences to register with the Provincial Government. Additionally, short-term rental platforms are also required to register with the province, remove any listing that is not registered and share information about their listings with the Provincial Government.
These measures, which require all short-term rentals to be registered, provide the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador with a more complete picture of the scope of short-term rentals throughout the province. All short-term rentals who are not registered are operating in contravention of the act.
Amendments to the act received Royal Assent in May 2024, with a delayed proclamation.
The act received Royal Assent in the House of Assembly in November 2020, replacing the former Tourism Establishments Act. Prior to its introduction in the House of Assembly, an online questionnaire engaged tourism and hospitality stakeholders on short-term accommodations in the province. Since then, the department has regularly engaged with key stakeholders, such as Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador and Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador.
Further information on the Tourist Accommodations Act, including details on the regulations, can be found online.
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“These amendments ensure a clearer picture of short-term rentals across Newfoundland and Labrador. These changes are part of ongoing efforts to enhance transparency and accountability in the province’s tourism sector. All hosts are reminded that failure to register now constitutes direct contravention of the act.”
Honourable Steve Crocker
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
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