{"title":"Invermere short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","question":"Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Invermere?","slug":"short-term-rental","place":{"path":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"housing-and-renting","name":"Housing and renting"},"owner":"shared","owner_label":"More than one level of government","owner_body":null,"short_answer":"In Invermere a short-term rental (28 consecutive days or less) needs a District business licence and must be in a zone that allows it, or have a Temporary Use Permit. The licence is $700 to apply and $500 to renew. Provincial registration also applies.","aliases":["airbnb invermere","short term rental invermere","vrbo invermere","short-term rental licence invermere"],"cost":"$700 application fee and $500 renewal fee for the Short-Term Rental Accommodation business licence (Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1615, Schedule F).","how_long":"Licences run January 1 to December 31 and cannot be transferred. The District does not state a processing time for this licence.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"914 8th Avenue, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"District office","value":"250-342-9281"},{"type":"email","label":"Business licensing","value":"info@invermere.net"},{"type":"phone","label":"Short-term rental concern line (24 hours)","value":"1-778-601-9306"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Business Licencing Bylaw No. 1683, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bylaw-1683-business-licencing-2025.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1654, 2024 (short-term rentals) (PDF)","url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/51620/"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 1682, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bylaw-1682-fees-and-charges-amendment-bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Short-term rental registration, Province of BC","url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Invermere business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/business-licence/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Invermere zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Invermere secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Invermere bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/radium-hot-springs","name":"Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/elkford","name":"Elkford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/short-term-rental/"}],"topic":{"title":"Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/short-term-rental/"},"facts":{"allowed":{"label":"Allowed","value":"Allowed only with a District business licence, and only where zoning permits it (C-1, C-2, CT-1, RES-1, RES-2, RES-2A, RES-3 and R-3A zones) or under a Temporary Use Permit (up to 3 years, one renewal of up to 3). Stays are 28 consecutive days or less.","short":"Only with licence, in listed zones or with TUP","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/51620/","title":"Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1654, 2024 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Bylaw 1654, 2024, ss. 2 and 4","quotes":["“Short-Term Rental Accommodation Unit means temporary accommodation for one","or more persons for not more than twenty-eight consecutive days but does not","a. “(u) Short-Term Rental Accommodation Unit” in sub-section 5.15 of the C-1","h. “(f) Short-Term Rental Accommodation Unit” in sub-section 5.23 of the R-3A"]},{"url":"https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bylaw-1683-business-licencing-2025.pdf","title":"Business Licencing Bylaw No. 1683, 2025 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"s. 23.1.2","quotes":["(a) Where the use is permitted pursuant to the District of Invermere’s Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, as","amended; or","(b) Where a Temporary Use Permit has been approved by the municipality, in which case the use is","permitted for a period of up to three years, subject to a one-time renewal for up to three"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes. A Short-Term Rental Accommodation business licence is required: $700 application fee and $500 renewal fee. Licences run January 1 to December 31 and cannot be transferred.","short":"Yes, $700 application, $500 renewal","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bylaw-1683-business-licencing-2025.pdf","title":"Business Licencing Bylaw No. 1683, 2025 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"ss. 23.1.1, 23.1.7, 14.1","quotes":["Accommodation Unit unless the person holds a valid Licence issued under this section.","Licence issued under this section shall commence on January 1st of the year in which it is issued","Business Licences for Short-Term Rental Accommodation Units are non-transferable."]},{"url":"https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bylaw-1682-fees-and-charges-amendment-bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 1682, 2025 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Schedule F","quotes":["Short-term Rental Accommodation $700 $500"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"provincial_registration":{"label":"Provincial registration","value":"Yes. Provincial registration applies to rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, whether or not a local licence is required. Invermere is on the Province's exempt list for the principal residence requirement, so only registration, not that requirement, applies.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rentals, principal residence requirement, Province of BC","section":"Provincial page, Business licence exemptions","quotes":["Provincial registration requirements apply to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days,","regardless of whether a local business licence is required.","Invermere Kaslo Kelowna","Communities exempt from the provincial principal residence requirement:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"rules":{"label":"Operating rules","value":"Maximum 8 guests; at most 4 bedrooms and 2 persons per bedroom; 1 off-street stall for 1-4 guests, 2 for 5-8, no street parking; building exterior noise monitor; three Responsible Persons reachable within 30 minutes; licence number in all marketing; one licence per owner.