Short-Term Accommodation

When you arrive in Ontario, you will need somewhere to stay for a few days or weeks while you look for long-term housing. If you are not staying with family or friends, there are other affordable options.

How can I find housing before I arrive in Ontario?
Finding housing is a difficult task at the best of times. Finding a place to live before you've even arrived in Canada will not be easy, but it is not impossible.

Where can I stay when I first arrive in Ontario?
If possible, try to arrange your first few nights of accommodation before you arrive.

How do I find shared housing?
Shared housing can be an apartment or house that you share with another person, or another family

What housing help can government-sponsored refugees get?
Before you travel to Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada will refer you to a reception centre in the area where you plan to settle. The reception centre will have a room prepared for you when you first arrive.

What do I need to know about renting in Ontario?
Most newcomers rent an apartment as their first home in Ontario. If you rent a place, you have the right to live in it, but do not own it.

Short-Term Accommodation

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