Shelter & Housing
Below are resources for shelter and housing in BC and Victoria.
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Caprent offers affordable, pet-friendly apartments
If you are looking for a long term stay in the Victoria area, Caprent is one of the most affordable rental companies. Most of their properties include utilities in the price, and are pet friendly. Searching their site is a great option for finding affordable housing,...
FreeRentalAds – A resource for finding a rental
FreeRentalAds is a great website to aid in the house hunt because it is free for both the renter and rentee to use. Not requiring a fee to post makes it very attractive to landlords, so there is a good amount of rare properties on this site that are not posted...
Rentals.ca – A resource for finding housing
Rentals.ca is a comprehensive collection of many different rentals that are currently available. Their site is quite user-friendly and allows people to rent anything from a room in a house to an entire house, depending on their needs. It is a great resource to keep in...
RentSmart offers lessons on how to find and maintain housing
RentSmart is a website created for the mission of finding everyone stable and affordable housing. Although they are partnered with UVIC, this resource is available for everyone. They provide a free course that will teach you skills regarding how to find, apply to, and...
Find a roommate with “Roomies”
Roomies.ca is a Canadian website that connects individuals who are looking for roommates. On this site, you can post an extra room, find someone else offering an extra room, or just connect with someone others and house hunt together. Website: https://www.roomies.ca/
Find a roommate with Places4Students
Places4Students is an online Canadian resource that helps connect individuals who are looking for a roommate with a landlord, or other students. A nice feature is that other people's profiles can be viewed to get to know a bit more about them. You can also post or...
PadMapper – A resource to find rentals
PadMapper is a fantastic resource to search for apartments in Canada and there are a lot of options available for the Victoria area. This is a great site for students looking for off-campus housing, or for anyone in the community who may be looking for a private...
Island Health Heat Safety Resources
This website provides up to date information on heat safety as well as cooling stations around Vancouver Island. Scroll to the bottom of the website for pdf copies of the resources. Website: https://www.islandhealth.ca/learn-about-health/environment/heat-safety
Sandy Merriman House
The Sandy Merriman house offers meals, clothing and shelter for 25 homeless women. The Sandy Merriman house supports trans, non-binary and gender-fluid people as well. First come first serve, call after 7am to have your name put on the list. Location: 809 Burdett Ave,...