Incidental Fees

Health and dental plan fees are compulsory unless you already have health and dental coverage.

The fees are assessed to your account in your first term of the academic year (generally fall term or winter term for new, incoming undergraduate students beginning in winter) for which you may opt out with proof of alternative coverage.

Opt-out requests and opt-out deadlines can be found through your respective students' union:

Undergraduate: WLUSU
Graduate: WLUGSA

Laurier Students' Public Interest Research Group (LSPIRG) is a non-profit organization that has provided tools for action and advocacy for nearly 15 years. If assessed to your account, you may opt out of the LSPIRG fee at the start of each term through the opt-out portal.

Opt-Out Deadline: Last registration date for the term. Please refer to the academic calendar. 

Students within the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics are automatically enrolled into the Prism Resources program and have access to unlimited technology rental and training services. You may opt out of the Prism fee at the start of each term through the opt-out portal.

Graduate students are automatically enrolled in the LPP through the Graduate Students' Association (GSA) and StudentCare which offers complete legal representation in important categories related to the post-secondary experience: (1) Employment, (2) Housing and Tenant, and (3) Academic Disputes.  Eligible legal expenses include 100% of lawyers' fees, experts' fees ($1,000/case) and other relevant disbursements (court fees, attendance fees, and witness expenses) for issues pertaining to the three aforementioned categories.

For more information, the opt-out deadline and/or to opt-out: Visit the Graduate Students' Association Legal Plan website.

The Transit U-Pass is available for exemption request for Graduate Students for the Winter 2023 Term.

Request Form: Graduate Students Exemption Request Form

Visit WLUGSA (GR) for additional details or contact information.

Opt-Out Deadline: January 22, 2023

Undergraduate Students: The temporary Grand River Transit U-Pass exemption for the 2021-2022 year applied to terms where the University's COVID-19 protocols imposed remote learning.  As a result of having returned fully to traditional academic delivery, that exemption no longer applies.  If you are registered as a full-time undergraduate student you are required to pay the U-Pass fee.  The Grand River Transit U-Pass fee is being put to referenda in January 2023, providing all undergraduate students in Waterloo the opportunity to have their say on the continuation of the service.  If you would like to discuss further, please email sufeedback@wlu.ca

 Note: Fees are for both full- and part-time undergraduate students, unless otherwise noted.

*Maximum fees charged are per term and effective Sept. 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

**Maximum fees charged are per term and effective Sept. 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

**Maximum fees charged are per term and effective Sept. 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

Maximum fees charged are per term and effective Sept. 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

 Maximum fees charged are per term and effective Sept. 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

 Maximum fees charged are per term and effective Sept. 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

Laurier Academic Support Fee

This fee covers a range of online and remote programming and services to help students succeed at Laurier.  The professional staff and senior academic peer mentors/tutors provide online workshops, in-class support, one-on-one appointments, and mentoring programs in key areas of learning, writing, study skils, mathematics, and statistics.  The services are available for students at both capuses and are tailored to course requirements.  Students can register for a workshop, appointment or a mentoring program though the Student Success Portal. We also offer exceptional paid employment opportunities for over 100 students throughout the year. Selected students are provided with training and professional development to help them succeed and excel in their role.

Brantford Campus:

Learning Skills and Development

            One-on-one appointments with staff or a peer senior mentor/tutor

            In-class learning and writing support for foundation and senior level courses

            Facilitated Study Groups for challenging and difficult courses

            Academic Success and mentoring programs for students at-risk or on probation

Math and Statistics Support

            One-on-one appointments with staff or a peer senior mentor/tutor

            Online modules for introductory math and senior level statistics courses

Waterloo Campus:

Math and Statistics Support

            One-on-one appointments with staff or a peer senior mentor/tutor

            Online modules for introductory math and senior level statistics courses

Support for all first-year math courses including weekly directed homework sessions, mock mid-term reviews, and final exam review sessions

            Mentoring programs for students at-risk or on probation

Transition and Learning Services

            Transition support for the first year and transfer students (Brantford and Waterloo)

One-on-one appointments with staff or a peer senior mentor/tutor

Supplemental instruction for difficult and challenging courses

Academic Success and Mentoring programs for student athletes and student at-risk or on probation

Writing Services

One-on-one appointments with staff or a peer senior mentor/tutor

            In-class learning and writing support for undergraduate and graduate courses

            Online workshops including the Scholarship Proposal Writing Workshop Series

New Remote Learning Hub

The new Remote Learning Hub is designed to be a one-stop resource to help students find up-to-date academic learning support throughout the term.  A new Golden Guide to Success in Online and Remote Learning has been created to help students develop strategies to be successful in an online and remote learning environment.  The new Strategies for Success in Online Exams is designed to help students prepare for final exams.  Students are encouraged to visit the Remote Learning Hub frequently to learn what is new and available to help them succeed in their courses.

