Apply for Residence

All of the Brantford campus residences are apartment-style.

Includes: Expositor Place, Grand River Hall, Post House and Wilkes House

• Single Room: $4,712.29
• Student Activity Fee: $12

Includes: Grand River Hall and Wilkes House

• Double Room: $4,399.09
• Student Activity Fee: $12

Dormitory-Style, Traditional

Includes: Bouckaert Hall, Conrad Hall, Euler Residence, Leupold Residence, Little House, Macdonald House, and two wings of Willison Hall

• Single Room: $4,586.86
• Double Room: $4,064.36
• Student Activity Fee: $12

Dormitory-Style, Semi-Private

Includes: King Street Residence, Waterloo College Hall, and a wing of Willison Hall

• Single Room: $5,084.88
• Double Room: $4,875.88
• Student Activity Fee: $12

Apartment-Style, Ensuite, Single Room

Includes: 260 Regina St Apartments and 5 units within Marshall Street Apartments (50 Marshall St.)

• Single Room: $5,708.58
• Student Activity Fee: $12

Apartment-Style, Premium Plus, Single Room

Includes: Bricker Residence

• Single Room: $5,576.69
• Student Activity Fee: $12

Apartment-Style, Premium, Single Room

Includes: 201 Lester St Apartments, 202 Lester St Apartments, 50 Marshall Street Apartments, 32 University Ave Apartments and 53 Bricker Ave Apartments

• Single Room: $5,444.82
• Student Activity Fee: $12

Apartment-Style, Regular, Double Room

Includes: Regina Residence

• Room: $4,379.80
• Student Activity Fee: $12

Rooms are assigned through a lottery based on preferences indicated on your residence application, and room availability. We do everything we can to ensure that students sharing rooms are compatible – that’s why the application form asks about your personal habits and preferences.

If you have questions about the room assignment process, contact us at housing@wlu.ca before submitting your residence application.

If you'd like to share a room with a friend, we'll try to accommodate your request. 

When filling out your residence applications, form a roommate group with your friend and be sure that you follow all the roommate group rules outlined in the application.

Your residence contract is for the eight-month academic year, meaning you're required to stay in residence from September 2025 to April 2026, as outlined in the Residence Agreement.

In completing the residence application, you will be agreeing to the terms and conditions.

Cancel Residence Application

lf you wish to cancel your residence application: 

1. Send an email to housing@wlu.ca.
2. Your message must include your full name and nine-digit Laurier ID.

The $600 residence deposit will be refunded to students who submit a cancellation request by 11:59 p.m. on June 2, 2025. Students who choose to cancel after the June 2 deadline are not eligible to receive a refund of the deposit.

Leaving Residence

If you choose to leave residence before the end of the agreed-to occupancy period while still attending Laurier, you are responsible for the full fees for your assigned residence room for the entire occupancy period.

Moving In

Your residence room assignment and important move-in information will be emailed to your mylaurier.ca email in late July.

Moving Out

You must vacate your residence room 24 hours after your last scheduled exam in the winter term.

At the Brantford campus, the Department of Residence is excited to announce we are opening two upper year residence communities!

If you are interested in applying for a space in one of these communities, email brantfordresidence@wlu.ca.

At the Waterloo campus, all of our residence spaces are reserved for first-year undergraduate students.

Residence will be full managing the residence guarantee for first-year students. As such, we will not have sufficient vacancy to consider applications from those students not eligible for Laurier's first-year student residence guarantee.

Only first-year students eligible for the guarantee will be accommodated in residence, and any waiting lists will be available to first-year students only.

If you are a senior or graduate student with a significant documented disability and can access the learning environment at Laurier only by living in residence, you may be eligible for a residence placement. If this applies to you, email housing@wlu.ca as soon as possible, and prior to June 2nd, to discuss your eligibility for residence.

Application 

Submit your completed residence application by: 

• Fall term: June 2, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
• Winter term: TBD
• Full year: June 2, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

Deposit

The residence deposit is waived for exchange students. You are not required to submit the $600 deposit with your application.

Your residence contract is for either four or eight months, depending on the application you complete, as outlined within the Residence Agreement.

• Fall term: September to December 2025.
• Winter term: January to April 2026.
• Full year: September 2025 to April 2026.

In completing the residence application, you agree to these terms and conditions.

Cancel Residence Application

lf you wish to cancel your residence application: 

1. Send an email to housing@wlu.ca.
2. Your message must include your full name and nine-digit Laurier ID.

The $600 residence deposit will be refunded to students who submit a cancellation request by 11:59 p.m. on June 2, 2025. Students who choose to cancel after the June 2 deadline are not eligible to receive a refund of the deposit.

Leaving Residence

If you are successful in obtaining a space in residence, you must stay in residence for the entire period of time for which you have applied.

If you choose to leave residence before the end of the agreed-to occupancy period, you are still responsible for the full fees for your assigned residence room for the entire occupancy period.

You are strongly advised to consider the financial implications of this decision before accepting the terms of the Residence Agreement and committing to live in residence. Some exchange students arranged private accommodations in the community, and prefer to live there.

Moving In

The Department of Residence will email you to advise if you were successful in receiving a space in residence (mid-July for fall term and full year students; late-November for winter term students).

Your residence room assignment and important move-in information will be emailed to your mylaurier.ca email (early August for fall term and full year students; early December for winter term students), including details for key pick-up.

Moving Out

You must vacate your residence room 24 hours after your last scheduled exam in December for fall term students and in April for full year and winter term students.