Exchange students in the Queen's University of Kingston can live in the residence hall's lodgings. These lodgings are small, there are only common kitchens and bathrooms which have no door, only curtains. The rent are quite expensive. The only asset for living in these lodging is to be situated in the hearth of the Queen's University's campus. But as most of the Queen's University's students are very studious, if you are fond of parties and fun, you should better live outside the campus. 

 

Exchange students can share a room in a house with other students. If you want to find co-tenants, ask the Sciences 44 Coop, an association related to the University which offers house-sharings.You will find spacious houses with a garden and a fitted kitchen. Tehre are different sizes of rooms, so that there are different rents. Allow about 500CA$. Exchange students can also rent a 'Starter pack' for 50CA$ with sheets, blankets, towels and bedside light. IF you are interested, you can contact Victoria Millous (msc@sciences44co_op.com) or visit the association site: www.science44co-op.com .

If you are looking for a house-sharing, you can also read offers on http://notes.queensu.ca/ALSWeb.nsf . You will find a list of offers classified by adresses and areas, and you can get your bearing with the interactive map in the site www.cityofkingston.ca/maps . Since you study in Queen's University, it is better to look for a house in the nearby area, from Albert Street to Clergy Street and from Princess Street to Earl Street. A rent in this kind of lodging is about 450CA$, service charges included.

If you share a house, make enquiries about your possible co-tenants if you do not want to live with exchange students who do not speak English or freshemen medical students who will probably not want to throw parties with you. 
 

As far as the rent is concerned, define the method of payment from the very beginning. If you have opened a bank account in Canada, you can pay by cheques. If you have no bank account in Canada, it is better to pay by cash deposit into your landlord's bank account in any agency of his or her bank. You will pay no bank charges.