Help shape the future of academic housing in Toronto. Fill out this survey, attend a campus drop in session or host your own engagement session using our consultation in a box.

Finding and securing affordable housing in Toronto is becoming more challenging each year for students, faculty, and staff at our academic institutions.

To help understand the current needs of Toronto students, faculty and staff and develop meaningful solutions, the City is developing an Academic Housing Strategy. It’s part of the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan and the Housing Action Plan (2022-2026).

We are looking for your ideas and priorities to ensure everyone studying and working in our city’s academic institutions has access to safe and affordable housing options that meet their needs.

Share Your Ideas

Online Survey

The survey will take between 7 to 10 minutes to complete. 

Take Survey

Host your own engagement session

Consultation in a Box is a self-guided small group discussion guide with everything you’ll need to host and help shape the future of academic housing in Toronto. Find instructions on how to get your own Consultation in a Box and how to use it:

Get Consultation in a Box

Campus Drop-in Sessions

Attend a drop-in session to

School Date and Time Location
Humber Polytechnic October 1, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. North Campus (205 Humber College Blvd.)
Seneca Polytechnic October 1, 4 to 8 p.m. Newnham Campus (1750 Finch Ave. E, North York)
Toronto Metropolitan University October 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 350 Victoria St. (Toronto)
University of Toronto October 3, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. George Campus (27 King’s College Circle)
Centennial College October 7, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Progress Campus (941 Progress Ave. Scarborough)
OCAD October 8, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 100 McCaul St. (Toronto)
York University October 8, 3 to 7 p.m. Keele Campus (198 York Blvd, North York)
George Brown College October 9, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. James Campus (300 Adelaide St. E.)

 

Timelines

Complete: Research and Information Gathering
2023/2024 – Complete

Current: Engagement
Fall 2024 – Current

Engaging students, faculty, staff and academic housing experts to inform plan.

Incomplete: Compile and Analyze Data
Winter 2024 – Pending

Draft the Academic Housing Strategy and review with partners.

Incomplete: Strategy Finalized
Early 2025 – Pending

Academic Housing Strategy presented to partners and City Council.