Prayer Spaces at U of T

Ever wonder where to go on campus to pray? Difficulty finding where the multi-faith spaces are? University of Toronto provides facilities for members of all faith communities to practice their religion, their traditions and rituals and is accommodating a diversity of faith-based and spiritual practices. These are various spaces across all three campuses.

Mississauga Campus

  • Multi-faith Prayer Space in the Student Centre
  • Prayer Room in CCT – 2nd floor, separate for males and females
  • Reflecting Pond at Roy Ivor Hall Residence

St. George Campus

·      Multi-Faith Centre for Spiritual Study and Practice - Located at 569 Spadina Ave

  • Main Activity Hall (seats 160)
  • Meeting Room (seats 10)
  • Multi-Purpose Room (seats 25, adjoining kitchen)
  • Quiet Room (seats 20)
  • Meditation Room (Seats 10)

·      Bahen Centre for Information Technology - located on 40 St. George Street. The Multi-Faith Space is located beside Megabits Café. It is an open space with tiled floors and large windows. The space can accommodate up to 20-30 people, mats are provided and is open during regular building hours.

·      Hart House - located at 7 Hart House Circle. The Hart House Multi-Faith space is open to all members for private prayer and meditation, and may also be booked for special functions. A maximum of 30 people can be seated, and the chairs are configurable. Hart House also provides space for Jumu’ah prayers in the Debates Room with the Muslim community on campus every Friday afternoon as well as accommodating a variety of other faith communities on campus every week.

·      Law Faculty – located in the basement of Falconer Hall room 20. The access code for the room is provided at the reception office.

·      Leslie Dan Pharmacy Building – located on 144 College Street right next to Queens Park Subway station. The Multi-Faith Spaces are located in the basement in room B220 and B222 and can each accommodate up to 5 people.

·      Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) – located on 252 Bloor Street West. The Multi-Faith Space is on the fourth floor in room number 4-409, it is open during regular building hours and can accommodate up to 10-15 people. The room is carpeted and a partition is available.

·       Sussex Clubhouse - located on 21 Sussex Ave.(at Huron). The Multi-Faith Space can accommodate approximately 10 people, is carpeted and has no furnishings. When the room is not booked, it is open for individual or small group prayer or meditation.

·      Victoria College –located in room EM005, on the lower level of Emmanuel College (directly across the street from the Faculty of Law) on the campus of Victoria College. Hours for Muslim prayer have been specifically reserved for Monday to Friday 12:30pm – 3:00pm & 3:30pm – 8:00pm

Scarborough Campus

  • Student Center- Room SL – 281
  • Student Center - Room SL – 279