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Whether this is your first time looking at residence, or you are planning on returning to our residence community, we look forward to welcoming you home! 

When you choose to live in residence you become part of an engaging, fun and caring community that helps you make the most of your university experience. Our community of more than 4,000 students provides a dynamic and diverse environment to live and learn on campus. 

Please Note: Students with Special Student status are not eligible for residence.

Students seeking to change rooms after moving in, we will begin accepting Room Change requests starting Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

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Accept Your Offer

Guaranteed First-Year Students


Congratulations on receiving a guaranteed residence offer!

The guaranteed offer is for a traditional double room. Our online portal for 2025-2026 residence opens on Monday, February 3, 2025. The deadline to accept guaranteed offers is Monday, June 9, 2025.

Please note: A guaranteed offer is only given to students entering first-year in the fall from a secondary school or CEGEP, who receive an offer of admission on or before Friday, May 16, 2025. If you are not qualified for a guaranteed offer of residence, you can still apply as a Non-Guaranteed First Year Student.

Accepting Your Guaranteed Offer

Please review the Step by Step Guide: How Accept Guaranteed Offer of Residence.

Step 1: Accept Your Offer of Admission

Before you can proceed you must accept your Offer of Admission and wait for your application status on Carleton 360 to display “Applicant Acceptance”. There may be a delay of three to four days after accepting your Offer of Admission for this to occur.  

Due to this delay, please do not wait until the last day to accept your offer.  

Step 2: Accept Your Offer of Guaranteed Residence

Login to the Housing Portal using your MyCarletonOne credentials and complete the 2025/26 Housing Application process.  

The deadline to accept your offer is Monday, June 9, 2025. 

Step 3: Pay Your Residence Advance Payment (RAP)

To complete the acceptance of your spot in residence you must pay the $700.00 non-refundable Residence Advanced Payment (RAP) through the portal. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, any Visa/Debit cards, or Interac*. 

Please do not pay this fee to your student account. It will not be processed by our office and your acceptance of your offer of guaranteed residence will not be considered complete. 

The deadline to pay your RAP is Monday, June 9, 2025. 

*Please note that only customers of RBC Royal Bank, TD Bank, and First Nations may use the Interac option. 

Step 4: Save & Complete 

Once you have completed the acceptance process and paid the RAP make sure you click “Save & Complete” on your acceptance process. 

At this time, you should receive two emails, one will be the receipt for the payment of your RAP and the other will be a confirmation of your residence acceptance. If you do not receive a confirmation email there is an issue with your acceptance and you must contact residence@carleton.ca as soon as possible. 

*REMEMBER all email correspondence will go to your Carleton email account (cmail), please check this email regularly for updates. Review how to set up your Carleton email account here. 

Roommate Matching

We strongly encourage roommate groups!

If you have already decided on a roommate group – you can use the search function ‘search by details’ in the Housing Portal and find your friends by their names and/or student numbers.

You can create your own roommate group, or you might receive an invitation to join a group. You have the option to accept or decline the invitation. You can leave the group at any time up until selection time.

Use the other two search functions to find potential roommates. ‘Search by profile’ or ‘suggested roommates.’ Suggested roommates is the list of students you have best matched with based on your lifestyle responses – the list will have students of ALL genders. We encourage students to use the messaging option to reach out to the potential roommate.

‘About me’: share some information about yourself – this can include the program you are in, sports, interests, genders you are comfortable sharing a room/space with etc.

Room Selection Process

All guaranteed first-year students who accepted their guaranteed residence offer by Monday, June 9, 2025, will be entered into the time ticket lottery for room selection. Lottery results will be emailed to your Carleton student email (cmail) the week of June 16, 2025

Those who submitted a request for special accommodation will be advised of the status of their request after Wednesday, June 11, 2025, and will either receive time ticket lottery results for early selection on Friday, June 13, 2025 or, in unique circumstances, the room space will be pre-assigned. 

What is a Time Ticket?

