Residence

1. • Online at www.durhamresidence.ca
   • Click ‘Apply Now’ to create an application on our Housing Portal
   • First-year students who apply by Monday, June 1 are guaranteed a space in residence.
   • Note: there is a $100 non-refundable application fee to submit your application. Apply during Virtual Open House and your application fee will be waived!

Available residence hall types and prices are announced in February 2021. Below is a breakdown of prices from last year to help you get a sense of approximately how much to budget when planning your first year at college. Please note: these prices are subject to change.

South Village Residence (Lease term: September 2020 to April 2021)

• • Semi-private : two occupants
    • $7,700
    • Take a virtual tour
  • Meal plan is required in South Village

Simcoe Village Residence (Lease term: September 2020 to April 2021)

• • North Hall
    • Semi-private: two occupants
    • $8,150
    • Take a virtual tour

• • Central Hall
    • Open concept: two occupants
    • $6,350
    • Take a virtual tour
  • South Hall
    • Open concept: two occupants
    • $6,350
    • Take a virtual tour
  • South Hall – Quad
    • Open concept: four occupants
    • $3,550
    • Take a virtual tour

• • South Hall – Single
    • Open concept: one occupant
    • $9,525
    • Take a virtual tour
  • Meal plan is optional in Simcoe Village

Whitby Village Residence (Lease term: September 2020 to April 2021)

• • Semi-private – two or three occupants
    • $7,860
    • Take a virtual tour of a two-bedroom suite
    • Take a virtual tour of a three-bedroom suite
  • Meal plan is optional in Whitby Village. Learn more.

View comparisons of residence hall types.

• • Eight-month lease instead of one-year lease required of most off-campus housing options
  • 24/7 front desk staff
  • Residence outreach worker onsite to offer support
  • Resident advisor staff and nightly programming
  • Maintenance staff onsite
  • Bi-weekly housekeeping services
  • Onsite laundry
  • Games rooms
  • Freedom to choose your own roommate
  • Fully furnished room with all utilities included
  • Dedicated study spaces complete with free workshops in time management, study skills and writing

• • Eight-month lease instead of one-year lease required of most off-campus housing options
  • Daytime front desk staff
  • Resident advisor onsite and routine programming
  • On-call maintenance staff
  • Monthly housekeeping services
  • Onsite laundry
  • TV lounges, study spaces and common kitchen facilities
  • Freedom to choose your own roommate
  • Fully furnished room with all utilities included

Residence offers several options for you to choose from to help find your perfect roommate match.

Already know who you want to live with? Request your roommate

On the ‘Medical, Accessibility, Special Considerations, and Roommate Requests’ step of the Housing Portal, you have the option to write the name of your desired roommate.

The following criteria must be met in order for us to accommodate this request:

• You must be accepted into the same room style as your desired roommate.
• Your requested roommate must also request you.

Want to find your own roommate? Use the Roommate section of the Housing Portal

Around the beginning of August, you will gain access to the Roommate Section of the Housing Portal, which will remain open for approximately two weeks. In the Roommate Section of the Housing Portal you will be able to browse through potential roommates and have conversations with anyone you’re interested in rooming with.

During this time you will be able to send roommate requests and accept roommate requests. If someone accepts your request to room together, you will be matched.

More information about the Roommate Section of the Housing Portal will be sent out in late July prior to the Roommate Section opening.

Want help finding a roommate? Let Residence services create a match for you

Residence will match you with a compatible roommate based on answers from your personality profile questions. Towards the end of August, Residence will email all student residents their roommate’s first name and screen name. With this information you will be able to communicate with your new roommate through the Housing Portal.

Please note: We will do our absolute best to accommodate your roommate request, but due to the complexity of the roommate matching process we may not be able to guarantee your request.

Connect with Residence today from 10 a.m. to noon by clicking the chat button at the top of this page. If you have any further questions, please visit the Residence FAQ page for additional information.