{
 "answer": "In the City of Oshawa, Ontario, short-term rentals rules are set by Business Licensing By-law 122-2024, Schedule \"Q\" (Short Term Rentals) — as amended by By-law 102-2025, verified 2026-09-21. A licence is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001685",
 "municipality": "Oshawa",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "http://www.oshawa.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licensing By-law 122-2024, Schedule \"Q\" (Short Term Rentals) — as amended by By-law 102-2025",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-10-28",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/oshawa-016-ca/media/xnyciahh/122-2024-business-licensing-by-law-amended-102-2025-jan29.pdf",
   "summary": "S.T.R. Operator licence required to advertise/rent a short-term rental; Schedule Q requires proof of principal residence (per Zoning By-law 60-94), $2M liability insurance, floor plan, a local contact reachable within 1 hour, and smoke/CO alarms. Licence fee $100 plus $50 application fee.",
   "discovered_by": "on-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
   "capture_sha256": "b1456ba44750f428380671f0294903cee7c73eda2ec3aab3c6eecef680f19ccf",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-22T03:05:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "122-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b1456ba44750f428380671f0294903cee7c73eda2ec3aab3c6eecef680f19ccf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "owner_occupancy_required": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "Schedule \"Q\", s. 2.1",
    "owner_occupancy_required": "Schedule \"Q\", s. 1.1(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oshawa/short-term-rentals/bylaw-122-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/oshawa/short-term-rentals/"
}