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City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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News Release

September 23, 2024

The City of Toronto invites the post-secondary community to help shape a new Academic Housing Strategy

The City of Toronto is inviting post-secondary students, faculty and staff to share their thoughts about their housing challenges, ideas and expectations for the future.

The outreach is part of the Academic Housing Strategy, a priority under the City's HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan and the Housing Action Plan (2022-2026) to address housing challenges and ensure equitable access to affordable housing options for all Toronto residents. 

The engagement will include an online survey, onsite campus interactive sessions, focus groups and interviews with leading experts to gather insights, share information and develop innovative solutions to address the housing concerns affecting Toronto’s post-secondary community. Participants will have the opportunity to: 
• discuss current housing challenges and opportunities
• explore strategies for improving housing access and affordability
• contribute ideas to all orders of governments and academic institutions to improve housing outcomes.  

Have your say
Post-secondary students, faculty and staff are invited to share their experiences, insight and ideas by participating in an online survey available until Friday, November 1 on the City’s website: https://cotsurvey.chkmkt.com/AcademicHousingSurvey. 

In-person engagement sessions will be held at eight college and university campuses across the city. The full schedule and location details of the drop-in sessions are available on the City’s Academic Housing Strategy webpage: https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/community-partners/housing-partners/housing-initiatives/academic-housing-strategy/.

Quotes:

“Students, faculty and staff have the best advice when it comes to building housing to serve the academic community. I look forward to hearing from students, teachers and all members of Toronto’s academic community on how we can align with the City’s housing targets, and how we can work together to engage the provincial and federal governments to build more homes.”
– Mayor Olivia Chow

“This engagement to develop the strategy represents a collaborative approach to finding solutions that benefit everyone. Together, we can shape a strong and effective strategy through proactive and inclusive dialogue on post-secondary housing in Toronto.”
– Councillor Gord Perks (Parkdale-High Park), Chair of the Planning and Housing Committee

Toronto is home to more than three million people whose diversity and experiences make this great city Canada’s leading economic engine and one of the world’s most diverse and livable cities. As the fourth largest city in North America, Toronto is a global leader in technology, finance, film, music, culture, innovation and climate action, and consistently places at the top of international rankings due to investments championed by its government, residents and businesses. For more information visit www.toronto.ca or follow us on X at www.x.com/cityoftoronto, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/cityofto or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cityofto.

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Media contact: Media Relations, media@toronto.ca

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