Undergraduate Research & Scholarships

Jocelyn Liu

Short-Term Rental and Tourism Market Dynamics in Rural Ontario

This summer, I will be analyzing the impact of short-term rentals (STRs) in rural Ontario and the regulatory responses to them, contextualized by the growing housing crisis in Canada. STRs are often economic keystones for small municipalities reliant on tourism, and create unique tensions between economic development, housing affordability, and municipal governance. The project will expand the existing body of literature on STR markets that primarily focus on large urban cores but are increasingly shaping rural/semi-rural housing markets and the people who experience these shifts in their everyday lives.

 

Message To Sponsor

Thank you for your generous support! Your contribution helps continue this very important work on rental market shifts and their impacts. I am very grateful for this opportunity to engage in meaningful research about sustainable development in Ontario, where I grew up. Your support allows me to build my research skills and personal confidence for graduate school on a topic I am deeply passionate about. Thank you!