Ready to Register for Orillia Residence?

2025 Winter Housing - NOW OPEN!
All applicants will be placed into an Active Applicant Pool (Wait List).  Rooms will be booked in order of applications received based on room availability and suitability.

2024-2025 Fall/Winter Housing - Limited rooms available

You're just a few steps away from registering to residence!

Review the section below and select the category that best applies to you. If you're unsure of which category applies to you, please call the Residence Office at (705) 330-4010 extension 3001 or email resadmin.orillia@lakeheadu.ca

Our Residence

The Orillia Campus includes an environmentally sustainable, 246-bed residence. 

The residence features a unique modern design where each student has their own single room while sharing a bathroom with only one other student. A meal plan is included with the accommodation package. 

Each floor houses 40 single rooms, a social lounge, laundry facilities and a quiet study room. 

High School Students 

High School Students

Registration forms open March 2025

A student planning on graduating from high school or have recently graduated. 


Prior to completing steps below, please have the following information on hand (check your Acknowledgement Letter) - Lakehead University myInfo username and password


Steps to apply to residence:

1)  Log into myInfo

2)  Under applicant tab Phase 2: Admission, click on "Apply for Residence"  OR under student tab in the On-Campus Residence box, click on Residence Services"
- Click on purple "Register" button beside the High School section  
- Click "SUBMIT" at the bottom of the registration form and you will receive a confirmation email.

3)  To pay your $250.00 down payment by credit card, go back to myInfo, on the Phase 2: Admission page OR in the On-Campus Residence box, click on "Pay Residence Down Payment".  

If you have any questions about Residence at Lakehead University please contact the Residence Office.

Orillia Campus - Email resadmin.orillia@lakeheadu.ca or call (705) 330-4010 extension 3001


To be eligible for the Residence guarantee, students must submit their online Residence registration forms and $250 down payments by June 2, 2025.

Do not wait until the last minute to register for Residence.  Complete the Residence Housing Registration Form as soon as you have made your decision to come to Lakehead University.

All completed Residence Registration Forms and $250 down payments must be received by the Residence Office no later than June 2, 2025.  

Residence will continue to accept Registration Forms after June 2, 2025.  Rooms will be assigned on a first come, first assigned basis.

Returning Students 

Returning Students

Registration forms open March 2025 - Application process details will be emailed to students 

Students who are currently living in residence. 

Steps to apply to residence:
1)  Log into myInfo 

2)  Under Student Tab, find On-Campus Residence box and click on "Residence Services"

3)  Click on purple "Register" button beside Returning student information to complete registration form

If you have any questions about Residence at Lakehead University please contact the Residence Office.

Orillia Campus - Email resadmin.orillia@lakeheadu.ca or call (705) 330-4010 extension 3001

Upper Year Students

Upper Year Students

Registration forms open March 2025

- Graduated from high school more than one year ago
- Transferring from another university or college
- International Student
- Exchange Student
- Professional year BEd program students or one-year HBSW program students 

Note for professional year BEd students in the P/J program: While residence is located on the main campus at 500 University Avenue, classes take place at the Faculty of Education, Heritage Place, 1 Colborne St. West.  Both locations are directly on the bus route and transportation between the two locations takes approximately 15 minutes. A bus pass is included in your student fees. If you are in the I/S program, your program is scheduled on the main Orillia campus in classrooms conveniently located a few meters from the residence building.  If you have any questions about residence as a housing option, please call the Residence Office at (705) 330-4010 extension 3001 or email resadmin.orillia@lakeheadu.ca

Steps to register for residence:

Steps to apply to residence:
1)  Log into myInfo

2)  Under applicant tab Phase 2: Admission, click on "Apply for Residence"  OR under student tab in the On-Campus Residence box, click on "Residence Services"
- Click on purple "Register" button 
- Click "SUBMIT" at the bottom of the registration form and you will receive a confirmation email. 

4)  To pay your $250.00 down payment by credit card, go back to myInfo, and click on "Pay Residence Down Payment" in the On-Campus Residence box.  

