CCI Manitoba Chapter News

Update on short-term rental regulation enforcement

On the May 23, 2025 the Winnipeg Free Press published an update in its City Hall Briefs regarding short-term rentals 

“Funding targets rental scofflaws

The City of Winnipeg will accept federal funding to help it crack down on short-term rentals whose operators don’t follow city rules.

City council voted Thursday to accept a grant of just under $770,000 over the next two years, which would boost enforcement of the units the city began licensing on April 1, 2024.

The federal government believes cracking down on non-compliant short-term rentals could help boost the country’s supply of long-term housing, according to a city report.”

For background, have a look at the article by Joyanne Pursaga published in the Winnipeg Free Press on April 28, 2025 Report urges city to accept federal funding for short-term rental rules enforcement.

And it is not just Winnipeg struggling with scofflaws for short-term rentals, as highlighted in this May 19, 2025 Thomson Reuters item published by CBC News Spain's consumer rights ministry blocks more than 65,000 Airbnb listings for holiday rentals.