Can you legally Airbnb your home in Greater Victoria?

Victoria requires a short-term rental business licence for stays of less than 30 consecutive nights. The City’s official guidance permits short-term rental use in the principal dwelling unit. While away, residents may rent the entire unit for no more than 160 nights per calendar year; while home, no more than two bedrooms may be rented throughout the year.

Tenant applications require owner consent, and the 2026 application includes strata consent where applicable. These conditions do not establish eligibility for an additional self-contained investment unit. Confirm your address, licence conditions, provincial requirements and any strata restrictions with the City.

Saanich’s July 8, 2026 official update states that short-term rentals remain prohibited in all zones and housing types. Council directed preparation of possible rules permitting up to 120 nights per property annually, anticipated for early 2027; the update expressly says the new rules do not apply until adopted. The proposed allowance is not current permission.

A separate licensed bed-and-breakfast pathway exists in certain zones, with breakfast and principal-residence operation requirements. Secondary and garden suites are not eligible for B&B licences under the cited guidance. Confirm any subsequent adoption or amendments directly with Saanich.

Oak Bay’s official page reports zoning and licensing changes adopted in March 2026. It describes one short-term rental per parcel, with a maximum of 60 overnight stays per calendar year. Eligible accommodation may include a principal dwelling, legal secondary suite or accessory dwelling; for a suite or accessory dwelling, the host’s principal residence must be on the same property.

Municipal licensing and provincial registration are required. Confirm how the City’s application and principal-residence wording apply to the specific dwelling you intend to rent. This summary does not establish a separate unrestricted travel allowance.

View Royal’s September 3, 2026 notice states that registered bed-and-breakfasts are permitted, but other forms of short-term rental are not. B&Bs must be operated by the resident of the detached dwelling and have no more than two sleeping units.

The notice describes a maximum stay of 60 days per calendar year; confirm its application with the Town rather than treating that wording as a property-wide operating cap. The October election question was non-binding and did not itself change the bylaws or permit other short-term rentals.

Colwood’s official business-licensing page expressly requires a short-term rental business licence and provincial registration. Its process includes a Building Services inspection, with provincial registration following receipt of the municipal licence.

Licensing information is not blanket zoning permission. Current detailed zoning scope, suite eligibility, whole-home travel arrangements and any annual limits require further verification for your property. Do not rely on an earlier proposed amendment as proof of adoption.

Sooke’s official guidance states that short-term rentals are permitted subject to provincial rules and local zoning, with a municipal business licence. Operators must comply with applicable principal-residence and provincial registration requirements, confirm zoning, and display the provincial registration and municipal licence numbers on listings and advertisements.

This is conditional guidance, not blanket permission for every home or suite. Confirm the lawful use and licence requirements for your specific property with the District.

Sidney’s official page describes short-term rentals on most residential properties subject to conditions: the property must be continuously occupied as an owner’s or tenant’s principal residence; accommodation must be in a legal dwelling unit; no more than two bedrooms per property may be used; and the rental bedrooms must not have separate or additional cooking facilities. A municipal short-term rental business licence is required.

The page includes appropriately permitted secondary suites within its legal-dwelling-unit guidance. Do not interpret this as unrestricted whole-home rental permission while travelling; confirm how the continuous-occupancy condition applies to your arrangement.