Short-term rental business licence - application requirements

Short-term rentals Business licence application requirements

Before you apply

If you are using a secondary suite for your short term rental, you must register your suite with The City before applying. Visit Secondary Suite for details.

Prepare your application

Property ownership requirements

  1. If the property is your primary residence, provide or attach valid photo identification as part of your online application. 
  2. If you do not own the property, provide a letter of authorization from the owner of the rental property. 
  3. If you do not consent to a land title search by the City of Calgary, provide a proof of property ownership.

Additional supporting documents may be required upon request.

Fees

New business licence

  Primary Residence  Non-Primary Residence 
New fee 

$172 

$510 
Fire inspection 

$114 

$114 
Total 

$286 

$624 

Business licence renewal

  Primary Residence  Non-Primary Residence 
Renewal fee 

$131 

$260 
Fire inspection 

$114 

$114 
Total 

$245 

$374 

Pay the Short Term Rental – Primary Residence or Non-Primary Residence.

Business licence and other associated fees (including Fire Inspections fees) are to be paid at the time of application.

Insurance verification

Attach proof of Home Sharing Liability Insurance Policy Coverage for the short term rental property.

Effective April 1, 2025, Home Sharing Liability Insurance coverage will be the responsibility of the business license owner. While The City does not require you to upload proof of coverage, please check the box to confirm you have this policy in place. 

Plans

Attach one (1) copy of your Fire Safety Plan.

Sample Fire Safety Plan:

Sample Fire Safety Plan

Note:

  1. Ensure floor plan is clear. Floor plans that are poorly hand drawn will not be accepted. 
  2. Architectural plans with room and building dimensions, or lighting plots will not be accepted. Too much information makes the plan confusing. 
  3. One floor plan per page. Too many pages on a single page reduces the size of the drawing and makes it difficult to read. 

Your Fire Safety Plans must include the following:

  • Address 
  • Room designations 
  • All accessible floors in the rental property 
  • Location of the fire exits from the rental property 
  • Evacuation procedures for occupants including “Meeting Place” 
  • Emergency contact information for local fire departments 
  • Location of Windows used for exit in case of emergency 
  • Location of Doors 
  • Location of Smoke alarm(s) 
  • Location of CO – carbon monoxide detector(s) 
  • Location of Fire extinguisher(s) 
  • Primary exit path from bedroom(s) 
  • Secondary exit path from bedroom(s) 
  • Legends to the symbols used in drawing 

This application does not relieve the owner or the owner's authorized agent from full compliance with the requirements of any federal, provincial or other municipal legislation, or the terms and conditions of any easement, covenant, building scheme or agreement affecting the building or land.

 

The Development Authority or Safety Code Officer may require additional materials considered necessary to properly evaluate the proposed development (as stated in Part 2, Section 26(3) of Land Use Bylaw 1P2007, section 5(1) of Bylaw 39M2018 and the current National Building Code – Alberta Edition

Apply

Create a myID account to apply online at myid.calgary.ca