Before You Get Started
There is some important information you should know before you get started. Please take the time to review and understand:
First Year Student Guarantee
Residence is guaranteed for all new full-time students entering their first year of university in an undergraduate program for the first time, provided that they have:
- Completed The Residence Guarantee Application on StarRez by March 31
- Have received and accepted an offer of admission to the University of Toronto Mississauga by June 3, and;
- Completed the UTM Undergrad Academic Year Application on StarRez (including the Occupancy Agreement and application fee) by the deadline. See dates and deadlines here: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/housing/applying/undergraduate/dates-deadlines
Students must complete all steps of the StarRez applications, respond to all deadlines, and meet all deposit requirements in order to maintain eligibility.
Exchange Student Guarantee
Student Housing & Residence Life offers guaranteed residence for students applying for a year-long or summer exchange and a limited number of priority spaces available for one semester exchanges.
The minimum eligibility requirements for the University of Toronto Mississauga Exchange Student housing guarantee:
- you must have been accepted as an exchange student at the UTM campus;
- you must be on exchange for the entire academic year (September to April);
- you must submit your application and housing deposit before the specified undergraduate or graduate housing deadlines;
- you must accept the terms and conditions of the Undergraduate Housing Occupancy Agreement and/or the Graduate Housing Lease/Contract Agreement;
- you must maintain eligible student status for the duration of the on-campus residency period.
Exchange students will be placed in either First Year or Upper Year residence spaces, depending on date of application and availability of upper year spaces after Upper Year room assignments are completed in July. Should no Upper Year spaces remain for exchange students, they will be accommodated in First Year housing. All housing fees will be dictated by classification and room assignment.
For additional guidance and support, before you arrive in Canada, please contact the UTM International Centre. For more information about the UTM International Centre, please visit http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/international.
For consideration for admission to residence for the upcoming academic year, first-year applicants must meet the minimum eligibility requirements:
- Abide by the policies, procedures, payment deadlines and community standards as outlined in the UTM Student Housing & Residence Life Undergraduate Occupancy Agreement and Residence Handbook;
- Maintain full-time student status for the duration of their on-campus residency;
- Abide all application deadlines and procedures.
Below are some steps in our placement process to consider:
- Applicants can indicate whether they prefer Same Gender - Female, Same Gender - Male, or Mixed Gender housing in the StarRez application.
- Students who require accommodations based on an accessibility need may identify this in the StarRez application through the Personalized Accommodation Form. The Personalized Accommodation Form will help us understand your specific needs, in the interest of providing you appropriate accommodations. Please describe your needs in detail, so that we may offer you the best possible experience here at UTM.
- Within the StarRez application, all students will be able to rank their order of preference of housing style. You can view our housing styles by clicking here.
Information regarding placements is emailed to students in Mid-July. See dates & deadlines.
Please note: first years first-year applicants will not be able to indicate building or roommate preferences, but will have the opportunity to indicate housing style preferences. Housing style preferences are not guaranteed.
Application Guides
Click here to view our 2024-2025 Application Guide.
We provide translations for our Application Guide in Arabic, Hindi, Mandarin, & Spanish.
Disclaimer: Student Housing & Residence Life will not be held liable for any miscommunication or misinterpretation as a result of the translation of this guide.
Application Process
The Residence Guarantee Application and UTM Undergrad application can be found on StarRez at residence.utoronto.ca.
Complete The Residence Guarantee Application on StarRez
You must complete The Residence Guarantee of the application on StarRez. In order to qualify for the First-year Residence Guarantee, this must be completed by March 31.
Complete the UTM Undergrad StarRez Application
Once you have completed The Residence Guarantee application and accepted your offer of admission at UTM, the UTM Undergrad StarRez application will be made available to you:
Application Steps:
- Login to StarRez at residence.utoronto.ca with your UTORid & password
- Select "My Applications" and proceed through the UTM - Undergrad Academic Year
- Complete all steps of the application
- Ensure you pay the $350 non-refundable application fee
- Submit your application by the deadline.
In order to qualify for the First-Year Residence Guarantee, this step must be completed and the non-refundable application fee ($350) must be paid by the deadline.
Missed the The Residence Guarantee (March 31) Deadline?
Apply for the Mississauga Waitlist Application on StarRez.
Application Steps:
- Login to StarRez at residence.utoronto.ca with your UTORid & password
- Select "Apply to Residence" and indicate whether or not you will need Family Housing
- You are then brought to "Waitlist Mississauga Application"
- Complete all steps of the application
- Ensure you pay the $350 non-refundable application fee
- Submit your application by the deadline.
After You Apply:
If your UTM housing application and application fee requirements have been received by the deadline, UTM Student Housing & Residence Life will send housing confirmations & waitlist numbers to the email address you have registered with ACORN. See below details for each category.
- Login to StarRez at residence.utoronto.ca with your UTORid and password.
- First years will select "My Applications" and Upper Years will select "Upper Year Returner"
- Go to "Application Offer"
- Under "Select Next Step" click "Accept Offer & Pay Acceptance Deposit"
- Pay the $1,650 non-refundable and non-transferable acceptance deposit.
- Click "Submit Acceptance"
Please ensure you have done the above steps before the deadline. Dates and deadlines can be found here: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/housing/applying/undergraduate/undergraduate-dates-deadlines.
The acceptance deposit is applied towards the total cost of living in residence. More information about your residence fees can be found here: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/housing/applying/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees
- Login to StarRez at residence.utoronto.ca with your UTORid and password.
- First years will select "My Applications" and Upper Years will select "Upper Year Returner"
- Go to "Application Offer"
- Under "Select Next Step" click "Decline Offer & Cancel"
- Complete the form.
- Click "Submit Cancellation/Withdrawal Request"
Please ensure you have done the above steps before the deadline. Dates and deadlines can be found here: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/housing/applying/undergraduate/undergraduate-dates-deadlines.
A student's waitlist number is based on date and time the applications are received. Waitlist number updates will be sent weekly after confirmation emails have been sent.
Receiving a spot in residence from the waitlist:
- As spaces become available in a specific category, offers will be made.
- If a waitlist category is exhausted then an alternate category will be used to fill the space. This process will continue until no space remains or the waitlist is exhausted;
- We will notify applicants through e-mail when a room becomes available and require an answer within two (2) business days. If we do not receive an email back within that time frame your application will be cancelled. Please ensure to keep your contact information up-to-date directly through ACORN.
Cancelling from the waitlist:
- If we offer you a residence room and you decline because you would like another housing style, your application will be cancelled.
- If you find alternate housing and you would like to cancel off the waitlist, please cancel via the Cancellation/Withdrawal form found in your StarRez application. Verbal or phone cancellations will not be accepted. The application fee and acceptance deposit are non-refundable.
The waitlist will remain active throughout the academic year.
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