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 "answer": "The City of Hamilton, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: By-law No. 23-005 - To Amend By-law No. 07-170 (Short-Term Rental Licensing), verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001543",
 "municipality": "Hamilton",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.hamilton.ca/",
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   "title": "By-law No. 23-005 - To Amend By-law No. 07-170 (Short-Term Rental Licensing)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-01-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.hamilton.ca/sites/default/files/2023-01/23-005.pdf",
   "summary": "Amendment establishing Hamilton's STR licensing program (in force since Jan 2023): operators and booking-platform brokers must be licensed; STRs (stays <28 consecutive days) permitted only in the operator's principal residence.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/450202e00124e51b5a8a5730166b077697bff18f719d97fbe1026f177613461f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hamilton-city/short-term-rentals/text-450202e00124/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/hamilton-city/short-term-rentals/"
}