Canadian Student Off-Campus Housing Guide: Leases, Laws & Tenant Rights

Navigating off-campus housing is one of the biggest milestones—and financial risks—of your post-secondary journey. Whether you are moving into your first apartment in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, or Montreal, understanding your rights as a tenant is your strongest defense against predatory landlords, illegal fees, and sudden evictions. In Canada, tenant laws are governed entirely at the provincial level. What is strictly illegal in Ontario might be standard practice in Alberta. The Legal Found