On Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, University of Ottawa students cast their votes in Ontario’s unprecedented snap election — so what comes next?
housing
As the student population booms at the University of Ottawa, finding housing is just as difficult as passing exams. Although the university has several on-campus residence options, how does a residence even get built? And are there more resources for students amid Ottawa’s housing crisis?
Give Me Shelter uncovers issues, solutions and more, presenting highly political issues through an artistic lens. This triennial exhibit is not only very relevant to our current situation in Ottawa, but also a real lesson in community mobilization and social activism.
Now obviously if every U of O student took this advice it would upend the Ottawa housing market, but I have this hunch that less than 100 people will read this. So if you are one of the people heed my warnings: move out of Sandy Hill.
The police station in the Rideau Centre does not solve any of the issues facing downtown citizens, argues Isabella Fiore.
We know that prevention is better than cure. The government should be proactive and do more to solve this problem before it gets even worse.
If the university wants to pride itself worthy to attend. It needs to be ready to accommodate demand and protect those who chose to do so.
Levi Cottingham, President of the University of Ottawa Conservatives shares his view on building more housing in and around campus.
There is a mafia in Sandy Hill and your landlord is a member.
Many students can relate to the trials and tribulations of moving day and the common grievances of renting: the hunt for cardboard boxes, running to the store for more bubble wrap, squishing the contents of your closet into suitcases and losing your favourite hoodie in the chaos.
Verify matches tenants with local landlords based on their preferences and proven financial budgets for housing.
The portal, which is the primary means of proposing and accepting residence offers for students, claimed that it was ‘overwhelmed’ following the high demand expected from it when it opened last Monday for newly admitted students.
The University of Ottawa is severely lacking a 1000-level course on the Sandy Hill housing market.
“It’ll be my first time living away from home on my own. But all of the exciting parts of that are taken away, because I’m worried about if I’ll find a place,” said second-year student Erin Peter.
As classes return to campus, Dalhousie University has limited its residence capacity to 80 per cent this fall, housing around 1,800 students instead of the 2,300 they did prior to the pandemic, according to a statement on the university’s website.
“The current political system does not easily allow for homelessness to be an issue that gains much attention or commitment from elected officials. This is largely disheartening and reflects poorly upon voters and politicians but it also has the upside of partly keeping bad rhetoric out of the discourse,” writes Quinn Sam, a student entering his second year studying political science and economy at the University of Ottawa.
Dear Di, my landlord has offered my roommate and I a discount on rent in exchange for sexual favours. While this is a really strange and uncomfortable situation, we really enjoy the location and quality of our building and don’t want to leave our home. I am worried that by saying no or ignoring the offer, we could be evicted. What should we do?
Many tenants say they cannot afford to pay April’s rent due to lay-offs and other financial challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why the Herongate Tenant Coalition is organizing a rent strike for the month of April.
As concerns over the spread of COVID-19 in the city continue to grow, the University of Ottawa is offering refunds and urging students in residence to move home early to reduce the strain on campus resources.
City council voted unanimously on Wednesday to declare an affordable housing and homelessness emergency, making Ottawa the first Canadian city to do so. The motion was brought by Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney, who is council’s liaison for housing and homelessness.
The Ottawa housing market can be a tough realm to navigate. Read up on some tips and tricks from tenant rights advocates, student renters, landlords, and mortgage brokers so you can find the best new pad that checks all your boxes.
This new wave of private residences is defined by their high-end amenities including fitness centres, study rooms, game lounges and planned social events. But responses to the business model from students have been mixed.
This incredible dependency upon shelters reveals that employment and housing initiatives need to be radically overhauled.
The University of Ottawa confirmed an incident involving an elevator in Leblanc residence occurred on Oct. 10 in which a student was injured.
On Sept. 30, around 400 people from the Heron Gate community will be evicted from their homes as part of a plan to redevelop the neighbourhood. This time, they aren’t backing down.
