{"title":"Mackenzie short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","question":"Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Mackenzie?","slug":"short-term-rental","place":{"path":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","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 Mackenzie, short-term rentals are allowed only as a bed and breakfast in an owner-occupied single-detached home in the A2, RR1, RR2 and R1 zones, with a District business licence ($159 a year). The District has no short-term rental bylaw in force. You must also register with the Province.","aliases":["airbnb mackenzie bc","short term rental district of mackenzie","bed and breakfast mackenzie","vacation rental mackenzie"],"cost":"Business licence for a bed and breakfast: $159 a year (Category Five). Provincial registration: $100 a year for your principal residence, $450 for a secondary unit.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"District Main Office (business licences)","value":"1 Mackenzie Boulevard, Mackenzie, BC V0J 2C0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Public Works (Business Licensing)","value":"250-997-3761"},{"type":"online","label":"Provincial short-term rental registration","value":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Proposed short-term rental regulations (feedback notice), District of Mackenzie","url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/have-your-say-on-proposed-short-term-rental-regulations/"},{"title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 1355, 2016 (PDF)","url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bylaw.1355-Consolidated-Business-Licence-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1368, 2017 (PDF)","url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bylaw-No.-1368-Zoning-Industrial-and-Townsite-Maps.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Mackenzie business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/business-licence/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Mackenzie secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Mackenzie home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Mackenzie zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/chetwynd","name":"Chetwynd","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hudsons-hope","name":"Hudson's Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vanderhoof","name":"Vanderhoof","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/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":"Only as a bed and breakfast: owner-occupied single-detached dwelling, in the A2, RR1, RR2 and R1 zones. Suites cannot be rented by the day or week (longer than one month only). Mackenzie is on the Province's exempt list, so the provincial principal residence rule does not apply. The District has no short-term rental bylaw yet; new rules are out for feedback.","short":"Only as B&B in owner-occupied detached home","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bylaw-No.-1368-Zoning-Industrial-and-Townsite-Maps.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1368, 2017 (PDF), District of Mackenzie","section":"Bed and Breakfasts and Suites (Section 4)","quotes":["A bed and breakfast must be conducted wholly within a single detached dwelling","The day-to-day or week-to-week occupancy of suites is prohibited."]},{"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":"List of exempt communities, Municipalities exempt from the principal residence requirement","quotes":["Municipalities exempt from the principal residence requirement","Lumby Mackenzie Masset","The expandable menu below lists the communities and land where the Province's principal residence requirement will not apply, unless the local government chooses to opt-in."]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/have-your-say-on-proposed-short-term-rental-regulations/","title":"Proposed short-term rental regulations, District of Mackenzie","section":"Have Your Say","quotes":["Council is seeking feedback on the proposed amendments before considering adoption of the bylaws."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"A business licence is required to carry on a business. A bed and breakfast is in Category Five at $159 a year. The bylaw has no short-term rental category; renting a home or suite under the Residential Tenancy Act is exempt from a licence.","short":"B&B $159 a year; no STR category","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bylaw.1355-Consolidated-Business-Licence-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 1355, 2016, consolidated (PDF), District of Mackenzie","section":"s. 4.1 and s. 4.2(i)","quotes":["a Person shall not carry on a Business within the Municipality unless the Person holds a valid Licence.","the renting of a singly family dwelling, secondary suite or duplex, if the rental"]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bylaw.1355-Consolidated-Business-Licence-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 1355, 2016, consolidated (PDF), District of Mackenzie","section":"Schedule A, Category Five","quotes":["A business must pay the following fee for $159.00","Bed and breakfast"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"provincial_registration":{"label":"Provincial registration","value":"Yes. Hosts must register with the Province if they offer stays of fewer than 90 consecutive days, whether or not a local licence is required. Registration is $100 a year for the host's principal residence and $450 for a secondary unit.","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":"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.","Fee: $100 annually","Fee: $450 annually"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"rules":{"label":"Operating rules","value":"B&B: owner lives in the house; up to 3 guest rooms and 6 adult guests; one extra parking space per bedroom used; breakfast is the only meal; no stay over 30 consecutive days; no change to the outside of the property.