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Tourist Accommodation Act, 2021

This section says the Act covers registration of tourist accommodation establishments and communication of information about their accommodation offering, related activities, and related services.

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Canada — Quebec
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Year 2021
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Enacted 2021 · Source version 10 Jun 2026
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Enacted 2021 · Source version 10 Jun 2026
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This section says the Act covers registration of tourist accommodation establishments and communication of information about their accommodation offering, related activities, and related services.

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Section 16

The Minister may delegate the exercise of powers under sections 8 and 10 to a person the Minister designates.

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Section 27

Anyone who contravenes section 48 or a regulatory provision set by government regulation is liable to a fine.

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Section 41

This section states that the amendment has been integrated into c. M-31.2, sections 5.1 to 5.3.

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§ 1Section 1Provision

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This section says the Act covers registration of tourist accommodation establishments and communication of information about their accommodation offering, related activities, and related services.

1. This Act provides for the registration of tourist accommodation establishments as well as the communication of the information regarding their accommodation offering and the related activities and other related services for the purposes of the Act respecting the Ministère du Tourisme (chapter M-31.2), in particular for promoting and developing strategic knowledge on tourism. 2021, c. 30, s. 1.
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§ 2Section 2Provision

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This section defines key terms used in the Act and regulations, including “person,” “principal residence,” “tourist,” and “tourist accommodation establishment.”

2. In this Act and the regulations, unless the context indicates otherwise, “person” means a natural person, legal person, partnership or trust; “principal residence” means the residence where a natural person usually lives and centers their family and social activities and whose address is the one the person gives to most government departments and bodies; “tourist” means a person who takes a leisure or business trip, or a trip to carry out remunerated work, of not less than one night outside their principal residence; and “tourist accommodation establishment” means an establishment in which at least one accommodation unit, such as a bed, room, suite, apartment, house, cottage, ready-to-camp unit or campsite, is offered for rent to tourists, in return for payment, for a period not exceeding 31 days. 2021, c. 30, s. 2.
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§ 3Section 3Provision

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This Act binds the Government and its departments and bodies, except where government regulation provides otherwise.

3. This Act is binding on the Government and its departments and bodies, except to the extent provided for by government regulation. 2021, c. 30, s. 3.
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§ 4Section 4Provision

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Operating a tourist accommodation establishment is subject to registering that establishment with the Minister.

4. The operation of a tourist accommodation establishment is subject to the registration of that establishment with the Minister. 2021, c. 30, s. 4.
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§ 5Section 5Provision

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A tourist accommodation establishment must be registered through an application with required declarations, documents, and proof of non-contravention of planning by-laws; registration and renewal are subject to fees, and regulations may exempt certain establishments or operators.

5. A tourist accommodation establishment must be registered by means of an application for registration accompanied by a declaration of its accommodation offering and of the related activities and other related services, containing the information and documents prescribed by government regulation as well as a document issued by a competent authority establishing that the operation of the tourist accommodation establishment concerned does not contravene the planning by-laws relating to uses made under the Act respecting land use planning and development (chapter A-19.1). The registration, including its renewal at the time of the annual update required under section 20, is made on payment of the fees determined by government regulation, which may vary in particular according to the number of accommodation units and the class of establishment determined by such a regulation. The regulation may, subject to the terms and conditions it determines, exempt a class of tourist accommodation establishments or certain establishments of a given class or, as applicable, the person who operates such an establishment, from the application of this Act or the regulations or some of their provisions. 2021, c. 30, s. 5.
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§ 6Section 6Provision

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A body recognized by the Minister may carry out registration or renewal of a tourist accommodation establishment under an agreement.

6. The registration of a tourist accommodation establishment, including its renewal, may be made by a body recognized by the Minister for that purpose, under an agreement that sets out the conditions the body must comply with and the responsibilities the body must assume. 2021, c. 30, s. 6.
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§ 6.1Section 6.1Provision

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6.1. The registration of a tourist accommodation establishment and its renewal take the form of a certificate, issued by the Minister, whose content is determined by government regulation. 2023, c. 16, s. 1.

6.1. The registration of a tourist accommodation establishment and its renewal take the form of a certificate, issued by the Minister, whose content is determined by government regulation. 2023, c. 16, s. 1.
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§ 7Section 7Provision

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A person may not transfer the registration of a tourist accommodation establishment.

