Bilingual glossary
Quebec short-term rental glossary
Citable definitions, official sources, and concrete examples to understand cottage rentals and property management in Quebec — from CITQ to RevPAR.
CITQ
Corporation de l'industrie touristique du Québec · CITQ number
CITQ (Corporation de l'industrie touristique du Québec) maintains the Quebec tourist accommodation registry. Since Loi 67 came into force in 2023, every operator who rents a cottage, condo or house for stays of less than 31 days must obtain a CITQ number and display it on every listing — or face fines.
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Loi 67 (Tourist Accommodation Act)
Quebec Tourist Accommodation Act · Quebec short-term rental law
Loi 67 (the Tourist Accommodation Act), passed by Quebec's National Assembly and in force since 2023, governs every rental of less than 31 days in the province. It makes CITQ registration mandatory, requires the number to be displayed on every listing, and gives Revenu Québec and municipalities the power to flag or fine non-compliant listings.
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Quebec lodging tax
taxe d'hébergement · tourist tax Quebec
Quebec's lodging tax is 3.5% of the nightly rate, collected by the operator and remitted to Revenu Québec. It applies to every rental of less than 31 days, whether booked directly or through a platform (Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking collect it on your behalf, but the operator remains responsible for the remittance if the platform doesn't).
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Short-term rental
STR · short stay
A short-term rental is an accommodation rental of less than 31 consecutive days. In Quebec, this threshold separates Loi 67 (tourist accommodation, CITQ mandatory) from the Civil Code (residential lease, governed by the Tribunal administratif du logement). Any rental under 31 days counts as tourist accommodation and requires CITQ registration.
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ADR (Average Daily Rate)
average daily rate · average nightly rate
ADR (Average Daily Rate) is the average rental income per booked night over a period. Calculated as net accommodation revenue divided by booked nights, it's the primary pricing benchmark — it lets you compare market prices across similar properties while isolating the effect of occupancy.
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RevPAR (Revenue Per Available Rental)
revenue per available room · revenue per available night
RevPAR (Revenue Per Available Room/Rental) is the revenue generated per available night (not per booked night). Calculated as ADR multiplied by occupancy rate, it's the most-used performance metric in hospitality and short-term rentals — it combines pricing and occupancy in a single comparable number.
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Loi 25 (Quebec privacy law)
Quebec privacy modernization act · Loi 64
Loi 25 (formerly Loi 64) modernizes Quebec's personal information protection framework. Phased in between 2022 and 2024, it places strict obligations on every business operating in Quebec — including STR operators and booking platforms: appoint a Privacy Officer, keep an incident register, obtain explicit consent, and inform every person whose data is collected.
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GuestyPay
Stripe Connect for Guesty · Guesty Payments
GuestyPay is the native payment gateway built into the Guesty PMS, powered by Stripe Connect. It lets a cottage operator charge the guest directly (credit card, bank transfer in some countries), hold security-deposit pre-authorizations, and receive funds in their own Stripe account without ever routing through the operator's servers.
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