Student Housing

• Construction begins on new 90-bed student residence at NSCC Kingstec Campus

  The project will add about 90 new beds at the campus. The province says the housing will also alleviate pressure on the local rental market. 

  Education

  Sep 22
  
• Halifax student union leaders call on N.S. to address soaring cost of student housing

  Student leaders joined the Nova Scotia NDP today to urge the government to replace the temporary five per cent rent cap with a rent control system, among other measures. 

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2025
  
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• City of Edmonton incentivizing student housing builds

  The new Downtown Student Housing Incentive is offering a total of $15 million for designs that meet student housing needs and are built in the downtown area.

  Economy

  Aug 20, 2025
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• Plans are underway to build more student housing in Guelph

  A new residence for first-year U of G students is set to open in '28 or '29 while city council approved an application for two new buildings on Scottsdale Dr.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2024
• As demand grows for student housing, Dalhousie prepares to break ground on new dorm

  Dalhousie University in the city's south end is readying to break ground on a new on-campus residence that will house 200 students. 

  Education

  Sep 11, 2024
• Eby pledges $300M for 1,508 new student beds at UBC by 2028

  Premier David Eby says the province and University of British Columbia will partner to create housing for more than 1,500 students at the institution's Vancouver campus.

  Education

  Aug 20, 2024
• How Saskatchewan’s rental housing shortage is affecting students

  Saskatchewan is facing a housing supply issue, with some experts saying if no new homes are added to the market, supply will run out in one and a half months.

  Consumer

  Aug 3, 2024
• N.S. university students struggling ‘year-round’ with living costs

  With the fall semester just two months away, university students throughout Nova Scotia are struggling to find an affordable place to live in an increasingly crowded rental market.

  Economy

  Jul 6, 2024
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• Guelph mayor points finger at U of G for student housing shortage

  Cam Guthrie says there is already a housing crisis in Guelph and the news about students not find places to live is only going to exacerbate that.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2024
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• More than 1,300 students at University of Guelph can’t find a place to live

  Some students at an Ontario university, and their parents, have expressed frustration over the university's handling of the situation.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2024