7. No person may transfer the registration of a tourist accommodation establishment. 2021, c. 30, s. 7.
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§ 8Section 8Provision

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The Minister must not register a tourist accommodation establishment if the operator or intended operator does not meet the conditions set by the Act or regulations.

8. The Minister refuses to register a tourist accommodation establishment if the person who intends to operate it or operates it, as applicable, does not meet the conditions prescribed by this Act or the regulations. 2021, c. 30, s. 8.
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§ 9Section 9Offence

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The Minister may refuse to register a tourist accommodation establishment in certain cases.

9. The Minister may refuse to register a tourist accommodation establishment if the person who intends to operate it has, in the three years preceding the application for registration, been found guilty (1) of an offence under this Act or the regulations; or (2) of an offence under a provision of an Act or a regulation that, in the Minister’s opinion, is related to the operation of a tourist accommodation establishment, in particular an offence under the Building Act (chapter B-1.1), the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (chapter C-61.1), the Consumer Protection Act (chapter P-40.1) or the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2), or under any regulation made under any of those Acts. The Minister may also refuse to register a tourist accommodation establishment if, in the last three years, the Minister cancelled the establishment’s registration under the second paragraph of section 12 while the person referred to in the first paragraph was the establishment’s operator. 2021, c. 30, s. 9.
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§ 10Section 10Provision

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The Minister may suspend or cancel the registration of a tourist accommodation establishment if the operator no longer meets the conditions set by the Act or regulations.

10. The Minister suspends or cancels the registration of a tourist accommodation establishment if the person operating the establishment no longer meets the conditions prescribed by this Act or the regulations. 2021, c. 30, s. 10.
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§ 11Section 11Offence

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The Minister may suspend or cancel a tourist accommodation establishment’s registration if the operator has been found guilty of a section 9 offence.

11. The Minister may suspend or cancel the registration of a tourist accommodation establishment if the person operating the establishment has been found guilty of an offence referred to in section 9. That person is required to inform the Minister without delay of any offence referred to in section 9 of which the person has been found guilty. 2021, c. 30, s. 11.
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§ 12Section 12Offence

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A municipality may request the Minister to suspend or cancel a tourist accommodation establishment’s registration, and the Minister may do so only in the cases set by regulation and under the section’s conditions.

12. At the request of a municipality, the Minister may, in the cases provided for by government regulation and in accordance with the second paragraph, suspend or cancel the registration of a tourist accommodation establishment. If the request is well-founded, the Minister (1) suspends the registration for a period of two months; (2) suspends the registration for a period of six months if the establishment’s registration has already been suspended under subparagraph 1; or (3) cancels the registration if it has already been suspended under subparagraph 2. For the purposes of the first paragraph, the cases determined by regulation must, in particular, take into account offences under any municipal by-law regarding nuisances, sanitation or safety. 2021, c. 30, s. 12.
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§ 13Section 13Provision

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Before refusing to register, or suspending or cancelling, a tourist accommodation establishment registration, the Minister must give written prior notice and allow at least 10 days for observations.

13. The Minister must, before refusing to register a tourist accommodation establishment or suspending or cancelling a registration, notify in writing to the person who intends to operate the establishment or operates it, as applicable, the prior notice prescribed by section 5 of the Act respecting administrative justice (chapter J-3) and grant the person at least 10 days to submit observations. 2021, c. 30, s. 13.
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§ 14Section 14Provision

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The Minister’s decision must give reasons and be notified in writing to the person concerned.

14. The Minister’s decision must include reasons and be notified in writing to the person concerned. 2021, c. 30, s. 14.
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§ 15Section 15Provision

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A suspension or cancellation of a tourist accommodation establishment registration takes effect when the Minister’s decision is notified.

15. The suspension or cancellation of the registration of a tourist accommodation establishment has effect from the date of notification of the Minister’s decision. 2021, c. 30, s. 15.
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§ 16Section 16Provision

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The Minister may delegate the exercise of powers under sections 8 and 10 to a person the Minister designates.

16. The Minister may delegate the exercise of the powers provided for in sections 8 and 10 to any person the Minister designates. 2021, c. 30, s. 16.
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§ 17Section 17Provision

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A refusal to register, or a suspension or cancellation of registration, for a tourist accommodation establishment may be contested before the Administrative Tribunal of Québec within 30 days of notification.

