York Apartments housing is reserved for graduate and law students and students with families (spouse and children) only. Undergraduate students are welcome to apply to continue living in undergraduate residence.
If you're considering staying in residence during your upper years, you can re-apply as long as you meet all of the following requirements:
- You are continuously enrolled in a full-time degree program.
- Have no behavioural infractions while living in or visiting York residence.
- Have no outstanding debt to the University.
Yes, you can apply for residence if you meet the eligibility criteria mentioned above.
2024-2025 fall/winter term undergraduate residence applications are available starting Feb. 1, 2024 at 12 p.m. Please visit the apply for residence to submit an application. To improve your chances of receiving an offer, we strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible!
No, we continue to accept residence applications throughout the summer. However, please note that offers will only be made if spaces are available.
Yes, a $250 application fee is due upon application and can be paid online by Visa, MasterCard or American Express. For current information, please visit undergraduate residence rates.
Students cannot apply to specific residences. However, you will have the opportunity to rank your preferences for suite-style vs. traditional-style residences and single vs. double room types. While we will do our best to accommodate your preferences, we cannot guarantee specific requests.
If students apply at the same time, they are more likely to get access to roommate/suitemate matching in the same time slot. Please note that if any of the students that applied to live together do not meet the eligibility criteria at the time of offer, then they cannot be placed in the same space.
Information about room offers will be available by May 1, 2024. Applying earlier increases your chance of getting a housing offer.
Students cannot apply to specific residences. However, you will have the opportunity to rank your preferences for suite-style vs. traditional-style residences and single vs. double room types. While we will do our best to accommodate your preferences, we cannot guarantee specific requests.
Yes, upon accepting your residence room offer, you are required to pay a $750 deposit online using a credit or Visa debit card. This deposit is not an additional charge and will be credited back to your student account after you move in. Detailed instructions on how to pay your deposit online will be included with your room offer.
Yes, however the possibility of you getting another residence offer is not guaranteed.
Once moved in, students may request to change their building or room assignment by submitting a transfer request form online every October through Housing & Conference Services. For roommate conflicts or other challenges, residents should first contact their don or residence life coordinator. Transfer requests require mediation by residence life and Housing & Conference Services and are subject to room availability.
If approved in writing to transfer to another residence or room, a transfer fee will be charged along with the prorated rate for the new room effective from the day of transfer.
The undergraduate residence contract commences on check-in date. Guidelines for move-in will be posted on residence move-in information in August. Move-out is 24 hours after the student completes their F/W term classes/exams or Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 12:00 p.m., whichever is earlier.
Keele Campus Check-in Dates
| Student Group | Check-in Date |
|---|---|
| Upper-year students | Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 |
| Winter-only exchange students and winter intake students | Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 |
Common spaces in residence buildings are cleaned by Housing staff daily between 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (does not include washroom in suite-style buildings). On weekends, minor cleaning (garbage emptied, washrooms cleaned (trad-style) will be completed between 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Students are responsible for cleaning their own rooms (including garbage/recycling removal to garbage rooms), and share the responsibility of cleaning shared washroom and kitchen spaces in 2-12 person suites. Students are encouraged to discuss cleaning tasks and schedules with their suitemates. Residence life dons are available to help this process.
Students living in suites should refer to the cleanliness guidelines below for information on the expectations of cleaning their suite.
Residents of the undergraduate residences are eligible to get a $25 OEPTC (Ontario energy and property tax credit) for the year that they lived in residence. Therefore, you should not claim an Ontario property tax credit when you are completing your annual tax return. For more information please see tax information.
No, all residences are smoke-free. Smoking is also strictly prohibited within 9 metres of the building entrance.
Rules and policies on cannabis smoking, possession and cultivation are available in residence community standards.
Residents are encouraged to contact Residence Life on all smoking and cannabis concerns they may have. Issues will be addressed with responsible residents in accordance to policies set in the residence occupancy agreement and residence life handbook.