Public · Ottawa, Ontario · Canada · CAD
University of Ottawa total cost
A Canadian degree price starts with the student category. This page separates local and international tuition and compulsory fees in Canadian dollars, then adds the published residence and meal plan basis for 2026-2027.
All figures on this page are in Canadian dollars (CAD).
Domestic and international prices are shown on separate lines. Do not compare a CAD total on this page with a USD total on a United States school page without converting currencies first.
The price at University of Ottawa, by student category
Ottawa's own 2026-2027 worked example prices an Ontario Arts student at CA$3,104.96 of tuition per term, CA$6,209.92 for Fall plus Winter, with CA$1,369.51 of calculated ancillary fees across the two terms. The university's published applicant guide puts Arts tuition at CA$7,048 for a Canadian student from outside Ontario and CA$43,335 for an international student (2024-2025), and residence is a traditional room plus meal plan decision running CA$16,403 to CA$18,733 for eight months.
- Domestic student (Ontario resident): tuition and fees
- CA$7,579 CAD
- Domestic student (outside Ontario): tuition and fees
- Not published CAD
- International student: tuition and fees
- Not published CAD
- International minus local tuition and fees
- Not publishedCAD per year
Ontario resident, Faculty of Arts, per the university's Fall 2026 worked example.
Canadian citizen residing outside Ontario, Arts, Health Sciences and Social Sciences row of the applicant guide.
International student, Arts, Health Sciences and Social Sciences row of the applicant guide.
One of the two lines is not published as a single figure, so no gap is calculated rather than estimated.
Tuition and compulsory fees
Program basis: Faculty of Arts, full-time, Fall and Winter terms. The Ontario line uses the university's own 2026-2027 worked example; the outside-Ontario and international tuition lines use the university's Guide for Applicants table (2024-2025), labelled with that year because the 2026-2027 Arts rows did not render on the official fee pages in this pass.. The same basis is used for every category in this table. Where the university publishes tuition and compulsory fees separately, both lines are shown; where it publishes one combined figure, the split is marked as not published rather than estimated.
| Student category | Tuition (CAD) | Compulsory fees (CAD) | Tuition and fees (CAD) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic student (Ontario resident)Ontario resident, Faculty of Arts, per the university's Fall 2026 worked example. | CA$6,210 | CA$1,370 | CA$7,579Published example: tuition $3,104.96 per term; term totals $3,792.32 (Fall) and $3,787.11 (Winter). Two terms: tuition $6,209.92, ancillary $1,369.51, total $7,579.43. | University of Ottawa, Estimating your total university fees for a year (2026-2027 example)2026-2027; verified 2026-10-05 |
| Domestic student (outside Ontario)Canadian citizen residing outside Ontario, Arts, Health Sciences and Social Sciences row of the applicant guide. | CA$7,048 | Not published | Not publishedPublished tuition of $7,048 per two terms (2024-2025) from the Guide for Applicants. Compulsory fees for this category are not added because the guide table is tuition-based; treat the line as tuition only until the 2026-2027 table is re-read. | University of Ottawa, Guide for Applicants 2025 (2024-2025 fees)2024-2025; verified 2026-10-05 |
| International studentInternational student, Arts, Health Sciences and Social Sciences row of the applicant guide. | CA$43,335 | Not published | Not publishedPublished tuition of $43,335 per two terms (2024-2025) from the Guide for Applicants. Compulsory fees and UHIP are additional; the 2026-2027 international Arts row did not render in this pass, so no newer figure is substituted. | University of Ottawa, Guide for Applicants 2025 (2024-2025 fees)2024-2025; verified 2026-10-05 |
First-year planning total by category
Each total below adds the category tuition and fees to the published residence and meal plan figure. No books and supplies figure is added, because the school does not publish one on the pages we checked; add your own course costs before treating the total as complete. When residence is published as a range, the total is shown as the same range.
| Student category | Tuition and fees (CAD) | Residence and meal plan (CAD) | First-year planning total (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic student (Ontario resident) | CA$7,579 | CA$16,403 to CA$18,733 | CA$23,982 to CA$26,312 |
| Domestic student (outside Ontario) | Not published | CA$16,403 to CA$18,733 | CA$23,451 to CA$25,781 |
| International student | Not published | CA$16,403 to CA$18,733 | CA$59,738 to CA$62,068 |
Residence and meal plan
Calculated eight-month combinations from published fees: traditional double room $9,278 plus 5-day meal plan $7,125 = $16,403; traditional single $11,608 plus $7,125 = $18,733. Room and meal plan are published separately.