17. A decision refusing to register a tourist accommodation establishment or suspending or cancelling the registration of such an establishment may, within 30 days of its notification, be contested before the Administrative Tribunal of Québec. 2021, c. 30, s. 17.
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§ 18Section 18Provision

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A tourist accommodation operator must update the establishment and related information by filing an updating declaration with the Minister within 30 days after a change.

18. A person who operates a tourist accommodation establishment must update the information and documents regarding the establishment as well as the information and documents relating to its accommodation offering and the related activities and other related services by filing an updating declaration with the Minister within 30 days following the date on which a change occurs. 2021, c. 30, s. 18.
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§ 19Section 19Provision

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If an update changes the types or number of accommodation units offered, the operator must send the Minister a competent authority document and prescribed information/documents.

19. Where an update concerns the type of accommodation units offered within the tourist accommodation establishment or the number of units for each type of unit, the person who operates the establishment must send to the Minister a document issued by a competent authority establishing that the operation of the tourist accommodation establishment concerned does not contravene the planning by-laws relating to uses made under the Act respecting land use planning and development (chapter A-19.1) as well as the information and other documents prescribed by government regulation. 2021, c. 30, s. 19.
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§ 20Section 20Provision

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A tourist accommodation operator must file an annual registration-renewal application, with an updating declaration, during the period set by government regulation.

20. A person who operates a tourist accommodation establishment must also, once a year and during the period determined by government regulation, send an application for registration renewal accompanied by an updating declaration in which the person indicates that the information and documents regarding the establishment as well as the information and documents relating to its accommodation offering and the related activities and other related services are accurate or, if such is not the case, the changes that must be made. This obligation begins the year following the year in which the tourist accommodation establishment is first registered. 2021, c. 30, s. 20.
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§ 20.1Section 20.1Provision

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A person operating a digital accommodation platform must not list certain tourist accommodation offerings without required registration details, and must not enable short-stay rental contracts for unregistered or non-currently registered establishments.

20.1. No person operating a digital accommodation platform within the meaning of section 541.23 of the Act respecting the Québec sales tax (chapter T-0.1) may (1) disseminate a tourist accommodation establishment’s accommodation offering that does not contain the establishment’s registration number or the expiry date of the certificate referred to in section 6.1 issued in respect of that establishment; or (2) enable the entering into of a rental contract for accommodation purposes for a stay of less than 32 days in a tourist accommodation establishment that is not registered in accordance with this Act or whose registration is expired, suspended or cancelled. 2023, c. 16, s. 2.
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§ 20.2Section 20.2Provision

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A person covered by section 20.1 must ensure the listed registration details in a digital-platform accommodation offer match the establishment and that the registration is in force.

20.2. A person referred to in section 20.1 must (1) ensure that the registration number of the tourist accommodation establishment and the expiry date of the registration certificate that are contained in the accommodation offering disseminated through the digital platform concern the establishment to which the accommodation offering relates and that the registration is in force; and Not in force (2) send to the Minister, subject to the terms and conditions determined by government regulation, the information and documents determined by the regulation regarding, among other things, the tourist accommodation establishments’ accommodation offerings disseminated through the digital platform. The verification of information required by subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph is made using the registration certificate or, if applicable, on the terms and conditions determined by government regulation. 2023, c. 16, s. 2.
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§ 20.3Section 20.3Provision

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The Minister may make an order that subjects certain digital platform operators to sections 20.1 and 20.2.

20.3. The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette officielle du Québec and within the time and in the manner established by the Minister therein, subject the persons operating a type of digital platform not referred to in section 20.1 that the Minister determines to the provisions of sections 20.1 and 20.2 indicated by the Minister. 2023, c. 16, s. 2.
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§ 21Section 21Provision

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The Government may make regulations setting additional conditions for tourist accommodation operators and certain digital platform operators.

21. The Government may determine by regulation any other condition the operator of a tourist accommodation establishment is required to comply with, including a condition regarding the display of the establishment’s registration number in any medium and on any website that promotes tourist accommodation establishments or allows such establishments to be reserved. The Government may also determine by regulation any other condition the operator of a digital platform that is referred to in section 20.1 or determined by an order made under section 20.3 is required to comply with. 2021, c. 30, s. 21; 2023, c. 16, s. 3.
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§ 21.1Section 21.1Provision

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The Minister must maintain a public register of tourist accommodation establishments.

