2025 - 2026 Mandatory Meal Plans
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MEAL PLANS |
RESIDENCE TYPE |
MEALS |
FLEX DOLLARS |
PRICE |
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7 Day All Access Plan |
Loyola North Vanier Rice Senior Apartments Anyone can upgrade to this plan |
All-you-care-to-eat access to the Dockside Dining Hall 7 days per week |
$262.50 per semester |
$6720.00 (Fall: $3374 / Winter: $3346) |
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5 Day All Access Plan |
Loyola North Vanier Rice Senior Apartments Minimum Meal Plan for Loyola North & Vanier |
All-you-care-to-eat access to the Dockside Dining Hall 5 days per week (Monday to Friday) |
$262.50 per semester |
$6360.00 (Fall: $3193 / Winter: $3167) |
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Flex Dollar Plan |
Rice Senior Apartments Minimum Meal Plan for Rice & Senior Apartments (ex: Loyola South). Not Available for Loyola North or Vanier |
Choose your meals or shop at food retail places, your way! Minimum $525 Flex Dollars per year, no meals included. |
$262.50 per semester |
$525 |
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Voluntary: Easy 75 |
Rice Senior Apartments Commuter Plans Not Available for Loyola North or Vanier |
75 meal swipes at Dockside Dining Hall! Can be used all year long until meals swipes are depleted! |
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$995 |
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Voluntary: Booster 50 |
Rice Senior Apartments Commuter Plans Not Available for Loyola North or Vanier |
50 meal swipes at Dockside Dining Hall! Can be used all year long until meals swipes are depleted! |
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$700 |
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Voluntary: Taster 30 |
Rice Senior Apartments Commuter Plans Not Available for Loyola North or Vanier |
30 meal swipes at Dockside Dining Hall! Can be used all year long until meals swipes are depleted! |
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$450 |
Meals
Meals can only be used at the Dockside Dining Hall for Dine-In food services. Usage of one meal is defined as one entry into the Dockside. Reminder: Dockside Dining Hall is open full-time from September to April only, not during the Spring and Summer Terms.
7 Day All Access Plan offers unlimited all-you-care-to-eat access 7 days per week within dining hall operating hours.
5 Day All Access Plan offers unlimited all-you-care-to-eat access 5 days per week, Monday to Friday, within dining hall operating hours. If a student does not dine at the location on designated days, these eligible “meals” do not carry over into Saturday or Sunday. Any unused meals are forfeited. The designated 5 Day period of Monday – Friday is non-negotiable.
Voluntary Easy 75 is a voluntary meal plan intended as an add-on for students living in Loyola South and Rice Residence with a Mandatory Flex Plan, or for Commuter Students (off-campus). The 75 meals are valid for breakfast, lunch or dinner at Dockside Dining Hall, and are valid for the full academic year (September – April). This meal plan is non-refundable in whole or in part.
Voluntary Booster 50 is a voluntary meal plan intended as an add-on for students living in Loyola South and Rice Residence with a Mandatory Flex Plan, or for Commuter Students (off campus). The 50 Meals are valid for breakfast, lunch or dinner at Dockside Dining Hall, and all valid from the academic year (September – April). This meal plan is non-refundable in whole or in part.
Voluntary Taster 30 is a voluntary meal plan intended as an add-on for students living in Loyola South and Rice Residence with a Mandatory Flex Plan, or for Commuter Students (off campus). The 30 meals are valid for breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Dockside Dining Hall, and are valid for the full academic year (September – April). This meal plan is non-refundable in whole or in part.
Flex Dollars: Declining Balance
SMU Dining Meal Plans include a predetermined Declining Balance amount called “Flex Dollars”. Meal Plan Flex Dollars are accessible using your Student ID at any SMU Dining locations. Flex Dollars can be used at the C-Store, Tim Hortons, Starbucks, Student Union Building (SUB) Food Court, the Gorsebrook Pub (for food purchases ONLY, no drinks), Sandwich Shack, Hey Chef for late night ordering and to pay the door rate for entry at the Dockside Dining Hall.
Users should treat their Declining Balance accounts like cash. SMU Dining is not responsible for any losses to any Declining Balance accounts or misuse. Students may check their flex dollar balances by asking SMU Dining cashiers, checking their receipt, on the Hey Chef app, or by emailing dining@smu.ca.
Unused Flex Dollars will carry over from Fall to Winter term for all Meal Plans if the student has a Mandatory Meal Plan or has voluntarily purchased Flex Dollars in the Fall Term. Unused Flex Dollars will expire at the end of the Fall term for Meal Plans if a Winter Plan is not purchased (ex: if the student is not returning to live on campus).