New Virtual Workshops

Students have access to a suite of online workshops geared towards your academic success. These workshops, will be offered throughout the fall and winter terms, and will help students build the essential skills and develop your knowledge in important areas like:

• virtual learning strategies
• time management
• group work fundamentals
• study strategies for quizzes, midterms and finals

For a full listing of academic skills workshops available and for registration links, select your campus from the workshop page.

For more information regarding this fee please contact studentsuccess@wlu.ca

Note: This fee is for Brantford campus students only.

The Athletic Complex Fee supports the creation of the Laurier Brantford YMCA Athletic Complex, which opened its door in 2018. This fee is a 10-year commitment from students, expiring after the winter 2023 semester.

The Laurier YMCA provides health, fitness, social and recreational needs for students. The 118,000-square-foot facility includes an aquatics centre, double gymnasium, fitness centre, weight room, studio classes, student lounges and multi-purpose spaces. This is a capital fee that ties to our YMCA contract. 

Laurier Athletics and Recreation Fee

The Athletics and Recreation component of the comprehensive student services fee provides students the opportunity to participate in wellness programming, recreational activity, and athletics, through a variety of services rendered by the Department of Athletics & Recreation. Opportunities are provided across a wide spectrum of inclusive programming ranging from casual recreation to high-performance sport. Experiences include award-winning programs such as recreational & competitive clubs, intramurals, instructional classes (i.e. instructional dance), physical and mental literacy, as well as participation in interuniversity sport.

As a result of the pandemic, the Department of Athletics & Recreation continues to work diligently to provide innovative and inclusive hybrid programming options to allow students the opportunity to take a break from their academic commitments and remain healthy at home. These opportunities include group exercise, E-Sports, webinars, student employment, sport skill development, certification clinics, sport-specific clinics, and much more!

The Department of Athletics and Recreation remains committed to providing an innovative experience for students to stay active, challenge themselves, and embrace the culture of being a Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawk.

There will continue to be many social distancing and sanitization protocols in place to ensure the safety of all participants throughout the winter semester. Facilities and programming will remain reopened in alignment with the Waterloo Region Public Health and institutional guidelines where permitted.  Please reference our website at laurierathletics.com and our social media platforms for the most up-to-date information.

For additional information regarding this fee please contact services@laurierathletics.com  

Note: This fee is for graduate students only.

Graduate students at Laurier democratically decided to join the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) as member Local 56. This fee includes: the fee to CFS, which coordinates the federation's campaigns and advocacy work across the country; the fee to CFS-Ontario, which coordinates this work in the province specifically; and the fee to CFS-Services, which coordinates student services such as health and dental plans through the National Student Network, and the distribution of the ISIC student discount card (free for members, $20 for non-members), among others.

For more information on CFS and CFS-Ontario, visit cfs-fcee.ca and cfsontario.ca. On these websites, you'll find the federation's audited financial statements, meeting minutes, governing documents, research reports and government submissions, and information on current campaigns and services work.

Laurier Career Services Fee

The Laurier Career Services Fee provides support for all students in their career planning and job search through a broad range of programs and services delivered on a continuum throughout their studies from first year to graduation and beyond. Many Career Centre services are offered both in-person and virtually.  Services include appointments, workshops, programs and events, access to Navigator (for job postings, resources and the Laurier Experience Record), a career resource centre, employer recruiting sessions, co-ordination of employer interviews, and career development content delivery through curriculum.

For more information regarding this fee please contact careercentre@wlu.ca 

Note: There are two fees associated with co-op: one for all co-op programs other than summer-only co-op for undergraduate programs in Arts and Science; and one for summer-only co-op programs in Arts and Science.

The co-op fee is for enrolment in the co-op program and is payable for each academic term, according to the fee schedule. The co-op fee is assessed to recover a portion of the overall costs of maintaining Laurier's co-operative education programs and promoting the programs to employers.

The co-op fee is not an employment fee, and is payable regardless of whether an approved position is secured; a co-op withdrawal form is required to avoid additional charges.

If temporarily suspended or required to withdraw from co-op for contravening academic or non-academic policies or co-op regulations, the university will not refund any portion of the co-op fee.

If choosing or are required to withdraw from co-op for reasons other than contravening academic or non-academic policies or co-op regulations, the fee will be adjusted on a pro-rated basis.

The Copyright Fee is an academic support fee. Through the copyright licensing agreement and Copyright Fee, students have access to a wide range of academic learning materials that they retain.

