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The uOttawa card

Much more than a student ID!

U-Pass

Your student card is not your mandatory public transit pass (known as U-Pass). The U-Pass public transit pass is valid from September 1 to April 30, and during the summer term if you are eligible.
Learn more about U-Pass
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New virtual line system!

To access in-person uOttawa Card services, save time and join the virtual line using the QLess virtual line system. You will receive a notification when it's your time to be served.
Access the virtual line

About the uOttawa Card

Your uOttawa card is not only your official University of Ottawa student ID card: you’ll need it for key services, such as paying for meal plan food, writing your exams, borrowing library books, making photocopies, getting into the gym and other fitness facilities, and even buying stuff on campus!

Load up your uOttawa card and use it like a debit card at hundreds of locations across campus, and even at some businesses off campus. 
Manage your account online

uOttawa Meal Plans

Meal plans are loaded directly onto the uOttawa card! As a student, you can purchase food prepared on campus tax-free when you purchase it through a meal plan; however, in order to offer you these savings, the University must follow Canada Revenue Agency rules.

We also offer a unique Dietary Restriction Program; if you have a food allergy, make sure to verify if you qualify.

Consult our brochure for more information on our meal plan options.
Meal plan options
Meal plan brochure (PDF)
Dietary Restriction Program

Promotions

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Food Frenz

From December 1 to December 31, 2021, use your uOttawa Card to pay for your purchases at Food Frenz and you will automatically be entered in a draw to win one of the two $25 in Flex dollars per location.

Contest Details:

  • Purchases must be made between December 1 and December 31.
  • Every uOttawa Card purchase qualifies you for an entry into the draw.
  • Winners will be notified by uOttawa email.
  • Flex dollars won will be deposited after the draw, and cannot be exchanged, transferred, or reimbursed.
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3 Brothers

From December 1 to December 31, 2021, use your uOttawa Card to pay for your purchases at 3 Brothers and you will automatically be entered in a draw to win one of the two $25 in Flex dollars per location.

Contest Details:

  • Purchases must be made between December 1 and December 31.
  • Every uOttawa Card purchase qualifies you for an entry into the draw.
  • Winners will be notified by uOttawa email.
  • Flex dollars won will be deposited after the draw, and cannot be exchanged, transferred, or reimbursed.
     
Double your Flex $ deposit

Double your Flex Dollars deposit

From November 1 to November 30, 2021, each time you deposit flex dollars online into your uOttawa Card Flex Account, you will be entered for the Double your Flex draw. You could double the value of your initial deposit, up to a maximum of $500. One student number will be drawn at random on December 1, 2021.

As an example, if you deposit $25, you could take home an additional $50 in flex. And if you deposit $300 initially, you could win the maximum prize of $500 extra flex dollars.

Contest details:

  • Deposits must be made between November 1 and November 30, 2021, inclusively.
  • Deposits must be made into a uOttawa Card Flex Account.
  • Deposits must be made online (those made in person or at uOttawa card dispensing and reloading stations are not eligible).
  • Every deposit qualifies you for an entry; no entry limits apply.
  • The draw takes place on December 1, 2021.
  • One winner will be drawn at random.
  • If you win, you’ll be notified by uOttawa email.
  • The amount won will be deposited on the very day of the draw, and cannot be exchanged, transferred or reimbursed.
  • For more information, contact the uOttawa Card Service.
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Flour Kitchen

From November 1 to November 30, 2021, use your uOttawa Card to pay for your purchases at Flour Kitchen and you will automatically be entered in a draw to win one of the two $25 in Flex dollars per location.

Contest Details:

  • Purchases must be made between November 1 and November 30.
  • Every uOttawa Card purchase qualifies you for an entry into the draw.
  • Winners will be notified by uOttawa email.
  • Flex dollars won will be deposited after the draw, and cannot be exchanged, transferred, or reimbursed.

Contact us

uOttawa Card Service and U-Pass

University Centre (map)
85 University Private, Room 104
Ottawa ON, K1N 6N5
Canada

Info on student card and meal plans
Phone: 613-562-5893
E-mail: [email protected]

Info on U-Pass
Phone: 613-562-5700

uOttawa Card Service Terms and Conditions

Operating Hours

To access in-person uOttawa Card services, save time and join the virtual line using the QLess virtual line system. You will receive a notification when it's your time to be served. 

To enter in UCU, use the door located in front of the dining hall (level 1). 

September 1 to May 31

Monday to Friday
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

June 1 to August 31

Monday to Friday
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.