Ottawa, December 9, 2025 / RMC / – Small Living Company (SLC), a North American leader in sustainable and off-grid modular housing, is proud to announce the completion of two towable tiny homes built by students from Collège La Cité in Ottawa. These builds mark the first major milestone of a new hands-on construction program launched in 2025, integrating housing innovation directly into the learning environment.
Over the past semester, students and faculty worked alongside SLC’s design and manufacturing team to construct fully functional, road-ready tiny homes that reflect modern, energy-efficient, and mobile living standards. The units now stand as living demonstrations of how compact, purpose-built housing can help meet growing demands for affordability, mobility, and sustainability across Canada.
This collaboration provides students with direct immersion into the full modern residential construction cycle, from framing to systems integration, to finishes and inspection. The partnership also supports SLC’s broader mission to train the next generation of skilled talent in Canada and advance cost-effective, scalable and off-grid housing solutions.
“These completed homes represent more than a construction project; they showcase what’s possible when education and industry come together with a shared purpose,” said Aaron Markel, CEO of Small Living Company. “La Cité students have built homes that will be lived in, showcased, and used in real communities. That’s meaningful, tangible impact.”
Lynn Casimiro, President and CEO of Collège La Cité, added: “By contributing to the construction of these homes, our graduates gain a truly immersive experience as part of their academic journey. This partnership strengthens our curriculum, develops jobready skills and opens doors in one of Canada’s fastest growing sectors.”
SLC’s tiny homes feature high-efficiency insulation, mobility-ready chassis, and options for off-grid systems, including solar power, incinerating toilets, and greywater recycling. These technologies introduce students to the next wave of construction standards required for northern climates, remote communities, and affordable and sustainable building initiatives.
The completed homes will be showcased at upcoming events and may be deployed as part of SLC’s community housing initiatives.
“With more partnerships and international deployments on the horizon, this pilot reinforces why Canada must continue leading the charge in sustainable housing,” said Markel. “What we’ve proven here is that the world is ready for this technology, and Canada is ready to lead.”
About Collège La Cité
As the largest French-language College of Applied Arts and Technology in Ontario and outside of Quebec, La Cité puts the success of its students first and foremost, offering them more than 140 programs in facilities with leading-edge technology and a learning environment focused on practical, modern, forward looking, experiential learning practices. In addition to having its main campus in Ottawa, La Cité also has a Skilled Trades Institute in Orléans, and has a presence in Toronto, Hawkesbury, and West Ottawa.
About Small Living Company (SLC)
Small Living Company designs and manufactures sustainable, mobile tiny homes and modular living solutions for residential, commercial, and municipal applications. With operations across Canada and expansion into the U.S. and Mexico, SLC builds durable, high-performance homes engineered for extreme climates, off-grid functionality, and modern living needs. Learn more at www.smallliving.co.
Media contact:
Emy Lafortune
Communications and Public Relations Advisor
Cell: 613-277-8769
Emlafor@lacitec.on.ca
