Some student fees at Carleton University are established through student referenda to support shared campus services and student‑led initiatives. The fees listed below are mandatory and cannot be opted out of, even if you do not use the service they support (exceptions to this are noted with an asterisk below)
Undergraduate/Special Students |
Graduate Students |
Program Specific |
Undergraduate/Special Student Fees
- Athletics and Recreation Membership
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The Department of Recreation and Athletics is dedicated to providing a broad spectrum of sport, fitness and recreational opportunities for our students and the Carleton University community. Students will have access to the Fitness Centre, Pool, Squash Courts, Indoor Walking/Running Track, Campus Recreation drop-in sports.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Can Fed of Students (Can & ON) - CUSA Partner Levy
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The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) is the largest student organization in Canada representing students nationwide. The stated goal of the Federation is to represent the collective voice of Canadian students and work for high quality, accessible post-secondary education.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Career Services
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Career Services are available through Carleton Central under “My Career” and allow students to search for job opportunities, book career advising appointments, register for employer recruitment and information sessions, and create résumés for prospective employers.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Carleton Academic Student Government
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The CASG student levy fee is used to support the operational costs of the Carleton Academic Student Government. CASG functions as an intermediary between students, faculty and the Carleton administration, allowing students to influence the University’s decisions on administration and governance that impacts their education.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Carleton PRIG (OPIRG)* - CUSA Partner Levy
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Carleton PRIG (OPIRG) is a student‑funded organization that supports grassroots activism, research, and education focused on social justice, environmental sustainability, and community‑driven change.
Opt Out Eligible: Yes, please visit opt-out form. Eligible for Fall, Winter and Summer during registration periods.
- Carleton University Student Association Fees
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Carleton University Students’ Association
Supports and promotes programs and initiatives that enhance the overall student experience and provides opportunities to students to succeed. It focuses on programs and initiatives that support student life, create student jobs, address mental health and wellness, preventing sexual violence, and supporting students in academic challenges and development.
Accessibility Building Fund
The Accessibility Fund Committee is a capital fund that works to ensure that events and services are accessible to all students. All clubs, societies, services, facilities, and members of the student association are able to apply for support from the Accessibility Building Fund.
Bursary Fund
Contributions towards bursaries, managed by Awards and Financial Aid.
Clubs & Societies
Supports the over 250 clubs and societies on campus. There is a club or society in almost every interest.
CUSA EDI Fee
CUSA delivers services, programs, and campaigns on mental health, international students, cultural awareness, and more in support of equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives on campus.
First Year Levy Fee
CUSA fee charged only to first-year students to help with their transition by delivering dedicated programming and initiatives.
Foot Patrol
Foot Patrol is a student operated and volunteer based service centre. They provide safe walks, the Walk and Talk service, event teams and safety support through the Guardian Program, and the Borrow a First Aid Kit service.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Carleton University Student Emergency Response Team (CUSERT)
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CUSERT is a volunteer and student-operated campus response team, operating under the Department of Risk Management, within Campus Safety Services, that provides first aid coverage at university sponsored events, and on-call emergency response services twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- CKCU FM 93.1 - CUSA Partner Levy
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CKCU FM 93.1 is Carleton University’s campus and community radio station. Founded in 1975, it was the first campus-based community radio station in Canada. CKCU broadcasts 24 hours a day on FM and online, providing locally produced, independent programming that reflects the diversity of the Ottawa-Gatineau community. The station offers students training and hands-on experience in broadcasting, media production, and industry skills development
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- CUSA Health & Dental Plan*
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A comprehensive plan that provides undergraduate students with coverage for services not covered by provincial health care (ie. OHIP or UHIP). Eligible coverage includes prescription drugs, dental services, vision care, paramedical practitioners, travel emergency medical coverage, and more. This fee is automatically applied to undergraduate and special students taking at least 3 courses (1.5 credits) in the Fall Term (effective September 2026, previously 4 courses: 2.0 credits). All undergraduate students are eligible for the coverage, however those taking less than 1.5 credits in the Fall 2026 Term or those only taking courses in the Winter Term must self-enroll during their respective Change-of-Coverage period.
Opt Out Eligible: For more information about self-enrolment or opt out deadlines and instructions, please visit the CUSA webpage.
