Housing, Environment & Campus Navigation Resources
This section highlights how Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)'s campus spaces and surroundings support your wellbeing, as well as how to navigate these spaces. Here you will find resources on sustainability initiatives, campus safety, spaces on campus, housing and community health - everything that helps you feel safe, comfortable and connected in your environment.
Sustainability Initiatives at TMU
Sustainability at TMU aims to create a culture of sustainability within the university community, demonstrating their commitment to sustainability in the way they develop, operate, and maintain the campus through a variety of initiatives.
Urban Farm
The Urban Farm operates two rooftop farms on campus to produce and distribute food, facilitate research, and engage the community through ecological rooftop farming and food justice initiatives.
Cycling to Campus: Beginners' Guide
Explore the Cycling to Campus Beginners' Guide for practical tips, safe cycling routes to campus, bike parking information, and safety guidelines. This resource makes it easy to get started with cycling as a convenient, sustainable way to travel.
Housing & Residence Life
Learn more about Residence buildings on campus as well as resources for off-campus housing and housing alternatives.
Office of Student Care
The Office of Student Care can help you access resources and holistic support following any challenges you may experience while you study. Student Care also works with the TMU community to identify students in distress and address disruptive student behaviour.
Commuter Hostel
The TMU commuter hostel is available to TMU students. It offers a short-term accommodation option for commuters to support things like early classes, weekend exams or late-night projects.
Community Safety and Security
Community Safety and Security’s highest priority is the safety of all community members and they offer a variety of safety training and workshops and resources for staying safe on campus.
Environmental Health and Safety
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) at TMU provides consulting and advisory services on all environmental health and safety matters including Smoking and Vaping on Campus, Ergonomics and more.
Inclusive Signage and All Gender Washrooms
Inclusive washroom signage and all gender washrooms on TMU are an important part of making our campus safe, accessible and welcoming.
Black Student Lounge
A lounge open to Black TMU students, staff and faculty, aiming to counter the harms of institutional racism by creating safer spaces for healing and community. Overseen by Black Student Success and Engagement (BSSE) at TMU.
Faith Rooms
A list of dedicated prayer spaces on campus, as well as a few quiet spaces that sometimes frequent as prayer spaces.
Infant Feeding Room & Pod
Private feeding spaces for students and employees to nurse their children on campus.
Ahnoowehpeekahmik, Staff and Faculty Wellbeing Lounge
The lounge provides a space for TMU employees to connect, socialize and eat, rejuvenate and rest on campus.
Oakham Cafe & The Met Campus Pub
The Oakham Cafe and Met Campus Pub are two on-campus spaces for students, faculty, and staff to connect and enjoy affordable food and drinks. These spaces are run by the Toronto Metropolitan Students’ Union (TMSU), which represents over 36,000 full-time undergraduate students at TMU.
Low-Sensory Study Lounge
The Study Lounge offers low-sensory study hours with dim lighting, fidget items, snacks and Peer Academic Coaching.
Inclusive Signage and All Gender Washrooms
Inclusive washroom signage and all gender washrooms on TMU are an important part of making our campus safe, accessible and welcoming.
Equity Service Centres
The Toronto Metropolitan Students' Union (TMSU) Equity Service Centres provide drop-in spaces for students, community-building events, and help create safer campus spaces through advocacy. Groups include BIPOC Students' Collective, Student Access Collective, The Queer Space, Trans Collective, SHIFT, Centre for Women and Trans People (CWTP) and more.
Early Learning Centre
A centre that provides care for children between the ages of 18 months to five years.
Outdoor Bookable Spaces
TMU offers outdoor bookable spaces on campus for conferences, workshops, or other professional engagements. When these spaces aren't booked, they're open for anyone to enjoy, whether you want to relax, study, connect with others, or get your steps in.
Study Spaces on Campus
A list of the main quiet spaces to study on campus.
Digital Media Experience Lab
The DME is a place where students, staff and faculty come to create, collaborate and explore digital media tools through the TMU Libraries.
Outdoor Bookable Spaces
TMU offers outdoor bookable spaces on campus for conferences, workshops, or other professional engagements. When these spaces aren't booked, they're open for anyone to enjoy, whether you want to relax, study, connect with others, or get your steps in.
Crisis Lines
A list of crisis lines to call or text.
External Community Supports
A list of off-campus resources for those in crisis to call, text, or visit.
Hospitals
A list of local hospitals to support mental and physical health.