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Jumu'ah Prayers |
There are 3 Jumu'ah prayers offered on campus. Two are offered in Hart House back to back at the same location, while one is offered in the Multifaith Centre. The Jumu'ah prayer schedule is subject to change due to special holidays/other circumstances where less Jumu'ah prayers may be available. Please consult the website and Facebook page for updates on the schedule.
Hart House Jumu'ah
Address: 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON Prayer Space: Hart House Debates Room, 2nd Floor Prayer Times (During Daylight Savings): First Jummah: 1:20 Second Jummah: 2:20 Prayer Times (Outside Daylight Savings): First Jummah: 12:20 Second Jummah: 1:20 Muslim Ablution Facilities: Available on 2nd Floor Bathrooms (Separate Facilities for Brothers and Sisters) Estimated Capacity: 200 |
Multifaith Centre Jumu'ah
Address: 14 Bancroft Ave, Toronto, ON Prayer Space: Main Activity Hall – 2nd Floor Prayer Time (During Daylight Savings): 12:20 Prayer Time (Outside Daylight Savings): 12:30 Muslim Ablution Facilities: Available on 2nd Floor (Separate Facilities for Brothers and Sisters) Estimated Capacity: 150 |
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Prayer Spaces on Campus |
Robarts Library
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Robarts Library’s meditation room will certainly fill the void for students in the library seeking to attend their religious needs, conveniently without exiting the building. This meditation room is located in the eighth floor. The prayer room is located in the centre of the floor, number 8045.
Address: 130 St. George St., Toronto, ON Prayer Space: 8th Floor, Room 8045 (Multi-Faith Prayer Room) Muslim Ablution Facilities: N/A Estimated Capacity: 40 |
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BAHEN CENTRE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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A multi-use space for prayer is available in the Bahen Centre. This space is very convenient for engineering students attending classes in nearby buildings such as Galbraith, Sandford Fleming, or Bahen itself. Congregational prayers are common in this space.
Address: 40 St. George Street, Toronto, ON Prayer Space: Room 1255, Opposite to Mega Bites Cafe Muslim Ablution Facilities: N/A Estimated Capacity: 60 |
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EMMANUEL COLLEGE
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Emmanuel College’s Muslim prayer space is located in the heart of Victory University. Students will find this space convenient if they attend lectures in this area, such as the Isabel Bader Theatre, Northrop Frye or even the EJ Pratt Library. Dedicated Ablution facilities for Brothers and Sisters can be found in the same floor (Room 004).
Address: 75 Queens Park Crescent East, Toronto, ON Prayer Space: Muslim Prayer Room 1st Floor Basement, Room 006. Muslim Ablution facilities: Available on Same floor; Room 004 (Separate Facilities for Brothers and Sisters) Estimated Capacity: 70 |
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MULTI-FAITH CENTRE (LOCATED IN THE KOFFLER HOUSE)
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Multi-faith Centre represents the capital for spiritual enlightenment on campus. A meditation room used for daily prayers is located in the second floor. There are Muslim ablution facilities for brothers and sisters also available on the same floor.
Address: 14 Bancroft Ave, Toronto, ON Prayer Space: Meditation Room on 2nd floor Muslim Ablution Facilities: Available on 2nd Floor (Separate Facilities for Brothers and Sisters) Estimated Capacity: 20 |
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MEDICAL SCIENCES BUILDING
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Address: 1 King’s College Cir, Toronto, ON M5S 3K1
Prayer Space: Rm 3388A Muslim Ablution Facilities: N/A Estimated Capacity: 10 |
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DALLA LANA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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Address: 155 College St, Toronto, ON M5T 3M7
Prayer Space: Rm 786 Muslim Ablution Facilities: N/A Estimated Capacity: 1 |
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JOHN H. DANIELS FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE & DESIGN
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Address: 1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto, ON M5S 2J5
Prayer Space: Rm 209 Muslim Ablution Facilities: N/A Estimated Capacity: 15 NOTE: This room is only available from 10:00 PM until 8:00 AM the following morning. |
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LESLIE DAN PHARMACY BUILDING
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The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy building can be found at 144 College St. steps away from Queens Park subway station. The prayer room can be found in the second floor of the basement, just past the student lounge at room B220.