The time ticket indicates the date and time when you can first login to the Housing Portal and select your room space. You will not have access to this function until the date and time indicated on your time ticket. 

How does Room Selection Work?

Once room selection opens (based on your time ticket) you will be able to login and select your room space. Room selection will remain open from the date and time on your time ticket until Thursday, July 3, 2025

If you are in a roommate group – whoever has the earliest time ticket can login and select spaces for everyone in the group. If a space has been selected for you by your roommate, on your behalf, you will receive an email notification and must login to the Housing Portal to accept the assignment within 24 hours. 

If a space has been selected for you by your roommate but you would like to select a different space for yourself, you must leave the roommate group to access other available spaces. If you do not leave the roommate group, you will not be able to see any other spaces. 

Review a recorded version of the Room Selection Webinar 2024.

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Non-Guaranteed First-Year Students


Congratulations on admission to Carleton University! Applicants who apply by Monday, June 9, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. may be entered into a time ticket lottery for the first round of room selection for first-year students (space permitting). Applications received on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 or later will be queued in chronological order of receipt.

Applying for Residence

Please also review the Step by Step Guide: How to Apply to Residence.

Step 1: Accept your Offer of Admission 

Before you can proceed you must accept your Offer of Admission and wait for your application status on Carleton 360 to display “Applicant Acceptance”. There may be a delay of three to four days after accepting your Offer of Admission for this to occur.  

Due to this delay, please do not wait until the last day to accept your offer.  

Step 2: Complete the Residence Application

Login to the Housing Portal using your MyCarletonOne credentials and complete the 2025/26 Housing Application process.  

Step 3: Pay your Application Fee

To complete your application for residence you must pay the $50.00 non-refundable application fee. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, any Visa/Debit cards, or Interac*. 

*Please note that only customers of RBC Royal Bank, TD Bank, and First Nations may use the Interac option. 

Step 4: Save & Complete 

Once you have completed the acceptance process and paid the Application Fee, make sure you click “Save & Complete” on your acceptance process. 

At this time, you should receive two emails, one will be the receipt for the payment of your Application Fee and the other will be a confirmation of your residence application. If you do not receive a confirmation email there is an issue with your application and you must contact residence@carleton.ca as soon as possible. 

*REMEMBER all email correspondence will go to your Carleton email account (cmail), please check this email regularly for updates. Review how to set up your Carleton email account here. 

Review how to set up your Carleton email account here.

Roommate Matching

We strongly encourage roommate groups!

If you have already decided on a roommate group – you can use the search function ‘search by details’ in the Housing Portal and find your friends by their names and/or student numbers.

You can create your own roommate group, or you might receive an invitation to join a group. You have the option to accept or decline the invitation. You can leave the group at any time up until selection time.

Use the other two search functions to find potential roommates. ‘Search by profile’ or ‘suggested roommates.’ Suggested roommates is the list of students you have best matched with based on your lifestyle responses – the list will have students of ALL genders. We encourage students to use the messaging option to reach out to the potential roommate.

‘About me’: share some information about yourself – this can include the program you are in, sports, interests, genders you are comfortable sharing a room/space with etc.

Room Selection Process

Non-guaranteed first-year students who applied for residence by Monday, June 9, 2025, may be entered into the time ticket lottery for to first round of room selection. In this case, lottery results will be emailed to your Carleton student email (cmail) the week of June 16, 2025

Applications received on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, or later, will be queued in chronological order of receipt.

What is a Time Ticket? 

The time ticket indicates the date and time when you can first login to the Housing Portal and select your room space. You will not have access to this function until the date and time indicated on your time ticket. 

How does Room Selection Work? 

Once room selection opens (based on your time ticket) you will be able to login and select your room space.

If you are in a roommate group – whoever has the earliest time ticket can login and select spaces for everyone in the group. If a space has been selected for you by your roommate, on your behalf, you will receive an email notification and must login to the Housing Portal to accept the assignment within 24 hours. 

