The Airbnb rental platform announced on Friday that it will remove from its pages all accommodations that do not display a registration number from the Corporation de l’industrie touristique du Québec (CITQ), throughout the province.
This news comes the day after the meeting of the leaders of Airbnb Canada with the Minister of Tourism, Caroline Proulx, who informed them of her intention to oblige them to display only accommodation that complies with Quebec regulations.
In a statement released on Friday, Airbnb said all new listings will be required to provide a CITQ registration number and that “the Government of Quebec will have access to the platform’s cities portal to ensure hosts comply with the rules. “.
This announcement comes more than a week after a fire in a building in Old Montreal, which killed at least seven people, many of whom rented accommodation through Airbnb. At least one of these units had no window, and the building was in an area where tourist rentals are prohibited.
More details to come.