Important dates and deadlines change every year. Click on the tab that applies to the academic year of your choice.
Important dates and deadlines
You can buy a meal plan or upgrade from a 5- to a 7-day any time during the academic year. You can only downgrade during the trial periods. And not to worry, Dining Dollars are transferred to Flex Dollars, minus the administration fee.
Students who purchased a meal plan through the Housing portal
Your meal plan will be added onto your uOttawa Card August 30, 2022.
Dining Hall open
August 31, 2022 to April 30, 2023, inclusively..
When can I start using my meal plan?
- At the Dining Hall: on August 31, 2022
- Elsewhere on campus: on September 1, 2022
End of trial period (optional meal plan)
Daily charges are applicable to a meal plan when it’s active on your uOttawa card, even during the trial period.
- Annual and Fall 2022 term: September 16, 2022
- Winter 2023 term: January 13, 2023
Visit the uOttawa Card Office to request a refund.
Block plans – All-you-care-to-eat dining hall
- Fall term: August 31, 2022 to December 31, 2022
- Winter term: January 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023
Dining Dollars expiry
- Fall 2022 term: December 31, 2022
- Winter 2023 term: April 30, 2023