Manitoba

More than one in four units at the Glasshouse had a short-term rental licence approved since new city bylaws came into effect last year — that's 56 licence approvals in the 194-unit building, a CBC News analysis of city data has found.

As of April 2024, any owners who rent out a home for a continuous period of less than 30 days are required to get a business licence from the city and renew it annually. In Winnipeg, websites like Airbnb or Vrbo host many of these listings.

According to the bylaw, any permanent Winnipeg resident can temporarily rent out their primary residence — and only their primary residence — if it was bought after Feb. 23, 2023.

However, some owners can rent out their primary residence and three non-primary residences if the properties were owned on or before that date.

Juangco-Maniquiz was "cautiously optimistic" about the bylaws, but says the city's decision to grandfather in some people who own multiple units has done little to help her building's situation.