Gambier committee declines short-term rental opt-in for now
The committee asked staff to analyse the issue before the province’s 2025 opt-in deadline, using findings from the Regional Planning Team.
The Gambier Firestarter · Governance · 2024-01-29 · updated 2026-10-14 · Gambier Island
The Gambier Island Local Trust Committee declined to opt in to the province’s short-term rental principal-residence requirement and asked staff to analyse the issue before the 2025 statutory deadline.[1] The committee also asked that the analysis use relevant findings from the Regional Planning Team.[1]
The decision followed discussion of a provincial deadline to opt in by the end of March or defer to a future cycle, and of the time needed to review the legislation across four land-use bylaws.[1]
Staff advised that short-term vacation rentals are not permitted on Keats Island; on Gambier and the Associated Islands, the resident, owner or operator must reside in the home; and on Bowyer and Passage Islands, short-term rental is permitted as a home occupation.[1]
The minutes record that the motion carried.[1]
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Gambier Island Local Trust Committee minutes, January 29, 2024
that the Gambier Island Local Trust Committee declines to opt in to S. 15 of the Short-Term Rental Accommodation Act at this time, and requests staff to add to the Projects List an analysis to enable the Local Trust Committee to make an informed decision before the opt-in statutory deadline for 2025, and that staff’s analysis makes use of the findings of the Regional Planning Team relevant to this issue.
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