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 "answer": "Midland, Ontario has no short-term rentals bylaw on record as of 2026-09-21.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001637",
 "municipality": "Midland",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "http://www.midland.ca/",
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   "is_official": false,
   "title": "Midland moves toward short-term rental registry to bring operators into accommodation tax (MidlandToday)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "news",
   "status": "under_development",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.midlandtoday.ca/local-news/midland-moves-toward-short-term-rental-registry-to-bring-operators-into-accommodation-tax-11949794",
   "summary": "News coverage corroborating that Midland is developing an STR registry/by-law (tied to enforcing the municipal accommodation tax on short-term rental operators), still in progress, not yet adopted.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-Term Rental Accommodation By-law (Under Development)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "under_development",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.midland.ca/media-manager/media-pages/by-laws/short-term-rental-accommodation-by-law-under-development/",
   "summary": "Town is drafting Midland's first STR licensing/registry by-law, modeled on the Town of Gravenhurst framework. Council approved developing it Feb 25, 2026, authorized public consultation May 20, 2026, held a Public Information Centre Sept 8, 2026, survey open to Sept 30, 2026; Council approval expected Q2 2027. No licence, fee or zone rules exist yet.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/midland/short-term-rentals/short-term-rental-accommodation-by-law/",
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Staff Report CSR-2026-020: Short Term Rental By-law Options",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "council_report",
   "status": "under_development",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://midland.civicweb.net/document/76464/Short%20Term%20Rental%20By-law%20Options.pdf",
   "summary": "Staff report presenting options for Midland's forthcoming short-term rental by-law, referencing the Town of Gravenhurst's STR licensing model as a reference framework.",
   "discovered_by": "on-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
   "capture_sha256": "01ec2a897b1254a9b6964ee81a980120e8dc32a40f7de6045b0b1c0d5f49b857",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-22T03:05:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/01ec2a897b1254a9b6964ee81a980120e8dc32a40f7de6045b0b1c0d5f49b857.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/midland/short-term-rentals/staff-report-csr-2026-020-short-term-rental-by-law-options/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/midland/short-term-rentals/"
}