Off Campus Living
Do you have questions about living off-campus? Need help finding a place to live? Experiencing challenges? Email ie.housing@viu.ca to book an appointment.
NOTE: Staff is currently working remotely and is available by email.
General Off-Campus Housing inquiries:
Chris Yeast
Interim Manager, Homestay & Off-Campus Housing
Phone: 250-740-6159
Email: chris.yeast@viu.ca
Places4Students
VIU Residence is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Places4Students to provide VIU students with off-campus rental listings.
Places4Students is a leading, online listing service which specializes in providing rental housing options for students.
All their listings are in real-time; accessible 24/7; descriptive with photos, amenity icons, floor plans and include mapping from each rental property to campus; Smart Search features and much more!
Since they began in 2003, Places4Students.com has helped over 79,000 landlords and property management companies advertise their housing vacancies to students effectively. More importantly, their service is completely focused on meeting the individual needs of each college or university and all of their services are provided to students for FREE.
If you are unable to secure a housing offer or need to look at off campus housing options or you’re no longer staying at VIU Residence, we highly recommend that you check out: Places4Students.com