Chamber
quebec
Stage
Introduced
This Quebec bill would amend the Civil Code to ban landlords from evicting tenants in order to convert their home into a short-term rental.
Key Changes
- Amends the Civil Code of Quebec to prohibit evictions motivated by a landlord's intent to convert a dwelling into short-term tourist accommodation
- Creates a new legal protection for tenants against a specific type of eviction tied to short-term rental conversion
- Establishes that converting a residential unit to short-term tourist use is not a valid legal reason to terminate a tenancy
Gotchas
- The bill was introduced as a private member's bill, which typically has a lower chance of becoming law than government-sponsored legislation, though it passed introduction unanimously.
- Enforcement may be challenging, as determining a landlord's true intent behind an eviction could require legal proceedings.
- The bill does not appear to address situations where a landlord converts a unit after a tenant voluntarily leaves, only targeting evictions made with this intent.
- The bill was reinstated in a new legislative session, meaning it must continue through remaining stages to become law.
- The bill addresses only one specific cause of eviction and does not broadly reform short-term rental regulation in Quebec.
Who's Affected
- Residential tenants in Quebec who rent long-term housing
- Landlords who own rental properties and wish to list them on short-term rental platforms
- Short-term rental platforms and the tourism accommodation sector
- Municipal governments dealing with housing availability
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Gotchas
- The bill was introduced as a private member's bill, which typically has a lower chance of becoming law than government-sponsored legislation, though it passed introduction unanimously.
- Enforcement may be challenging, as determining a landlord's true intent behind an eviction could require legal proceedings.
- The bill does not appear to address situations where a landlord converts a unit after a tenant voluntarily leaves, only targeting evictions made with this intent.
- The bill was reinstated in a new legislative session, meaning it must continue through remaining stages to become law.
- The bill addresses only one specific cause of eviction and does not broadly reform short-term rental regulation in Quebec.
Summary
Bill 593 is a private member's bill introduced in the Quebec National Assembly that would change the Civil Code of Quebec to make it illegal for landlords to evict tenants specifically for the purpose of turning their dwelling into a short-term tourist accommodation, such as an Airbnb-style rental. The bill was introduced in response to concerns about the housing crisis in Quebec, where some landlords have been evicting long-term tenants so they can list their units on short-term rental platforms and earn higher income. This practice reduces the availability of long-term rental housing and can displace tenants from their homes and communities. The bill affects tenants living in rental housing across Quebec, as well as landlords who own residential properties. It was introduced by Virginie Dufour, MNA for Mille-Îles, and passed its introduction stage unanimously (112–0) in October 2023. It was reinstated in the second session of the 43rd Legislature in October 2025.
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