The Service des residences de l’Université Laval is among the largest housing departments in eastern Canada. More than 2,300 students choose to live on campus each year, often for practical reasons at first, then for the stimulating, rewarding environment.
Service des résidences staff share a dedication to service and work diligently to make sure every resident has a special and positive experience. Students of more than 80 nationalities mingle in a setting where tolerance and respect for individual and cultural differences—so essential to living together—open up endless opportunities for building bridges and networking.
The Service des residences de l’Université Laval also has a classification certificate for a tourist accommodation establishment. It provides affordable tourist accommodations year-round, particularly in the summer season when many more rooms are available. Income from its tourist operations goes toward keeping costs down for full-time students in residence.
The Service des résidences is under the authority of the Vice Rector, Administration and Finance. Its status as a self-supporting ancillary service means that it has to generate all its operating and developmental funds from payments made by its users. It needs to be run efficiently if it’s to provide a good value for those who depend on it.
Provide comfortable, practical accommodations for the university community members and their partners at the best possible value, in a living environment conducive to success and social responsibility.
Contribute to Université Laval’s long-term development by remaining a leader in student accommodations. To this end, the Service des résidences seeks to do the following:
The Service des résidences’s mandate is to
The Service des residences wishes to ensure that development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
The Service des résidences is an active member of both the Table de concertation de développement durable de l'Université Laval and the Réseau des répondantes et répondants locaux en développement durable.
Sustainable development is integrated into the residence's strategic plan and is a key strategy for providing housing that better meets the expectations of its clientele.
Some key elements :
Visit the Sustainable Development section of the Université Laval website.
Other university institutions work together with the Service des résidences in fulfilment of its mission:
The Service des résidences has a hotel permit from Corporation de l’industrie touristique du Québec, and is a member of Québec City Tourism and the Canadian Hotel Association of Canada’s Green Key Program.
The Service des résidences also takes part in Recyc-Québec’s Ici on recycle program (in French).
The Urban Development Fund, Residences, covers such initiatives as the Roger R. Côté Bursary for a student in residence.
Give to the Campus Urban Development Fund, Residences (in French).
The Service des résidences awards the Roger R. Côté Bursary each year to help a student encountering financial difficulties keep going in university.
The Service des résidences hires residents every year for support work in housekeeping, hotel tasks, and student support.
Job openings are posted on the Service du développement professionnel website (in French).