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5,500

5,500 -- housing units removed by strs for City of Toronto (2019)

Name: Housing Units Removed By Strs Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-19

2019 · UPGo McGill

Short-term rentals have removed more than 5,500 housing units from Toronto's long-term housing market.

Value represents a lower bound ('more than 5,500')

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5,500

Unit

Count

Data Vintage

2019

Entity

City of Toronto

Geography

Evidence Quality

Strong, reliable evidence

Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

61/100 confidence

Single source - not yet corroborated

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Extraction

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Source

UPGo McGill Primary Tier A

https://upgo.lab.mcgill.ca/2019/08/23/short-term-rentals-in-toronto-report/ ↗

Confidence: 57/100 Vintage: 2019 Channel: Deep Crawl

Source Article

Short-term rentals in Toronto: UPGo city spotlight | UPGo-McGill

Short-term rentals in Toronto: UPGo city spotlight Short-term rentals (STRs) are not currently permitted in the City of Toronto. In December 2017 and January 2018, City Council introduced new regulations on STRs in Toronto, including amendments to the zoning bylaws, which would limit STRs to a host’…

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UPGo McGill · Original study ↗

Methodology

24% increase over prior year (less than 4,500)

Methodology documented

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Industrymarketing RegionCA

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City of Toronto: 5,500 housing units removed by strs. Source: UPGo McGill (2019). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/toronto-str-housing-loss-2019

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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/toronto-str-housing-loss-2019" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>5,500</strong> -- housing units removed by strs for City of Toronto<br><small>Source: UPGo McGill (2019) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/toronto-str-housing-loss-2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>

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