HOUSE Canada

04/10/2026

03/19/2026

We’re so excited to host our first Know Your Rights workshop in British Columbia!

We’ll be chatting all things tenants rights, landlord responsibilities, unlawful evictions and prohibited actions.

If you’re a student in BC, drop by in-person or join us online!

🗓️ Wednesday, March 25 | 12:30 PM
📍 GSS Boardroom (Room 112 & 108) or Online
🎟️ Free!

Join us to breakdown real scenarios and empower yourself to navigate housing challenges with knowledge and confidence.

🔗 Sign up at the link in our bio!

02/20/2026

Learn ways to advocate for yourself and file a LTB application.

Join us in-person or online for a free workshop!

Does Your Landlord Suck?
Monday Feb 23, 3 – 5 PM
Room 270, UTM Student Centre/ Online

Food provided for in-person attendees!

🔗 Sign up at the link in bio

02/15/2026

Join us for an interactive workshop designed to help you respond to real rental challenges.

⚖️ Learn how to handle eviction notices, navigate maintenance disputes, protect yourself from landlord misconduct and file applications with the Landlord & Tenant board.

🎬 Step into the role of a tenant, landlord, or legal aid and act out real rental scenarios in the role-play activity to learn how rental disputes get resolved!

Does Your Landlord Suck? Bill 60 Edition
🗓️ Feb 23, Monday
⏰ 3 - 5 PM
📍Room 270, UTM Student Centre + Online

🍽️ Food provided for in-person attendees!

🔗 Sign up at the link in bio

02/07/2026

Faster housing approvals, shorter timelines, Bill 60 is reshaping rental housing in Ontario.

While it reduces delays in housing, community improvement and transit infrastructure projects, and speeds up processing times at the Landlord & Tenant Board, there’s considerable concerns about the impact on the housing security.

Join us at the Bill 60 Edition of our workshops to learn more about how to protect yourself from quicker evictions and other unlawful practices.

Know Your Rights!
🗓️ Feb 11, Wednesday
⏰  12 – 2 PM
📍 Online & In-person (Room 170A, UTM Student Centre)

Does Your Landlord Suck?
📅  February 23, Monday
⏰  3 – 5 PM
📍  Online & In-person (Room 270, UTM Student Centre)

🔗 Sign up at the link in bio!

01/29/2026

From rent control and evictions to repairs and maintenance, this workshop breaks down what student renters in Ontario must to know.

Join us for Know Your Rights! to learn more about the implications of Bill 60 for student renters, how it’s affecting your rights and ways to protect yourself from unlawful practices.

🗓️ February 11, Wednesday | 12 – 2 PM
📍Room 170A, UTM Student Centre and Online

Whether you’re dealing with a bad landlord or just want to start the year empowered and prepared, this workshop gives you the tools to take action and stay protected!

🔗 Sign up now at the link in our bio!

01/23/2026

Kicking off 2026 by looking back at some big milestones from 2025! 🎬

From research and education to advocacy on campus and beyond, 2025 was about showing up and building momentum together.

Here’s a look back →

📚 Published two student housing research reports
SHIMMIR: Student Housing in Mississauga, Municipal Impact Report & MTH Report: On ‘Illegal’ Multi-tenant Houses in the Village at York University.
→ Link in bio to the full reports!

🔎 Launched 2 housing surveys: Filling critical gaps in data on how students live, study, commute and turning those insights into actionable recommendations that reflect REAL student housing needs.

🏠 Facilitated housing education workshops all through the year: fall, spring, summer & winter! And collaborated with some awesome folks along the way!

✏️ Finally answered the question: ‘What if students designed their own living spaces?” by hosting our first-ever student housing design consultations at YorkU!
More coming at UofT, check the link in bio.

🎊 New HOUSE chapters launched at UofT and TMU!
Follow and for campus-specific ways to get involved.

🧭 Built an exciting new partnership with to bring Co-Convert Compass to life! Curious how empty offices could become affordable co-living space? Explore with Co-Convert Compass! (link in bio)

🗓️ Attended A LOT of conferences, community events, seminars, workshops; you name it!

Big thanks to & for creating the space to connect and collaborate. Always a good reminder of how we share the housing equity space with awesome fellow change-makers!

Thank you for making 2025 a year for the books!
✨ Here’s to building more together in 2026 ✨

12/28/2025

🎁 Wrapping up 2025 with gratitude!

Thank you for participating in the UTM Student Housing Survey! Your responses made this report possible, shedding light on how students are renting, living, and commuting; and what the REAL housing needs of students are.

Congrats to our gift card winners 🎉
Hope this made your holidays a tad bit warmer!

We can’t wait for the advocacy efforts in the new year, to amplify YOUR experiences and drive real change in student housing.

🔗 Our press release and the full report are now live! Check them out at the link in our bio.

12/23/2025

High rents. Long commutes. Housing stress.

For many students in Mississauga, this is part of their student housing experience.

📊 More than 1 in 10 UTM students considered dropping out due to housing stress.

🏠 Our research at UTM focused on gathering insights from students about their housing challenges, ranging from inaccessibility to unaffordability.

We compiled our findings into a research report titled SHIMMIR—Student Housing in Mississauga: Municipal Impact Report.

🔗 Check out the full report at the link in our bio!

And, It’s finally time to reveal the VISA Gift Card winners for UTM Student Housing Survey! 🎟️ Stay tuned for the announcement.

11/22/2025

It’s National Housing Day!

A moment to recognize the human right to a safe, dignified, and affordable home. And while the federal Build Canada Homes program is a step toward more non-market housing, Ontario’s Bill 60 is moving in the opposite direction.

Bill 60 hands more power to private developers, lets cities bypass their own official plans, and opens the door to more high-end, unaffordable towers near GO stations — all while the public covers the infrastructure costs.

For tenants, the impacts are even harsher: cheaper, faster evictions, shorter notice periods, and new fees just to appeal. And student renters in particular, will be the most affected.

Although there’s much to celebrate on National Housing Day, Bill 60 highlights why we need stronger protections for renters and thoughtful, community-led housing solutions.

This week, we’re releasing new research on the state of student housing in Mississauga and a detailed breakdown of Bill 60’s implications. Keep an eye out for the updates!