The fee allows for copying and access to a wide range of materials and formats (including digital and print) and the option of print-on-demand. The Copyright Fee also provides for enhanced licensing of learning material content beyond what would be available under fair dealing guidelines and at a lower cost than separate copyright clearances.

Undergraduate Students

The Undergraduate Dental Plan fee provides undergraduate students with an annual combined maximum dental coverage of $500, including oral examinations, fillings, extractions, radiographs, and other services.

Students may opt out if they have proof of alternative dental coverage, or may remain enrolled in the plan and coordinate (combine) the plan with existing coverage.

Graduate Students

The Graduate Dental Plan fee provides GSA members with dental coverage of $550 per year, including preventative services, basic services and major restorative services. The plan is administered by StudentCare, the leading provider of student health and dental plans in Canada, and works to address gaps in provincial health care and other basic health-care programs.

Students may opt out during the change-of-coverage period if they have proof of alternative coverage, or may remain enrolled in the plan and coordinate (combine) the plan with existing coverage.

Note: This fee is for Bachelor of Education students only.

The Technology Renewal Fee supports the purchasing, upkeep and continuous renewal of the technology hardware used in courses. The hardware is also available for TECs to check out and use in their PDS sites, to use for practice or for their own professional development, or to augment assignments or presentations for courses. It is also possible to check out multiple pieces of the same type of technology to facilitate lessons with children and youth during practica or field days.

The technology fee was waived for teacher candidates in the fall term as instruction continued in its remote environment. The current complement of digital technology was not available for use by teacher candidates. With the continuing remote context into the winter term the faculty of education is working to make our complement of tech available for distribution in the winter term. The fee for the winter term will be used to supplement and augment your access to technology resources and support the maintenance of the technology, e.g., batteries for robots. The kits will be signed out using an online consent form and distributed through an organized strategy on campus in a contactless drive through approach or courier. 

For more information regarding this fee please contact mbaker@wlu.ca 

Note: This fee is for undergraduate students only.

The Enhancement of Student Life Levy supports special one-time projects, including student proposals, which enhance the undergraduate experience for students. The Student Life Levy is available to fund in-person, “virtual,” or online-based initiatives that support career services, health and counseling, academic support, or provide increased opportunity for students to engage each other and their environment in a culture of learning outside of physical classroom space.

Note: These fees are for graduate students only.

GSA Academic Success Initiatives Fee

The Academic Support Fee supports the GSA's research committee initiatives, Laurier Library exhibit, and all overhead associated with these initiatives and programs.

The research committee is comprised of graduate students looking to design and execute research programming that focuses on knowledge mobilization and interdisciplinary opportunities for graduate students. Each winter semester the GSA works in collaboration with the Laurier Library to visually showcase graduate student research.

The fee also supports the GSA's commitment to transition and onboarding for graduate students through orientation programming and personal advocacy supports for graduate students within the academic appeals process.

GSA Technology and Infrastructures Fee

The GSA prioritizes staying connected with our graduate students who are learning and researching globally. In addition to supporting the technology and infrastructure needs for the GSA to support students in a remote environment, this fee supports the costs of operating and maintaining GSA space, including Veritas Café spaces in Waterloo and Brantford, and GSA office space in Waterloo, Kitchener, and Brantford.

GSA Professional Development Initiatives Fee

The GSA understands the value of personal growth and skills development opportunities. We ensure that Laurier has the appropriate feedback needed from graduate students to enhance ASPIRE, the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies’ professional skills development program. We compliment the programs offered by Laurier with our unique and creative programming. This fee funds the human and financial resources required to implement our Professional Development Initiatives that can be found here: www.wlugsa.ca/professional-development 

GSA Student Support Fund

The GSA is here to support you on your journey through graduate school. We support a graduate student culture of knowledge mobilization and collaboration. We create programming that promotes graduate student research, helps with skills development, and allows for networking opportunities. We have over $400,000 in endowed scholarships for graduate students. We work with Laurier, Waterloo Region, and the government on topics that are curricular (in the classroom) or non-curricular (outside of the classroom) in nature. Our approach to advocacy is data-driven and professional, with a focus on relationship building and strategic partnerships.This fee supports our  our Academic Success Initiatives that can be found here: https://www.wlugsa.ca/academic-success and our advocacy efforts that can be found here: https://www.wlugsa.ca/advocacy

GSA Graduate Enhancement Fund

Funded directly through the generosity of our graduate students, the Graduate Enhancement Fund (GEF) supports special one-time projects that enhance the graduate student experience across all Laurier campuses and locations.

The GEF was initiated as a means to support projects that couldn’t otherwise happen, and as of September 2019 only supports projects that support either athletics and recreation, career services, student buildings, health and counselling, academic support, financial aid offices, or campus safety programs. Past projects include: Mental Health Yoga, Accessible Learning Accommodation Bursary, and the Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement (SAGE) Nest.