Address: 144 College Street, Toronto, ON Prayer Space: 2nd Basement Floor – between student lounge and auditorium. Room B220 Muslim Ablution Facilities: N/A Estimated Capacity: 10 |
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ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN EDUCATION (OISE)
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The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) can be found at 252 Bloor St W. This prayer room contains a prayer partition between brothers and sisters and a number of books are available. It is most convenient for students having classes in the northern part of the campus around Bloor Street.
Address: 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON Prayer Space: Room 409, 4th Floor (Multi-Faith Prayer Room) Muslim Ablution Facilities: N/A Estimated Capacity: 15 |
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SUSSEX CLUBHOUSE
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The UofT Clubhouse can be found in 21 Sussex Avenue. The prayer room is located in the fifth floor of the Sussex Clubhouse. The prayer room is located in close proximity to the MSA office, located in Suite 505.
Address: 21 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON Prayer space: Room 508 Muslim Ablution Facilities: N/A Estimated Capacity: 20 |
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ROTMAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
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The Rotman prayer space in room 3088 is officially available as a constant prayer space for use.
Address: 105 St George St, Toronto, ON Prayer space: 3088 Muslim Ablution Facilities: N/A |
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GERSTEIN CENTRE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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The Reflection Room in Gerstein is free to use for prayer.
Address: 9 King’s College Cir, Toronto, ON Prayer space: B171 Muslim Ablution Facilities: N/A Estimated Capacity: 8 |
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Multi-Fath Prayer Space (gerald larkin building)
Located in the Gerald Larkin Building at the back of the Buttery. Open to everyone, this space will be available during building hours throughout the year
Address: 15 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON
Muslim Ablution Facilities: Yes
Estimated Capacity: 10
Address: 15 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON
Muslim Ablution Facilities: Yes
Estimated Capacity: 10
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Halal Food Near UofT |
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Housing Resources |
Welcome to the University of Toronto! While we don’t have an official housing program at the MSA, we realize that searching for housing around UofT or finding a Muslim roommate can be difficult, so we put together some resources to help you out.
First of all, we have a brothers’ and sisters’ housing groups which you can join and make a post in. People are generally looking for roommates and places to stay the summer months leading up to September, so that’s a good time to be looking. Secondly, you can look into classified sites like Kijiji, Craigslist and Toronto Roomates to find what you’re looking for. Lastly, the University of Toronto offers a student housing service that you are definitely recommended to look into. You can find it here.
First of all, we have a brothers’ and sisters’ housing groups which you can join and make a post in. People are generally looking for roommates and places to stay the summer months leading up to September, so that’s a good time to be looking. Secondly, you can look into classified sites like Kijiji, Craigslist and Toronto Roomates to find what you’re looking for. Lastly, the University of Toronto offers a student housing service that you are definitely recommended to look into. You can find it here.
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Support Resources & Hotlines |
Muslim Chaplaincy
The Muslim Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto engages Muslim youth by providing an inclusive space for them to foster a meaningful Muslim identity, enriched and supported by quality educational and counseling services. Muslim Chaplaincy offers free counseling, classes and programming with 3 chaplains.
The Muslim Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto engages Muslim youth by providing an inclusive space for them to foster a meaningful Muslim identity, enriched and supported by quality educational and counseling services. Muslim Chaplaincy offers free counseling, classes and programming with 3 chaplains.
Drug Rehab - Addiction Support
Drug Rehab is a web resource that helps those fighting substance abuse and addiction. https://www.drugrehab.com/addiction/ |
NISA
Call toll free 1-888-315-NISA. This is a recent initiative by Mercy Mission, as part of their Women’s Resource Centre. A Muslim Women’s helpline, it is open Monday to Wednesday, from 7-9pm, and Thursday and Friday morning, from 10-12pm. It can be used by anyone in Canada. 
OISE Psychology Clinic
OISE Psychology Clinic: 252 Bloor St. W.; (416) 978-0654. Sliding scale psychotherapy is provided to individual adults by Counselling Psychology graduate students who are supervised by licensed Psychologists. The clinic is open from September through April. Low cost, with sliding scale; this service is free for University of Toronto students. http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/psychservices/ |
Naseeha Muslim Youth Helpline
Call toll free- 1-866-627-3342 or visit http://www.naseeha.org/. Modelled after the mainstream Kids Help Phone, operating from the city of Mississauga nightly from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Friday 
Young Muslims’ Hotline
Call 416.623.9080 or visit http://web.youngmuslims.ca/. The YMH features options such as media inquiries, Naseeha Muslim Youth Helpline, Ask the Scholar, Academics Services & much more. |
