{
 "answer": "In the Township of Wainfleet, Ontario, short-term rentals rules are set by Short-Term Rental Licensing By-law No. 026-2023, verified 2026-09-21. A licence is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001809",
 "municipality": "Wainfleet",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "http://www.wainfleet.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
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   "title": "Short-Term Rental Licensing By-law No. 026-2023",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-07-18",
   "document_url": "http://www.wainfleet.ca/sites/24/files/2024-10/BL026-2023%20Short-Term%20Rental%20Licensing%20By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires every short-term rental unit in Wainfleet to hold a Township licence, regardless of advertising status. Bed & Breakfasts must be in the owner's occupied primary residence. Licence fee $1,024 (2026 rate). Boats, trailers, bunkies and secondary dwellings not permitted. Demerit-point/AMPS enforcement.",
   "discovered_by": "on-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
   "capture_sha256": "51242207cf6fcefb8a4ceb40db92065d8c7065e8c10835146a3b422624ef695d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-22T03:05:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "026-2023",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/51242207cf6fcefb8a4ceb40db92065d8c7065e8c10835146a3b422624ef695d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "owner_occupancy_required": false
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4.3",
    "owner_occupancy_required": "s. 6.4(p)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wainfleet/short-term-rentals/bylaw-026-2023/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-Term Rentals information page",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.wainfleet.ca/str",
   "summary": "Township webpage summarizing STR licensing requirements, application documents, fees, prohibited property types, and enforcement (demerit points/AMPS); links to the by-law and its schedules.",
   "discovered_by": "on-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
   "capture_sha256": "5a176ffdebec200429ef4b7ef7f0146339cfe36b9d2849cc3a4f249946d0bdc7",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-22T03:05:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5a176ffdebec200429ef4b7ef7f0146339cfe36b9d2849cc3a4f249946d0bdc7.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wainfleet/short-term-rentals/short-term-rentals-information-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/wainfleet/short-term-rentals/"
}