Renting
Whether you're an international student just arriving in Canada or renting in Toronto for the first time, here you'll find the steps for finding a place, applying and signing a lease, plus the documents you'll need, to help you avoid detours. Our articles are currently in Chinese, with English versions on the way.
Process
Rental applications, ID, employment letters and pay stubs, bank statements, credit reports and references: what each one is, why landlords ask for it and how to prepare it; what international students, newcomers, the self-employed and people without a credit history can provide instead; which personal information you don't have to give, and the questions landlords legally can't ask.
Process
Whether you're an international student, a newcomer or a local professional, renting can follow these 9 steps: set a budget, choose an area, choose where to search, view homes, apply, sign the standard lease, make payments, prepare to move in and do the handover inspection. At the end, it also covers your rights and responsibilities as a tenant, how to renew or move out, and common questions.
International Students
Do I have to pay an agent fee? Can I rent before I arrive? Am I protected if I live with my landlord? What if the landlord raises the rent, I want to move out early, or my deposit is withheld when I leave? From searching and signing to moving in and moving out, these are the 21 questions international students ask me most.
International Students
I was an international student too, and I've lived in residence and rented an apartment. This guide covers the rental timeline for international students, budgeting, the two main ways to search, how to avoid scams, showing and lease-signing checklists, deposits and prepaid rent, move-in and move-out inspections, and your rights as a tenant.
International Students
U of T has three campuses, St. George (downtown), Mississauga and Scarborough, and the rental areas, transit and housing types around each are completely different. This guide covers, campus by campus, the common places to live, popular student residences, on-campus versus off-campus housing, a search timeline and how to avoid scams.
International Students
Rental options around York University's Keele campus, from on-campus residence to The Village, Finch West, Downsview, VMC and North York, compared by transit, housing type and amenities, plus the Glendon campus, a search timeline, a showing checklist and scam warnings.
Areas
North York has one of the largest concentrations of condos outside downtown Toronto. This guide covers Yonge-Finch, North York Centre, Yonge-Sheppard, Bayview Village to Leslie, Don Mills and Fairview Mall, and stretches north of Yonge-Eglinton: location, transit, amenities, condo types and which needs each suits, plus what to compare between buildings, rental and short-term rental rules, and common questions.