Programs and Workshops
Lease It or Lose It
Lease it or Lose It is a week-long campaign including special events to ensure students are feeling ready to dive into life off-campus. During the Winter 2025 term, Lease It or Lose It will run from February 3rd to 6th.
View the upcoming events with this term's Lease It or Lose It campaign:
Think Before You Sign & Lease Review with the Students Rights Advisory Committee
Monday February 3rd, 2025 | 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. | One Market Room OM207-47
Description: Join us for an essential workshop to help you navigate the often-overlooked details of renting off-campus. This session combines the popular "Think Before You Sign" workshop with a special opportunity to get your lease reviewed by Laurier's Student Rights and Advisory Committee (SRAC)! During the "Think Before You Sign" portion, we'll walk you through every section of an Ontario Standard Lease to ensure you know what to look out for before you sign. We’ll cover all the important details, from rent terms to deposit requirements, ensuring you know exactly what you're signing. But that’s not all! SRAC will be on hand to provide free, personalized lease readings and reviews. They’ll help you understand your rights as a tenant and offer guidance if you have any concerns or questions about your lease.
What to Bring: If you have a current lease or one you’re considering signing, bring a copy with you! SRAC can help you identify potential issues and give you the tools you need to make informed decisions.
Get Experience Fair
Tuesday February 4th, 2025 | 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. | One Market Atrium
Description: Looking for ways to get involved and gain experience? Visit the Laurier Off-Campus Housing booth at the Get Experience Fair, hosted by the Career Centre! We’ll be promoting exciting volunteer opportunities for the 2025-2026 academic year, including the Off-Campus Housing Ambassador positions. As an Off-Campus Housing Ambassador, you'll play a key role in helping fellow students navigate the world of off-campus living. Ambassadors assist in the development and growth of our support program by assisting with programming, workshops, and events that educate students on the resources available to assist in the search for off-campus housing.
Stop by our booth to meet our staff and current student volunteers, ask questions, and hear about their experiences about being an Off-Campus Housing Ambassador. Whether you're interested in a volunteer role or simply want to learn more about living off-campus, we’re here to help!
Life Off-Campus Fair
Wednesday February 5th, 2025 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | One Market Atrium
Visit the Life Off-Campus Fair to interact with on and off-campus resources to help enhance your experience when living off-campus. Guests will include Sustainability, the FreeStore, your Students' Union, Places4Students and more.
Roommate Match-Up
Thursday February 6th, 2025 | 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. | One Market Room OM207-47
Description: Are you searching for off-campus housing for the 2025-2026 academic year? A big part of the process is finding the right people to live with! The Roommate Match-Up event is here to help you do just that. Think of it like speed dating - but for roommates! In this fun, interactive session, you'll connect with other students and answer lighthearted questions to discover shared interests, habits, and expectations for living together. Finding the right roommate(s) is an important step in securing the ideal off-campus home, and this event is the perfect way to start that search. We hope to see you there!
Think Before You Sign & Lease Review with the Students Rights Advisory Committee
Monday February 3rd, 2025 | 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Peter's Building Room P119
Description: Join us for an essential workshop to help you navigate the often-overlooked details of renting off-campus. This session combines the popular "Think Before You Sign" workshop with a special opportunity to get your lease reviewed by Laurier's Student Rights and Advisory Committee (SRAC)! During the "Think Before You Sign" portion, we'll walk you through every section of an Ontario Standard Lease to ensure you know what to look out for before you sign. We’ll cover all the important details, from rent terms to deposit requirements, ensuring you know exactly what you're signing. But that’s not all! SRAC will be on hand to provide free, personalized lease readings and reviews. They’ll help you understand your rights as a tenant and offer guidance if you have any concerns or questions about your lease.
What to Bring: If you have a current lease or one you’re considering signing, bring a copy with you! SRAC can help you identify potential issues and give you the tools you need to make informed decisions.
