| Single Plus | Single | Double | Triple / Quad | Loft Double | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit | $805.00 | $805.00 | $805.00 | $805.00 | $805.00 |
| Room & Meal Plan | $19,164.00 | $17,629.00 | $16,452.00 | $15,743.00 | $11,934.00 |
| Residence Society | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
| Good-to-Go & Flex Dollars | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Insurance | $91.80 | $91.80 | $91.80 | $91.80 | $91.80 |
| Total | $20,330.80 | $18,795.80 | $17,618.80 | $16,909.80 | $13,100.80 |
- Fees are subject to increase. 2027-28 fees will be confirmed in early March 2027
What’s Included with Your Fees?
Fees cover the residence period from the designated official move-in day, until no later than 3 pm the day after your last scheduled exam in April. Fees are subject to change in subsequent years.
Fees include fully furnished accommodation with an adjustable bed, mattress, desk, chair, and storage. See the relevant Building page for a full list of included items and what you should plan to bring with you. Fees also include all utilities (water, heat, electricity) and high-speed internet access.
Each building varies in size, layout, and room furnishings. Design elements such as flooring type, window sizes and window coverings, and storage solutions change from room to room. Multi-occupancy rooms are designated based on the number of bed spaces in the room and do not guarantee additional amenities within the room such as communal space, washrooms, or kitchenettes.
Fees in the table above include the mandatory Residence Meal Plan, allowing you to eat at all three dining halls and several retail locations. The meal plan gives you access to:
- 19 weekly meals across 3 dining halls
- 175 TAMs (trade-a-meals which allow you to trade a meal swipe for a combo meal in a retail location, and
- $145 in Flex$ loaded onto your student card to purchase beverages, snacks, and meals in participating retail food locations
You will also be enrolled in the GOOD TO GO Reusable Container Initiative designed to help reduce the use of single-use packaging.
Residence Property and Liability Insurance is provided by Marsh Insurance. The annual cost of $91.80 for insurance consists of an $85 premium + 8% PST.
Those who wish to opt-out of the Residence Property and Liability Insurance must provide proof of alternative insurance and must do so before September 30. If you do not opt out before the deadline, enrollment is final, and all premiums will be non-refundable.
- Laundry – All residence buildings have access to laundry facilities and costs $2.50 each per wash and dry.
- On-Campus Parking – Contact Commuter Services for rates, availability, and how to apply for a parking permit.
- Fridge rental – Check your Building page to see if your room comes with a fridge. If it doesn’t, you can rent your fridge from Coldex and have it delivered directly to your residence room before you arrive. More information will be provided prior to move-in.
Additional charges may be applied to your student account for room moves, cleaning, damages, repairs, lost keys, improper check-out, or fines related to violations of the Residence Contract.
How to pay for your deposit and residence fees
Deposit deadline and payment
To be considered for a space in residence, you must complete your application and submit your deposit before the deadline:
- First Year deposit deadline: June 1, 2027 at 4 pm ET
- Upper Year deposit deadline: TBD
Pay the deposit via credit card at the time of application. Contact reslife@queensu.ca well in advance of the deadline if you do not have access to a credit card, or if you are relying on Band funding to pay your deposit.
Only award recipients who were informed in their award offer letter that they will be receiving residence deposit coverage will have their deposit covered.
If your deposit payment is not received by the deadline your application will be considered incomplete.
When are residence fees deadlines and payment
There are multiple ways you can pay your residence fees.
- You can find a list of payment methods on the Registrar’s How to Pay Page.
- Navigate to Step 3: Payment Methods, which is mid-way down the page.
- Expand the box of the type of payment you would like to make to see further instructions.
- You can pay your residence deposit through online banking, telephone banking, credit card or by wire transfer.
We strongly encourage you to pay your residence fees early as it can take 3-5 business days for your payment to process depending on the payment method selected.