GSA Wellness Initiatives Fee

The GSA believes in a holistic approach to wellness. Your wellness is important to us. We support your physical, mental, spiritual, sexual and financial health. This fee funds the human and financial resources required to implement our Wellness Initiatives that can be found here: www.wlugsa.ca/wellness 

GSA Graduate Student Community Programming Fee

Social isolation can have an adverse impact on personal wellness, which may be a barrier to graduate school success. The GSA works to creates social programming to bring our graduate community together in celebration. Unique opportunities to explore art, culture, and entertainment provide a healthy contrast to the rigors of the academic grind. Whether through collective experiences with your cohort, or more individually focused activities, social programming is an integral component of the graduate student experience. This student-led programming also provides formative team building opportunities and professional development for our graduate student volunteers. This fee supports our diverse and inclusive programming initiatives, both GSA hosted, and in collaboration with University partners.

GSA Social Justice and Equity Initiatives Fee

The GSA is committed as an association to:

• reducing barriers and increasing accessibility to graduate education
• addressing gender inequity within Higher Education
• being a living wage champion
• addressing issues of gendered and sexual violence on our campuses
• addressing mental health
• ensuring that meaningful and appropriate supports are in place for graduate students identifying as marginalized

We celebrate the diversity within our graduate student community, and endeavor to support the graduate student experience of all of our members. We believe that the commitment to engage in discomfort and controversy can promote opportunities for growth. It is not the GSA’s purpose or duty to protect our members from conflict, but rather, to create conditions for critical dialogue to flourish. Graduate students must be free to express their ideas, so long as those forms of expression do not infringe on another’s freedom to do so. This fee funds the human and financial resources required to implement our Social Justice Initiatives that can be found here: www.wlugsa.ca/social-justice-equity 

GSA Legal Protection Plan

The LPP offers complete legal representation in important categories related to the post-secondary experience: (1) Employment, (2) Housing & tenant, and (3) Academic disputes. Eligible legal expenses include 100% of lawyers’ fees, experts’ fees ($1,000 per case), and other relevant disbursements (court fees, attendance fees, and witness expenses) for issues pertaining to the three aforementioned categories.

In addition to legal representation, students have unlimited access (no cap) to a toll-free legal services helpline for any area of the law. Immigration, for example, is among the most common areas in which we receive inquiries. Other examples include housing rights, employment law, academic rights, intellectual property and patent law, traffic law, civil mediation, family law, real estate and property law, to name a few.

For more information regarding these fees please contact generalinfo@wlugsa.ca

Laurier Health and Counselling Fee

The Laurier Health and Counselling Fee provides students access to the Student Wellness Centre on their respective campus, and includes a wide array of clinical support, workshops, groups and specialized care. Support is also provided for student wellness programming, the Dean of Students Office and specialized support for students within the Laurier community.

The wellness education team offers campus-wide wellness programming on topics such as mental health and resilience, health promotion, disease prevention and harm reduction. In addition, the supports specialized programs delivered in a peer-driven model.

At the Student Wellness Centre we continue to offer physician, counselling and nursing appointments as always. Most are now virtual, either by phone or secure video connection. Same day appointments available. We plan to run many groups remotely for the upcoming terms, including our psycho-education group (Ride the Wave), anxiety group and dialectical behaviour theraphy group. Chiropractors, massage therapy and physiotherapy all hope have an on-campus presence this fall.

For more information regarding this fee please contact wellness@wlu.ca (Waterloo) or lbwellnesscentre@wlu.ca (Brantford)

The Independent Student Media Fee supports WLU Student Publications. WLU Student Publications is an independent, not-for-profit, student-run media group providing accurate, up-to-date reporting on issues important to students such as reporting on the Students’ Union, university budgeting, student life, athletics and breaking news.

WLU Student Publications is home to nine publications including:

• The Cord: Laurier’s official weekly newspaper
• Radio Laurier: online radio station
• Blueprint Magazine: quarterly literary arts magazine
• The Sputnik: monthly newspaper for the Brantford campus
• Keystone and Carnegie yearbooks
• The Community Edition: community-focused newspaper
• Laurier Student Poll
• The WLU’er: Laurier’s official student agenda and handbook

All publications are free and can be located on stands across campus and online. The Independent Student Media Fee directly funds these publications in addition to employing and providing volunteer opportunities to students and alumni.

