Canada Services Housing

Services for Students
Studying in Canada

There are two types of accommodation available:

Accommodation owned and managed by your college or university (this could be either on or off-campus).
Accommodation off-campus owned by private landlords or external organisations.

Student residences in Canada offer a variety of living situations. You may share a room with one or two other people, or have your own room and live en suite with a few others, or your own room off a long hallway. Residences may also allow you access to a common room, extra study rooms, a shared kitchen and television or computer facilities.

Be aware that if you choose to live on-campus, you may be required to buy a meal plan that entitles you to meals in the school's cafeterias. When you request information and an application to be sent to you from the university or college admissions office, ask for information about residences to be included.

If you do not get accepted into residences, or if you decide that it does not suit your needs you will need to find accommodation off-campus.

The housing office at your college or university will have listings of available housing off-campus. Staff will be able to guide you through the listings, or set you in the right direction and look over lease agreements with you. In addition to listing vacant apartments, university housing offices often list roommates too.