- Debating Society
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The Carleton University Debating Society is a student‑run organization that provides opportunities for students to develop public speaking, critical thinking, and argumentation skills through competitive debating, workshops, and events.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Health and Counselling
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Health and Counselling Services is your health and counselling services on campus. It does much more than treat illnesses; it also provides access to physicians, psychiatrists, nursing, lab services, mental health counsellors, health promotion team and student peer programs.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Interval House - CUSA Partner Levy
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Interval House of Ottawa provides safe shelter, counselling, and support services to women and their children fleeing violence, while also working to prevent violence through advocacy and community education.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Legal Clinic - CUSA Partner Levy
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The CUSA Legal Clinic provides Carleton undergraduate students with free legal services, including notary services and intake support in areas such as housing, family, and criminal law, through a satellite clinic operated by the University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Mental Health
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Provides Mental Health services to assist in supporting and educating students on managing mental health and wellness and to provide effective coping strategies and skill building. For more information, please visit Mental Health and Wellness.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Nideyinàn Centre
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Collected by the University on the behalf of CUSA and GSA. It is used to manage the physical space in the University Centre, which is the hub of student activity, services and events.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Ombuds Services
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Ombuds Services is an independent office whose primary role is to ensure fairness for undergraduate and graduate students at Carleton University. They provide support, information, and guidance to students navigating challenges or raising concerns about both academic and non-academic issues relating to student life.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Omnibus
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For transcripts, certifications of enrollment, internal degree transfers, duplicate tax receipts, convocation costs and gown rental.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Rideau River Residence Association
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The Rideau River Residence Association (RRRA) represents Carleton residence students by advocating on their behalf and providing programming, services, and community‑building initiatives within residence life.
Fee: Compulsory Fee for all undergraduate residence students
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Sock ‘n’ Buskin
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Sock n’ Buskin Theatre Company is Carleton University’s student‑run theatre society that produces plays and musicals while giving students hands‑on experience in acting, directing, and stage production.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Unified Support Centre (USC)
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Offers food hampers, emergency essentials assistance and food-related programming to address student food insecurity.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- U-Pass (Universal Transit Pass)*
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The Universal Transit Pass, commonly known as the U-Pass, is a public transit pass that provides access to OC Transpo services at a discounted rate for eligible Carleton University students. The U-Pass and Campus Card are combined on one card. Your U-Pass will be activated as soon as you meet the eligibility requirements.
Opt Out Eligible: For more information about eligibility and opt-out criteria, please visit the website.
- World University Service of Canada (WUSC)
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The WUSC Carleton Committee is a Carleton University–based local committee of the World University Service of Canada (WUSC). Its primary initiative is the Student Refugee Program (SRP), through which refugee students are sponsored to resettle in Canada and pursue post-secondary education. As an official sponsorship holder, WUSC works in collaboration with local university committees to support sponsored students and provide the resources needed to succeed academically and integrate into campus life.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
Graduate Student Fees
- Athletics and Recreation Membership - Graduate
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The Department of Recreation and Athletics is dedicated to providing a broad spectrum of sport, fitness and recreational opportunities for our students and the Carleton University community. Students will have access to the Fitness Centre, Pool, Squash Courts, Indoor Walking/Running Track, Campus Recreation drop-in sports.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Can Fed of Students (Can & ON)-GSA Partner Levy
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The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) is the largest student organization in Canada representing students nationwide. The stated goal of the Federation is to represent the collective voice of Canadian students and work for high quality, accessible post-secondary education.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Career Services - Graduate
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Career Services are available through Carleton Central under “My Career” and allow students to search for job opportunities, book career advising appointments, register for employer recruitment and information sessions, and create résumés for prospective employers.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Carleton PRIG (OPIRG)* - GSA Partner Levy
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Carleton PRIG (OPIRG) is a student‑funded organization that supports grassroots activism, research, and education focused on social justice, environmental sustainability, and community‑driven change.
Opt Out Eligible: Yes, please visit opt-out form. Eligible for Fall, Winter and Summer during registration periods.
- Foot Patrol
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Foot Patrol is a student-operated, volunteer-based safety service that supports students on and around campus. The service provides Safewalk escorts on campus and up to one hour off campus, accompaniment on OC Transpo and light rail, the Walk and Talk phone service, and event safety support. Foot Patrol operates during designated hours and is available free of charge to students to promote safety and well-being.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Graduate Residence Caucus (GRC)
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This fee applies to graduate students living in on-campus graduate residence. The fund supports the Graduate Residence Caucus (GRC), a representative body composed of elected residence students who serve in executive roles. The GRC works to support and advocate for graduate students in residence and operates under an established Terms of Reference.