If a space has been selected for you by your roommate but you would like to select a different space for yourself, you must leave the roommate group to access other available spaces. If you do not leave the roommate group, you will not be able to see any other spaces. 

Review a recorded version of the Room Selection Webinar 2024.

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Returning/ Upper Year Students


Applications open on Monday, February 3, 2025, and applications received by Tuesday, February 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. will be entered into a lottery to receive a time ticket – it is not based on first come first serve.

Applications received after Tuesday, February 17, 2025 will automatically be queued in chronological order.

Whether you’re currently in residence or living off campus, we are pleased you are considering becoming a member of our community. While most of our students are in first year studies, a limited number of beds are reserved for returning students. This number could increase through the summer depending on the number of first year guaranteed students.

Lottery results will be communicated by Friday, February 21, 2025. Those who receive a time ticket via the lottery will receive further instructions on the self-selection process on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Applicants who do not receive a time ticket through the lottery or submit an application after Monday, February 17, 2025 will automatically be queued in chronological order of receipt.

Meal plans are required in all buildings, except for Leeds House. No exceptions.

Eligibility

All students are welcome to apply. The following conditions apply:

  • Students must have paid any outstanding residence fees for the academic year (fall 2024 and winter 2025)
  • Students must be in good standing (residence conduct).

All offers made prior to the release of grades in May are conditional and may be revoked if the three credit requirement is not met. Applicants not meeting the requirements will be given an opportunity to appeal any decision to revoke their offer/application.

Students who accept their offer will be required to pay a $700 Residence Advance Payment (RAP). If a student is unsuccessful in meeting the credit requirements or is unsuccessful in their appeal, the offer will be revoked and deposit returned, minus a $25 processing fee.

Please note any outstanding Housing-related fees must be paid in full prior to Thursday, May 1, 2025 or the offer will be rescinded and RAP refunded, minus a $25 service charge.

Furthermore, as noted in the Residence Standards, should the Department of Housing and Residence Life Services consider that the behaviour and conduct of a resident has not been appropriate and within the spirit of beneficial community living, the resident may be refused participation in the processes of application to residence in a subsequent year, regardless of academic standing.

Application Process

Please also review the Step by Step Guide: How to Apply to Residence.

Step 1: Accept your Offer of Admission 

Before you can proceed you must accept your Offer of Admission and wait for your application status on Carleton 360 to display “Applicant Acceptance”. There may be a delay of three to four days after accepting your Offer of Admission for this to occur.  

Due to this delay, please do not wait until the last day to accept your offer.  

Step 2: Complete the Residence Application

Login to the Housing Portal using your MyCarletonOne credentials and complete the 2025/26 Housing Application process.  

Step 3: Pay your Application Fee

To complete your application for residence you must pay the $50.00 non-refundable application fee. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, any Visa/Debit cards, or Interac*. 

*Please note that only customers of RBC Royal Bank, TD Bank, and First Nations may use the Interac option. 

Step 4: Save & Complete 

Once you have completed the acceptance process and paid the Application Fee, make sure you click “Save & Complete” on your acceptance process. 

At this time, you should receive two emails, one will be the receipt for the payment of your Application Fee and the other will be a confirmation of your residence application. If you do not receive a confirmation email there is an issue with your application and you must contact residence@carleton.ca as soon as possible. 

*REMEMBER all email correspondence will go to your Carleton email account (cmail), please check this email regularly for updates. Review how to set up your Carleton email account here. 

Review how to set up your Carleton email account here.

Roommate/Suite-mate Matching

We strongly encourage roommate groups!

If you have already decided on a roommate group – you can use the search function ‘search by details’ in the Housing Portal and find your friends by their names and/or student numbers.

You can create your own roommate group, or you might receive an invitation to join a group. You have the option to accept or decline the invitation. You can leave the group at any time up until selection time.

Use the other two search functions to find potential roommates. ‘Search by profile’ or ‘suggested roommates.’ Suggested roommates is the list of students you have best matched with based on your lifestyle responses – the list will have students of ALL genders. We encourage students to use the messaging option to reach out to the potential roommate.

