2025 amendment added a Short-Term Rental Accommodation licensing regime: STRs (<30-day bookings) require a business licence and must be the owner's principal residence (or a secondary suite on it); unlegalized suites also need a building permit.
Short-term rentals — Kamloops, British Columbia
Can I run an Airbnb here? Do I need a licence?
The City of Kamloops, British Columbia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 9-60, 2012 (Medium- and Short-Term Rentals division), verified 2026-08-23.
Council report recommending the 2025 Zoning Bylaw and Business Licence Bylaw amendments that created Kamloops' short-term rental licensing regime, aligning the city with BC's provincial short-term rental legislation.