• Have you advised your program that you are attending the School of Graduate Studies Orientation Day?
• Have you gotten familiar with the layout of campus? If not why not take a tour?
• Do you know how you can get around campus and Kingston?
• Do you know where the Health Counselling & Disability Service Centre is?
• Do you know where Queen's University International Centre (QUIC) is?
• Have you read the "new students newsletter" from the School of Graduate Studies?

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• Campus Parking
• Municipal Winter Parking Rules
• Pet tags and registration with the City of Kingston
• Fire Safety Checklist

• Snow Removal
• Recycling and Garbage Information
• Transit Routes
• Municipal Property Standards
• Moving Out Information

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Campus Parking

Parking for vehicles and bicycles in available on campus. Please visit the Campus Parking office site for details.

Municipal Winter Parking Rules

Residents cannot park on city streets overnight anytime from December 1 to March 31.Roads free of parked cars make snowplowing safer and more efficient. The City has a bylaw prohibiting you from parking on the street overnight in winter. If you park on the street overnight you could face a $40 fine - or maybe even end up getting your vehicle towed.

Pet tags/registration

Please note that the City of Kingston requires you to register all of your pets by January 1 each year. Tags are issued to you for each of your pets.

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Fire Safety checklist

Make sure your new home has fresh smoke detector batteries. Change your smoke detector batteries every March and November or talk with your property owner.

Visit the City of Kingston fire safety site for essential tips on keeping your home safe.

Snow removal

Keep your walkways cleared of snow, on the walk to your door and mailbox, as well as the sidewalk in front of your home. The City of Kingston has a snow removal strategy and guidelines that includes devoting a number of municipal resources in the busy campus neighbourhood.

Recycling and Garbage Information

You can enter your street address or postal code to find out when your recycling and garbage is picked up by the City of Kingston. This calendar will also tell you the holiday collection schedule and information about the household hazardous waste depot.

Transit information

Kingston Transit provides a schedule of its routes and information about the Rack & Roll service that allows you to travel on a city bus with your bicycle during the Spring and Summer months.

Property Standards information

Kingston has bylaws called Property Standards that guide residents and landlords about proper maintenance and appearance of properties.

Move out information

Completing your degree is an important academic milestone. If you are leaving your rental home in the Spring after the end of your studies, please note that Queen's works closely with the City of Kingston to help clean up the neighbourhood. You can find more information through the City of Kingston or Queen's Town-Gown Relations.

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