Majority of Canadians think short-term rentals have negative impacts and support limiting commercial short-term rentals. (Hotel Association of Canada/Nanos)

A majority of Canadians think short-term rental properties have a negative or somewhat negative impact on housing availability (23% somewhat negative; 51% negative) and rent prices (27% somewhat negative; 44% negative) in Canada. Just over one in two each think there is no impact on housing availability (12%) or rent prices (13%), and less than one in ten think the impact is positive or somewhat positive (housing: eight per cent; rent: seven per cent). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- an...