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title: Mission short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)
question: "Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Mission?"
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# Mission short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)

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

**Short answer:** Yes, if you live on the lot. The City of Mission allows short-term rentals as a home occupation. You need a City home occupation business licence with a short-term rental declaration, then you must register as a host with the Province of B.C. The 2026 licence fee is $158 a year.

**Who handles it:** More than one level of government  
**Cost:** $158 a year (2026 City business licence fee for home occupations). No separate short-term rental fee was found.  
**How long:** Not stated. Staff review the application and follow up.  
**Where:**
- Email: Business Licencing, businesslicence@mission.ca
- Phone: Business Licencing, 604-820-3791
- In person: Welton Common, business licensing, 7337 Welton Street, Mission, BC V2V 3X1
- Online: Provincial host registration, https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/registry/host-registration

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** Yes, as a home occupation: the host must live on the lot. Rentals (stays under 90 consecutive days) are limited to the host's principal dwelling unit and one secondary suite or one secondary detached unit on the same lot, in houses, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, apartments, coach houses, garden cottages, suites and manufactured homes.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020, s. 107 D, s. 107 D.1(a), (b); s. 107 A.1(a); s. 102 (definition)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5949-2020-zoning-bylaw-completepdf)
  - Official wording: "Operator(s) of the Home Occupation must reside on the Lot where the Home Occupation is" … "Principal Dwelling Unit and/or within:" … "One Secondary Suite located on the same Lot as the host" … "less than 90 consecutive days"
  - Source: [Short Term Rentals, Short Term Rentals page](https://www.mission.ca/business-licence/short-term-rentals)
  - Official wording: "STRs are permitted in all zones that permit a house, duplex, triplex, fourplex, infill townhouse, townhouse, apartment, manufactured home, coach house, or garden cottage, subject to conditions."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Business licence:** Yes. Apply for a home occupation business licence and fill out the short-term rental declaration form; send to businesslicence@mission.ca or bring to 7337 Welton Street. The City's 2026 business licence fee is $158 a year.
  - Source: [Short Term Rentals, Short Term Rentals page](https://www.mission.ca/business-licence/short-term-rentals)
  - Official wording: "must apply for a home occupation business licence" … "Completed application forms can be emailed to businesslicence@mission.ca or submitted in person to business licensing located at 7337 Welton Street, Mission."
  - Source: [Business Licences, Business Licences page](https://www.mission.ca/business-licence)
  - Official wording: "The current Business Licence fee for 2026 is $158.00."
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw 3964-2007, Schedule A, class 18.00](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/business-licence-bylaw-3964-2007pdf)
  - Official wording: "From every person carrying on the business of a home occupation regulated by"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Provincial registration:** Yes. After the City issues the business licence, the operator must also register as a host with the Province. All short-term rentals are also subject to the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act.
  - Source: [Short Term Rentals, Short Term Rentals page](https://www.mission.ca/business-licence/short-term-rentals)
  - Official wording: "short-term rental operators must also register as a host with the province."
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020, s. 107 D, s. 107 D.1(c)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5949-2020-zoning-bylaw-completepdf)
  - Official wording: "provisions of the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act and other Provincial regulations pertaining"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Operating rules:** Host must live on the lot; rentals limited to the host's principal dwelling plus one suite or one detached unit. Home occupation rules apply: entirely inside a building, parking under s. 109. The Zoning Bylaw sets no guest or bedroom limit. Listings must show the provincial registration number and the City business licence number.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020, s. 107 D, s. 107 A.1(a), (b), (f); s. 107 D.1(b)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5949-2020-zoning-bylaw-completepdf)
  - Official wording: "Home Occupations shall be entirely enclosed within a Building." … "Shall provide Off Street Motor Vehicle Parking in accordance with Section 109." … "In addition to other Home Occupation regulations, Short-Term Rental operations shall comply with the"
  - Source: [Host registration, Province of British Columbia, Eligibility / After you apply (Province of BC host registration page)](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/registry/host-registration)
  - Official wording: "Display a valid business licence number on their listing in areas where a business licence is required by the local government"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice: no business licence $250 ($175 early, $325 late); unauthorized use under the Zoning Bylaw $450 ($350 early, $500 late). Municipal ticket: no business licence $200; unauthorized use $1,000. No fine is listed for short-term rentals alone. Court fine up to $10,000 on conviction.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 5700-2018, Schedule 3 (Business Licence Bylaw 3964-2007); Schedule 5 (Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5700-2018-bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylawpdf)
  - Official wording: "No business licence 3.1 $250 $175 $325 Yes" … "Unauthorized Use 103(A)(1) $450 $350 $500 Yes"
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw 3964-2007, s. 9.1(c)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/business-licence-bylaw-3964-2007pdf)
  - Official wording: "is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than Ten"
  - Source: [Ticket Information Bylaw 2646-1993, Schedule 6 and Schedule 8 (Ticket Information Bylaw 2646-1993)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/2646-1993-ticket-information-bylawpdf-0)
  - Official wording: "No business licence 3.1 $200.00" … "Unauthorized Use 103(A)(1) $1000"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020, s. 107 D (Short-Term Rental Regulations); Business Licence Bylaw 3964-2007; Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Province)
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020, s. 107 D](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5949-2020-zoning-bylaw-completepdf)
  - Official wording: "D. Short-Term Rental Regulations"
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw 3964-2007, title](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/business-licence-bylaw-3964-2007pdf)
  - Official wording: "BUSINESS LICENCE BYLAW 3964-2007"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Under [Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5949-2020-zoning-bylaw-completepdf) s. 107 D, a short-term rental in the City of Mission is a home occupation, so the host must live on the lot. Rentals (stays under 90 consecutive days) are limited to the host's principal dwelling unit and one secondary suite or one secondary detached unit on the same lot. They are allowed in houses, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, apartments, coach houses, garden cottages, suites and manufactured homes. Council adopted this on May 20, 2025.

