Short-Term Rental Rules in Eight Laurentians Municipalities

Table of contents

• Quebec registers, the municipality authorizes
• Saint-Sauveur counts in months and limits rentals to eight zones
• Sainte-Adèle and Morin-Heights also regulate the principal residence
• Mont-Tremblant also looks at the type of building
• Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs reviews each application case by case
• Eleven zones in Sainte-Agathe, $1,000 a year in Saint-Adolphe
• Checking an address before the offer, in five steps
• In the Laurentians, a line on the map decides short-term rental
• FAQ

Key takeaway: No single short-term rental map applies to the whole Laurentians. Each municipality decides zone by zone: Prévost bans it almost everywhere, Mont-Tremblant also looks at the type of building, and Morin-Heights caps the number of rental days. Before buying, get written confirmation of the permitted use for the exact address.

Updated October 26, 2026: every short-term rental rule cited here comes from the official website of the Laurentians municipality that enforces it. These bylaws change often.

In Prévost, a house in zone T5-231, which borders a section of Route 117, can host tourists for a few nights. Anywhere else in town, the same house cannot: rentals of 31 consecutive days or less are prohibited there, according to the regulatory update published by the Ville de Prévost (in French) in July 2025.

The same gap shows up from one municipality to the next, in six forms: the zone, the length of stay, the type of building, case-by-case review, the cap on days and the annual permit.

Quebec registers, the municipality authorizes

In short: Provincial registration requires proof that zoning allows the use. Only a principal residence enjoys some protection, and it has its limits.

Quebec’s Tourist Accommodation Act covers any unit offered to tourists for 31 days or less. Section 5 acts as a lock: the registration application must include a municipal document showing that the operation complies with the planning bylaw. Quebec therefore never registers what the town prohibits.

Section 23 protects only one situation. A municipal bylaw cannot prohibit renting out your principal residence to one person or a single group at a time, without meals, except through an adapted referendum procedure in which the number of signatures required to force a vote is reduced by 50%.

Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts took that route from December 2022 to March 2023. For a cottage buyer, the protection doesn’t apply anyway: a property used a few weekends a year is not a principal residence, and zoning alone decides.

Saint-Sauveur counts in months and limits rentals to eight zones

In short: In Saint-Sauveur, any rental of less than four months is short-term, allowed in eight zones and with an occupancy certificate.

The Ville de Saint-Sauveur planning page (in French) defines short-term rental as a rental of less than 4 months. It is only allowed in certain areas and for certain uses, with an occupancy certificate in addition to provincial registration.

The town lists eight zones, for information purposes: HT 303, HT 306, HT 330, HT 331, HT 333, HT 336, HT 337 and HT 338. Outside these zones, the fact that the neighbour rents changes nothing.

A house rented to skiers from December to February is exempt from provincial registration, since the lease exceeds 31 days. For the town, it is still short-term, which changes the math for a rental cottage in Saint-Sauveur.

Sainte-Adèle and Morin-Heights also regulate the principal residence

In short: In these two neighbouring towns, even renting the house you live in depends on the zone, and Morin-Heights caps the number of days.

The Sainte-Adèle zoning bylaw (in French), in its version updated to October 3, 2025, has classified principal residence establishments under tourist residences since an amendment dated February 17, 2023. Renting out your own home therefore follows the same zoning as renting a cottage. Zone T3.2-001 specifically permits the use; zones ZC.1-001 and ZC.1-002, which allow accommodation, expressly prohibit it.

In Morin-Heights, zoning bylaw 642-2022 (in French) was revised grid by grid in 2023: a series of 65 bylaws prohibits renting out the principal residence, and four others have allowed it in zones MIX-1, RV-7, RV-8 and RV-36 since November 3, 2023. Where it is permitted, the house must be a detached single-family home, rented to a single group at a time, for no more than 31 days per stay and 180 days per year, with one additional parking space.

Mont-Tremblant also looks at the type of building

In short: In Mont-Tremblant, an interim regime limits tourist residences to detached single-family homes, in the zones that allow them.