If you have any questions about Residence at Lakehead University please contact the Residence Office.
Orillia Campus - Email resadmin.orillia@lakeheadu.ca or call (705) 330-4010 extension 3001

Remember...

  • As soon as you have received an offer of admission from Lakehead University you may apply for Residence Housing.
 

When will I find out if I have a space in Residence?

Admitted students will receive notification of their housing status after the housing registration deadline of June 2, 2025.  Residence room assignment information will be emailed to Lakehead University email accounts.

Spring/Summer Students

Spring/Summer Students

Registration forms available March 2025

This housing registration form is for students at Lakehead University (Orillia Campus).


Steps to register for residence:

1) Log into myInfo

2) Under Student Tab, look for the On-Campus Residence box

3) Select "Residence Services", click on the purple "Register" button in Spring-Summer section to complete the registration form.  Click "SUBMIT" at the bottom of the registration form and you will receive a confirmation email. 

If you have any questions about Residence at Lakehead University please contact the Residence Office. 
Orillia Campus - Email resadmin.orillia@lakeheadu.ca or call (705) 330-4010 extension 3001

THERE IS NO DOWN PAYMENT REQUIRED WITH THIS APPLICATION


AVAILABLE HOUSING

Students will be assigned to a single room that shares a washroom with one other student.
- Cost TBD per day (minimum 5 day stay)
- 13% HST added if your stay is shorter than 4 weeks
All students are charged a $25.00 Residence Activity Fee.

Spring and/or Summer room charges and tax if applicable will be added to your student statement of account based on the information provided on your Residence registration form.  Please advise the Residence Office of any changes with your stay.

If your stay is less than 4 weeks, you will be assessed applicable Accommodation Tax.

MEALS - There is no meal plan available during the Spring/Summer terms.

Please Note:  All residence rooms must be vacated by August 18, 2025 unless individuals are in Residence for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Please direct any questions to resadmin.orillia@lakeheadu.ca

Quiet Area Agreement

Quiet Area Agreement

Do you prefer to live in a "Quiet Area"? 

Please review and sign the following document if you prefer to live in a quiet area. Please return by email to resadmin.orillia@lakeheadu.ca


WELLNESS HOUSE AGREEMENT: QUIET

The "Quiet Areas" were established for students committed to maintaining a quieter residence community more conducive to study. It is the student's right, as a resident of these areas, to live in a quiet environment. If this right is being violated, the student is encouraged to approach the person(s) responsible. Resident Assistants will be responsible for mediating disputes between students as they arise. Final decisions regarding dispute settlement rests with the Residence Area Coordinator. The following represents the basic conditions which support the above objective. Students requesting residence in the quiet areas must first accept in writing the following conditions:

  1. Students are encouraged to maintain a level of room noise that cannot be heard outside the room when the door is closed. (Exception Item 3). Stereo headphones are strongly recommended.
  2. Regular living noise is acceptable in the lounges (i.e. conversation, house meetings, use of kitchen facilities, etc.) Students should not use the lounges for other activities such as music, large gatherings, boisterous behaviour, etc. (Exception Item 4)
  3. The foregoing conditions are waived from 5:00pm-11:00pm on Friday and Saturday evenings. During this time, a reasonable noise level will be allowed. This does not mean "anything goes". This does not apply during the final exam period.
  4. House/Floor gatherings will be allowed on an occasional basis provided 75% of the community agrees to the event and that the approval is obtained from Residence Life Coordinator in advance.
  5. The Department of Residence strives to promote community living and social interaction among students. Therefore, individuals expecting absolute silence at all times may not be well suited for residence life, even in a quiet area, and may want to consider other living arrangements.

Special Notes:

1)  In the event that you require accommodation based on any disability, medical condition, height, dietary need, and/or requirements related to lifestyle, culture, gender or religious needs please email resadmin.orillia@lakeheadu.ca with your information. 

2)  Animals that are deemed Service Animals and have been registered with the Residence Administration Office are permitted.