Orchard Commons | Place Vanier | Totem Park | Ritsumeikan-UBC House | Walter Gage
2024
Application deadline for students who have not already applied for residence when applying to UBC.
Deadline to update roommate group requests online.
Deadline to accept UBC’s offer of academic admission, in order to be considered for the First Year Guarantee.
Residence offers are sent by email. Applicants have seven days to accept the offer and pay first instalment of residence/meal plan fees.
Deadline to apply for early arrival.
Detailed room assignments sent by email. Roommates can contact each other online.
Deadline to order bed/bath linens from Campus Linens of Canada for on-time delivery to residence for Jump Start Move In Day.
Jump Start deadline to apply for a UBCcard and receive it in your residence move-in package.
The option to have your UBCcard delivered to residence typically opens in mid-July. Please check the applicable box in your UBCcard application.
Standard deadline to apply for a UBCcard and receive it in your residence move-in package.
The option to have your UBCcard delivered to residence typically opens in mid-July. Please check the applicable box in your UBCcard application.
Standard deadline to order bed/bath linens from Campus Linens of Canada for on-time delivery to residence.
Students participating in UBC Jump Start move in.
Students move in. First Residence Meal Plan meal at dinner.
Second instalment of residence/meal plan fees due.
Deadline to order bed/bath linens from Campus Linens of Canada for on-time delivery to residence (Term 2).
Note: if you missed the deadline, you may still be able to receive linens by move-in day. Campus Linens can provide more specific delivery timelines during the order process.
Last Residence Meal Plan meal at breakfast. First Year Residences close for the holidays. Please check your contract for details.
2025
Arrival for students staying in residence for Term Two. First Residence Meal Plan meal at dinner.
Final instalment of residence/meal plan fees due.
Last day to apply for upper-year Winter Session residence (for 2025/26).
Fairview Crescent | Ponderosa Commons (Cedar House) | Walter Gage
2024
Last day to apply for upper-year Winter Session residence (for 2024/25).
Applicants receive offers or a waitlist number.
Deadline for students who receive an offer to accept and pay a deposit. Please check your offer for your specific deadline.
Applicants on the waitlist may receive offers by email as spaces become available.
Deadline to withdraw and receive a full deposit refund.
Deadline to update roommate group requests online.
Residence offers sent by email. Students have seven days to accept and pay first instalment of residence fees.
Deadline to apply for early arrival.
Deadline to apply for a UBCcard and receive it in your residence move-in package.
The option to have your UBCcard delivered to residence typically opens in mid-July. Please check the applicable box in your UBCcard application.
Check your online account for information about contacting roommate(s).
Deadline to order bed/bath linens from Campus Linens of Canada for on-time delivery to residence.
Students move in.
Second instalment of residence fees due.
Deadline to order bed/bath linens from Campus Linens of Canada for on-time delivery to residence (Term 2).
Note: if you missed the deadline, you may still be able to receive linens by move-in day. Campus Linens can provide more specific delivery timelines during the order process.
2025
Arrival for students staying in residence for Term Two.
Final instalment of residence fees due.
Last day to apply for upper-year Winter Session residence (for 2025/26).
Contract ends. Students move out.
Year Round Residence contracts run from the beginning of May to the end of April.*
Applications are accepted any time. Find out why you should apply early.
2024
Current Year Round residents receive offers for new contracts.
Deadline to request roommate groups.
Email offers sent to new applicants. This process continues until all vacancies are filled.
New residents move in.
2025
Current year contract ends. Students who do not accept a new offer move out.*
*Year Round Residence contracts for Graduate Colleges run from the beginning of September to the end of August.
Early arrivals are typically not permitted. Before applying, check to see if you’re eligible. Students may be placed in a residence area that’s different from their Winter Session assignment.
2024
Application deadline.
Deadline to cancel/withdraw application.
Early arrivals move in. Fees due before arrival.
2025
Offers are sent by email. First instalment of fees due on acceptance.
Unit/room assignments are sent by email for applications indicating a May start date. Full fees are due upon acceptance for contracts that end on or prior to July 1.
Move-in period for Winter Session and Year Round residents moving into Summer Stay Through Residence. We will extend your stay in your current residence until your room is ready for move in.
Move-in date for new Summer Housing residents that have not lived in Winter Session or Year Round housing during the term prior.
