Residence is available to upper-year students year round!
Keep housing simple through your time at the University of Waterloo and live with Waterloo Residences with several housing options for you to choose from.
Term details
Spring 2018
Why residence?
As an upper-year student in residence, you can enjoy:
- 4-month hassle-free contracts
- Centrally located to everything
- All-inclusive residence fees mean you don’t pay extra for:
- Utilities
- Unlimited high-speed Internet
- Maintenance
- Safety
- Study rooms
- The grocery shuttle
- Be a part of the Get Ready for: Life After Graduation program in UW Place Waterloo Court exclusively for upper-year students.
- Be one of the first people to live in our New Residence Facility at UW Place.
Communities available for spring 2018
| Contract | UWP - Claudette Millar Hall | UWP - Waterloo Court |
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Claudette Millar Hall (formerly New Residence Building)
CMH is a traditional-style residence, with single rooms and semi-private rooms.
How to apply
- Decide who you want to live with. Round-up your roommate group, or you can apply on your own and we’ll match you with some new friends. Do you have a larger roommate group than will fit in one of our suites? Or you and your friends want single traditional-style rooms near each other? You can request to live on the same floor or building. We try our best to make special requests happen.
- Decide which residence you’d like to live in.
- Apply online. The Spring 2018 application is now open. Room offers are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Apply early to make sure you get your first choice of building and room accommodations!
- Check your UWaterloo email often, as we will be sending offers soon after you submit an application.
- Accept your contract offer by clicking the link in the offer email. You're all set!
Fall 2018
Continue getting the residence advantage
- Upper-year programming (Get Ready for: Life After Graduation program)
- Jobs & Leadership opportunities
- all-inclusive residence fees mean you don’t pay extra for:
- Utilities
- Unlimited high-speed Internet
- Maintenance
- Safety and security
- Study and meeting rooms
- Grocery shuttle
- Staff and peer support
- Choose your own roommate (mixed gender requests are not a problem).
- Brand new New Residence Building in UWP
Communities available for fall 2018
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Please note: fall/spring applicants are only eligible for accommodations in UW Place New Residence or Waterloo Court.
Columbia Lake Village -South (CLV-South)
CLV is a suite-style residence, with single rooms in 4-bedroom townhouse.
Claudette Millar Hall (formerly New Residence Building)
CMH is a traditional-style residence, with single rooms and semi-private rooms.
Mackenzie King Village (MKV)
MKV is a suite-style residence, with a single room in a 4-person suite.
How to apply
- Decide who you want to live with. Round-up your roommate group, or you can apply on your own and we’ll match you with some new friends. Do you have a larger roommate group than will fit in one of our suites? Or you and your friends want single traditional-style rooms near each other? You can request to live on the same floor or building. We try our best to make special requests happen.
- Decide which residence you’d like to live in.
- Apply online. The Fall 2018 application is now available. Room offers are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Apply early to make sure you get your first choice of building and room accommodations!
- Check your UWaterloo email often, as we will be sending offers soon after you submit an application.
- Accept your contract offer by clicking the link in the offer email. You're all set!
Winter 2019
Continue getting the residence advantage
- Upper-year programming (Get Ready for: Life After Graduation program)
- Jobs & Leadership opportunities
- all-inclusive residence fees mean you don’t pay extra for:
- Utilities
- Unlimited high-speed Internet
- Maintenance
- Safety and security
- Study and meeting rooms
- Grocery shuttle
- Staff and peer support
- Choose your own roommate (mixed gender requests are not a problem).
Communities available for winter 2019
| Contract option | V1 | CMH | UWP | MKV | CLV-S |
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Winter only Important Note: If you apply to live in Village 1 or Mackenzie King Village, please note that we cannot guarantee you a space. If there is space available, you will be notified and receive a contract in September. To confirm a space as soon as possible, apply to live in our high-demand residences at UW Place. We look forward to having you back. |
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Columbia Lake Village -South (CLV-South)
CLV is a suite-style residence, with single rooms in 4-bedroom townhouse.
Claudette Millar Hall
CMH is a traditional-style residence, with single rooms and semi-private rooms.
Mackenzie King Village (MKV)
MKV is a suite-style residence, with a single room in a 4-person suite.
How to apply
- Decide who you want to live with. Round-up your roommate group, or you can apply on your own and we’ll match you with some new friends. Do you have a larger roommate group than will fit in one of our suites? Or you and your friends want single traditional-style rooms near each other? You can request to live on the same floor or building. We try our best to make special requests happen.
- Decide which residence you’d like to live in.
- Apply online. The Winter 2019 application is now available. Room offers are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Apply early to make sure you get your first choice of building and room accommodations!
- Check your UWaterloo email often, as we will be sending offers soon after you submit an application.
- Accept your contract offer by clicking the link in the offer email. You're all set!
Co-op
Did you know that you can live in residence during local co-op terms? Residence contracts match your academic stream so you only pay for the terms you're on campus – no worries about finding a subletter!
