Health and Wellness

Summer Hours

Brantford: M-F: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Waterloo: M/W: 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. | T/Th/F: 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (closed from 12 to 1 over lunch)
SWC Mask Policy
Everyone is required to wear a mask at all times in the Student Wellness Centre.
Steps to Wellbeing
The Student Wellness Centre uses the Stepped Care Model to help you monitor your mental health and well-being. Consult our steps to well-being resource to learn about how you can take care of you.
Summer Workshops Open for Registration!
Check out our calendar of Summer wellness workshops.
Wellness Library
Visit the Wellness Library to read the articles clinical staff and the Wellness Education team have written over the last year to help support you and your wellness while we're apart.
Urgent and After-Hours Care
Visit our Urgent and After-Hours Care resources, if you need care when we are closed.
If you have questions or are concerned about symptoms of COVID-19, visit the Government of Ontario’s COVID-19 page.

Protect Yourself and Others. Wear a Mask.

Masks are mandatory in the Student Wellness Centre. We appreciate your assistance in making this a safe place for everyone.

If you require a doctor's note or documentation of illness for academic reasons, complete the Illness Self-Declaration Form.

For more information, refer to the student COVID-19 information page.

Hours of Operation

If you need care when we are closed, visit our Urgent and After-Hours Care resources.

Waterloo campus:

M/W: 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. | T/Th/F: 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and closed from 12 to 1 over lunch

Brantford campus: 

M-F: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hours of Operation Provide Your Feedback Authorization for Release of Information Form

If you are suicidal or do not think you can keep yourself safe right now:

Call Here 24/7 at 1.844.Here.24.7 (1.844.437.3247);
Call Laurier's Special Constable Service at 519.885.3333 (Waterloo) or 519.756.8228 x5888 (Brantford); or
Call 911.

What Kinds of Services are Offered in the SWC?

Medical appointment with a doctor or registered nurse;
Individual counselling appointments and psychoeducational workshops and groups;
Chiropractic, massage, and physiotherapy
Registered Dietitian
Wellness Education: health promotion, training, and peer support;

Note: referrals to community practitioners and specialists are also available.

How to Make an Appointment

Drop in or call us when we are open to schedule an appointment. We are not able to schedule appointments by email. On the Waterloo campus, we offer online booking to registered students for a limited number of medical issues. Visit this page for more information.

What do I need to Book a Appointment?

You must have a valid Ontario health card, a health card from another province in Canada, or valid UHIP coverage.
To schedule an appointment, we require your health card number, your student ID, your address in Waterloo, and your phone number.
Make sure you know your schedule when you call or drop in.

What If I am Unable to Attend My Scheduled Appointment?

We require 24 hours notice of cancellation.

If you cancel your appointment on short notice or don't show up for a scheduled appointment, you will be charged a no-show fee. See our fees page for more information.

About the Student Wellness Centre

Laurier's Student Wellness Centres work to promote health and wellness on both the Waterloo and Brantford campuses by:

Creating a safe, welcoming, non-judgmental environment for all students;
Providing confidential, comprehensive, and collaborative physical, emotional, and mental health services that support our students needs and by facilitating referrals to ensure optimal care;
Working with students to prepare and empower them to be successful in their health and wellness journeys during the studies at Laurier and after.