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Top 25 Purpose-built student housing operators based in Canada

Name: Purpose-built student housing operators based in Canada
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 96 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 96 purpose-built student housing operators headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 3,078 professional contacts across them, including 865 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers purpose-built student housing operators headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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3,078Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest purpose-built student housing operators based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 96 purpose-built student housing operators based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to purpose-built student housing operators: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Campus Living Centres	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	599 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Campus Living Centres was founded in 1989 with the purpose of assisting colleges and universities and with the planning, design, financing, and management of student housing and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Greenwin Corp	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	274 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1948, Greenwin has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s leading providers of rental apartments for all people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Fitzrovia	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	255 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Fitzrovia is Canada’s largest developer of purpose-built rentals with nearly units completed, acquired or under development across the Greater Toronto Area, Montreal and Vancouver.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Cantiro	Indirect evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	117 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We create environments for amazing lives to happen.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	UBC Student Housing And Hospitality Services	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	112 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We acknowledge that SHCS and UBC are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Hollyburn Properties Limited	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1972, Hollyburn Properties Limited is a forward thinking Canadian-owned and operated property management and investment company dedicated to providing only the finest…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Harrington Housing	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	75 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Harrington Housing, a major player in the co-living sector, operates across Canada, boasting a 3125+ bed capacity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	The DMS Group	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	74 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DMS is a property service company focused on the provision of specialized offerings to both private and public sector property owners.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	UTILE	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	70 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “L’Unité de travail pour l’implantation de logement étudiant (UTILE) est un organisme à but non lucratif créé par et pour la population étudiante afin de développer des solutions…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Vanmates	Strong evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	50 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A student housing agency for local and international students.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	UBC Properties Trust	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	48 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For the past 35 years and beyond, UBC Properties Trust continues to bring UBC's vision of a vibrant community with housing, retail spaces, schools, and urban parks to life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Groupe Evoludev	Indirect evidence	Repentigny, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Groupe Evoludev est fier d’offrir aux gens de Lanaudière, des Laurentides et de Montréal-Est des unités locatives contemporaines neuves ou récentes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	Hoem Management INC	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our mission is to create vibrant living spaces that students love.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	Paragon Living	Strong evidence	Oak Bluff, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	33 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Paragon is one of Winnipeg’s largest, privately owned real estate companies specializing in sustainable, purpose-built multifamily rental properties.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Thorwin Properties	Indirect evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Why Choose Thorwin Properties - Our shared vision is to lead the industry by providing quality multi-family homes that people are proud to call home.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Global Education Communities Corp	Strong evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	29 contacts →
	Strong evidence “For nearly 39 years, Global Education Communities Corp.(“GECC”) has been a leader in Canada’s education and student housing landscape.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	House Canada	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Strong evidence “HOUSE stands for Housing Our University Students Equitably.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	Werkliv	Strong evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Werkliv is one of the largest student and rental housing development companies, collaborating with investors who are looking for high-yield, low-risk, and market enduring…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Knightstone Capital Management INC	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Knightstone Capital Management is a Toronto based real estate development company focused on the development and ongoing management of a diverse portfolio of investment properties.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Accommod8u	Partial evidence	Waterloo, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Accommod8u is a high-end brand of architecturally striking Waterloo rental apartments for students and young professionals, showcasing a whole new standard in luxury rental living.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	Northchild Group	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Northchild Group is a global property investment and development group with a passion for education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Varsity Communities	Partial evidence	Kingston, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We acquire, craft, and care for student real estate developments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Canadian Student Living	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Canadian Student Living is dedicated to providing a best-in-class housing experience for University and College level students across Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Westsea Construction LTD	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Campus Suites	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Campus Suites is a fully integrated student housing firm specializing in the development of high-quality, technologically advanced lifestyle driven student communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: purpose-built student housing operators. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names purpose-built student housing operators.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of purpose-built student housing operators, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name purpose-built student housing operators. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Purpose-built student housing operators based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

28.1%Verified-email coverage

32.1Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

22.9%Largest-city concentration · Toronto

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 96 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among purpose-built student housing operators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “purpose-built student housing operators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names purpose-built student housing operators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among purpose-built student housing operators, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 865 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names purpose-built student housing operators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many purpose-built student housing operators are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 96 purpose-built student housing operators headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Campus Living Centres, headquartered in Toronto, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most purpose-built student housing operators?

Toronto leads with 22 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (9) and Vancouver (9).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 865 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 96 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.