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Housing

Neighbours become your family
Living on a university campus is an experience unlike any other you'll have in your lifetime. More than 2,300 on-campus students create a close-knit community within UVic's larger university setting. Chances are we can help with whatever you're looking for to make your living arrangements complete.

Places to live

Take a Virtual Tour

Take advantage of our interactive presentation on Life at UVic, and learn what academic life, campus life, and life around town are like here.

Note: This presentation is about 2.5MB in Flash format

It doesn't matter if you're a First Year, Senior or International Undergraduate student campus housing has the right accommodation for you. Choose from a themed room in a single or shared double bedroom in one of our 21 Residence buildings. You can also opt to share a 4 bedroom apartment with 3 other students in one of the 123 Cluster units. Students with children of their own will want to choose a unit from one of our 181 unfurnished apartments or townhouses in Family Housing all within walking distance of the campus, child care and schools.

What to expect on campus
There's no better way to experience campus life than to visit campus. A virtual tour is a close second, though! Take our tour and see what you think.

On-campus
housing

Living on Campus September thru April (Winter Session)

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Living on Campus May thru August (Summer Session)

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Families Living on Campus

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Visitor Accommodation on Campus

Off-campus
housing

Links of Interest

Accessible
housing

We recognize that some people have specific needs that require modified living spaces perhaps due to limited mobility, hearing or vision. Residence, cluster and family housing on campus all have bedrooms, bathrooms and, if required, kitchens to accommodate the needs of any student.

Res and
family life

Res life is what university is perhaps most famous for. What makes campus living so interesting and meaningful is being entrenched in the total UVic experience. Nothing matches the opportunities for friendship, fun, convenience or involvement. Plus, your campus neighbours become a built-in peer support system. They become your family.

Our team of trained Residence Life staff will guide you through the transition of living in a new community and coordinate special programs to help you learn more about yourself and connect with others.

What can you expect to do when living in residence? Go whale watching; learn how to kayak or play guitar; attend a financial planning, sustainability or exam anxiety workshop; show off your talents in a coffee house concert; take a yoga or cooking class; play residence dodgeball or simply dance the night away!

The environment at UVic is one in which we hope you can feel safe and welcome. It's a place where we work hard (with your help) to ensure you can sleep well and study efficiently. And it's where you'll create some of the most valuable relationships and memories of your life.

Family life

Students with families that choose to attend the University of Victoria have different needs than most students. That's why the Family Centre was created. Conveniently located in the Lam Family Housing complex, it offers various resources and creates programs to assist students and their families adjust to the demands of balancing school work and an enriched family life. Learn more by visiting their website and reading their monthly newsletter.

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