Residence move-in at the University of Calgary highlights housing crisis
Global News
More than 700 students at the University of Calgary applied to be on the waitlist for on-campus housing this year.
More than 1,250 first-year students moved into on-campus residences at the University of Calgary on Sunday, a record number of students according to the university.
This year, more than 3,000 students will be living on-campus at the university. More than 1,700 of those students moved in on Sunday, which includes older students.
However, the record numbers highlight a rental affordability issue in Calgary. According to Shane Royal, director of ancillary services at the University of Calgary, over 700 students applied to be on the waitlist for on-campus housing this year.
“We’ve definitely seen an increase in demand for on-campus housing. With the challenges in the local housing market and the price increases that students are seeing, our option becomes a bit more affordable,” Royal told Global News.
“We’ve seen a fairly significant increase in applications to live in residence at the university.”
For some students, living on campus means escaping the stress of finding a rental.
Jillian Taillon is a first-year student at the University of Calgary. She moved into her dorm room on Sunday with her best friend to get the full university experience, even though she has family in the city.
Taillon told Global News it’s nice not to have to look for off-campus housing.
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