All Meal Plan Flex Dollars expire and are forfeited based on the Saint Mary’s University Academic Calendar – the last day of Final Exams on December 19, 2025, or April 23, 2026.
Meal Plan Changes
The last day to change Meal Plans without penalty is based on the Saint Mary’s University Academic Calendar Last Day Final Payment of Fees (September 12, 2025 - for Fall, January 16, 2026 – for Winter). After this cutoff date, Meal Plan users can no longer change to a Meal Plan of lesser value.
Meal Plan members can upgrade to a Meal Plan of greater value at any time. Meal Plans will be prorated based on the remaining number of dining days in the term. Meal Plan members will see a prorated charge for the original Meal Plan and the new Meal Plan selection. It may take up to 3-5 Business Days for changes to be seen on student accounts. Any concerns regarding charges can be directed to dining@smu.ca with Student Number and Full Name.
Any changes made after the Saint Mary’s University Academic Calendar Last Day for Final Payment of Fees will not be prorated. Any usage between the beginning date of Meal Plans until cutoff date will be charged accordingly to the student account upon charging of meal plans. There is no cutoff date for Meal Plan upgrades.
Meal Plan Withdrawals
Students who withdraw from Residence before Residence ‘move in day’ will not be charged for their Meal Plan or the University $65 admin fee.
Students who withdraw from 7 Day or 5 Day Meal Plan before the Saint Mary’s University Academic Calendar Last Day for Withdrawals will be charged the university admin fee of $65, meal plan admin fee of $262.50, plus the prorated daily rate.
Students who withdraw from the Flex Dollar Meal Plan before the Saint Mary’s University Academic Calendar ‘Last Day for Withdrawals’ will be charged the prorated daily rate.
The cutoff date for withdrawals is based on the Saint Mary’s University Academic Calendar Last Day for Withdrawing for the respective terms. If withdrawing after the cutoff date ‘Last Day for Withdrawing’, the student will be charged the full amount of their meal plan.
Voluntary Meal Plans
Voluntary Meal Plans can be purchased by Family & Graduate Housing Apartment Residents and Off Campus Students. The Flex Dollar Plan, 5 Day Plan and 7 Day Plan, Easy 75, Booster 50, and Taster 30 Plans are all eligible to purchase voluntarily. These meal plans are non-refundable in whole or in part.
All Mandatory Meal Plan Policies discussed in this document apply for voluntary plans with the exception of payment by the student account.
Voluntary Meal Plans must be paid for in full directly to SMU Dining, in person in the Food Service Office in Loyola 206, or online at smu.ca/food/meal plans with a valid credit card. Voluntary Meal Plans cannot be charged to the student account. These meal plans are non-refundable in whole or in part.
*** Voluntary Flex Dollars purchased are treated as a gift card. These amounts do not expire. Voluntary Flex Dollars are defined as Flex Dollars purchased independently of a meal plan. Flex Dollars which are part of a meal plan expire with the meal plan.
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MEAL PLAN ACTIVITY |
SMU ACADEMIC CALENDAR DAY |
FALL 2024 TERM DATE |
WINTER 2025 TERM DATE |
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First Day of Meal Plans |
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August 30, 2025, at 11:00am |
January 5, 2026, at 11:00am |
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Changing Meal Plan to one lesser value Changing Meal Plan to one greater value without prorating |
Last Day for Final Payment Fees |
September 12, 2025 |
January 16, 2026 |
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Meal Plans Withdrawals |
Last Day for Withdrawing |
December 4, 2025 |
February 23, 2026 |
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Final Day for Meal Plans |
Last Day of Final Exams |
December 19, 2025 |
April 23, 2026 |
All meal plans are valid only for the term purchased. All Fall and Winter Meal Plans expire based on the Saint Mary’s University Academic Calendar on the day of End of Final Exams for the respective term. All unused Meals and Flex Dollars will expire and are forfeited at the End of Final Exams for the Winter Term. If a student does not return for the Winter Term all unused Meals and Flex Dollars will expire and are forfeited at the End of Final Exams for the Fall term.
Dining Cards
Dining Cards may be purchased from SMU Dining on our website www.smu.ca/food or at the SMU Dining offices located in Loyola 206 on the Saint Mary’s University campus. Dining Cards should be treated like cash, any lost or stolen funds are the responsibility of the card holder. Replacement Dining cards can be requested from SMU Dining with the proper photo identification from the account owner. As of 2021, SMU Dining has upgraded the Dining Cards! Please contact SMU Dining at dining@smu.ca to request an updated dining card featuring the new Saint Mary’s University brand.
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SMU DINING SUPPORT |
902-420-5599 |
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SMU DINING DIETITIAN |
902-496-8121 |
