{"title":"Port Alice short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","question":"Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Port Alice?","slug":"short-term-rental","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-alice","name":"Port Alice","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"housing-and-renting","name":"Housing and renting"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Port Alice","url":"https://portalice.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port Alice the Official Community Plan lists smaller scale tourist accommodations as a complementary use in R1 Residential - Detached areas and says a development permit should be required. Zoning rules could not be read. Each unit also needs a provincial registration number.","aliases":["airbnb port alice","short term rental port alice","vacation rental port alice","rent room port alice"],"cost":"Not stated; see below for business licence classes.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village office","value":"250-284-3391"},{"type":"email","label":"Village office email","value":"info@portalice.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"1061 Marine Drive, Port Alice, BC V0N 2N0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Official Community Plan (PDF, July 2023 version), Village of Port Alice","url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Port-Alice-OCP-Draft-v4.1-July10_2023.pdf"},{"title":"Principal residence requirement, Province of BC","url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement"},{"title":"Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 695-2025 (PDF), Village of Port Alice","url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/695-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-for-2025.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Port Alice business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/business-licence/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Port Alice home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Port Alice zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/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":"The OCP lists \"smaller scale tourist accommodations\" as a complementary use in R1 Residential - Detached areas, and says the Village should set a short-term tourist accommodation policy and require a development permit for all short-term tourist accommodation. Zoning rules were not readable.","short":"Unclear; OCP lists small tourist accommodation in R1","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Port-Alice-OCP-Draft-v4.1-July10_2023.pdf","title":"Official Community Plan (PDF, July 2023 version), Village of Port Alice","section":"OCP s. 4.4.1, 5.11.13","quotes":["smaller scale tourist accommodations","The Village shall require a development permit for all short-term tourist accommodation"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"The fee bylaw has a \"Rental units/spaces\" business licence class for buildings containing rental units for residential or accommodation purposes: up to 10 units $50 a year, up to 20 units $100, up to 30 units $200, over 30 units $400. It does not say this class covers short-term rentals.","short":"Not named; rental units class from $50 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/695-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-for-2025.pdf","title":"Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 695-2025 (PDF), Village of Port Alice","section":"Schedule F","quotes":["Rental units/spaces","Any building containing rental","Up to 10 units $50.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"provincial_registration":{"label":"Provincial registration","value":"The Province's page says each short-term rental unit requires its own registration number. Port Alice is on the Province's list of exempt communities from the principal residence requirement, which concerns where hosts may operate, not registration.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Principal residence requirement, Province of BC","section":"Principal residence requirement and registration fees","quotes":["Each short-term rental unit requires its own registration number.","Communities exempt from the provincial principal residence requirement:","Peachland Port Alice Port Clements"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"rules":{"label":"Operating rules","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"Port Alice's Zoning Bylaw and Business Licence Bylaw are scanned and could not be read.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"Port Alice's Zoning Bylaw and Business Licence Bylaw are scanned and could not be read.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Port Alice Zoning Bylaw No. 688; Business Licence Bylaw No. 496; Rates & Fees Bylaw No. 695-2025","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/town-hall/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws library, Village of Port Alice","section":"Bylaws library page","quotes":["688 Port Alice Zoning Bylaw","496 Business License Bylaw"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\nThe Village of Port Alice's Official Community Plan lists \"smaller scale tourist accommodations\" as a complementary use in R1 Residential - Detached areas. It also says the Village should set a short-term tourist accommodation policy and require a development permit for all short-term tourist accommodation. The Zoning Bylaw No. 688 is a scanned PDF that could not be read, so no zoning rule is confirmed.\n\nThe Rates and Fees Bylaw has a \"Rental units/spaces\" business licence class for buildings containing rental units for residential or accommodation purposes: up to 10 units $50 a year, up to 20 units $100, up to 30 units $200, over 30 units $400. It does not say this class covers short-term rentals.\n\n## Steps\n1. Phone the Village office at 250-284-3391 to ask whether your zone allows short-term rental and whether a development permit or business licence is needed.\n2. Register with the Province; see below.\n\n## Good to know\n- The Province says each short-term rental unit requires its own registration number; confirm details on its [short-term rental page](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement).\n- Port Alice is on the Province's list of exempt communities, so the provincial principal residence requirement does not apply here. That concerns where hosts may operate, not registration.\n- The sources state no operating rules or fines for short-term rentals; ask the Village.","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Port-Alice-OCP-Draft-v4.1-July10_2023.pdf","title":"Official Community Plan (PDF, July 2023 version), Village of Port Alice","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/695-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-for-2025.pdf","title":"Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 695-2025 (PDF), Village of Port Alice","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Principal residence requirement, Province of BC","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/town-hall/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws library, Village of Port Alice","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Port Alice","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 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/short-term-rental/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/short-term-rental.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/short-term-rental.json"}}