International Students Overcoming War (ISOW) program at Laurier administers scholarships for students from conflict-affected countries to be able to attain higher education. With the support of the Laurier community, international students are able to pursue their education and receive the multifaceted support that is necessary for academic and personal success. Although the practical methods through which ISOW supports scholars will require adaptation to our new reality, their needs, especially financial ones, remain unchanged whether academic terms are in-person or remote. The levy is essential to uphold ISOW and Laurier’s commitment to current and future scholars, as well as honour the agreements made with partner organizations to provide necessary financial support to scholars. It is also important to note that Laurier’s ISOW scholars are students who are affected by the pandemic as well, and yet have no alternative funding options. Although there is a pressing need to alleviate the financial strain the pandemic has placed on all students, we are confident as a student-funded and student-run organization that the sum total benefit generated by the levy is far greater than the impact made by removing the levy. As a community, it is important that Laurier and ISOW stand together in solidarity to prevent temporary circumstances from having a lasting, negative effect on its students.

Laurier Students' Public Interest Research Group (LSPIRG) is a non-profit organization that has provided tools for action and advocacy for nearly 15 years. LSPIRG:

• Has established a COVID-19 Emergency Fund for students in financial need;
• Has increased funding opportunities for students and community members who are leading Mutual Aid initiatives in response to COVID-19;
• Funds Research and Action Groups who are doing ongoing work (e.g. Food Not Bombs distributes free weekly meals, which are now in higher demand due to COVID-19);
• Provides workshops and events around Social and Environmental Justice;
• Continues to provide support for students (online);
• Provides volunteer opportunities both online and physically distanced in person (advocy, community gardening, board of directors, etc.); 
• Advocates for equity for people of all races, genders, classes, sexualities and abilities;
• Hosts events LGBTQ+ issues, going zero waste, sexual pleasure and boundaries, ending racism, safety during protests, and self-care;
• Supports marginalized students and community members;
• Conducts community-based, grassroots research; and
• Runs campaigns on gender, Indigenous territory and safety/support.

Some of LSPIRG’s groups:

• Advocates for a Student Culture of Consent (consent education, sexual violence support)
• Food Not Bombs (reduces food waste by cooking and serving free food)
• ShamRose for Syrian Culture (supports newcomer Syrian children)
• Brantford Food Forest Student-Community Partnership (permaculture gardening, food security)

Note: These fees are for Martin Luther University College Students only.

Luther Academic Support Fee

This fee helps fund many of Luther's extracurricular opportunities that help students grow personally and succeed academically. For example, faculty and staff run workshops to help students hone many skills, including research and scholarly writing techniques. Students also have the opportunity to publish their papers in academic journals, including in Consensus: A Canadian Journal of Public Theology; the journal is co-edited by Luther faculty members.

This fee also funds student achievement awards that are granted at Luther's convocation services.

Luther Building Fee

This fee helps pay to maintain spaces at Luther where students can gather to study; pray or meditate; hold a student club activity; or simply hang out. The Luther building, which was completely renovated in 2018, offers a lounge equipped with a fridge, microwave and coffee maker; a gathering area that is also equipped with a microwave; chapel; multifaith room; ablution / ritual cleansing facilities for students; and a courtyard deck with chairs.

Luther Career Services Fee

Note: This fee is for graduate students only.

Luther plays an active role in connecting students and recent graduates with potential employers. The academic advisor shares relevant job advertisements with students and graduates in specific fields. Students and recent graduates are regularly connected with people in faculty members' professional networks.

Luther Community Services Fee

Luther provides community building events and positive social spaces for everyone. This fee supports community initiatives such as soup lunches, midday pauses in the chapel and multifaith space, and a household-goods lending library.

Luther Health and Counselling Fee

Luther offers a number of opportunities for students to take care of their mental health. Students can de-stress with four-legged friends during weekly sessions (called Chilling With Dogs) throughout the school year. To help relieve exam stress, many students receive packages stuffed with study essentials and notes of encouragement. Our community pastor is available, on a drop-in basis, for conversation and/or spiritual support.

Luther Learning Series Fee

This fee supports Luther's "Lunch and Learn" learning series, where guest speakers from the community share their expertise and experiences in the field.

MBA Academic Support Fee

Note: This fee is for full-time, Waterloo campus, MBA students only.

The Academic Support Fee covers skills development workshops that include time management skills; communication skills such as professional writing and oral presentations; case analysis; and interpersonal skills such as team building and collaboration. This fee also supports an off-site, integrated team building exercise.

MBA Career Support Fee

Note: This fee is for full-time, Waterloo campus, MBA students only.

Career development is an integral part of the MBA program and includes self assessments, skills matrix, and resumé and cover letter critiques. Students are engaged in Integrated Professional Skills (IPS) sessions throughout their program. These include career and personality assessments; developing your personal brand and social media presence; communication in the employment context; job search; networking; interview success; negotiation; workplace preparation; onboarding; team dynamics; and leadership.