Unit/room assignments are sent by email for applications indicating a June or July start date. Full fees due upon acceptance for contracts that end on or prior to July 1.
Second instalment is due for full summer contract.
Move out for students without a 2025/26 Winter Session Residence assignment.
Move out for students transferring into 2025/26 Winter Session Residence.
Orchard Commons | Place Vanier | Totem Park | Ritsumeikan-UBC House | Walter Gage
2025
Application deadline for students who have not already applied for residence when applying to UBC.
Deadline to update roommate group requests online.
Deadline to accept UBC’s offer of academic admission, in order to be considered for the First Year Guarantee.
Residence offers are sent by email. Applicants have seven days to accept the offer and pay first instalment of residence/meal plan fees.
Deadline to apply for early arrival.
Deadline to apply for a UBCcard and receive it in your residence move-in package for Jump Start Move In Day.
The option to have your UBCcard delivered to residence typically opens in mid-July. Please check the applicable box in your UBCcard application.
Standard deadline to apply for a UBCcard and receive it in your residence move-in package.
The option to have your UBCcard delivered to residence typically opens in mid-July. Please check the applicable box in your UBCcard application.
Detailed room assignments sent by email. Roommates can contact each other online.
Deadline to order bed/bath linens from Campus Linens of Canada for on-time delivery to residence for Jump Start Move In Day.
Standard deadline to order bed/bath linens from Campus Linens of Canada for on-time delivery to residence.
Students participating in UBC Jump Start move in.
Students move in. First Residence Meal Plan meal at dinner.
Second instalment of residence/meal plan fees due.
Deadline to order bed/bath linens from Campus Linens of Canada for on-time delivery to residence (Term 2).
Note: if you missed the deadline, you may still be able to receive linens by move-in day. Campus Linens can provide more specific delivery timelines during the order process.
Last Residence Meal Plan meal at breakfast. First Year Residences close for the holidays. Please check your contract for details.
2026
Arrival for students staying in residence for Term Two. First Residence Meal Plan meal at dinner.
Final instalment of residence/meal plan fees due.
Last day to apply for upper-year Winter Session residence (for 2026/27).
Fairview Crescent | Ponderosa Commons (Cedar House) | Walter Gage
2025
Last day to apply for upper-year Winter Session residence (for 2025/26).
A random residence allocation process determines application status. There are two possibilities: receive a residence offer or be added to a waitlist.
Deadline for students who receive an offer to accept and pay a deposit. Please check your offer for your specific deadline.
Applicants on the waitlist may receive offers by email as spaces become available.
Deadline to withdraw and receive a full deposit refund.
Deadline to update roommate group requests online.
Residence offers sent by email. Students have seven days to accept and pay first instalment of residence fees.
Deadline to apply for early arrival.
Deadline to apply for a UBCcard and receive it in your residence move-in package.
The option to have your UBCcard delivered to residence typically opens in mid-July. Please check the applicable box in your UBCcard application.
Check your online account for information about contacting roommate(s).
Deadline to order bed/bath linens from Campus Linens of Canada for on-time delivery to residence.
Students move in for 2025/26 Winter Session residence.
Second instalment of residence fees due.
Deadline to order bed/bath linens from Campus Linens of Canada for on-time delivery to residence (Term 2).
Note: if you missed the deadline, you may still be able to receive linens by move-in day. Campus Linens can provide more specific delivery timelines during the order process.
2026
Arrival for students staying in residence for Term Two.
Final instalment of residence fees due.
Last day to apply for upper-year Winter Session residence (for 2026/27).
Contract ends. Students move out.
Year Round Residence contracts run from the beginning of May to the end of April.*
Applications are accepted any time. Find out why you should apply early.
2025
Current Year Round residents receive offers for new contracts.
Deadline to request roommate groups.
Email offers sent to new applicants. This process continues until all vacancies are filled.
New residents move in.
2026
Current year contract ends. Students who do not accept a new offer move out.*
*Year Round Residence contracts for Graduate Colleges run from the beginning of September to the end of August.
Early arrivals are typically not permitted. Before applying, check to see if you’re eligible. Students may be placed in a residence area that’s different from their Winter Session assignment.
2025
Application deadline.
Deadline to cancel/withdraw application.
Early arrivals move in. Fees due before arrival.