{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Central Elgin, Ontario, short-term rentals rules are set by By-law No. 2025-037, Short-Term Rental Accommodations Licensing By-law, verified 2026-09-21. A licence is required.",
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 "municipality": "Central Elgin",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "http://www.centralelgin.org/",
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   "document_url": "https://www.centralelgin.org/media/l1tpznso/by-law-no-2025-037-short-term-rental-accommodations-licensing-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a municipal licence to operate a short-term rental (incl. B&Bs, inns, hostels, rooming/boarding houses) in Central Elgin. $300 initial application fee plus $650 annual fee per unit; fire inspection and Building Code attestation required; effective January 1, 2026.",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/central-elgin/short-term-rentals/bylaw-2025-037/",
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  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-Term Rental Licensing By-law Now in Effect in Central Elgin",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centralelgin.org/home-property-utilities/short-term-rental-licensing/",
   "summary": "Municipal page confirming all short-term rental operators must hold a valid licence as of January 1, 2026; links the by-law text, application guide, checklist, and sample site/floor/parking plans.",
   "discovered_by": "on-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
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   "captured_at": "2026-09-22T03:05:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4ac67d45eb9c4f29fa3608e24f463cf95cbe0a9223ba6649e4efaa40de9dbaef.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/central-elgin/short-term-rentals/short-term-rental-licensing-by-law-now-in-effect-in-central/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/central-elgin/short-term-rentals/"
}