As the largest urban area on Cape Breton and the island’s historical capital, Sydney is the perfect mix of metropolitan charm and down home hospitality. As with many Nova Scotian communities on the ocean, the heart of Sydney is its waterfront. On a warm, summer evening it’s a great place to go for a walk, stop to watch a busker and to watch ships in the harbour. Along the way, be sure to get your photo taken beside the world’s largest fiddle, built in recognition of Cape Breton’s musical talent.
Secure housing plays a vital role in your student experience. It is very important that students do not travel to Canada before securing proper accommodations. Like most of Canada, affordable housing is a serious issue in Cape Breton. Housing in the area is limited and students should begin their search early. We continue to advocate for affordable housing solutions, including pushing for Federal support of the proposed Tartan Downs Project, which would see various housing options built within the CBRM.
Students should budget $1000 per month for housing and associated costs.
1 bed in a shared bedroom, available to rent to 1 male tenant. All utilities are included in tenants rent,…
There is 1 bed in a shared, furnished bedroom. The landlord is seeking 1 female tenant to rent this space…
1 shared bedroom with 2 beds, has 1 vacancy available to rent immediately, to 1 female tenant. Tenant will have…
1 fully furnished bedroom available to rent immediately in the landlord’s house. Tenant would share the common living space with…
1 fully furnished bedroom with large screen TV and another private room that can be used as a study room.…
This is a fully furnished bedroom located in the landlord’s house. This is a lovely large home, very close to…
This furnished bedroom is available to rent for the summer only, beginning June 1st, until September 1st, 2024. The bedroom…
1 bedroom available to rent immediately to a mature, female tenant. This bedroom is located in the landlords home and…
1 furnished bedroom available to rent in the landlords house. Landlord would prefer a non-smoking, male tenant. This bedroom is…
This is a fully furnished bedroom available to rent immediately in the landlords house. This bedroom is a sublet rental…
1 bedroom available to rent immediately to 1 female tenant. This bedroom could be partially furnished if need be. All…
1 fully furnished bedroom available to rent immediately to 1 female tenant. This bedroom has a double sized bed in…
1 fully furnished bedroom available to rent beginning April 1st, 2024, to 1 female tenant. Landlord is seeking a tenant…
1 single bedroom available to rent in the landlords home. This is a quiet home and landlord is seeking a…
1 fully furnished bedroom located in a 2-bedroom house, available to rent immediately. The other bedroom is occupied by homeowner.…
This is a fully furnished bedroom available to rent to 1 female tenant, beginning September 1st, 2024. This home is…
1 shared bedroom with 2 beds, available to rent beginning July 1st. There is currently another student already occupying one…
This spacious bedroom is furnished and available to rent immediately for sharing. Landlord is preferring male tenants only. All utilities…
There is 1 fully furnished shared bedroom, available to rent immediately to 2 female tenants. All utilities will be included…
There is one shared bedroom available to rent immediately to male tenants. All utilities are included in tenants rent, which…
There is 1 shared bedroom available to rent immediately. All utilities will be included in tenants rent. The nearest bus…
1 space in a shared bedroom, available to rent to 1 female tenant from India. This is a furnished bedroom…
1 space in a fully furnished shared bedroom, available to rent immediately to 1 male student. This unit is above…
Landlord is seeking 1 responsible and mature female tenant to occupy this 1-bedroom bachelor apartment, located in her home. All…
Two, 1-bedroom suites available to rent immediately. These suites are fully furnished with a kitchen, and bathroom is just outside…
This is a brand new house with an attached garage, available to rent immediately to 4 tenants in total. This…
This house is located on the water front and has 2 bedrooms available to rent immediately, which are located in…
2 furnished bedrooms available to rent in a duplex. The single bedroom is available to rent immediately, and the larger…
2 furnished bedrooms available for 2 mature, clean students that are looking for a surreal area to study and relax…
2 bedrooms available to rent immediately in the landlords house. 1 bedroom can accommodate 2 students, and the other bedroom…
Both bedrooms linked below are available to rent immediately. This house is located in downtown Sydney (all in one property).…
2 bedrooms available to rent; 1 larger bedroom, with a private bath, and 1 smaller bedroom. The bedrooms are furnished…
2 fully furnished bedrooms available to rent immediately to 2 female tenants. This house is located on a quiet cul…
Two beds available in a shared bedrooms for female tenants. One bedroom available either as a private room for one…
This house is available to rent to 5-6 tenants beginning January 1st, 2024. Every bedroom has mattresses for tenants, but…
🌟 Private Bedrooms: Blue Room: Available beginning September 8th. Features a twin bed, spacious and furnished, including a comfortable desk and…
Three fully furnished bedrooms available to rent immediately. These bedrooms are located on the upper level of the house with…
There are 3 fully furnished bedrooms in total, available to rent immediately. There are 2 single bedrooms available to…
There are 4 bedrooms available to rent immediately in this fully furnished and fully equipped home. The landlord is seeking…
This house has 4 bedrooms available to rent. Tenants will have all utilities included, with access to WIFI and parking.…
4 fully furnished bedrooms located in the landlords home, available to rent immediately. Tenants will have all utilities included in…
4-bedroom house available to rent to a family. Landlord is renting the house as a whole, not by the bedroom.…
$79/night for small room, with shared bath. $99/night for Large room, with shared bath. $135/night for regular room, with private…
These are 2 rental units located in Glace Bay. 356 King Edward Street, Glace Bay This house can be…
This is a tenant seeking a female roommate to rent one of the bedrooms in a 3-bedrom house. They are…
Landlord owns two buildings: Intercolonial Street, Sydney Landlord is seeking tenants to occupy a fully furnished shared bedroom, in…
The Off-Campus Housing Coordinator works to connect students to landlords and vice-versa via the Off-Campus Accommodation Listing which is a free resource for the community. The coordinator ensures a smooth operation of this free resource that can be used by newcomers as well as property owners/managers in the community.
Students are most welcome to reach out to the coordinator but depending on the email traffic, you may or may not hear back in time and rental listings can get sold out quickly. Hence, students are encouraged to follow the contact instructions on the listing to secure it.
Students are encouraged to reach out to the listing’s point of contact directly and be mindful that the property owners/managers do not work for CBU and will answer on their own accord.
Rental/Property listings take place approximately 2 months prior to an intake. If you start searching too early or too late in relation to your intake, you may not find the right option for you. Starting your search early is definitely the key and we encourage future students to use this resource as early in their journey as possible.
The prices displayed on listings can vary since some of them are room leases, some apartments and some are for houses. The pricing may seem high because it is for a whole house that can be leased.
Listings posted on third-party platforms and social media websites can be fake/scams and it is very important to be mindful of the same. The Off-Campus living page is maintained and updated by the Off-Campus housing coordinator and not through user-generated content.
Department: Housing and Ancillary Services
Phone:
902-563-1656
Email: Kelsey_Johnston@cbu.ca