## Steps

1. Fill in the Home Occupation Business Licence Application and the Short-Term Rental Declaration.
2. Email them to businesslicence@mission.ca or bring them to 7337 Welton Street.
3. After the City issues the licence, register as a host with the Province of B.C. All short-term rentals are also subject to the provincial Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act.

## Good to know

- Home occupation rules apply: the business must be entirely inside a building, with parking under s. 109. The Zoning Bylaw sets no guest or bedroom limit.
- Listings must show the provincial registration number and the City business licence number.
- Without a business licence, a bylaw notice is $250 ($175 if paid early, $325 if late) and a municipal ticket is $200. For unauthorized use under the Zoning Bylaw, a bylaw notice is $450 ($350 early, $500 late) and a municipal ticket is $1,000. On conviction, a court fine of up to $10,000 is possible. No fine is listed for short-term rentals alone.
- To report a problem rental, send the confidential Bylaw Complaint Form to bylaw@mission.ca or 604-820-3727 (Bylaw Enforcement).

## What you'll need

- Home Occupation Business Licence Application Form
- Short-term rental declaration form

## Official forms and pages

- [Home Occupation Business Licence Application (PDF)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/home-occupation-application-form)
- [Short-Term Rental Declaration (PDF)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/short-term-rental-declaration)
- [Short Term Rentals, City of Mission](https://www.mission.ca/business-licence/short-term-rentals)
- [Provincial short-term rental legislation](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/short-term-rental-legislation)

## Related questions

- [Mission home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/home-based-business.md)
- [Mission business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/business-licence.md)
- [Mission secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/secondary-suite.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/short-term-rental.md)
- [Abbotsford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/short-term-rental.md)
- [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/short-term-rental.md)
- [Maple Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/short-term-rental.md)
- [Langley City](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/short-term-rental.md)
- [Pitt Meadows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/short-term-rental.md)
- [Chilliwack](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/short-term-rental.md)

## Sources

- [Short Term Rentals, City of Mission](https://www.mission.ca/business-licence/short-term-rentals) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Business Licences, City of Mission](https://www.mission.ca/business-licence) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020 (PDF), s. 107 D](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5949-2020-zoning-bylaw-completepdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Business Licence Bylaw 3964-2007 (PDF), City of Mission](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/business-licence-bylaw-3964-2007pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 5700-2018 (PDF), City of Mission](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5700-2018-bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylawpdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Ticket Information Bylaw 2646-1993 (PDF), City of Mission](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/2646-1993-ticket-information-bylawpdf-0) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Host registration, Province of British Columbia](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/registry/host-registration) (read 2026-11-05)

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