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Important residence dates and deadlines

The following dates and deadlines apply to students currently living in residence as well as those looking to apply for next academic year.

Deadlines

For the appropriate dates and deadlines, select the academic year in which you started (or will start) living in residence.

Application for residence

View How to apply page for more details.

EventDate
Application for newly admitted students (Sept. 2026) - As of 9am EDT2025-12-09
Guaranteed housing to newly admitted Canadian students offered up to2026-06-01
Guaranteed housing is available for admitted international students who apply for housing, accept their admission offer, and pay the admission deposit by the deadline stated in their offer. 
Application for returning students - As of 9 a.m. EDT2026-01-14
Application for returning students who honour their 2025-26 agreement until Aug. 2026 offered up to2026-02-12

Non-guaranteed housing applications or applications received after the deadline above - Considered by chronological order if availability permits

Room offers

Students with a housing guarantee

Applications
submitted up to
Offers out
starting
Offers out
until
2026-01-312026-02-172026-03-17
2026-03-312026-04-152026-05-29
2026-06-012026-06-092026-07-07

Students without a housing guarantee

Should there be any availability after assigning all the students with a housing guarantee, we will issue housing offers to non-guaranteed students on a first come, first served basis. The earliest possible offer will be sent mid-June, and then continuously throughout the summer.

Cancellation / termination (refund)

View Room cancellation for more details.

2026-2027 reservations (starts in fall)

Deposit Amount $950

EventDeadline
100% deposit refund (minus $105 administrative fees)2026-06-15
50% refund (minus $105 administrative fees)2026-06-30
No refund after2026-06-30
Replacement mandatory as of2026-08-16

Winter 2026 reservations

EventDeadline
100% deposit refund (minus $105 administrative fees)2026-11-30

Note: If you withdraw or cancel your offer, your residence deposit will NOT be refunded to your original payment method by default. It will be credited to your student account. To request a refund back to your payment method, you must submit your deposit refund request in uoZone.

Payment deadlines

See Payment schedule and methods.

Payment forDate
Residence fees – Summer 2026 (Hyman Soloway/Annex/45 Mann) – Instalment due on:2026-05-22
Residence fees – Fall 2026 – Instalment due on:2026-10-02
Residence fees – Winter 2027 – Instalment due on:2027-01-29

Move-in

See Move-in page for more details.

Starting early May and based on availability, you will be able to pick your specific date and move-in time by logging into your Housing Portal. Please check our website for more updates.

Fall 2026

EventDate
Room Change

2026-09-14

Only urgent room changes will be permitted before the second Monday in September and during exam periods.

August move-in some buildings starting on

2026-08-19 for 8- month residences (depends on the selected timeslot)

2026-09-04 in 12-month residences (depends on the selected timeslot) 

Spring 2027

EventDate
Summer occupants subletting from a resident can move in startingTBC
Residents taking over a room can move in startingTBC
Summer occupants subletting from residents taking over a room can move in startingTBC

Move-out

See Move-out page for more details.

Event Date

End-of-academic year move-out

LeBlanc, Marchand, Stanton, Thompson, 90U, Henderson, Rideau, and Friel

2027-05-03 (9 a.m.)

Summer sublet end date

45 Mann, Annex, and Hyman Soloway

2027-08-27 (9 a.m.)

End-of-summer move-out for (residents)

45 Mann, Annex, and Hyman Soloway

2027-08-30 (9 a.m.)
Room change or transfer to another residence2027-08-31 and 2027-09-01 (5 p.m.)

Contact Housing Services

Residence client services

90 University Private, Room 143
Ottawa ON, K1N 1H3

613-562-5885
1-888-564-4545 (Canada/United States)      
[email protected] 

August 11, 2025 to May 7, 2026 
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

May 8, 2026 to August 7, 2026 
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Closed on weekends and holidays

Assignment and Off-campus housing

To book an in-person appointment with an off-campus housing expert, save time and join the virtual line using the 
QLess virtual line system. You will receive a notification when it's your time to be served. 

90 University Private, Room 145
613-562-5885
[email protected] 

Summer accommodations

Group reservations:
613-562-5800 ext. 4424
[email protected]

Individual reservations:
1-888-564-4545 (Canada/United States)      
[email protected]

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