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title: Midway short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)
question: "Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Midway?"
place: Midway, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Housing and renting
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sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Midway short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)

**Question:** Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Midway?

**Short answer:** In Midway the Official Community Plan supports renting a room in your principal residence for no more than 30 days, with a Village business licence ($50 a year). Midway is exempt from the Province's principal residence rule, but provincial registration still applies.

**Who handles it:** More than one level of government  
**Cost:** A Village business licence is $50 a year.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office, 661 Eighth Ave, Midway, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-449-2222
- Email: Village Office, midwayreception@shaw.ca

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** The OCP supports short-term rental of rooms for no more than 30 days in a principal residence, subject to business licences. Purpose-built short-term vacation rentals are a commercial use under the Zoning Bylaw; bed and breakfasts are supported in all residences in line with the Zoning Bylaw.
  - Source: [Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 559, 2024, OCP s. 3.2.8](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BYLAW-559-2024-OCP-signed.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Support for short term rental of rooms for a duration of no more than 30 days in principal residence subject to business licenses." … "Purpose-built short-term vacation rental facilities are considered a commercial use as defined and regulated by the Zoning Bylaw." … "Bed and Breakfast facilities are supported in all residences in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** Yes: all businesses, permanent or temporary, need a Village business licence, $50 a year. The OCP makes short-term rental subject to business licences.
  - Source: [Business Licenses, Business Licenses page](https://midwaybc.ca/business-licenses/)
  - Official wording: "All businesses and individuals conducting business within the Village of Midway, whether permanent or temporary, are required to obtain a business licence from the Village Office." … "Cost: $50 per year"
  - Source: [Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 559, 2024, OCP s. 3.2.8](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BYLAW-559-2024-OCP-signed.pdf)
  - Official wording: "subject to business licenses"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Provincial registration:** Midway is on the Province's exempt list, so the principal residence requirement does not apply. Provincial registration still applies to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, whether or not a local business licence is required.
  - Source: [Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia, Province page, List of exempt communities](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
  - Official wording: "Midway" … "Provincial registration requirements apply to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, regardless of whether a local business licence is required." … "Communities exempt from the provincial principal residence requirement:"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Operating rules:** Not confirmed. The Village's Zoning Bylaw is a scan with no text layer, so its rules could not be read.
- **Fine:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Bylaw:** Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 559, 2024 (s. 3.2.8); Zoning Bylaw No. 464, 2015; Business Licence Bylaw No. 200 as amended by Bylaw 427
  - Source: [Bylaws and Policies, Bylaws page](https://midwaybc.ca/bylaws-policies/)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw 559 – Midway Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 559, 2024"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The Village's [Official Community Plan](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BYLAW-559-2024-OCP-signed.pdf) (Bylaw 559, s. 3.2.8) supports short-term rental of rooms for no more than 30 days in a principal residence, subject to business licences. It treats purpose-built short-term vacation rentals as a commercial use under the Zoning Bylaw, and supports bed and breakfasts in all residences in line with the Zoning Bylaw. This is policy, not a rule. The Zoning Bylaw could not be read, so the zones that allow it are unchecked.

All businesses in the Village, permanent or temporary, need a Village business licence, which is $50 a year (see business-licence). The licence fee schedule has no short-term rental category.

Midway is on the Province's [exempt list](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement), so the Province's principal residence requirement does not apply here. Provincial registration still applies to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, whether or not a local business licence is required.

## Steps

1. Call the Village Office and ask whether your zone allows short-term rental.
2. Get a Village business licence (see business-licence).
3. Check the Province's page and register if its rules require it.

## Good to know

- No short-term rental operating rules, such as guest limits, parking or posting a licence number, were found in the documents we read.
- No short-term rental fine was found. Business licence penalties are covered in the business-licence answer.
- The exempt list covers only the principal residence requirement. Registration is a separate provincial rule.

## Official forms and pages

- [Business Licenses, Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/business-licenses/)

## Related questions

- [Midway business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/business-licence.md)
- [Midway zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Midway home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/home-based-business.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/short-term-rental.md)
- [Grand Forks](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/short-term-rental.md)
- [Osoyoos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/short-term-rental.md)
- [Oliver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/short-term-rental.md)
- [Rossland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/short-term-rental.md)
- [Keremeos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/short-term-rental.md)
- [Penticton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/short-term-rental.md)

## Sources

- [Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 559, 2024 (PDF)](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BYLAW-559-2024-OCP-signed.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licenses, Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/business-licenses/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaws and Policies, Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/bylaws-policies/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement) (read 2026-11-08)

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