Short-term Housing
There is a big rush every year around October/November to find housing and the search for long-term accommodation could become a full-time job. Hostels will provide a temporary place to hang your backpack and a phone to make calls and receive messages. Book in advance if possible; they fill up quickly. Expect to find them full during Whistler Blackcomb’s job fair time.

There are also short-term listings in The Whistler Question and Pique Newsmagazine (local newspapers).

Long-term Housing
Finding a home is a long-distance sprint through the classifieds; the Whistler Question and the Pique come out on Thursdays. You can also read them online: http://www.whistlerquestion.com/ and http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/.

Beds are filled like wildfire, so pound the pavement and tell everyone you meet that you’re looking for a place to live.  It helps when you phone about places to leave a detailed message with some information on yourself. You may also want to place a "seeking accommodation" ad in one of the local papers.

Employers offering staff housing
A number of employers offer staff housing and can be searched for in the Chamber job board.

Notice Boards
Check the notice boards around town: in Creekside at the Husky gas station, in the Village at the library, Blenz, or Gone Bakery, at the hostels or at Alpine Meadows Market.

Free Classified Ad 
The Whistler Housing Authority now offers a classified section on their website http://www.whistlerhousing.ca/, with an accommodation seeker section. You can post details about your needs for free. Landlords frequently use this method to avoid receiving hundreds of phone calls.

If you’ve been employed in Whistler for at least a year, you can put yourself on the Whistler Housing Authority waitlist for a rental unit. Download a rental application form at http://www.whistlerhousing.ca/

For questions related to the Residential Tenancy Act, please visit the Residential Tenancy Branch website  http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/

Tenant Survival Guide
The Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre has put together a detailed guide on everything you need to know about renting in BC.
Click here to download the guide, or go to http://tenants.bc.ca/factsheets/index.html for more information.

Questions to ask landlords: Is there a bus service close by? Is there garbage removal? Is there parking? Does the rent include hydro? Is there a washer and dryer?