All students have the opportunity to work one-to-one with a dedicated career consultant throughout their program as well as to engage in small group sessions.

MBA Student Experience Fee

Note: This fee is for Waterloo-campus, MBA students only.

The MBA Student Experience Fee covers experiential learning opportunities that enhance students' MBA studies. Programming includes: employer recruitment sessions; a capstone networking event with alumni and employers; coffee chat series where students have the opportunity to speak one-to-one with alumni, employers, and industry contacts; and company office tours.

Note: These fees are for Faculty of Music students only.

Music Academic Support Fee

The Music Academic Support Fee is for academic supports for Music students, including free attendance at professional concerts and professional workshops, specialized networking opportunities and peer-to-peer learning.

Music Career Support Fee

Note: This fee is for undergraduate students only.

The Music Career Support Fee provides professional development opportunities for experiential learning and career readiness, including workshops and placements that assist with essential employability skills.

Music Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Fee

The Music Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Fee supports workshops, clinics and other events with special guests, including renowned performers, educations and scholars, that bring global and inclusive perspectives to the Faculty of Music.

Music Student Buildings Support Fee

Note: This fee is for undergraduate students only.

The Music Student Buildings Support Fee helps provide students access to professional performance facilities on- and off-campus for recitals, rehearsals and masterclasses.

Music Student Experience Fee

Note: This fee is for undergraduate students only.

The Music Student Experience Fee supports any initiative that enhances the student experience beyond the classroom.

Note: This fee is for Lazaridis School students only.

The Prism membership fee provides unlimited training courses valuing a total of $750, and provides career-enhancing certifications. Membership also provides access to over $5,000 worth of equipment rentals for free. Members also get exclusive access to the finance computer lab outside of course hours.

Training and certification courses include:

• Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Access;
• Bloomberg finance software;
• Quickbooks and Audit accounting software;
• VBA, Python, SQL and web design;
• Nielsen MarketTrack and Salesforce; and
• R and Stata statistical software packages.

Prism also offers its members equipment rentals such as laptops, chargers, DSLR cameras, and other equipment to support your assignment needs.

Note: This fee is for undergraduate students only.

This fee supports the Students’ Union’s influential provincial advocacy efforts, including membership with the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance. Initiatives promote a safe, sustainable, affordable, and empowering academic experience. This fee facilitates policy change that is student-driven, evidence-based, and politically independent. The Students’ Union’s advocacy priorities include, but are not limited to: sexual violence prevention and response, including bystander training; improved mental health support integration; increases to grant-based financial aid; equity focused initiatives; regulation of international student tuition; course material affordability and open educational resources; increased supports and services for LGBTQ2S+ students; expanded accessible learning support services; experiential learning opportunities; adoption of technology-enabled learning; increased funding for Indigenous student financial assistance and campus support services; addressing student food

Note: These fees are for undergraduate students only.

Student Centre Building Fee (Brantford)

Note: This fee is for Brantford campus students only.

This fee funds the critical infrastructure that supports the Students’ Union’s Brantford operations, including remote service delivery and the Brantford Student Centre, a hub of important student activities and services. Frontline services will continue to be offered online, and physical spaces will be optimized for scaled support and the continual re-introduction of on-campus access, including the Student Wellness Centre.

Students' Union Building Fee (Waterloo)

Note: This fee is for Waterloo campus students only.

This fee funds the critical infrastructure that supports the Students’ Union’s Waterloo operations, including remote service delivery and the cost of operating and maintaining the Fred Nichols Campus Centre (FNCC) in Waterloo. Frontline services will continue to be offered online, and physical spaces will be optimized for scaled support and the continual re-introduction of on campus access, including the Terrace Food Court, Wilf’s Restaurant and Pub, and the INS Market variety store provide a range of food options. The FNCC is also home to a number of multi-functional student study spaces, including the 2-4 Lounge and the Turret.

Students' Union Academic Support Fee

This fee supports student-focused educational programming and academic advocacy efforts. In this new hybrid learning environment, the Students’ Union elevates student concerns about remote academic delivery and assessment, while also promoting equitable access to technology, open educational resources, and providing support for those navigating academic appeals.

Students' Union Campus Clubs Fee

The Students' Union Campus Clubs Fee supports opportunities, resources, and financial funding for the more than 200 clubs managed by the Students’ Union. An integral part of Laurier's renowned student experience, clubs provide distinct leadership opportunities and foster friendships that promote a sense of belonging on campus.

Students' Union Non-Academic Support Fee

This fee supports the holistic non-academic student experience, including off-campus housing supports, safety, health and wellness, personal finance education, and food insecurity prevention. Accessible both online and in-person with the continual re-introduction of on-campus access, these initiatives are designed to ease the burdens that distract or inhibit your academic studies.

