Capital Current
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25th March 2023
University students in Ottawa already feeling pressure to find affordable housing for the fall - Capital Current
As another university year ends, it’s crunch time for students looking for affordable housing before the fall.
Jill Dorsey, a first-year Carleton student living on campus, signed a lease on a three-bedroom apartment with her two friends, which will cost the trio $3,750 a month.
“We signed our lease in December, which I am thankful for because now I’m seeing many of my friends struggling to find houses,” she said.
Although Dorsey said the apartment was over their initial budget, it was...