‘About me’: share some information about yourself – this can include the program you are in, sports, interests, genders you are comfortable sharing a room/space with etc.

Room Selection Process

Returning/Upper Year students who apply for residence between Monday, February 3, 2025 and Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM will be entered into a lottery to receive a time ticket. Time ticket results will be communicated by Friday, February 21, 2025. Applications received on, or after, February 18, 2025 will be queued in chronological order of receipt and time tickets will be issued as availability allows.

What is a Time Ticket? 

The time ticket indicates the date and time when you can first login to the Housing Portal and select your room space. You will not have access to this function until the date and time indicated on your time ticket. 

How does Room Selection Work? 

Once room selection opens (based on your time ticket) you will be able to login and select your room space. Room selection will remain open from the date and time on your time ticket until end of April.

If you are in a roommate group – whoever has the earliest time ticket can login and select spaces for everyone in the group. If a space has been selected for you by your roommate, on your behalf, you will receive an email notification and must login to the Housing Portal to accept the assignment within 24 hours. 

If a space has been selected for you by your roommate but you would like to select a different space for yourself, you must leave the roommate group to access other available spaces. If you do not leave the roommate group, you will not be able to see any other spaces. 

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Graduate Students


Students must be accepted into a degree program at the graduate level and be enrolled in full-time studies.

Online applications for 2025-2026 Residence open on Monday, February 3, 2025.

If you are having trouble logging into the Housing Portal please contact residence@carleton.ca.

Eligibility

Students must be accepted into a degree program at the graduate level and be enrolled in full-time studies. Current Carleton upper year students who applied and are awaiting the admission decision to the graduate program may also apply for Graduate residence. Please contact residence@carleton.ca to ensure your application is designated accordingly.

If you have accepted your offer and are having trouble logging into the Housing Portal, please contact residence@carleton.ca.

Application Process

Please also review the Step by Step Guide: How to Apply to Residence.

Step 1: Accept your Offer of Admission 

Before you can proceed you must accept your Offer of Admission and wait for your application status on Carleton 360 to display “Applicant Acceptance”. There may be a delay of three to four days after accepting your Offer of Admission for this to occur.  

Due to this delay, please do not wait until the last day to accept your offer.  

Step 2: Complete the Residence Application

Login to the Housing Portal using your MyCarletonOne credentials and complete the 2025/26 Housing Application process.  

Step 3: Pay your Application Fee

To complete your application for residence you must pay the $50.00 non-refundable application fee. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, any Visa/Debit cards, or Interac*. 

*Please note that only customers of RBC Royal Bank, TD Bank, and First Nations may use the Interac option. 

Step 4: Save & Complete 

Once you have completed the acceptance process and paid the Application Fee, make sure you click “Save & Complete” on your acceptance process. 

At this time, you should receive two emails, one will be the receipt for the payment of your Application Fee and the other will be a confirmation of your residence application. If you do not receive a confirmation email there is an issue with your application and you must contact residence@carleton.ca as soon as possible. 

*REMEMBER all email correspondence will go to your Carleton email account (cmail), please check this email regularly for updates. Review how to set up your Carleton email account here. 

Review how to set up your Carleton email account here.

New Graduate students who have accepted an admission offer but are not able to log into the Housing Portal may email residence@carleton.ca, from the Carleton email account, for assistance.

Queued Application

When graduate residence is full, applicants will be queued in chronological order of receipt and will be offered available space in residence based on cancellations.

Room Selection

Graduate students are assigned to the fifth and sixth floors of Leeds House, which consists mostly of two-person suites. The floor is co-ed, and upon request through the application, suites can also be gender inclusive.

Those interested in living with a specific roommate group may pre-select their roommate group in the application. Residence spaces can be selected by whomever in the group holds the earliest time-ticket.

Those without a pre-selected roommate group will be eligible to select any space not already assigned.

