Students heading to the University of Toronto Mississauga this fall can now apply to live in the campus's newest residence, a six-storey building that will add 400 beds.

The university said on Friday, Feb. 13, that applications are open for its New Residence Building, which is on track to open in fall 2026. Once it does, UTM will house about 2,000 students on campus. Incoming undergraduates have until June 8 to apply.

It is the first new residence at UTM since Oscar Peterson Hall opened in 2007, and part of a University of Toronto investment in student housing across its three campuses.

What's inside

The co-ed building will have 115 single bedrooms and 135 double bedrooms, plus 15 bedrooms for support staff such as dons. Every floor will have a community kitchen, and the building will also include a meeting room, a music room, and study and lounge areas.

Washrooms follow a new layout for the campus. Each floor will have three clusters of three or four private, single-use washrooms, each with its own shower, sink and toilet, so residents won't share with other students.

Jen Skinner, assistant director of residence administration and operations at UTM's Student Housing and Residence Life, said many of the features came out of consultations with current residents, who told staff the older buildings never have enough shared space.

This building is designed with significant community space in order to help students connect with each other.

— Jen Skinner, University of Toronto Mississauga

One addition Skinner singled out is an event space that can hold more than 100 people, which students from any of the campus residences will be able to book for programming. Study areas will have modular furniture that students can rearrange for quiet reading, solo work or group projects.

Design and construction

The building was designed by Toronto architects Montgomery Sisam and Danish firm Christensen & Co., and is being built by Multiplex Construction Canada. The project is pursuing LEED silver certification, a standard for sustainable design and energy efficiency.

Its exterior will pair wood and stone cladding with copper-toned aluminum on the upper floors. The university also plans to refresh a pedestrian plaza nearby and link new and existing paths through the campus's wooded landscape.

Demand for rooms

UTM says demand for on-campus housing is high. When the project was announced in 2024, Brian Cunha, director of Student Housing and Residence Life, said more students want to live on campus and the university was working to make that happen.

The new building will join UTM's existing residences: Roy Ivor Hall, Erindale Hall, Schreiberwood, MaGrath Valley, McLuhan Court, Putnam Place and Leacock Lane.