{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001766",
 "municipality": "St. Catharines",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "http://www.stcatharines.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-term Rental Licensing",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.stcatharines.ca/en/applications-licences-and-permits/short-term-rental-licensing.aspx",
   "summary": "Official City page for short-term rental licensing requirements.",
   "capture_sha256": "8f6fbb639bbc58200d7d5a3324d9ce1073162f02a9f2161ad8b64d8e20b2dcad",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8f6fbb639bbc58200d7d5a3324d9ce1073162f02a9f2161ad8b64d8e20b2dcad.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "owner_occupancy_required": true,
    "zones_allowed": "Residential areas permitted under Zoning By-law; must be secondary use, not primary use of property",
    "fee": "$534.05"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "\"Operators must obtain a licence, like any other business, to operate a STRA\"",
    "owner_occupancy_required": "\"STRA is the primary residence of the operator (owner / tenant)\"",
    "zones_allowed": "\"permitted in residential areas under the City's Zoning By-law, provided they aren't the primary use of the property\"",
    "fee": "\"The fee is $534.05, and licences must be renewed after two years\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-catharines/short-term-rentals/text-8f6fbb639bbc/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/st-catharines/short-term-rentals/"
}