Most suites are designated as Dynamic gender meaning that the gender of the first person to book a room in the suite determines the gender for the rest of the rooms in the same suite. For those looking to live in multi-gender suites, please select suites marked CO-ED.

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Exchange Students


Online applications for 2025-2026 Residence open on Monday, February 3, 2025.

We are pleased that you are considering living in residence. Residence is a dynamic and diverse environment, with people from across Canada and around the world. A limited number of spaces are reserved for exchange students in both traditional and suite-style residences.

Meal plans are required in all buildings, except for Leeds House. No exceptions.

Application Process

You must have your Carleton University student number to apply to residence.

Step 1:  Apply to residence through the Housing Portal using your MyCarletonOne credentials.

Step 2:  Once you have logged in, click on “Housing Application”.

Step 3: Select Academic Year 2025-2026.

Step 4: Pay a $50 non-refundable application fee.  The $50 application fee can be paid by credit card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express, any Visa/Debit* cards) or by Interac. Please note that only customers of RBC Royal Bank, TD Bank, First Nations may use the Interac option.

Note: All email correspondence will go to your Carleton email account. Please check your Carleton email account on a regular basis.

Review how to set up your Carleton email account here.

Room Assignment Process

Rooms are assigned on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Those who are queued will be considered for residence in order of when the application is received and based on availability.

Roommate/Suite-mate Assignment

Those interested in living with a specific roommate group may pre-select their roommate group in the application; roommate groups can be same gender or multi-gender. We will endeavor to accommodate roommate groups and/or to find the most suite room/suite/pod mated based on the responses to the lifestyle questions.

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Transfer Students


Applications open on Monday, February 3, 2025, and applications received by Tuesday, February 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. will be entered into a lottery to receive a time ticket – it is not based on first come first serve.

Applications received after Tuesday, February 17, 2025 will automatically be queued in chronological order.

Whether you’re currently in residence or living off campus, we are pleased you are considering becoming a member of our community. While most of our students are in first year studies, a limited number of beds are reserved for returning students. This number could increase through the summer depending on the number of first year guaranteed students.

Lottery results will be communicated by Friday, February 21, 2025. Those who receive a time ticket via the lottery will receive further instructions on the self-selection process on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Applicants who do not receive a time ticket through the lottery or submit an application after Monday, February 17, 2025 will automatically be queued in chronological order of receipt.

Meal plans are required in all buildings, except for Leeds House. No exceptions.

Application Process

Step 1:  Apply to residence through the Housing Portal using your MyCarletonOne credentials.

Step 2:  Once you have logged in, click on “Housing Application”.

Step 3: Select Academic Year 2025-2026.

Step 4: Pay a $50 non-refundable application fee.  The $50 application fee can be paid by credit card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express, any Visa/Debit* cards) or by Interac. Please note that only customers of RBC Royal Bank, TD Bank, First Nations may use the Interac option.

Step 5: Be sure to complete and save your application by 11:59 pm on Monday, February 17, 2025 in order to be placed in the room lottery. Applications received on, or after, Tuesday, February 18, 2025 will be queued in chronological order of receipt and time tickets will be sent based on availability.

Note: All email correspondence will go to your Carleton email account only. Please check your Carleton email account on a regular basis.

Roommate/Suite-mate Assignment

We strongly encourage roommate groups!

If you have already decided on a roommate group – you can use the search function ‘search by details’ in the Housing Portal and find your friends by their names and/or student numbers.

You can create your own roommate group, or you might receive an invitation to join a group. You have the option to accept or decline the invitation. You can leave the group at any time up until selection time.

Use the other two search functions to find potential roommates. ‘Search by profile’ or ‘suggested roommates.’ Suggested roommates is the list of students you have best matched with based on your lifestyle responses – the list will have students of ALL genders. We encourage students to use the messaging option to reach out to the potential roommate.

‘About me’: share some information about yourself – this can include the program you are in, sports, interests, genders you are comfortable sharing a room/space with etc.

