An eight-storey student-housing building with 385 beds has opened at the University of Victoria, offering more living arrangements in a city with one of the lowest rental vacancy rates in the province. 

The new state-of-the-art Dining Commons at the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Burnaby campus has officially been unveiled.

A new campus housing project at Douglas College in New Westminster will provide students a place to live where they learn.

A new mass timber student housing project will be constructed at the University of the Fraser Valley's (UFV) Abbotsford campus.

Capilano University is building its first on-campus housing, creating 362 beds and a 250-seat dining hall at the main campus,

Despite being one of the fastest-growing destinations for international students, Canada needs more student housing. A new report from Alignvest suggests the PBSA market is poised for growth.

Alignvest Student Housing announced it has launched Academic Assets, a real estate development vehicle focusing on purpose-built student accommodation.

The lack of students to fill rental units near universities and colleges has Montreal student housing landlords looking for alternate solutions.

Construction is underway for two new student housing and dining buildings at the University of Victoria. The new facilities are targeting LEED Gold.

ASH REIT announced it has purchased a portfolio of four high-quality purpose-built student accommodation ("PBSA") properties located in Waterloo, Hamilton and Oshawa.

Canada's purpose-built rental market has seen its share of healthy investment activity over the years, yet one asset class has historically struggled to keep up: student housing.

Alignvest Management Corporation announced it has launched Alignvest Student Housing Real Estate Investment Trust (ASH REIT), an investment vehicle focused exclusively on Canadian student housing.

CHC Student Housing Corp. announced it is joining forces with Dundee Acquisition to create one of Canada’s largest student housing owner-operators. The combined entity will manage 4,700 beds in 20 properties across 13 markets.

Student housing appears to be a negligible factor in Canadian investment strategies for 2016, even though interest in the multi-residential sector remains strong.

A new $40-million residence could be on the horizon for students at University of Alberta. Scheduled for completion in 2018, construction of Lister Hall Five will proceed as soon as the province approves borrowing the money to build the new facility, which aims to accommodate 520 first-year students.

The Unité de travail pour l'implantation de logement étudiant (UTILE), a non-profit organization focused on student housing in Quebec, has launched a new trilingual website for students seeking housing information in Montréal. The site, Likehome.info, was developed after survey results from over 11,000 students revealed a need to improve the City’s ability to offer proper living conditions to students. Information is available in French, English and Mandarin.

A 17-storey luxury hotel in downtown Vancouver, known as the Viva Suites Hotel, has been acquired by CIBT Education Group’s (CIBT) wholly owned subsidiary, Global Education City Holdings Inc. (GEC), with the intent to convert it into a 230-bed student housing development for foreign students. The total value of the project, including purchase price and renovations, is approximately $37-million.