{
 "answer": "In the City of New Westminster, British Columbia, short-term rentals rules are set by Business Licence Bylaw No. 8473, 2024, verified 2026-10-18. A licence is required. Fee: $209.00.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000088",
 "municipality": "New Westminster",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://newwestcity.ca/",
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   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw No. 8473, 2024",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-11-04",
   "document_url": "https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/2025_Business_Licence_Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Defines Bed and Breakfast (home-based, operator lives on site, under 90 days, daily breakfast). s.3.7: no sleeping accommodation to paying guests for under 90 days in a dwelling except as a licensed B&B or boarder/lodger. Effectively no standalone STRs.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "8ae56ac6f8e990119a27b2720386f75967e56a034710f1b594d205d0d34022a1",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "8473",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8ae56ac6f8e990119a27b2720386f75967e56a034710f1b594d205d0d34022a1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "owner_occupancy_required": true,
    "fee": "$209.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2.1",
    "owner_occupancy_required": "s. 3.6(3)",
    "fee": "Appendix B"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/new-westminster/short-term-rentals/bylaw-8473/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licences and Permits - Short Term Accommodations page",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.newwestcity.ca/business_licences/short-term-rentals",
   "summary": "City does not permit short-term rentals unless operator holds a B&B business licence; hosts must register with provincial registry; fines $200-400 per day per offence.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "cea78d42f5f85bf99dc5db852f17faca1e6a15aa11283a349432cc757624f8b5",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cea78d42f5f85bf99dc5db852f17faca1e6a15aa11283a349432cc757624f8b5.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/new-westminster/short-term-rentals/business-licences-and-permits-short-term-accommodations-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/new-westminster/short-term-rentals/"
}