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bylaw-No.-1368-Zoning-Industrial-and-Townsite-Maps.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1368, 2017 (PDF), District of Mackenzie","section":"Bed and Breakfasts (Section 4)","quotes":["The maximum number of guest rooms permitted in a bed and breakfast will be three","accommodating up to a maximum of six adult guests combined","Breakfast will be the only meal permitted to be served to guests","The maximum length of stay for any guest will not exceed thirty (30) consecutive days"]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bylaw.1355-Consolidated-Business-Licence-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 1355, 2016, consolidated (PDF), District of Mackenzie","section":"s. 17.4","quotes":["provide no more than 2 guest rooms to accommodate a maximum of 4 persons if the","provide no more than 3 guest rooms to accommodate a maximum of 6 persons if the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Conflict flagged: the Business Licence Bylaw (2016) s. 17.4 caps a B&B at 2 rooms and 4 people in an 'RB1' zone and 3 rooms and 6 people in an 'RRB1' zone, and refers to Zoning Bylaw 1114, 2006. The current Zoning Bylaw 1368 has no RB1 or RRB1 zone and allows 3 rooms and 6 adults. Value follows the Zoning Bylaw. No rule on posting a licence number or a local contact found."},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$100 for carrying on business without a licence; $50 for failing to display a licence (Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw, Schedule 3).","short":"Ticket $100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, with amendments (PDF), District of Mackenzie","section":"Schedule 3 (Business Licence Bylaw)","quotes":["Carry on business without a Licence. 4.1 $100","Failure to display a Licence. 8. $50"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1368, 2017 (Bed and Breakfasts and Suites); Business Licence Bylaw No. 1355, 2016. No short-term rental bylaw is in force.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/government-town-hall/bylaws-and-regulations/","title":"Bylaws and Regulations, District of Mackenzie","section":"Frequently requested bylaws","quotes":["Bylaw No. 1355, Amended by 1390, 1399, 1475","Bylaw No. 1368, Amended by 1517, 1518"]}],"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\nThe District of Mackenzie has no short-term rental bylaw in force. The Zoning Bylaw ([No. 1368](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bylaw-No.-1368-Zoning-Industrial-and-Townsite-Maps.pdf)) allows renting rooms only as a bed and breakfast, in an owner-occupied single-detached dwelling in the A2, RR1, RR2 and R1 zones. Suites cannot be rented by the day or week; rentals must be longer than one month.\n\nMackenzie is on the Province's list of municipalities exempt from the principal residence rule, unless the District opts in. Provincial registration still applies. The District has put proposed short-term rental regulations out for feedback; none are in force, so check its website for updates.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Confirm your zone is A2, RR1, RR2 or R1 (see the zoning-lookup answer).\n2. Get a District business licence. A bed and breakfast is Category Five, $159 a year, under the [Business Licence Bylaw](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bylaw.1355-Consolidated-Business-Licence-Bylaw.pdf).\n3. Register with the Province if you offer stays shorter than 90 consecutive days: $100 a year for your principal residence, $450 for a secondary unit.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Bed and breakfast rules: the owner lives in the house; up to 3 guest rooms and 6 adult guests; one extra parking space per bedroom used; breakfast is the only meal; no stay over 30 consecutive days; no change to the outside of the property.\n- The Business Licence Bylaw gives older, lower limits for some zones (2 rooms and 4 people), citing a zoning bylaw that has been replaced. Confirm the limit with the District.\n- Fine for operating without a licence: $100 (municipal ticket). Failing to display a licence: $50.\n- No rule on posting a licence number or naming a local contact was found.","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bylaw-No.-1368-Zoning-Industrial-and-Townsite-Maps.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1368, 2017 (PDF), District of Mackenzie","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bylaw.1355-Consolidated-Business-Licence-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 1355, 2016, consolidated (PDF), District of Mackenzie","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, with amendments (PDF), District of Mackenzie","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/have-your-say-on-proposed-short-term-rental-regulations/","title":"Proposed short-term rental regulations, District of Mackenzie","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://districtofmackenzie.ca/government-town-hall/bylaws-and-regulations/","title":"Bylaws and Regulations, District of Mackenzie","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/mackenzie/short-term-rental/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/short-term-rental.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/short-term-rental.json"}}