Published figure: CA$16,403 to CA$18,733 CAD. Source: University of Ottawa, Housing fees and payment information, 2026-2027, verified 2026-10-05. A residence range is not a promise of the lowest-cost room; placement, room type, and meal plan tier decide the billed amount.
Scholarships and aid
No published average aid figure: Ottawa publishes named admission awards and bursaries, not a reliable average grant per student on the pages checked.
| Published award | Eligibility | Amount (CAD) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admission ScholarshipEligibility: Entering students, automatic by admission average. Automatic admission scholarship tiers as published on the scholarships overview. | Domestic and international | CA$3,000 (95 to 100 percent); CA$2,000 (90 to 94.9 percent); CA$1,000 (85 to 89.9 percent) | University of Ottawa, Scholarships and awards overviewVerified 2026-10-05 |
| French Studies BursaryEligibility: Entering students in French studies. Published on the scholarships overview for students studying in French. | Domestic and international | CA$4,000 | University of Ottawa, Scholarships and awards overviewVerified 2026-10-05 |
Only a written offer from University of Ottawa confirms an award for a specific student. An entrance award headline does not reduce the planning total until its amount, eligibility, and renewal rule are in that offer.
City context
No city unemployment or rent figure is published on this page yet. Canada has no single federal file that matches the United States school data groups field for field, so this page does not borrow a figure from a rental listing site or a national average and present it as local fact. Budget off-campus rent from current listings near Ottawa and confirm the lease term before comparing it with residence.
A worksheet before borrowing
- Choose the student category first. At University of Ottawa, the local tuition and fees line is CA$7,579 CAD and the international line is Not published CAD for 2026-2027; where a line is not published as a single figure, this page does not invent one.
- Add the residence and meal plan figure that matches the room you would actually accept, not only the lowest published room.
- Subtract only awards named in a written offer. Published entrance awards above are possibilities to investigate, not deductions.
- Price four years by repeating the first-year planning total, then test a yearly increase as your own scenario. The university has not forecast your later-year fees on this page.
- Keep the currency pinned: every figure in the worksheet for this school is CAD.
Before you treat this as your price
- Confirm the academic year and the program. Professional and deregulated programs can carry different fees.
- Confirm residency status with the university. Citizenship, permanent residence, and provincial residence are separate questions.
- Check the housing tier and meal plan behind the residence figure.
- Use only a written aid offer as a confirmed scholarship amount.
Record notes
- The 2026-2027 outside-Ontario and international Arts tuition rows sit in dynamic tables on uOttawa's fee pages that did not render in this pass; the university's Guide for Applicants (2024-2025) figures are used and labelled with their year.
- Ancillary fees are calculated from the 2026-2027 worked example (term total minus tuition).
Common questions
How much does University of Ottawa cost in Canadian dollars?
For 2026-2027, the local tuition and fees line is CA$7,579 CAD and the international line is not published as a single figure on the pages checked, and this page says so rather than estimating on the program basis named on this page. Residence and meal plan costs are shown separately because the billed amount depends on room and plan.
Who counts as a domestic or local student?
Domestic student (Ontario resident): Ontario resident, Faculty of Arts, per the university's Fall 2026 worked example. The university decides the category from citizenship, permanent residence, and provincial residence documents. Confirm your category before using a total.
Can I compare this page with a United States school page directly?
Not without a currency step. This page is in Canadian dollars (CAD). United States pages are in US dollars (USD). Convert with a dated exchange rate or compare the structure of the budgets first: tuition category, residence, books, and time to degree.
Are scholarships subtracted from these totals?
No. This page lists awards the university itself publishes and names their eligibility, but only a written offer from University of Ottawa confirms an amount for a specific student.