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Semester I: 1^st week of September to 3^rd week of December
Semester II: 1^st week of January to 4^th week of April

Orientation generally commences the 1^st week of September for Semester I and the 1^st week of January for Semester II.

Exams take place in the 2^nd and 3^rd week of December for Semester I and the 3^rd 4^th week of April for Semester II.

There are no specific requirements for this programme

All areas of study are available to exchange students, except:

Telfer School of Management (business), Medicine and Education (Undergrad), Nursing and Nutrition program of the Faculty of Health Sciences, First cycle education / Faculty of Education.

NOTA: Very limited spots for the Faculty of Law, Common Law section

Yes

English and French

There is no on-campus housing guarantee for exchange students. Places are limited. There is assistance available when looking at off-campus housing.

You can find more information about on-campus housing here.

You can find more information about off-campus housing here.

Average living costs per month for a student living on-campus are around 1900 CAD. 

You can find information on this university’s credits in the credit conversion table

For academic year 25-26 there is 1 place available.

Please mention in your motivation letter what Faculty and study programme at University of Ottawa you would like to apply for.

After the 1 December deadline it is not possible anymore to apply for an exchange to this partner university, even for semester 2 (start January next academic year), due to early application deadlines. This means you have to apply before December 1st.

Selection was necessary last year.