21.1. The Minister maintains a public register of tourist accommodation establishments that contains, for each establishment, the class, the registration number, the issue and expiry dates of the registration certificate, the registration status (in force, expired, suspended or cancelled) and any other information determined by government regulation. 2023, c. 16, s. 4.
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§ 21.2Section 21.2Provision

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The register may be maintained by a body referred to in section 6 if an agreement sets out the conditions and responsibilities the body must accept.

21.2. The register may be maintained by a body referred to in section 6 under an agreement that sets out the conditions the body must comply with and the responsibilities the body must assume. 2023, c. 16, s. 4.
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§ 22Section 22Provision
22. The Minister communicates to a municipality, subject to the terms and conditions determined by government regulation, the information determined by that regulation regarding tourist accommodation establishments established in its territory that it requires for taxation purposes or for the application of a by-law made under the Act respecting land use planning and development (chapter A-19.1) or the Municipal Powers Act (chapter C-47.1). 2021, c. 30, s. 22.
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§ 23Section 23Amendment

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23. No provision of a municipal by-law adopted under the Act respecting land use planning and development (chapter A-19.1) may operate to prohibit the operation of a tourist accommodation establishment in which accommodation in the

23. No provision of a municipal by-law adopted under the Act respecting land use planning and development (chapter A-19.1) may operate to prohibit the operation of a tourist accommodation establishment in which accommodation in the principal residence of the natural person operating the establishment is offered, by means of a single reservation, to one person or one group of related persons at a time and not including any meals served on the premises. The first paragraph does not apply to a provision of a zoning by-law or of a conditional use by-law introduced by a by-law amending the by-law concerned and made in accordance with the provisions of Division V of Chapter IV of Title I of the Act respecting land use planning and development, with the following modifications: (1) any provision contained in the second draft by-law is deemed to have been the subject of a valid application from any zone from which such an application may originate under section 130 of that Act, and sections 131 to 133 of that Act do not apply; and (2) for the purpose of determining if a referendum poll must be held regarding that by-law, the number of applications that must be reached under the first paragraph of section 553 of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (chapter E-2.2) is reduced by 50%, rounded up to the nearest whole number. 2021, c. 30, s. 23.
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§ 24Section 24Offence

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The Minister may create, run, change, extend, or end a pilot project, set its standards and reporting rules, require information to be sent to the Minister, and set offence penalty amounts for certain violations.

24. The Minister may, by order, develop and implement a pilot project relating to any area within the scope of this Act or the regulations with a view to studying, improving or defining standards applicable to those areas or to experiment or innovate in those areas. The Minister determines the standards and obligations applicable under a pilot project, which may differ from the standards and obligations provided for by this Act or the regulations. The Minister also determines the monitoring and reporting mechanisms applicable under a pilot project, and the information that is necessary for the purposes of those mechanisms and that must be sent to the Minister by any person. A pilot project is established for a period of up to three years, which the Minister may, if the Minister considers it necessary, extend by up to two years. The Minister may modify or terminate a pilot project at any time. The Minister may also determine the provisions of an order made under this section whose violation constitutes an offence and set the minimum and maximum amounts to which an offender is liable. That amount may not be less than $200 or greater than $3,000. 2021, c. 30, s. 24.
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§ 25Section 25Provision

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25. Any body recognized under section 6, any body recognized under section 7 of the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2) on the date preceding the date of coming into force of this section and any body or

25. Any body recognized under section 6, any body recognized under section 7 of the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2) on the date preceding the date of coming into force of this section and any body or group of bodies recognized under section 6 or section 6.1 of the Act respecting the Ministère du Tourisme (chapter M-31.2) may, if it provides a quality assessment service for tourist accommodation establishments’ accommodation offering and the related activities and other related services, apply to the Minister to be recognized in that regard. The Minister grants such recognition if the Minister considers that the assessment services are, among other things, provided in an objective and thorough manner. 2021, c. 30, s. 25.
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§ 26Section 26Provision

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A person who does not provide required information or documents faces a fine.

26. Anyone who fails to provide information or a document required by this Act or the regulations is liable to a fine of $500 to $5,000 in the case of a natural person and $1,000 to $10,000 in all other cases. 2021, c. 30, s. 26; 2023, c. 16, s. 8.
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§ 27Section 27Provision

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Anyone who contravenes section 48 or a regulatory provision set by government regulation is liable to a fine.

