The Canadore Home Share Program is designed to help diversify housing options for students. With this program, landlords can rent out spare rooms in their home through Places4Students at Places4students.com - Helping Students Find A Home Away From Home and generate income while also providing a valuable service to students in need of housing.
If you have questions about housing options, please email housing.support@canadorecollege.ca
Benefits of Renting to Students
- Experiencing new cultures
- Companionship
- Short-term possibilities
- Financial income
- Connection to community
- Support from Canadore
- Retention of students
What are students looking for?
- Private bedroom
- Access to bathroom
- Access to kitchen
- Study space with Internet
- Bonus:
- Flexible rental terms & reasonable cost
- Parking
- Access to laundry facilities
- Furnished and/or all-inclusive
Listing your rental
For off campus housing Canadore College is partnered with Places4Students. Places4Students hosts a real-time database that showcases diverse housing options student housing vacancies in the area, complete with detailed photos, descriptive text, contact information, and property features.
- Have interview questions to learn more about the applicant and their suitability as a renter tenant
- You cannot ask questions that interfere with rights under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Questions about age, disability, place of origin, religions, sexual orientation, gender expression, etc. are not allowed
- Have expectations that the applicant would understand beforehand to make sure they are a good fit
- Meet the student via video chat or in-person
- Be careful of scams
- Use Places4Students.com to list, ask students to communicate through their student email, ask for proof of enrollment letter
- Communicate boundaries for access to spaces
- Signed room rental agreement
- Clean student's shared and private spaces
- Make sure insurance is in order
- Make sure local by-laws and safety regulations are met
- Ontario standard lease agreement
- Lease agreement
- Rent receipt
- Rental application
- Notice to enter premises
- Maintenance request
- Moving in/out checklist