Students' Union Health and Wellness Fee

The Students' Union Health and Wellness Fee supports health and wellness services provided by the Students’ Union that include mental health training and awareness campaigns facilitated by the Peer Connect and Healthy Lifestyles initiatives. In addition, all students benefit from educational programs and advocacy efforts designed to enhance health and wellness on all Laurier campuses.

Students' Union Student Success Initiatives

This fee supports online co-curricular programming and limited scaled services for students when on-campus access is re-introduced. Available to all students, this fee funds leadership intensive experiential learning, the development of career ready job skills, and the chance to make meaningful peer connections. Student-led initiatives provide formative team building opportunities and professional development for volunteers.

Students' Union Student Experience Programs Fee

This fee supports the diverse and inclusive social programming provided by the Students’ Union. The renowned Laurier student experience reflects a sense of community built around friendships formed inside and outside of the classroom that foster a lifelong pride in being a Golden Hawk. Unique opportunities to explore art, culture, and entertainment provide a healthy contrast to the rigors of the academic grind and are of heightened importance during this period of hybrid and remote learning. Virtual and online community building includes trivia, open mic nights, coffee houses, bingo, concerts, and targeted programming specifically for first-year students. Whether through collective experiences with your classmates, or more individually focussed activities, social programming is an integral component of student life.

For more information regarding these fees please contact sufeedback@wlu.ca

With the Fall semester going online, the Sustainability Office has been busy planning what our projects, programs, engagement and outreach will look. As we want to continue to uphold our commitment to being one of the most sustainable universities in Canada, our Office has shifted engagement activities to go mostly online, while also preparing for future in-person activities. The Office has prepared four key initiatives to engage students in sustainability on all of our campuses.

During a typical Fall semester, our team prepares for incoming Sustainable Hawk Fund applications, where staff, students, and faculty can apply to receive a grant for a sustainability project. The fund is worth $30,000, and this semester we’re shifting the focus to providing financial capacity to local non-profits who are able to hire a Laurier student. Selected students will then be required to provide a final report on their experience and then to share their experience online with other students.

The Sustainability Office plans to offer more academic support to faculty members who embed sustainability in their courses. Our staff will create videos and/or attend lectures (virtually) and give a presentation on various sustainability projects happening on campus and beyond. This will be essential in ensuring that faculty members are still providing an enhanced academic experience for students.

Additionally, our Office will kick off a peer-to-peer learning program for students. This program would include having Eco Ambassadors host events and engagement sessions with students to engage students in sustainability. Since we cannot do in-person engagements throughout the semester, the Office plans to create 3-5 training modules for prospective Eco Ambassadors to attend online. This would prepare the ambassadors to start engaging students online with alternative platforms opposed to in-person activities.

The fourth activity our Office has planned is to offer online sustainability educational sessions to enable students to achieve extra-curricular accomplishments without having to be on campus. With our partner, the World Wildlife Fund, our office will run educational sessions to allow students to get their “Living Planet on Campus” certificate. These will come in the form of online webinars and sessions to provide students with an opportunity to boost their extra-curricular achievements while classes stay online.

As residence will be moving forward in the Fall semester, we will be participating in Don training (most likely in a virtual format) through a sustainability training session led by our office. We also provide professional development opportunities to Dons throughout the academic year via workshops facilitated by the Sustainability Office. We will continue to provide guidance to the First Year Leadership Program: Sustainability Council in residence and will be hiring and providing guidance to the Residence Sustainability Advisors. 

Throughout the semester, we will continue with the many other projects we are working on such as continuing to expand the multi-sort waste station infrastructure on campus to prepare for students’ return. We are updating signage, installing liquid capture stations in the concourse and placing more updated multi-sort bins in various buildings on campus

We will continue to work on our GHG emissions reduction goals by coordinating with Operations and the Planning, Design and Construction team to support project development and ensure projects align with institutional carbon reduction and sustainability goals as outlined in the Laurier Sustainability Action plan and soon-to-be published Carbon Reduction Roadmap.

As we do every year, the Sustainability Office will be hiring one or more Student Sustainability Assistants to (remotely) support our projects and programs throughout the year. Their focus will be creating our monthly newsletter, creating content for our social media channels and assisting with other tasks and projects throughout the year.

Currently Laurier is designated as a Fair Trade Campus. As such, we are continuing to work diligently with our on-campus partners such as Food Services and Student Services to move to the next level and achieve our Fair Trade Silver Campus designation. 

All of these initiatives will help us continue our mission as a Sustainability Office to create and foster a culture of sustainability by engaging, promoting, and coordinating sustainability action.  We are still confident we’ll be able to enhance the Laurier experience for students this year for all students willing to participate.