27. Anyone who contravenes section 48 or a regulatory provision determined by government regulation is liable to a fine of $1,000 to $10,000 in the case of a natural person and $2,000 to $20,000 in all other cases. 2021, c. 30, s. 27; 2023, c. 16, s. 8.
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§ 28Section 28Provision

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Anyone who operates a tourist accommodation establishment without registration, makes a false declaration, produces false or inaccurate required documents, enters false or stale registration numbers in accommodation offerings or advertising, or contravenes section 7 is liable to a fine.

28. Anyone who (1) operates or purports to operate a tourist accommodation establishment without it being registered in accordance with this Act, (2) makes a false declaration in a document prescribed by this Act and the regulations, (3) produces a document required by this Act and the regulations that is false or inaccurate or that they ought to have known was inaccurate, (3.1) enters, under this Act and the regulations, in a tourist accommodation establishment’s accommodation offering and in any advertising promoting it, a registration number for that establishment that is false or inaccurate or such a registration number although the establishment’s registration is expired, suspended or cancelled, or (4) contravenes section 7, is liable to a fine of $2,500 to $25,000 in the case of a natural person and $5,000 to $50,000 in all other cases. 2021, c. 30, s. 28; 2023, c. 16, s. 5.
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§ 29Section 29Provision

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Operating or pretending to operate a tourist accommodation establishment after its registration has been refused, suspended, or cancelled exposes the person to a fine.

29. Anyone who operates or purports to operate a tourist accommodation establishment whose registration has been refused, suspended or cancelled is liable to a fine of $5,000 to $50,000 in the case of a natural person and $10,000 to $100,000 in all other cases. 2021, c. 30, s. 29; 2023, c. 16, s. 8.
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§ 29.1Section 29.1Provision

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A person operating a digital platform who breaches certain listed provisions is liable to a fine, with different fine ranges for natural persons and other persons.

29.1. Any person operating a digital platform who contravenes any of the provisions of section 20.1 and subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 20.2 is liable to a fine of $5,000 to $50,000 in the case of a natural person and $10,000 to $100,000 in all other cases. 2023, c. 16, s. 6.
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§ 30Section 30Offence

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For a second offence, the Act’s minimum and maximum fines are doubled; for any subsequent offence, they are tripled.

30. The minimum and maximum fines prescribed by this Act are doubled for a second offence and tripled for any subsequent offence. 2021, c. 30, s. 30.
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§ 31Section 31Offence

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If a director or officer commits an offence under the Act or regulations, the minimum and maximum fines are the same as those prescribed for a legal person.

31. If an offence under this Act or the regulations is committed by a director or officer of a legal person, a partnership or an association without legal personality, the minimum and maximum fines are those prescribed for a legal person for that offence. 2021, c. 30, s. 31.
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§ 32Section 32Offence

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A person who helps or induces someone to commit an offence under the Act or regulations is liable to the same penalty as for that offence.

32. Anyone who, by an act or omission, helps or, by encouragement, advice, consent, authorization or order, induces a person to commit an offence under this Act or the regulations is liable to the same penalty as that prescribed for the offence they helped or induced the person to commit. 2021, c. 30, s. 32; 2023, c. 16, s. 8.
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§ 33Section 33Offence

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33. In any penal proceedings relating to an offence under this Act or the regulations, proof that the offence was committed with regard to an immovable belonging to the defendant is sufficient to establish that it was committed by the

33. In any penal proceedings relating to an offence under this Act or the regulations, proof that the offence was committed with regard to an immovable belonging to the defendant is sufficient to establish that it was committed by the defendant, unless the defendant establishes that they exercised due diligence, taking all necessary precautions to prevent the offence. 2021, c. 30, s. 33.
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§ 34Section 34Offence

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In penal proceedings, if an offence under the Act or regulations was committed by a mandatary or employee of a person subject to the Act, that proof is enough to establish the person’s liability unless they prove due diligence and all necessary precautions.

34. In any penal proceedings relating to an offence under this Act or the regulations, proof that the offence was committed by a mandatary or employee of anyone who is subject to this Act is sufficient to establish that it was committed by that person, unless the person establishes that they exercised due diligence, taking all necessary precautions to prevent the offence. 2021, c. 30, s. 34.
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§ 35Section 35Offence

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If a legal person, partnership, association without legal personality, or their agent/employee commits an offence under the Act or regulations, the directors or officers are presumed to have committed it unless due diligence is established.

