Accommodation suggestions in/outside Toronto for around CAD 1000
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My 2 cents
1. Start with basement apartment. (Rent would be close to 900 for 2 bedroom apartment). Search in kijiji.ca and craiglist.ca
2. Don't limit yourself to furnished, even if you get an unfurnished basementin decent locality, you can manage with sleeping bags for 1st 1-2 months and after that decide if you are liking the place/neighbourhood or not.
3. In Mississauga, mostly desis rent their basements, so in that case you don't have to sign any lease. You have to pay first month and last month rent.
4. Buy minimal stuff in the starting, so that you don't have problem in shifting.
To reach Union(Toronto Downtown), you have many options.
1. Go train from Cooksville Go
2. Go train from Erindale Go
3. Go Train from Dixie Go
4. Go bus from square one
5 Go train from Lakeshore
To reach above go stations you may have to take mississauga transit bus.
You can Google Presto card, to get an idea about fare.
Location: Brampton, Ont, Canada
Posted on: 24-06-15 11:16:24
Side Note: This is good discussion and very helpful for newcomers... CD stand for this.
very healthy and useful topic... keep it up guys.
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If you sign one year lease , you are stuck for one year .
You can move easily till Oct. before winter sets in.
Downtown is accessible from pretty much everywhere .. either on GO or TTC .. I guess the choice would be where you get your job .....
If you get it in Mississauga / Toronto then you d consider staying at Islington Bloor Apartments as this is a unique location where you have access to both TTC and Mississauga Transit ...... But if you get your job in Brampton / Markham / Richmond Hill , Scarborough , you would be better off staying in that city and your wife commuting to Down Town .
I guess the best option currently would be , rent a basement apartment in Etobicoke / Scarborough for now on a month to month lease .... furnish minimally and stay there temporarily till your own job and location is finalized than based on that shift decide the place .
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Originally posted by AutomotiveEngineer
Hi All,
We reached Toronto. Immigration was smooth, no issues. We are staying at a hotel in Scarborough provided by wife's company for a week. Started looking for accommodation on internet now. Many options I see on Kijiji are semi-furnished. If fully furnished, they are usually basement apmnt, which as u all say is very dark n gloomy in winters.
Looking for some area easy/quick for her to travel and also where I can easily find automotive job. Right now want to go for cheap and best option which is convenient for her work place and job search for myself as we are on a single salary.
- Wife's office is in Queen's Quay West. I'm yet to search for an Automotive job. So which area do you suggest for accommodation? Budget: Around C$ 1000 for a fully furnished house.
- Would Mississauga, GTA etc have cheaper rentals but costlier to travel to work due to expensive Go/other bus passes?
- Downtown apmnts look good but expensive. If I find a job very far, I would be spending a lot on travel right/.
Need to find accommodation by next Tuesday as company-provided accommodation is only for a week. Please suggest areas!
Thanks,
AE
Stay within TTC limits , so that she only pays one fare - TTC fare.
Stay close to the subway stations or 15-20 mins ride to the subway station by TTC bus. The TTC bus & TTC Subway ( Metro ) are all connected and one fare.
You will NOT get a fully furnished house for $ 1,000.
Look at 1 Bed Room apartments starting from $ 1,000 in apartment buildings. Don't live in basement apartments, its too gloomy & depressing, especially in Winter.
1. If you live in the West End , you can live close to Islington & Kiplling stations.
2. If you live in the North End , you can live close to Finch or Sheppard subway stations etc.
3. If you live in the East End ( Scarborough ) , you can live close to Warden or Kennedy subway stations.
Generally West End is preferred to East end, as you have better access to Mississauga & Brampton, where lot of desis live & lot of other jobs are there. You will have access to both Mississauga jobs & Toronto jobs . If you live on the Toronto & Mississauga border & have access to both Transits, you won't have to pay 2 Fares.
Scarborough is a GHETTO area with lot of crimes..too many Sri Lankan tamils over there.
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Try mississauga near sq1 , hurontario/dundas area you can get 2bd for $1000 to 1200 on average apartment.... it will also be easy to commute to downtown and kind of you are in center off all area.
dont be afraid to lease out one year, dont jump to much just stable for year , you will know city well and get familiar with rules , regulation and work culture, next year you can take firm decision.
things will change as time pass by so beginning just stay calm
NO , do not try that. You will have to pay 2 fares . One for Mississauga Transit and then TTC fare.
Live close to Kipling or Islington subway stations if you want & within TTC zone.
These sites are better : ( Kijiji is Not that great )
1. http://www.viewit.ca/
2. http://www.rentseeker.ca/
3. http://www.gottarent.com/on/toronto/
Get a Job letter ASAP form your wife's employer & work references & open a bank account too.
Wherever you go for a rental they will ask for a job & references. 