For more information regarding this fee please contact sustainability@wlu.ca

Undergraduate Faculty Association Fee for Academic and Career Support (Brantford and Waterloo Campus Students)

Note: This fee is for undergraduate students only (excluding Lazaridis School students).

The Undergraduate Faculty Association Fee for Academic and Career Support Fee supports the academic and career support initiatives facilitated by faculty associations and the student clubs they fund. Students benefit from leadership intensive experiential learning opportunities that support career development and enhance the comprehensive learning environment at Laurier. This includes academic guidance, faculty-specific information sessions, job fairs, special events, and networking within the sector.

Undergraduate Faculty Association Fee for Academic and Career Support (Lazaridis School Students)

Note: This fee is for undergraduate, Lazaridis School students only.

The Undergraduate Faculty Association Fee for Academic and Career Support Fee supports the academic and career support initiatives facilitated by the Lazaridis Students’ Society and the student clubs they fund. Students benefit from leadership intensive experiential learning opportunities that often support career development and enhance the comprehensive learning environment at Laurier. This includes academic guidance, faculty-specific information sessions, job fairs, case competitions, special events, and networking within the business and economics community.

Undergraduate Faculty Association Fee for Social Programming

Note: This fee is for undergraduate students only.

The Undergraduate Faculty Association Fee for Social Programming supports diverse and inclusive social activities specific to students' faculty of study. An integral part of Laurier’s nationally recognized student experience, faculty associations foster relationships that promote a sense of belonging on campus through discipline-specific programming.

Waterloo Campus

Note: This fee is for full-time, graduate and undergraduate students at the Waterloo campus.

The universal transit pass provides access to both the bus and light rail transit (LRT) service within Waterloo Region. Access is available for all full-time students that have paid the essential fee and is granted through the OneCard. Student status is verified through an electronic validation of students' registration and through the assessment of the fee between Grand River Transit and Laurier.

Access is also available for all full-time co-op students, whether they are on their co-op term or academic term.

Access is also available during the "off term" (e.g. summer term), if the fee has been paid in the previous two terms, until students graduate.

Brantford Campus

Note: This fee is for full-time, undergraduate students at the Brantford campus.

The universal transit pass provides access to the bus service within the city of Brantford. Access is available for all full-time students that have paid the essential fee and is granted through the OneCard. Student status is verified through an electronic validation of students' registration and through the assessment of the fee between Brantford Transit and Laurier.

Access is available for all full-time students during the fall and winter terms. There is a special program available for the summer term, with a separate fee paid directly to Brantford Transit.

The World University Services of Canada (WUSC) provides refugee students with the opportunity to complete their degree at Laurier, to make an impact on campus and in the wider community, and to start on the pathway to Canadian citizenship. The Student Refugee Program Fee, in partnership with WUSC, is a unique student-to-student funding opportunity that empowers Laurier students and inspires lives. The fee currently supports nine students at Laurier.

Money generated through this fee represents 80% of the funding and all funding goes directly to the sponsored students, with Laurier International overseeing the allocation of the funding.

For more information regarding this fee please contact laurierinternational@wlu.ca

Maximum fees charged are per term and effective Sept. 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted. 

Note: These fees are for LEAF students only.

LEAF Health Insurance Fee

Health insurance is required to study in the LEAF program. International students are not covered by Ontario's provincial health-care program and are required to pay for health insurance. The LEAF program arranges health insurance for students as soon as they arrive.

LEAF Student Services Fee

The LEAF Student Services Fee is a comprehensive student services fee for LEAF students. It represents a 50% contribution to the student services budget on all Laurier campuses.

The Student Affairs administrative agreement ensures that the university matches this contribution, and student representatives constitute 50% of the Student Affairs advisory committee’s voting membership, which makes budgetary decisions.

The services covered by this fee include the Office of the Dean of Students, student awards, wellness and career centres, athletics and recreation, international student advisor, the Accessible Learning Centre, chaplains, and the Diversity and Equity Office.

LEAF Textbooks Fee

The LEAF Textbooks Fee buys all textbooks necessary for a student to study for one term in the LEAF program. The LEAF Program will resume charging students for their textbooks in Winter 2021. 

For more information regarding this fee please contact vkilgour@wlu.ca 

Note: This fee is for Pre-MBA students only.

Because the Pre-MBA program is a non-credit program, students do not qualify for health insurance under UHIP. The Pre-MBA program has arranged low-cost coverage under GuardMe to insure students for the duration of the program, from Sept. 1 to the end of April. This insurance covers students anywhere in the world outside of their home country. Coverage details are provided to students on arrival.