35. If a legal person or an agent, mandatary or employee of a legal person, a partnership or an association without legal personality commits an offence under this Act or the regulations, the directors or officers of the legal person, partnership or association are presumed to have committed the offence, unless it is established that they exercised due diligence, taking all necessary precautions to prevent the offence. For the purposes of this section, in the case of a partnership, all partners, except special partners, are presumed to be directors of the partnership unless there is evidence to the contrary appointing one or more of them, or a third person, to manage the affairs of the partnership. 2021, c. 30, s. 35.
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§ 36Section 36Amendment

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Section 36 notes that an amendment was integrated into another provision.

Tax Administration Act 36. (Amendment integrated into c. A-6.002, s. 69.1). 2021, c. 30, s. 36.
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§ 37Section 37Amendment

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This section states that the amendment was integrated into c. F-2.1, s. 236.

Act respecting municipal taxation 37. (Amendment integrated into c. F-2.1, s. 236). 2021, c. 30, s. 37.
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§ 38Section 38Amendment

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38. (Amendment integrated into c. F-2.1, s. 244.31). 2021, c. 30, s. 38.

38. (Amendment integrated into c. F-2.1, s. 244.31). 2021, c. 30, s. 38.
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§ 39Section 39Amendment

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This section notes that the amendment is integrated into c. F-2.1, s. 244.34.

39. (Amendment integrated into c. F-2.1, s. 244.34). 2021, c. 30, s. 39.
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§ 40Section 40Amendment

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This section states that an amendment was integrated into c. J-3, Schedule IV.

Act respecting administrative justice 40. (Amendment integrated into c. J-3, Schedule IV). 2021, c. 30, s. 40.
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§ 41Section 41Amendment

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This section states that the amendment has been integrated into c. M-31.2, sections 5.1 to 5.3.

Act respecting the Ministère du Tourisme 41. (Amendment integrated into c. M-31.2, ss. 5.1 to 5.3). 2021, c. 30, s. 41.
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§ 42Section 42Amendment

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This section notes that an amendment was integrated into c. P-5.1, Schedule A.

Act respecting the sectoral parameters of certain fiscal measures 42. (Amendment integrated into c. P-5.1, Schedule A). 2021, c. 30, s. 42.
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§ 43Section 43Amendment

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Section 43 states that the amendment was integrated into c. P-9.1, s. 39.

Act respecting liquor permits 43. (Amendment integrated into c. P-9.1, s. 39). 2021, c. 30, s. 43.
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§ 44Section 44Provision

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Section 44 is inoperative.

44. (Inoperative, 2021, c. 30, s. 44). 2021, c. 30, s. 44.
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§ 45Section 45Amendment

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This section replaces references to the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments with references to the Tourist Accommodation Act in specified provisions, unless the context indicates otherwise.

45. Unless the context indicates otherwise, a reference to the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2) is replaced by a reference to the Tourist Accommodation Act (2021, chapter 30) in the following provisions: (1) (amendment integrated into c. A-10, s. 3); (2) (amendment integrated into c. A-13.1, ss. 8, 9 and 37); (3) (amendment integrated into c. C-5.3, ss. 7 and 12); (4) (amendment integrated into c. H-2.1, s. 13); (5) (amendment integrated into c. L-6.2, s. 2). 2021, c. 30, s. 45.
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§ 46Section 46Provision

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A tourist accommodation establishment with a valid classification certificate is treated as registered under this Act until the relevant classification-fee period ends.

46. A tourist accommodation establishment, for which a classification certificate issued under the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2) is in force on the date of coming into force of section 4, is deemed to be registered in accordance with this Act until the expiry of the period covered by the classification fees, approved by the Minister under section 7 of the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments, that were paid for that establishment. 2021, c. 30, s. 46.
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§ 47Section 47Provision

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A tourist accommodation establishment with a suspended classification certificate is deemed registered under this Act, but that registration remains suspended during the suspension period and follows the certificate’s conditions, with necessary modifications.

47. A tourist accommodation establishment, for which a classification certificate issued under the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2) is suspended on the date of coming into force of section 4, is deemed to be registered in accordance with this Act. However, that registration is suspended until the end of the suspension period and in accordance with the conditions set out in respect of the classification certificate, with the necessary modifications. 2021, c. 30, s. 47.
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§ 48Section 48Provision

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48. The holder of a tourist accommodation establishment classification certificate referred to in the first paragraph of section 12 of the Regulation respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2, r. 1) must cease to

48. The holder of a tourist accommodation establishment classification certificate referred to in the first paragraph of section 12 of the Regulation respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2, r. 1) must cease to display the sign not later than one year following the date of coming into force of section 46. The holder must also, within the same time limit, remove any reproduction of that sign on any advertising used to promote their establishment, and on any website, whether transactional or non-transactional, used in connection with the operation of their establishment. 2021, c. 30, s. 48.
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§ 49Section 49Offence

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The Minister may consider certain guilty findings when applying section 11 to a tourist accommodation establishment under section 46.