Roommate Match-Up
Tuesday February 4th, 2025 | 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Peter's Building Room P119
Description: Are you searching for off-campus housing for the 2025-2026 academic year? A big part of the process is finding the right people to live with! The Roommate Match-Up event is here to help you do just that. Think of it like speed dating - but for roommates! In this fun, interactive session, you'll connect with other students and answer lighthearted questions to discover shared interests, habits, and expectations for living together. Finding the right roommate(s) is an important step in securing the ideal off-campus home, and this event is the perfect way to start that search. We hope to see you there!
Get Experience Fair
Wednesday February 5th, 2025 | 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Concourse
Description: Looking for ways to get involved and gain experience? Visit the Laurier Off-Campus Housing booth at the Get Experience Fair, hosted by the Career Centre! We’ll be promoting exciting volunteer opportunities for the 2025-2026 academic year, including the Off-Campus Housing Ambassador positions. As an Off-Campus Housing Ambassador, you'll play a key role in helping fellow students navigate the world of off-campus living. Ambassadors assist in the development and growth of our support program by assisting with programming, workshops, and events that educate students on the resources available to assist in the search for off-campus housing.
Stop by our booth to meet our staff and current student volunteers, ask questions, and hear about their experiences about being an Off-Campus Housing Ambassador. Whether you're interested in a volunteer role or simply want to learn more about living off-campus, we’re here to help!
Life Off-Campus Fair
Thursday February 6th, 2025 | 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Concourse
Visit the Life Off-Campus Fair to interact with on and off-campus resources to help enhance your experience when living off-campus. Guests will include Sustainability, Places4Students the Dean of Students Office, local property management companies and more.
Rental Readiness Workshop Series
Starting from Scratch
Need to find housing for next year (or right now) and not sure where to start? We've got you covered! Join the Off-Campus Housing team for foundational steps to begin your house-hunting journey. This workshop will focus on educating students about the house hunting process, and help students by providing budgetary considerations and resources as well as tools to successfully find roommates. It's a great place to start if you are not sure how to begin looking for off-campus housing.
House Hunting 101
Looking for an overview on how to look for off-campus housing and learn everything you need to know? Our House Hunting workshop covers topics such as budgeting, platforms to find housing, avoiding rental scams, relationships with roommates and more.
Think Before You Sign
Never seen an Ontario Standard Lease before? Join us while we walk through every section of an Ontario Standard Lease to ensure students know what to look out for and double-check before officially signing a contract for a rental unit.
Upcoming Workshop Dates
Think Before You Sign
Monday, February 3rd 2025 | 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. | In-Person
- Location: Waterloo Campus
Monday, February 3rd 2025 | 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. | In-Person
- Location: Brantford Campus, One Market room OM207-47
Housing Hunting 101
Tuesday, February 11th 2025 | 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | In-Person
- Location: Brantford Campus, One Market room OM207-47
Wednesday, February 12th 2025 | 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | In-Person
- Location: Waterloo Campus, Peters Building room P119
Starting from Scratch
Thursday, February 27th 2025 | 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Zoom Meeting
- Zoom ID: 91485633727
Tuesday, March 18th 2025 | 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. | In-Person
- Location: Waterloo Campus, Peters Building room P119
Thursday, March 20th 2025 | 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. | In-Person
- Location: Brantford Campus, One Market room OM207-47
Think Before You Sign
Tuesday, March 4th 2025 | 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Zoom Meeting
- Zoom ID: 92832952051
Friday, March 28th 2025 | 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Zoom Meeting
- Zoom ID: 98819419006
Housing Hunting 101
Tuesday, March 11th 2025 | 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Zoom Meeting
- Zoom ID: 92726321762
Housing Hunting 101
Tuesday, April 1st 2025 | 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. | In-Person
- Location: Waterloo Campus, Peters Building room P119
Wednesday, April 2nd 2025 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. | In Person
- Location: Brantford Campus, One Market room OM207-47