The guaranteed offer of residence expires on June 30, 4:30 pm ET. Students may start accepting the residence offer as of 10:00 am on February 1.
For other important dates and deadlines, please click here.
You must first accept your offer of admission to Carleton University before you can accept your offer of residence and wait for your application status on Carleton360 to display “Applicant Acceptance”. There may be a delay of 3 or 4 days between the time you accept the offer of admission and are able to accept your offer of residence. Please do not wait until the last day to accept your offer of residence, as the deadline of 4:30 pm ET on June 30 is strictly adhered to.
How to accept your residence offer:
Step 1: Accept your guaranteed residence offer online.
Log on to Carleton360 and select Carleton Central >> Main Menu >> Housing Services >> Accept Residence Offer.
Step 2: Read and accept the terms of the Residence Agreement. The 2023-2024 Residence Agreement will be available by June 2023.
Step 3: Pay your residence deposit (through Carleton Central).
DO NOT pay this to your Student Account – it will go unnoticed and will appear that you did not accept your residence offer. The residence deposit ($700) can be paid by credit card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express, any Visa/Debit* cards) or by Interac, also through Carleton Central. Please note that only customers of RBC Royal Bank, TD Bank, First Nations may use the Interac option, through Carleton Central. *If you are using a Visa/Debit card, select the Pay with your Credit Card section on Carleton Central to make payment.
Step 4: The Residence Information Form (RIF) in the eRezLife portal will be emailed to your Carleton email account within 2 – 3 days of paying the deposit in Carleton Central. Students will not have access to the portal until the email is received.
The Residence Information Form (RIF) allows you to provide information about your lifestyle as well as your room/suitemate preference, should you want to live with a friend. More information can be found here.
Note: All email correspondence will go to your Carleton email account. Please check your Carleton email account on a regular basis.
If you have not yet set up your Carleton account, please click here for instructions.
Deposit Refund
If your plans change after accepting your offer, please cancel through Carleton Central by 4:30 pm, June 8. Your full deposit will be credited to the card/bank account used to pay it. Please visit our Cancellation Policy page for more information.