49. The Minister may, for the purposes of section 11 for a tourist accommodation establishment referred to in section 46, take into account findings of guilty for offences under the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2) or its regulation pronounced, since the coming into force of that section 11, against the person who operates the establishment. 2021, c. 30, s. 49.
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§ 50Section 50Offence

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For section 9, the Minister may consider certain guilty findings from the three years before a registration application when dealing with a person who wants to operate a tourist accommodation establishment.

50. For the purposes of section 9, the Minister may take into account findings of guilty for offences under the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2) or its regulation pronounced, in the three-year period preceding the application for registration, against the person who intends to operate a tourist accommodation establishment. 2021, c. 30, s. 50.
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§ 51Section 51Provision

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Pending contestations before the Administrative Tribunal of Québec continue under the new referenced sections, with necessary modifications.

51. Any contestation before the Administrative Tribunal of Québec of a decision referred to in section 15 or section 32.1 of the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2), in progress on the date preceding the date of coming into force of section 4 of this Act, continues before that Tribunal as though it were a contestation of a decision referred to, respectively, in section 17 of this Act or in section 5.2 of the Act respecting the Ministère du Tourisme (chapter M-31.2), with the necessary modifications. 2021, c. 30, s. 51.
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§ 52Section 52Amendment

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For certain zoning or conditional use by-laws in force on 25 March 2021, section 23’s first paragraph applies only starting 25 March 2023.

52. With respect to a provision of a zoning by-law or conditional use by-law in force on 25 March 2021, the first paragraph of section 23 applies only from 25 March 2023. Before 25 March 2023, a municipality may, in accordance with the second paragraph of section 23, readopt a provision referred to in the first paragraph without amendment. For the purposes of this section, a provision referred to in the first paragraph, readopted without amendment in accordance with the second paragraph of section 21.1 of the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2), is deemed to be readopted in accordance with the second paragraph of section 23 of this Act. 2021, c. 30, s. 52.
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§ 53Section 53Provision

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This section says this Act replaces the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments.

53. This Act replaces the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2). 2021, c. 30, s. 53.
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§ 54Section 54Provision

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Subject to section 55, the Minister of Tourism is responsible for administering this Act.

54. Subject to section 55, the Minister of Tourism is responsible for the administration of this Act. 2021, c. 30, s. 54.
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§ 55Section 55Provision

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The Minister of Revenue is responsible for inspections and investigations enforcing this Act and its regulations and orders, and for administering Division IX.

55. The Minister of Revenue is responsible for inspections and investigations relating to the enforcement of this Act and of the regulations and orders made under this Act and for the administration of Division IX; for those purposes, this Act is deemed to be a fiscal law for the purposes of the Tax Administration Act (chapter A-6.002). The Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy is responsible for the administration of section 23. 2021, c. 30, s. 55. The Minister of Finance exercises the functions of the Minister of Revenue provided for in this Act. Order in Council 1160-2025 dated 10 September 2025, (2025) 157 G.O. 2 (French), 5413.
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§ 56Section 56Amendment

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The Minister must report to the Government on implementation of the Act and whether it should be amended, on a five-year schedule and then every three years.

56. The Minister must, not later than five years after the coming into force of this Act, then not later than every three years, report to the Government on the implementation of this Act and the advisability of amending it. The report is tabled by the Minister in the National Assembly within the next 30 days or, if the Assembly is not sitting, within 30 days after resumption. The report must be referred to the competent parliamentary committee for consideration within 15 days after its tabling in the National Assembly. 2021, c. 30, s. 56; 2023, c. 16, s. 7.
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§ 57Section 57Provision

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This section is omitted.

57. (Omitted). 2021, c. 30, s. 57.
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4 referenced instruments

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  • Division V of Chapter IV of Title I of the Act

    Section 23

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  • Québec of a decision referred to in section 15 or section 32.1 of the Act

    Section 51

  • Revenue is responsible for inspections and investigations enforcing this Act

    Section 55

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  • Tourism is responsible for administering this Act

    Section 54

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