{
 "answer": "In the Town of Newmarket, Ontario, short-term rentals rules are set by Business Licence By-law 2020-31 (Office Consolidation), verified 2026-09-21. A licence is required. Fee: $50.00 application processing fee.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001655",
 "municipality": "Newmarket",
 "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.newmarket.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence By-law 2020-31 (Office Consolidation)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-06-29",
   "document_url": "https://www.newmarket.ca/media/file/2020-31-business-license-bylaw-consolidation",
   "summary": "Requires a Short Term Rental (STR) business licence to rent all/part of a dwelling for under 28 days. One STR per lot, in one dwelling unit only; operator must be the permanent resident (or have a tenancy agreement) and available on-site; max 3 bedrooms/6 guests, off-street parking required, sign posting, and STR-booking platforms must also be licensed.",
   "discovered_by": "on-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
   "capture_sha256": "14a3e43b01b56615055c04d4017fb253b6aa2c838be0a3a7a022f69de4b4089f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-22T03:05:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2020-31",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/14a3e43b01b56615055c04d4017fb253b6aa2c838be0a3a7a022f69de4b4089f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "owner_occupancy_required": false,
    "fee": "$50.00 application processing fee"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 8.2(11)",
    "owner_occupancy_required": "s. 8.2(8)(b)",
    "fee": "s. 6(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/newmarket/short-term-rentals/bylaw-2020-31/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/newmarket/short-term-rentals/"
}