Tenant Insurance
Tenant Insurance protects you from costs to replace your lost or damaged belongings, expenses incurred because your home is damaged and cannot be lived in and personal liability coverage (e.g.: causing damage to other people’s property).
What is Tenant Insurance
It is always good to be prepared for an unexpected emergency such as building floods, fires and theft of your personal items. Having Tenant Insurance will give you peace of mind in case something unexpected happens to you and/or your personal belongings. Tenant Insurance can also help protect you in the case your actions lead to damage of the university’s or someone else’s property. We highly recommend that all residents speak with an insurance broker either by phone or in person, before deciding to purchase a policy. It is good to ask questions so the purchaser can understand what is being bought and what they have coverage for.
How to Get Tenant Insurance
There are many insurance brokers and agencies who can assist you with purchasing Tenant Insurance. SFU has partnered with Square One Insurance to arrange insurance packages available for students living in Residence.
Square One Insurance instruction guide (PDF)
Note: Square One Insurance is an insurance broker and not an insurer.
Building information for your insurance
Shell House
Building Name: Shell House
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Apartment/Condo
Year Built: 1967
Construction: Concrete
Number of Floors: 4
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
McTaggart-Cowan Hall
Building Name: McTaggart-Cowan Hall
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Apartment/Condo
Year Built: 1986
Construction: Concrete
Number of Floors: 4
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
Hamilton Hall
Building Name: Hamilton Hall
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Apartment/Condo
Year Built: 1993
Construction: Wood Frame
Number of Floors: 4
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
Shadbolt House
Building Name: Shadbolt House
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Apartment/Condo
Year Built: 2005
Construction: Concrete
Number of Floors: 8
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
Barbara Rae House
Building Name: Barbara Rae House
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Apartment/Condo
Year Built: 2005
Construction: Concrete
Number of Floors: 8
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
Pauline Jewitt House
Building Name: Pauline Jewitt House
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Apartment/Condo
Year Built: 2005
Construction: Concrete
Number of Floors: 8
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
East Tower
Building Name: East Tower
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Apartment/Condo
Year Built: 2021
Construction: Concrete
Number of Floors: 7
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Electric Baseboards
West Tower
Building Name: West Tower
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Apartment/Condo
Year Built: 2021
Construction: Concrete
Number of Floors: 8
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Electric Baseboards
Courtyard Residence
Building Name: Courtyard Residence
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Apartment/Condo
Year Built: 2023
Construction: Concrete
Number of Floors: 11
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
Parcel 21 East - Graduate and Family Housing
Building Name: Parcel 21 East - Graduate and Family Housing
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Apartment/Condo
Year Built: 2022
Construction: Wood Frame
Number of Floors: 6
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Electrical In Vent Heater
Parcel 21 West - Graduate and Family Housing
Building Name: Parcel 21 West - Graduate and Family Housing
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Apartment/Condo
Year Built: 2022
Construction: Wood Frame
Number of Floors: 4
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Electrical In Vent Heater
Charles Chang Residence
Building Name: Charles Chang Residence
Location: Vancouver
Building Type: Apartment/Condo
Year Built: 2016
Construction: Wood Frame
Number of Floors: 6
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Electric Baseboards
Townhouse - Cowichan
Building Name: Townhouse - Cowichan
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Townhouse
Year Built: 1993
Construction: Wood Frame
Number of Floors: 3
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
Townhouse - Chilcoten
Building Name: Townhouse - Chilcoten
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Townhouse
Year Built: 1993
Construction: Wood Frame
Number of Floors: 3
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
Townhouse - Kelowna
Building Name: Townhouse - Kelowna
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Townhouse
Year Built: 1993
Construction: Wood Frame
Number of Floors: 3
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
Townhouse - Kimberley
Building Name: Townhouse - Kimberley
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Townhouse
Year Built: 1993
Construction: Wood Frame
Number of Floors: 3
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
Townhouse - Kitimat
Building Name: Townhouse - Kitimat
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Townhouse
Year Built: 1993
Construction: Wood Frame
Number of Floors: 3
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
Townhouse - Penticton
Building Name: Townhouse - Penticton
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Townhouse
Year Built: 1993
Construction: Wood Frame
Number of Floors: 3
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
Townhouse - Qualicum
Building Name: Townhouse - Qualicum
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Townhouse
Year Built: 1993
Construction: Wood Frame
Number of Floors: 3
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
Townhouse - Quesnel
Building Name: Townhouse - Quesnel
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Townhouse
Year Built: 1993
Construction: Wood Frame
Number of Floors: 3
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water
Townhouse - Squamish
Building Name: Townhouse - Squamish
Location: Burnaby
Building Type: Townhouse
Year Built: 1993
Construction: Wood Frame
Number of Floors: 3
Fire Hydrant within 300 M: Yes
Fire Hall Within 8km: Yes
Sprinkler Suppression System Installed: Yes
Smoke Detector in Unit: Yes
Principal Heating: Hydronic / Hot Water