Health services

The following services are available to registered students, their spouse or partner and their children with a valid health card.

• Urgent and non-urgent medical treatment
• Birth control and pregnancy testing
• Testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections
• Mental health assessment and treatment
• Nutrition counseling
• Sport and athletic injury treatment
• Chiropractic and massage services^*
• Regular physical exams and check-ups
• Immunizations, shots and injections^*
• Health education

Student Health & Counselling Services includes:

• Family physicians (male and female)
• Nurse practitioner
• Registered nurses
• Psychiatrists
• Social worker
• Registered dietitian
• Medical and health specialists

^* Fees for these services are reimbursed through the student health and dental plan.

Counselling services

Professional counselling, consultation, and advice is available at no cost for registered students dealing with a wide range of challenges:

• Adjusting to university
• Adjusting to a new culture
• Decision-making
• Loneliness
• Sadness or depression
• Feeling like you don’t fit in
• Anxiety or stress
• Problems with other students, professors, friends or family
• Dating and marriage concerns
• Grief
• Eating and body image issues
• Trauma
• Physical, emotional or sexual abuse
• Sexual violence

Student Health & Counselling Services includes male and female staff from a variety of backgrounds, such as clinical psychology, educational psychology and social work. All are trained at the master or doctoral level and are registered with their professional organizations.

Looking for career counselling? Visit the Student Employment and Career Centre.