Room Selection Process

Transfer students who apply for residence between Monday, February 3, 2025 and Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM will be entered into a lottery to receive a time ticket. Time ticket results will be communicated by Friday, February 21, 2025. Applications received on, or after, February 18, 2025 will be queued in chronological order of receipt and time tickets will be issued as availability allows.

What is a Time Ticket? 

The time ticket indicates the date and time when you can first login to the Housing Portal and select your room space. You will not have access to this function until the date and time indicated on your time ticket. 

How does Room Selection Work? 

Once room selection opens (based on your time ticket) you will be able to login and select your room space. Room selection will remain open from the date and time on your time ticket until Thursday, July 3, 2025

If you are in a roommate group – whoever has the earliest time ticket can login and select spaces for everyone in the group. If a space has been selected for you by your roommate, on your behalf, you will receive an email notification and must login to the Housing Portal to accept the assignment within 24 hours. 

If a space has been selected for you by your roommate but you would like to select a different space for yourself, you must leave the roommate group to access other available spaces. If you do not leave the roommate group, you will not be able to see any other spaces. 

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Summer Residence


Summer Residence Applications for 2025 will open on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Please Note: Students currently living in winter term residence and applying for summer term residence – there is a bridge period from 12:00 PM (noon) Sunday, April 27, 2025 to Sunday, May 4, 2025, during this period you are expected to move out of residence. If you wish to remain in residence during this period you may apply for the winter to summer bridge. Find more information about this period under Term Bridge Periods below. 

Eligibility

To be eligible for Summer Residence students must: 

  • Be a current Carleton student that has completed at least one academic term prior to the start of May 2025 OR have been admitted, beginning classes at the start of summer 2025 
  • Be in good standing within the residence community 
  • Have paid all fees for fall and winter 2024/25 no late than Friday, April 11,2025* 

*If you have received an offer for Summer Residence and your Student Account does not have a balance of $0.00 by Friday, April 11, 2025, your room offer will be revoked and the $350.00 Residence Advance Payment (RAP) refunded. 

Summer Residence is not available to new incoming undergraduate students commencing their studies in the fall 2025 term. 

Application Process

Review other important summer dates and deadlines.

Step 1: Apply to residence through the Housing Portal using your MyCarletonOne credentials.

Step 2: Click on “Housing Application”.

Step 3: Select “2025 Student Summer Residence Application”.

Step 4: Pay a $50 non-refundable application fee.  The $50 application fee can be paid by credit card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express, any Visa/Debit* cards) or by Interac. Please note that only customers of RBC Royal Bank, TD Bank, First Nations may use the Interac option.

Step 5: Complete all sections of the application.

Step 6: Be sure to complete and save your application by Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Accept Your Offer 

To complete the acceptance of your spot in summer residence you must pay the $350.00 non-refundable Residence Advanced Payment (RAP) through the portal. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, any Visa/Debit cards, or Interac*.   

Please do not pay this fee to your student account. It will not be processed by our office and your acceptance of your offer of guaranteed residence will be considered incomplete.   

*Please note that only customers of RBC Royal Bank, TD Bank, and First Nations may use the Interac option. 

Length of Stay, Contract Options and Fees

Contract Options 

There are two options available for length of stay during Summer Residence. You are responsible for the residence fees associated with the term you select even if you choose to leave prior to the end of your contract. Short-term accommodation is not available. 

Early Summer Residence Sunday, May 4, 2025 – Friday, June 27, 2025 

Fee: $2,052.00 

Full Summer Residence Sunday, May 4, 2025 – Sunday, August 24, 2025 

Fee: $4,256.00 

The above options include placement in a single room of a shared suite for the duration of the chosen period. You may add a meal plan to your stay at an additional cost (see the Meal Plan section below). Housing and Residence Life Services will be assigning rooms; we will do our best to accommodate your roommate group but there is no guarantee as room assignments depend on multiple criteria. 

All Summer Residence students are required to live in the same building and requests to remain in your current residence room may not be granted. 

The above fees do not include the fee to remain on campus over the bridge period, please see Term Bridge Periods below for more information. 