Fee: Compulsory Fee for all undergraduate residence students
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Graduate Students’ Association Fees
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Graduate Students’ Association (GSA)
The Graduate Students’ Association represents over 5,000 full-time and part-time graduate students at Carleton University. The GSA provides services, advocacy, and community support, and ensures graduate student representation across university governance structures. GSA also advocates at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels on issues such as affordable education, accessible public transit, research funding, and academic freedom. This fee supports the GSA’s capacity to represent and advance the interests of graduate students. The GSA is run by students, for students.
Accessibility Fund
The GSA Accessibility Fund supports initiatives that advance accessibility, equity, and inclusion for students by responding to a wide range of disability‑related needs. In addition to supporting physical accessibility improvements for events, spaces, and services, the Fund recognizes accessibility as both physical and non‑physical. This includes supporting evolving needs in digital, academic, and service‑based contexts where barriers may exist.
Capital Development Fund
The Capital Development Fund is used for capital equipment and improvements to existed leased equipment. This also covers major renovations and large capital purchases. This is primarily for service equipment that provides services to students, such as the printer or other such large capital expenses, and for major renovations such as for the Graduate Student Lounge.
Mike’s Place
This fee supports Mike’s Place, the graduate student pub operated by the GSA. It subsidizes the space as a venue for graduate students to meet, dine, and socialize. Mike’s Place is located on the second floor of Nideyinàn, toward the back of the building, and serves as a central gathering space for the graduate community.
Sexual Assault Centre Fund fee
The Centre helps educate the GSA’s membership and Carleton students at large about issues surrounding sexual assault through advocacy and outreach work. This fund helps students engage in outreach to students and in public education efforts that concern broader sexual violence issues, consent, sexual health, and equity campaigns.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- GSA Health & Dental Plan*
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GSA Health and Dental Plan is a comprehensive insurance plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs, dental services, vision care, paramedical services, and emergency travel medical coverage. Full-time graduate students who begin in the Fall term are automatically enrolled in the plan. Part-time students in the Fall term must opt in during the published opt-in period. Students beginning their first semester in the Winter term must also opt in manually within the applicable deadlines. Dependents are not automatically covered and must be added during the opt-in period. Opt-in and opt-out requests are accepted only during the designated period. Complete details, including eligibility requirements and all deadlines, are available on the GSA website.
Opt Out Eligible: For more information about self-enrolment or opt out deadlines and instructions, please visit the GSA webpage.
- Health and Counselling - Graduate
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Health and Counselling Services is your health and counselling services on campus. It does much more than treat illnesses; it also provides access to physicians, psychiatrists, nursing, lab services, mental health counsellors, health promotion team and student peer programs.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Mental Health - Graduate
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Provides Mental Health services to assist in supporting and educating students on managing mental health and wellness and to provide effective coping strategies and skill building. For more information, please visit Mental Health and Wellness.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
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Collected by the University on the behalf of CUSA and GSA. It is used to manage the physical space in the University Centre, which is the hub of student activity, services and events.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Ombuds Services - Graduate
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Ombuds Services is an independent office whose primary role is to ensure fairness for undergraduate and graduate students at Carleton University. They provide support, information, and guidance to students navigating challenges or raising concerns about both academic and non-academic issues relating to student life.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Omnibus - Graduate
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For transcripts, certifications of enrollment, internal degree transfers, duplicate tax receipts, convocation costs and gown rental.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- The Leveller - GSA Partner Levy
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The Leveller is Carleton University’s independent, student‑run newspaper that focuses on investigative journalism, social justice, activism, and issues affecting marginalized communities on campus and beyond.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- U-Pass (Universal Transit Pass)* - Graduate
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The Universal Transit Pass, commonly known as the U-Pass, is a public transit pass that provides access to OC Transpo services at a discounted rate for eligible Carleton University students. The U-Pass and Campus Card are combined on one card. Your U-Pass will be activated as soon as you meet the eligibility requirements.
Opt Out Eligible: For more information about eligibility and opt-out criteria, please visit the website.
