The B.C. government is keeping an eye on the effects of New York City’s crackdown on short-term housing rentals as the province prepares to introduce its own rules. Ravi Kahlon, the province’s housing minister, told CityNews 1130 that the government is also monitoring the impacts of other jurisdictions’ short-housing rules. The B.C. government plans to table new short-term housing legislation this fall. The rules are designed to offset a conventional rental housing shortage. Under the new rules in the Big Apple, short-term rental hosts must be on the city’s approved listing before advertising their available spaces. New short-term housing rental rules took effect Sept. 1 in Halifax, but the regional municipality is proceeding slowly on enforcement. Quebec has also introduced regulations that include a provincial host registry. Kahlon has indicated that he will consider a B.C., host registration system being sought by the Green Party, the Tourism Industry Association and other groups.