The policy below applies once your Summer Residence contract has begun.

Students who are in an Early Summer residence contract who wish to extend to Full Summer residence may do so no later than Friday, June 20, 2025; providing space is available. It may be required that the student is moved to a new suite depending on availability.

Students who wish to change their contract from Full Summer residence to Early Summer residence may do so no later than Friday, June 20, 2025. The fees will be adjusted on your Student Account less a $300 Administrative Fee for shortening the Summer contract from the originally agreed upon Full Summer session.

To change your Summer Residence contract please contact residence@carleton.ca.

Meal Plan

You may opt to add a meal plan for an additional fee to your stay in Summer Residence. Please note that during the summer the Teraanga Commons Dining Hall is open for set meal periods and offers a reduced, made-to-order menu, for the most up-to-date information on the Dining Hall please visit their website here. 

Summer Meal Plan 

The Summer Meal Plan is 14 meals per week and all meals are served in the Teraanga Commons Dining Hall. You may use one meal per period up to 3 meals per day until all 14 meals are used. 

*Please note that meal plans offered through fall/winter are NOT available for the summer term. 

Summer 2025 Meal Plan Fees 

Early Summer – $1,545.00 

Full Summer – $3,175.00 

These fees are in addition to your summer residence fees. 

Walk In Rates 

Breakfast (2024 Rate) – $11.74 + Tax 

Lunch (2024 Rate) – $14.54 + Tax 

Dinner (2024 Rate) – $17.29 + Tax 

Important Dates and Deadlines 

Sunday, Aril 27, 2025 (7:30AM to 10:30AM) – Last meal period of the academic meal plan 

Monday, May 5, 2025 – First day of summer meal plan 

Monday, May 12, 2025 – Deadline to remove early/full summer meal plan 

Monday, July 7, 2025 – Deadline to remove full summer meal plan 

Sunday, August 24, 2025 – Last day of summer meal plan 

Please note that the Teraanga Commons Dining Hall is closed between the last meal period of the academic meal plan and first meal period of the summer meal plan. There are no meal plans available during this period. For more information about this period please see Term Bridge Periods below. 

Term Bridge Periods

If you are currently living in residence, or plan on living in residence for the 2025/2026 academic year, please note that there are two bridge periods between the completion of one term and the beginning of the next term. 

During these bridge periods you are required to completely vacate your residence room (including all of your belongings) for the entire duration of the bridge. 

Winter to Summer Bridge – Sunday, April 27, 2025 to Sunday, May 4, 2025 

Summer to Fall Bridge – Sunday, August 24, 2025 to Friday, August 29, 2025 

What if I need to remain on campus during this time? 

Students may apply to remain on campus during the bridge period between terms. During this time there are no meal plans available and the Teraanga Commons Dining Hall is closed. If you opt to remain on campus during these periods you must be flexible with when you can move rooms. You may be required to move from your current room to your next room assignment at any time during these periods. 

Winter to Summer Bridge Application 

Bridge Dates: Sunday, April 27, 2025 to Sunday, May 4, 2025 

Fee: $300.00 

Application Opens: When you accept your Residence Offer 

Application Closes: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 

*This option is only available to students with bookings in both the winter and summer term. 

Summer to Fall Bridge Application 

Bridge Dates: Sunday, August 24, 2025 to Friday, August 29, 2025 

Fee: $300.00 

Application Opens: Early June (Date TBC) 

Application Closes: Tuesday, August 12, 2025 

*This option is only available to students with a booking in both the full summer term and the upcoming fall term. 

Summer Residence Withdrawal Policy

Students who choose to move out prior to the end of the agreed to Summer Residence session (Early, Full or Late) are not entitled to a fee adjustment for room and meal plan (if applicable). The meal plan may be removed if it is before the deadlines stated below to make changes.

Monday, May 12, 2025 – Deadline to remove early / full summer meal plan.

Students on a full summer meal plan who did not request to remove the meal plan by May 12 will have have another opportunity to remove the plan for the start of late summer.

