Welcome to the UNBC Residence Portal!
May Semester (May-Aug) and Spring Intersession (May-Jun) 2026 applications are now open! The deadline to apply is April 1st. Late fees will apply after the deadline.
May semester (May-Aug) and Spring intersession (May-Jun) 2026 are now closed. If you require housing immediately, contact the Housing Office at housing@unbc.ca.
Summer Intersession 2026 (Jul-Aug)) applications are now open! The deadline to apply is June 1st. Late fees will apply after the deadline.
Academic Year 2026-27 (Sept-Apr) and September Semester ONLY 2026 (Sept-Dec) applications are now open! The application deadline is July 1st. Late fees will apply after July 1st.
To begin, click the Register button at the top of this page. After you have completed your registration, you will be able to begin your application for UNBC housing.
If you have already Registered, please click the Login button.
Before beginning your application for UNBC Housing, please read the conditions below:
- You must be at least 17 years old by the end of your first semester living in UNBC Housing.
- To be eligible for Housing you must be registered in a minimum of 1 UNBC university level course for each semester you live in Residence.
- All students under the age of 19 must have a parent or guardian sign the Residence Contract.
- The Residence Room Deposit and the non-refundable Application Fee are required to complete your application.
- We accept Mastercard and Visa.
- Only complete, paid, and submitted applications will be processed.
- After you submit your application we will send you a Housing Offer. You must log back into the Residence Portal and accept your Housing Offer to secure your place in Residence.
- We will attempt to accommodate your requests; placement will be based on availability.
- All UNBC buildings are non-smoking (including Vaporizers, E-Cigarettes, and Cannabis).
If you applied to a competitive Undergraduate entry, Masters, or Professional Program which sends out late admission offers, resulting in you not receiving your Student ID and/or UNBC email address - please contact the Housing and Residence Life Office at housing@unbc.ca for further assistance.
Note: The Housing & Residence Life department at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) has implemented an online Housing application and monitoring process, managed by a third party service called StarRez.