Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Funding request for a short-term rental program to enhance permitting, enforcement and education in the Halifax Regional Municipality
Agreement Number:
-
Agreement Value:
$1,220,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 13, 2025 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
The Short-Term Rental Enforcement Fund aims to limit short-term rentals that take away units from the long-term rental market across the country. This is accomplished by providing grant funding to municipalities and Indigenous communities with existing strict regulatory regimes to support the local enforcement of short-term rental restrictions in an effort to make more long-term housing units available in Canada.
Organization:
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
Expected Results:
The purpose of the STREF is to limit short-term rentals that deprive the long-term rental market of housing across the country.
Location:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA
Reference Number:
278-2025-2026-Q4-00130
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Government
Amendment Date
Mar 18, 2026
Recipient's Legal Name:
Halifax Regional Municipality
Program:
Short-Term Rental Enforcement Fund
Program Purpose:
The purpose of the STREF is to limit short-term rentals that deprive the long-term rental market of housing across the country.
Amendments: