Midway short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)
Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Midway?
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.
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.Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 559, 2024, OCP s. 3.2.8 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingSupport 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. |
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| 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.Business Licenses, Business Licenses page; Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 559, 2024, OCP s. 3.2.8 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAll 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 subject to business licenses |
| 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.Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia, Province page, List of exempt communities · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingMidway 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: |
| 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 427Bylaws and Policies, Bylaws page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingBylaw 559 – Midway Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 559, 2024 |
How it works
The Village's Official Community Plan (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, 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
- Call the Village Office and ask whether your zone allows short-term rental.
- Get a Village business licence (see business-licence).
- 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
The same question in other places
Grand Forks · Osoyoos · Oliver · Rossland · Keremeos · Penticton
Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality →
Sources
- Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 559, 2024 (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
- Business Licenses, Village of Midway (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaws and Policies, Village of Midway (read 2026-11-08)
- Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia (read 2026-11-08)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed. How answers are checked.