Monday, July 7, 2025 – Deadline to remove full meal plan.

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Winter Residence 


Applications for winter 2025 are now open!

Applications are open until Friday, January 31, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. Depending on availability, space is offered as it becomes available.

Meal plans are required in all buildings, except for Leeds House. No exceptions.

Eligibility

Students must be registered in a minimum of 1.5 credits for the winter term.

Application Process

Step 1: You must first accept your offer of admission to Carleton University and wait for your application status on Carleton360 to display “Applicant Acceptance” before you can accept your guaranteed offer of residence. There may be a delay of three or four days between the time you accept the offer of admission and are able to accept your offer of residence.

Step 2: Apply to residence through the Housing Portal using your MyCarletonOne credentials.

Step 3: Click on “Housing Application”

Step 4: Select the Winter 2025

Step 5: Pay a $50 non-refundable application fee.  The $50 application fee can be paid by credit card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express, any Visa/Debit* cards) or by Interac. Please note that only customers of RBC Royal Bank, TD Bank, First Nations may use the Interac option.

Review how to set up your Carleton email account here.

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Guaranteed 12-Month Residence for International Students


Starting September 2025, international students can stay in residence all year long. This means you can live on campus for up to 12 months per year for your entire degree, up to a maximum of five consecutive years.

Eligibility

To qualify for the year-round residence option, you must:

  • Be in good academic standing and registered for the fall/winter terms. You don’t need to take summer classes, but you must be enrolled for the upcoming fall/winter terms.
  • Follow the Residence Standards and Residence Agreement, with no conduct violations.
  • Ensure your student account is in good standing, with no outstanding fees from previous terms.
Application Process

You’ll need to submit separate applications for both the fall/winter and summer terms each year. Be sure to meet all application deadlines and eligibility requirements for each term.

How to Sign Up

Your offer of residence includes an 8-month guaranteed stay (September–April). If you’d like to stay for the additional four months (May–August), simply submit a request through the Housing Portal by the deadline.

You must apply for the summer extension each year, and you may do so for up to five consecutive years as long as you meet the eligibility requirements.

Room Changes

If you choose to stay for the summer, you may need to move to a different room for the months of May, June, July, and August. Your summer room assignment will depend on availability.

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Special Accommodation Request


Students may submit a special accommodation request if they have a disability, medical condition or special dietary needs that may affect their room assignment or ability to use the meal plan.

The special accommodation request is submitted as part of the regular application process.

Include in your request
  • Detailed documentation from the appropriate medical professional. Notes stating generally ‘due to medical reasons’ lacking any details and/or context will not be considered.
  • Signed and dated documentation with explanation of your personal situation and may include (but not limited to) the following:
    • Specific nature of your request
    • What might meet your needs and why
    • What measures are currently in place at your own living environment (home, apartment) that address your challenges
    • If dietary related, you must indicate the specific limitations you have and how you believe this may affect your ability to use a meal plan. You are strongly encouraged to connect with our dietitian by email to discuss your concerns.
Deadlines to upload the supporting documents
  • Upper year/graduate students applying between Monday, February 3, 2025 to Monday, February 17, 2025 for the time ticket lottery.
  • First year students (guaranteed and non-guaranteed): Monday, June 9, 2025

Requests and documentation received after the specified deadlines will only be considered under exceptional circumstances and by space availability.

Please note submitting the special accommodation request does not guarantee any specific style room accommodation.

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Application Queued?


Each year we receive more residence applications than the number of spaces we have available. Students who are queued will be offered a room if space becomes available.

The queue is for a residence space and not a specific building. Although we do our best to accommodate building/room preferences, should you receive an offer of residence from the queue, we cannot guarantee placement in all/any of your preferences. Being in a queue means that we currently we do not have a space to offer but your application remains active.

If you do not receive a room offer by Friday, October 3, 2025, your academic year 2025-2026 application will expire. If you wish to be considered for winter term residence, you will be required to re-apply.