University of Windsor

Windsor complete exemption and meal-change rules

The full embedded exemption policy excludes preference, independent cooking, cost savings, menu dislike and schedule inconvenience as grounds. Unaccommodatable documented medical conditions or extraordinary cases may receive full/partial exemption. Incomplete documentation is denied; decisions normally take about 15 business days. Fall cutoff is October 1, 4 p.m. EST; new winter resident cutoff February 1, 4 p.m. EST, with no year printed. Reductions close September 30/January 31; payment dates are August 15/December 15. No future cycle is invented.

Windsor conflicting block-price and legacy-policy scope

The current employee page labels the same five smaller blocks available to students/faculty/staff but lists $140/$85/$275/$165/$525 plus HST, versus $145/$88/$285/$170/$544 on the non-resident page. No tariff is chosen as universally applicable. Its employee door rates also differ and refer to Winclaire Hall. The separately linked carry/refund policy expressly covers 2024–25 and April 2025 expiry; those older BASIC/Flex rules are not transferred into today’s AYCTE/UwinCASH structure.

Windsor boxed meals and printed service conflicts

Five-/seven-day holders with off-main-campus academic requirements or placements of at least five hours may request boxed meals with proof; early departures before 7:30 a.m. use prior-night collection and refrigeration. The same policy body prints weekday hall closure at both 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., and calls AYCTE annual in one FAQ while the price/expiry rules are term-based. These published inconsistencies remain unresolved; no whole-school hours census is claimed.

Fall 2027 domestic first-year guarantee · Fall 2027

Apply and pay $475 by June 5. Housing assigns eligible first-year applicants first. Later applications depend on availability.

International first-year guarantee dates · Standing policy

Windsor’s international page lists June 1 for Fall/Winter, November 15 for Winter and March 15 for Intersession/Summer. The operator confirms November 15, 2026 for Winter 2027. Upper-year and graduate housing depends on availability. Windsor has not confirmed a separate Fall 2027 international date.

Winter residence applications · Winter 2027

Applications are open. New residence applicants pay a $475 deposit. Rooms are assigned as available, with meal plans selected after room assignment.

Residence deposit, cancellation and agreement charges · 2026–27

Windsor credits the $475 deposit to the first residence bill. Deposit refunds apply if Windsor rescinds admission or a student with no room offer withdraws from the waitlist by the first day of term. Cancelling within five days of room assignment releases the agreement and forfeits the deposit. The agreement lists a $24 programming fee per term and $125 for insurance and administration in the first residence term.

Current residence and meal rates · 2026–27

The Board approved the published 2026–27 rates April 16. Mandatory resident meal plans cost $3,635 per term for five days or $3,790 for seven days. Windsor lists separate room charges for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027.