- September 1, 2026 (Fall fees will be posted to SOLUS in mid-August)
- The first half of your Room and Meal Plan fees
- Good-to-Go & Flex Dollars
- Insurance
- Residence Society fee
- January 10, 2027
- The second half of your Room and Meal Plan fees
OSAP
Students receiving Government Financial Aid (including OSAP) are being provided an automatic grace period on their fall term residence fees to October 1, 2026, and your winter term residence fees to January 31, 2027 for their funding to arrive. No action is required to receive this grace period, and no late fees will be assessed during this time.
The cost of residence is not included in the OSAP amount remitted to 鶹’s. You are responsible for paying for residence fees either from your own resources, or from any remaining OSAP that is deposited to your personal bank account.
Please wait until the OSAP payment has been applied to your 鶹’s SOLUS student account before making an online payment for any remaining balance of fees outstanding. Visit the Student Financials Webpage for more information.
鶹’s continues to expand needs-based financial aid initiatives to reduce financial and personal barriers to post-secondary education. You can use admission bursaries for education-related expenses, including housing.
Questions
- For questions regarding residence fees, posting fees to SOLUS, timelines, or general questions about residence please reach out to our admissions team at reslife@queensu.ca.
- For general questions about how to pay your fees, please contact fees@queensu.ca. Please review the information on this page first.
Cancellations and Refunds
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- If you cancel your academic offer at 鶹’s, you must also cancel your residence application via the .
- $500 of your $805 deposit is refundable if you cancel your residence application by July 1, 2027 at 4 pm ET. Your request must be sent via the .
- After July 1, 2027 at 4 pm ET, your $805 deposit is non-refundable. This also applies to all deposits paid after July 1.
- If you are eligible for a fee refund your refund will be issued via the same method used for payment.
- If you withdraw from residence prior to the commencement of your scheduled Move-In Day you will not be charged residence fees. If you have been assessed fees these will be removed from your SOLUS account.
Additional Deposit Refund Information
Students in the following groups are eligible for a full refund of the residence deposit:
- Offer of admission successfully deferred by Undergraduate Admission and Recruitment. See /admission/admission-procedures-and-exceptions. Deferrals must be approved and communicated to Residence Admissions by Undergraduate Admission and Recruitment.
- Offer of admission revoked by Undergraduate Admission and Recruitment. Revocations must be approved and communicated to Residence Admissions by Undergraduate Admission and Recruitment.
- Study permit application unsuccessful.
- Students who were not guaranteed residence and who were not successful in the lottery for access to residence.
- Email reslife@queensu.ca to cancel your space in residence.
- The $805 deposit is non-refundable.
- If you withdraw from residence prior to the commencement of your scheduled Move-In Day, you will not be charged residence fees. If you have been assessed fees, these will be removed from your SOLUS account.
- If you withdraw from residence prior to the commencement of your scheduled Move-In Day, follow the steps outlined in the relevant “Cancellation and Deposit Refund Policy” section above.
- If you wish to withdraw from residence after the commencement of your scheduled Move-In Day, please review the Withdrawal from Residence Policy.
Residence Meal Plans are valid for the academic year (i.e. September to April). The Residence Weekly 19 Meal Plan is automatically deactivated at the time of residence move-out. Any unused meals, including TAMS, do not carry over and are non-exchangeable, non-transferable, and non-refundable. Flex $ expire upon graduation.
- If you withdraw from residence prior to the commencement of your scheduled Move-In Day, you will not be charged for the meal plan. If you have been assessed fees, these will be removed from your SOLUS account.
- If you wish to withdraw from residence after the commencement of your scheduled Move-In Day, please review the Withdrawal from Residence Policy for information about meal plan refunds.
Tax Information
鶹's University residence fees cannot be claimed as rent for income tax purposes. Under the Income Tax Act, universities are exempt from paying municipal property taxes.
The Ontario Income Tax Act states that students living in university student residences are limited to an Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit claim based on an occupancy cost of $25 for the time they lived in residence. The only amount that can be claimed for income tax purposes is $25 and not the full amount of residence fees paid.
鶹's University does not issue tax receipts for residence fees or meal plan payments.
For more information on the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, please visit the
You can Generate a Fee Statement from SOLUS for a per-term summary of all of your charges and payments.