Student Residence & Dining PortalThank you for being part of our community.
It’s hard to believe your time in Queen's Residence is coming to an end soon! We encourage you to prepare for move-out ahead of time.
To maintain a quiet study environment for all students during the exam period, you are required to move out of residence by 3 pm the day following your last scheduled exam. If you are writing on April 22, you will be required to leave by 1 pm on Thursday, April 23.
Residence will close at 1 pm on April 23. The last meal served will be brunch on April 23.
Extended Quiet Hours
Quiet Hours are in effect from April 4–23.
Exam Quiet Hours will begin on Saturday, April 4, at midnight and run for 22 hours each day. Courtesy Hours are from 7–9 pm daily.
You are required to be mindful of the impact your noise may have on your fellow students’ studies, sleep, and exam preparation. Please respect requests to refrain from making noise during quiet hours.
Move-Out Process & Extensions
You must move out by 3 pm on the day following your final exam. Should you wish to stay beyond this time, you can:
- Submit an extension request to stay until residence closure on April 23 at 1 pm.
- Submit a stayover request to stay in residence until April 26 at 12 pm noon. After this time, students will be required to relocate to Summer Accommodation.
If you're looking for an extension or stayover, you will need to submit a request through the new Housing and Ancillary Services Portal. You can submit requests up until April 16 at 12 pm noon.
Submit Your RequestDining Hall & Meal Plan Details
All meal plans and/or any TAM portion of unused plans expire when you hand in your keys at the end of the academic year. They are non-refundable and cannot be carried over into a new term. Flex $ will carry over into the 2026–27 academic year. Learn more about your Residence Meal Plan.
Dining hall and retail hours are changing. Check out our Hours at a Glance page to plan ahead!
Consider donating an unused dining hall meal to a peer in need before leaving campus with Swipe It Forward. Please remember that once you hand in your keys and check out of residence, your meal plan will be deactivated.
Return your GOOD TO GO reusable container and receive $5 Flex. Participating locations TBA.
Start Preparing!
Your time to move out can sneak up on you. We encourage you to prepare well in advance by setting aside a few hours each week for decluttering and packing, familiarizing yourself with key dates and donation options, and coordinating any travel or logistical plans.
Don’t want to take everything home with you? Please donate to a bin nearest you, or participate in the Second-Hand Shuffle! Learn more in the Wasteless Move-Out section below.
If you have someone picking you up, remind them that unattended vehicles in traffic circles (fire routes) will be ticketed. There can be heavy traffic on peak move-out days, so make sure your belongings are packed well in advance of their arrival so you can move them out quickly and be on your way.
If you have a flight or other travel arrangements, make sure you have everything you need for travel set aside, such as your passport or other travel documents.
If your room needs any repairs, you must submit a Maintenance Request Order now to allow our team enough time to address any necessary repairs and ensure that your room meets the move-out requirements; otherwise, you may be charged a $120 Improper Check Out fee or a Damage Fee.
You can do this through the Student Residence & Dining Portal.
While many volunteers were available to assist with move-in, they are also students writing exams and are unable to assist with move-out. You will need to move your own belongings, and a limited number of carts will be available at your front desk to help with your move.
Set aside a few hours each week for decluttering and packing. Help yourself to free boxes available at all three dining halls, Lazy Scholar, Location 21, and Wally’s.
You will not be able to store items in residence after your check-out date, so please ensure your room is left in the condition it was when you moved in.
Take responsibility for donating, trading, upcycling, and recycling your unwanted items. If possible, consider sending home items you don’t regularly use to make your April move-out go more smoothly.
Please donate any non-perishable food items and gently used clothing or shoes to a drop-off location nearest you, and participate in the Second-Hand Shuffle to donate other usable items to students in need. Learn more in the Wasteless Move-Out section below.
Ensure your room is clean, all garbage has been removed and furniture has been returned to its original location. Room damages and cleaning costs will be assessed after you move out and will be reflected on your SOLUS account. All occupants in a multi-occupancy room will be equally responsible for any costs.
- All posters and/or decorations need to be removed, including tape or other adhesives.
- Vacuum the carpet and/or sweep the floor.
- Remove all garbage and recyclable items, and dispose of them properly in the garbage rooms.
Important Dates & Reminders
Mail Depot
Inform friends and family not to mail you anything after April 3, as it may not arrive before you leave. Redirect your mail to your new address and change your address directly with credit card companies, banks, etc. Canada Post will not redirect mail for students living in residence. Anything that is received after you leave will be returned to the sender.
- Last Day to Order Mail: April 3
- April 3 is the final day to order mail delivered to residences. Make sure to plan ahead if you're expecting any packages or important letters.
- April 3 is the final day to order mail delivered to residences. Make sure to plan ahead if you're expecting any packages or important letters.
- Closure of Mail Depot: April 23 at 1 pm
- The mail depot will cease operations for the academic year on April 23 at 1 pm. After this time, mail services will no longer be available until the start of the 2026–2027 academic year.
- The mail depot will cease operations for the academic year on April 23 at 1 pm. After this time, mail services will no longer be available until the start of the 2026–2027 academic year.
- Mail Pickup Deadline: April 23 at 1 pm
- All mail must be picked up from the depot by April 23 before closure. Any mail left unclaimed after this date will be returned to the sender. We highly encourage you to plan accordingly and retrieve any pending mail before the deadline.