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/51620/","title":"Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1654, 2024 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Bylaw 1654, 2024, new s. 3.18","quotes":["2. Not more than eight guests will be allowed to stay in an STR at any time.","3. Not more than four bedrooms, and not more than two persons per bedroom,","5. Building exterior noise monitoring system will be a licencing requirement for","6. One dedicated off-street parking stall must be provided on-site for 1-4","7. Off-site parking (i.e., parking of guests’ vehicles on the street) is not","4. Not more than one TUP or business licence will be issued per STR owner,"]},{"url":"https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bylaw-1683-business-licencing-2025.pdf","title":"Business Licencing Bylaw No. 1683, 2025 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"ss. 23.2.2, 23.3.3","quotes":["(a) the number of the Licence issued for the Short-Term Rental Accommodation Unit;","(a) within 30 minutes of a telephone call or leaving of a voicemail message, personal contact, or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket schedule (Schedule O): $500 first offence and $3,000 subsequent for an unlicensed short-term rental and most rule breaches. The schedule was written for the repealed Bylaw 1647 and its section numbers no longer match Bylaw 1683; confirm with the District.","short":"Ticket $500 first offence, $3,000 subsequent","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/51621/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw Schedule O, Bylaw No. 1655, 2024 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Schedule O (Bylaw 1655, 2024)","quotes":["23.5.1 (a) First Offence: $ 500 Subsequent Offence: $3,000*","*A fine over $1,000 is reduced to $1,000 if the person charged with an offence is under the age of 18","Business Licencing Bylaw No. 1647, 2023","Unlicensed Short-Term Rental"]},{"url":"https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bylaw-1683-business-licencing-2025.pdf","title":"Business Licencing Bylaw No. 1683, 2025 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"s. 24.4","quotes":["(b) on summary conviction to a fine of not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), plus the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Business Licencing Bylaw No. 1683, 2025 (s. 23); Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, s. 3.18 (Amendment Bylaw No. 1654, 2024); Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1615, 2022, Schedule F; Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002, Schedule O","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bylaw-1683-business-licencing-2025.pdf","title":"Business Licencing Bylaw No. 1683, 2025 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Title","quotes":["BYLAW NO. 1683, 2025"]},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/51620/","title":"Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1654, 2024 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 1654, 2024"]},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/51621/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw Schedule O, Bylaw No. 1655, 2024 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nInvermere allows short-term rentals (stays of 28 consecutive days or less) only with a District business licence under [Business Licencing Bylaw No. 1683, 2025](https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bylaw-1683-business-licencing-2025.pdf), and only where zoning permits it: the C-1, C-2, CT-1, RES-1, RES-2, RES-2A, RES-3 and R-3A zones, or under a Temporary Use Permit (up to 3 years, with one renewal of up to 3). The rules were added to the zoning bylaw by [Amendment Bylaw No. 1654](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/51620/).\n\nThe Province also requires registration for rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days. Invermere is on the Province's exempt list for the principal residence requirement, so only registration, not that requirement, applies.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check that your zone allows short-term rentals, or ask Planning about a Temporary Use Permit (see zoning-lookup).\n2. Apply for the Short-Term Rental Accommodation licence ($700) at 914 8th Avenue or through the business licensing process.\n3. Register with the Province.\n4. Put your licence number in all marketing. Renew each year ($500).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Rules: maximum 8 guests; at most 4 bedrooms and 2 persons per bedroom; 1 off-street stall for 1 to 4 guests, 2 for 5 to 8, and no street parking; a building exterior noise monitor; three Responsible Persons reachable within 30 minutes; one licence per owner.\n- No outdoor pool unless a Temporary Use Permit allows it; no tent, boat, vehicle, camper, trailer or RV as a rental; strata approval if strata-titled.\n- A municipal ticket under Schedule O is $500 for a first offence and $3,000 for a subsequent offence for an unlicensed short-term rental and most rule breaches. The schedule was written for a repealed bylaw and its section numbers no longer match, so confirm the current amounts with the District.\n- To report a concern, call 1-778-601-9306 (24-hour line).","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bylaw-1683-business-licencing-2025.pdf","title":"Business Licencing Bylaw No. 1683, 2025 (PDF), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/51620/","title":"Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1654, 2024 (PDF), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bylaw-1682-fees-and-charges-amendment-bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 1682, 2025 (PDF), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/51621/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw Schedule O, Bylaw No. 1655, 2024 (PDF), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rentals, principal residence requirement, Province of BC","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.net/short-term-rentals/","title":"Short-Term Rentals, District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/short-term-rental/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/short-term-rental.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/short-term-rental.json"}}