Number of short-term rentals and potential long-term dwellings in Canada by year. Short-term rental data was obtained from the AirDNA platform, and only covers Airbnb and VRBO. In 2017 there were 58,441 potential long-term dwellings and 156,367 other short-term rentals. In 2018 there were 74,083 potential long-term dwellings and 193,551 other short-term rentals. In 2019 there were 88,494 potential long-term dwellings and 215,027 other short-term rentals. In 2020 there were 72,796 potential long-term dwellings and 193,648 other short-term rentals. In 2021 there were 63,589 potential long-term dwellings and 181,520 other short-term rentals. In 2022 there were 70,139 potential long-term dwellings and 208,702 other short-term rentals. In 2023 there were 107,266 potential long-term dwellings and 247,804 other short-term rentals.