Using your card
In addition to being used as your student identification, the card can be used for quick and convenient payment at over a hundred locations on campus. Simply present your uOttawa card at any of the locations below. New locations are being added regularly, so keep checking the uOttawa card website for updates. Your uOttawa card cannot be used to purchase alcohol, cigarettes or lottery tickets. More over, you cannot make payments on your uOttawa student account. For more information on making a payment on your student account, consult Financial Resources Payment of University fees website.
Where you can use your uOttawa card
Food Services
The uOttawa card is accepted at the following Food Services locations. Consult the campus map for the location of all Food Services facilities on campus.
| Petit Café | Jock-Turcot University Centre – 85 University |
| Café + | Tabaret – 550 Cumberland |
| L′Alibi | Fauteux – 57 Louis-Pasteur |
| Escalupe | Health Sciences Building – 451 Smyth |
| Le Snack | Marion – 140 Louis-Pasteur |
| Rez Café | Residential Complex – 90 University |
| Café Écolo | Lamoureux – 145 Jean-Jacques Lussier |
| Second Cup | Morisset – 85 University |
| Starbucks | Desmarais – 55 Laurier East |
| Tim Hortons | Jock-Turcot University Centre – 85 University |
| Upper Crust | Jock-Turcot University Centre – 85 University |
| Bento Sushi | Jock-Turcot University Centre – 85 University |
| Quiznos | Jock-Turcot University Centre – 85 University |
| Food Court | Jock-Turcot University Centre – 85 University |
| Jazzy | Jock-Turcot University Centre – 85 University |
| Café Lees | Lees Campus – 200 Lees |
Printers and photocopiers
You can use your uOttawa card at any of these printing and photocopying locations.
Note: You are charged for full number of pages you print, so be sure to check your work carefully before you print it.
- Balance on your old student card
If you have a balance remaining on the micro chip of your old student card that you specifically use to make photocopies or prints, you have until the end of April 2012 to use it. New funds cannot be added to an old student card. Beginning on May 1, 2012, funds remaining on an old student card cannot be used to pay for printing, photocopying or docUcentre services. Remaining funds can be transferred to your new card at the uOttawa Card Office.
Bookstore
You can use your uOttawa card for University Bookstore purchases. As an added bonus, during peak periods of September and January, students who use their uOttawa card will have access to an express payment lane.
Library
Your uOttawa card is your official library card. It can also be used at affiliated libraries (Saint-Paul University and Carleton University, etc.).
Sports Services
Your uOttawa card is your official access card for all Sport Services facilities at the University.
Exam rooms and halls
You MUST have with you your uOttawa card during mid-term and final exams. The card is your official University of Ottawa identification card. Note: If you have a student card that was issued to you before September 2011, you will still be able to use for identification purposes.
Where you can use your Discover uOttawa card
Your Discover uOttawa card can be used for quick and convenient payment at over a hundred locations on campus. Simply present it at any of the locations below. New locations are being added regularly, so keep checking the uOttawa card website for updates.
Food Services
The Discover uOttawa card is accepted at the following Food Services locations. Consult the campus map for the location of all Food Services facilities on campus.
| Petit Café | Jock-Turcot University Centre– 85 University |
| Café + | Tabaret – 550 Cumberland |
| L′Alibi | Fauteux – 57 Louis-Pasteur |
| Escalupe | Health Sciences Building – 451 Smyth |
| Le Snack | Marion – 140 Louis-Pasteur |
| Rez Café | Residential Complex – 90 University |
| Café Écolo | Lamoureux – 145 Jean-Jacques Lussier |
| Second Cup | Morisset – 85 University |
| Starbucks | Desmarais – 55 Laurier East |
| Tim Hortons | Jock-Turcot University Centre – 85 University |
| Upper Crust | Jock-Turcot University Centre – 85 University |
| Bento Sushi | Jock-Turcot University Centre – 85 University |
| Quiznos | Jock-Turcot University Centre – 85 University |
| Food Court | Jock-Turcot University Centre – 85 University |
| Jazzy | Jock-Turcot University Centre – 85 University |
| Café Lees | Lees Campus – 200 Lees |
Printers and photocopiers
You can use your Discover uOttawa card at any of these printing and photocopying locations.
Note: You are charged for full number of pages you print, so be sure to check your work carefully before you print it.
- Balance on your old student card
If you have a balance remaining on your old student card, use these funds before April 30, 2012. New funds cannot be added to an old student card. Beginning on May 1, 2012, funds remaining on an old student card cannot be used to pay for printing, photocopying or docUcentre services. Remaining funds can be transferred to your new card at the uOttawa Card Office.
Bookstore
You can use your uOttawa card for University Bookstore purchases. As an added bonus, during peak periods of September and January, students who use their uOttawa card will have access to an express payment lane.