- World University Service of Canada (WUSC) - Graduate
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The WUSC Carleton Committee is a Carleton University–based local committee of the World University Service of Canada (WUSC). Its primary initiative is the Student Refugee Program (SRP), through which refugee students are sponsored to resettle in Canada and pursue post-secondary education. As an official sponsorship holder, WUSC works in collaboration with local university committees to support sponsored students and provide the resources needed to succeed academically and integrate into campus life.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
Program Specific Fees
- Carleton Computer Science Society
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The Carleton Computer Science Society represents, advocates, and creates resources for the entire undergraduate Computer Science student community. Our levy helps ensure consistent funding to support a wide range of academic, social, and career-focused initiatives, including large events such as hackathons, company networking nights, and more.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Carleton Student Engineering Society
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Carleton Student Engineering Society (CSES) provides undergraduate engineering students with academic, professional, and social resources to help them make the most of their four (or more) years at Carleton.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Carleton Undergraduate Students’ Engineering Fund (CUESEF)*
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The Carleton Undergraduate Students’ Engineering Fund (CUESEF) provides financial support to undergraduate engineering students for hands‑on projects, competitions, conferences, and experiential learning opportunities.
Opt Out Eligible: Yes, please see website below for details
- CIDSA Industrial Design
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The Carleton Industrial Design Student Association (CIDSA) is a student run social network and education tool for industrial design undergraduate and graduate students that creates a fellowship among the industrial design community. CIDSA organizes many social and academic events, including; workshops, guest lecturers, a design conference, contests, social activities, sports events, and an annual year-end dinner.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- CSAAS Architecture Society
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The goal of the Carleton School of Architecture Association of Students (CSAAS) is to support students in the architecture program and help them complete their studies with a sense of balance and well‑being. CSAAS provides a range of social events and academic workshops throughout the year, offering students opportunities to connect, recharge, and navigate the demands of studio life.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- CSAAS Computer
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The CSAAS Computer Fee (Carleton School of Architecture and Architecture Society) is a compulsory fee for specific fee for architecture students, covering computer resources and software licenses
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Engineers Without Borders
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Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Carleton is a student‑led chapter that engages Carleton students in global development, social justice, and systems‑level change through advocacy, learning, and community‑driven initiatives.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Nursing Kit
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A one-time, first-year kit containing required nursing supplies that applies to undergraduate students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
The kit is individualized to each student and includes mandatory items such as branded scrubs and a stethoscope. Scrubs are branded and cannot be outsourced. The kit is available for pickup at the Campus Store.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Nursing License Fee
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A required digital bundle providing lifetime access to Elsevier nursing textbooks and learning resources that applies to undergraduate students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.. All included resources are program requirements. Pricing varies by year of study and reflects a discounted digital rate compared to individual purchases. Fees are subject to inflationary increases due to publisher or supplier costs.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- School of Industrial Design (SID) Technology Fee
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This fee supports technology costs to registered students in the School of Industrial Design. This fee covers licensing software for Solidworks and KeyShot studio; upgrades for and maintenance of computing hardware and software; the cost of some equipment and parts, such as Wacom tablets and network equipment; providing free access to the 3D printers in the Maker Space; supporting new technological initiatives and innovations within the School of Industrial Design, and other essential technological infrastructure that enhances your learning experience.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA)*
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The School of Public Policy and Administration Student Society represents SPPA students by advocating for their interests and fostering academic, professional, and social engagement within the public policy and administration community.
Opt Out Eligible: Yes, please visit opt-out form
- Science Student Society
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The Science Student Society, a student‑run organization that represents undergraduate science students and supports their academic, social, and professional experience through advocacy, events, and services.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Sprott Business Student Society
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The Sprott Student Business Society (SSBS) represents Sprott students by delivering academic, professional, and social programming that supports student engagement, career development, and community building within the Sprott School of Business.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Sprott Career Levy
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The Sprott Career Levy supports Sprott students by funding career development programming, employer engagement, experiential learning opportunities, and tailored career coaching and resources specific to business students.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Sprott MAcc Society
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The MAcc Society is a student group that enhances the MAcc student experience by facilitating social, networking, and other non-academic events.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Sprott MBA Society
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The Sprott MBA Society at Carleton University represents MBA students by organizing professional development, networking, and social activities that support the academic and career experience of Sprott MBA candidates.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
- Social Work Graduate Student Collective
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The Social Work Graduate Student Collective is a student‑led group that represents graduate social work students by fostering community, supporting advocacy and initiatives, and ensuring student voices are heard through discussion, programming, and participation in university and departmental committees.
Opt Out Eligible: No opt-out is available.
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