The Mont-Tremblant tourist residence page (in French) warns that because of interim bylaws, only the Planning Department can confirm where the use is permitted. The mapping tool gives a first answer, not the final one.

The second filter concerns the building: only the detached single-family type is allowed. A condo or semi-detached home is excluded, even in the heart of a tourist area, and a change-of-use certificate may be required.

Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs reviews each application case by case

In short: In Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, each project is judged on its own file: capacity, parking, neighbourhood.

The municipality subjects any short-stay rental, principal residence included, to a conditional use application (in French). The form requires an interior plan showing the guest capacity, a site plan (parking, spas, dock, lighting) and photos taken from the street.

You must also designate a person in charge, reachable at all times, whose name and number the municipality publishes. Noise or parking violations can lead to the authorization being revoked.

Eleven zones in Sainte-Agathe, $1,000 a year in Saint-Adolphe

In short: Elsewhere, permission depends on a dated list of zones or on a municipal permit paid every year.

Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts separates two uses on its tourist accommodation page (in French): tourist residences are allowed in eleven zones, including Ct-200 and Vc-406, and principal residence rentals in seven, including Ha-599. These lists are current as of April 27, 2023: the zone must be confirmed with the land use planning department.

In Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard, short-stay rentals require an annual municipal permit. The 2026 application form (in French) sets its cost at $1,000, for the first application as for each renewal, for a vacation property as well as a principal residence.

Each regime comes down to a first question to ask at town hall.

Prévost stands out from the other seven: a single open zone for the whole town, compared with eight in Saint-Sauveur and eleven for tourist residences in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts.

Looking for a cottage to rent out part of the year? Among the properties for sale, note the lot number of the ones that interest you: it opens each of the following checks.

Checking an address before the offer, in five steps

In short: A lot number, a zoning map, a written answer from the town and a condition in the offer to purchase protect the buyer.

• Find the lot number. It appears on the tax bill and on the listing sheet.
• Locate the zone. The zoning map gives its code and the grid of permitted uses.
• Write to the planning department. Describe the project: length of stays, principal or secondary residence, bedrooms, rental days per year. Ask whether an interim bylaw affects the zone.
• Read the declaration of co-ownership. In a condo, it can prohibit tourist rentals, regardless of zoning.
• Protect the offer. A condition tied to written confirmation from the municipality, with a realistic deadline, can be negotiated in the offer to purchase.

In the Laurentians, a line on the map decides short-term rental

From one municipality to the next, the right to rent depends on the zone code, sometimes on the type of building or the number of days, never on the seller’s listing. It should therefore be settled before discussing price.

Once the zone is confirmed, two steps follow: registration, detailed in the article on the CITQ permit, then the budget, which the article on taxes and rules for tourist rentals breaks down item by item. For addresses you’ve already spotted, send the lot numbers that interest you: every zoning check starts there.

FAQ

Who decides whether short-term rental is allowed at an address in the Laurentians?

The municipality, through its zoning bylaw. Quebec only registers an establishment if the operator provides a municipal document confirming that the use complies with that bylaw. Any short-term rental project in the Laurentians starts at the planning department, with the lot number in hand. Some towns add their own authorization, such as Saint-Sauveur’s occupancy certificate or Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard’s $1,000 annual permit, on top of registration.

Can you rent out your principal residence on Airbnb anywhere in Quebec?

For the most part. The Tourist Accommodation Act prevents a municipal bylaw from prohibiting the rental of your principal residence to a single group at a time, without meals. A municipality can, however, restrict it if it follows an adapted referendum procedure: Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts did so and only allows it in seven zones. A cottage used only on weekends does not benefit from this protection.

Can a cottage already rented on Airbnb still be rented after the purchase?

Not automatically. The seller’s listing proves that a municipal notice of compliance was obtained at some point, not that the rule has stayed the same. An interim bylaw, as in Mont-Tremblant, or a conditional use tied to the seller’s commitments, as in Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, can change things. The new operator applies for their own registration. Require written confirmation from the municipality in your name before waiving your conditions.