Front Desk Closures
Endaayaan – Tkanónsote
Open daily from 3–11 pm
Closes April 5 at 11 pm
Watts Hall
Open daily from 8 am to 7 pm
Closes April 23 at 1 pm
Jean Royce Hall
Open daily from 8 am to 3 am
Closes April 23 at 1 pm
Victoria Hall
Open 24/7
Closes April 27 at 12 pm noon
Security Details
Campus Security and Emergency Services remain active after Residences close. They can be contacted for lockouts or crisis/emergency situations at 613-533-6111.
A limited Don on-call schedule will be in effect from April 23–30.
Wasteless Move-Out
Support our community’s efforts to be sustainable. Take responsibility for donating, trading, and recycling unwanted items. If you don’t want to take everything home, please donate items that others can use. Please don’t donate garbage. Some items do belong in the garbage, such as broken or soiled items that can’t be recycled or composted.
What to Donate and Where
Donate gently used clothing and shoes: Every common room, laundry room, and garbage room has bags that you can use for your clothing and shoe donations. Drop-off locations are listed below.
Donate non-clothing items: Consider participating in the Second-Hand Shuffle to donate usable, unwanted items such as printers, bookshelves, sports equipment, mirrors, or kitchen equipment, and pick up any items you may need for free.
Donate non-perishable food items: Please consider donating your non-perishable food items to the food bank. Collections are taking place in the Lazy Scholar and Location 21.
Recycle: Use the recycling depot in your building until the end of term – any recyclable items or garbage left in your room or hallway will result in clean-up charges. If you have any questions, please call the Facilities Control Centre at 613-533-3155.
GOOD TO GO
You and your fellow students helped divert 259,444 single-use containers (and counting) from waste streams this year!
Don’t forget to return your GOOD TO GO reusable containers before you check out to receive a $5 Flex credit. Simply inform a cashier that you are opting out of the initiative for the term, and your student account will be credited.
You can return your GOOD TO GO containers at the following locations:
- The Lazy Scholar
- Location 21
- Wally’s
- Flip!t
- MC2
- Jean Royce Barista
- Jean Royce dining hall
Second-Hand Shuffle
The Second-Hand Shuffle is a waste-reduction initiative intended to rehouse quality items no longer wanted by students, which would otherwise go to landfill.
Location: MacGillivray-Brown Hall - 218 Barrie Street
Dates:
April 20–24 | 11 am - 3 pm (Drop-off, students only)
April 28–30 | 11 am - 5 pm (Drop-off and pick-up, students only)
May 1 | 11 am – 2 pm (Pick-up, students only) and 2–5 pm (Pick-up, all welcome)
Accepted items include:
- Furniture (couches, chairs, desks, tables, etc.)
- Household items (chairs, lamps, décor, laundry bins, coat hangers, etc.)
- Small Appliances (Mini fridges, toasters, microwaves, blenders, etc.)
- Kitchenware (Pots, pans, plates, utensils, slow cookers, rice cookers, mugs, etc.)
- Electronics (laptops, printers, etc.)
- Office/School supplies (text books, paper, calculators, staplers, etc.)
- Clothing
- Linens (Towels, bed sheets, comforters)
- Non-perishable (unopened) food items
Donation Drop-Offs – Clothing and Shoes
Collection starts Friday, April 10
Start gathering the clothes and shoes you'd like to donate and put them in a clear plastic bag, available in your common room, garbage room, and laundry room. Ask your Don if you need help finding one.
You can drop off your filled bag of clothing & shoe donations at the locations listed below.
Residence | Drop-Off Location |
Adelaide Hall / Ban Righ Hall | Laundry Room – Basement of Adelaide Room 015 |
Brant House | Laundry Room 106 |
Chown Hall | Recycling Room G12 |
Gordon-Brockington House | Brock side – Garbage Room 118 |
Endaayaan – Tkanónsote | All Common Rooms |
Harkness Hall | Ground Floor Foyer |
JDUC | Common Room 424 |
Jean Royce Hall | Phase 1 – Beside Games Room C115 |
Jean Royce Hall | Phase 2 – Garbage Room |
Leggett Hall | Recycling Room 1006 |
Leonard Hall | Recycling Room 122 |
McNeill House | Large Common Room – Ground Floor Room 14 |
Morris Hall | Recycling Room B13 |
Smith House | Laundry Room 131 |
Victoria Hall | Ground Floor Laundry Room B005 |
Waldron Tower | Vending Machine Room 1–127 |
Watts Hall | Fireplace Lounge – Ground Floor |
Off-Campus Resources
Off-Campus Storage
The following off-campus storage facilities are available in Kingston:
ABC Storage – 1414 Audrey St. (613) 542-1985
Access Storage (CaraCo Storage) – 31 Steve Fonyo Dr. (613) 531-3114 (Climate-controlled)
All About Storage – 1600 Bath Rd. (613) 389-1655 (Climate controlled)
A Move for Less (Franks Worldwide Moving) – 60 Rigney St. (613) 546-1828 (Climate-controlled)
AMJ Campbell – 1234 Gardiners Rd.
Martin’s Storage – 42 Terry Fox Dr. (613) 545-1362
Spaces Self Storage – P.O. Box 26010 Gardiners Rd. (613) 544-7319
U-Lock Storage – 685 Development Dr. (613) 389-8669
Please be advised that you must contact these companies directly to make storage arrangements.
Moving off-campus?
Off-Campus Living Advisor, Mary Ann Tierney, provides confidential guidance on evaluating off-campus housing, tenant rights and responsibilities, and resources for moving in/out.
View the Off-Campus Housing Resource Guide to help you navigate neighbourhood relations, the City of Kingston regulations, tenant rights, living with housemates, and much more.