Move-in

Accidents happen, but residence is not responsible for protecting your belongings against loss, theft or damage. You need to purchase insurance to protect your belongings.

To make the process easier, MacEwan Residence has partnered with Marsh Insurance to offer insurance to residents for $30 per term. When you accept your residence offer, you will be automatically enrolled in this insurance program.

If you wish to opt out of this insurance program, you have until September 15 to do that. More information on opting out is in your Welcome Package.

Your written consent is required for MacEwan University staff to provide parents, guardians, other family members or friends with information about your residence application, suite assignment, fees or related information. This includes all aspects of your residence experience, including, but not limited to, difficulties with roommates, discipline issues, account information and even confirming or denying if you’re living in residence. 

For example, if friends or family members don’t know or forget your suite number, phone number, mailing address or other contact details and request this information from residence staff, we cannot provide it unless you've provided written consent through the FOIP consent form.

If you would like residence staff to be able to respond to questions from friends or family members, complete the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) consent form.

FOIP Consent form

If you are attending a post-secondary institution other than MacEwan University, we require a verification of enrolment document to confirm your status as a student for the term or a range of terms that you are living in residence.

A verification of enrolment or confirmation of enrolment is an official document obtained by making a request to the Registrar or registration services department of your institution.

Avoid an extra line-up on move-in day. If you submit your ID photo before move-in day, your MacEwan University Residence proximity card will be ready for you when you pick up your keys.

Review the submission guidelines before you send your photo to residence@macewan.ca.

Photo Submission Guidelines

If you are a student at MacEwan, NAIT, UAlberta or Concordia, you can access Wi-Fi by logging in to the Eduroam network with your student network ID and password. To log in to the Eduroam network, add @macewan.ca (NOT @mymacewan.ca), @nait.ca, @ualberta.ca or @concordia.ca to your network ID.

If you are not a student of one of these institutions, the email will contain instructions.

More about Wi-Fi

Your mailing address is also included in the room assignment package that you receive on move-in day. It looks like this:

Your Name
PO Box Number (to be determined)
MacEwan Residence
11050 – 104 AVE NW
EDMONTON AB T5K 2Y9

We encourage you to provide a permanent home address when dealing with government agencies and/or places of employment. If you choose to provide your Residence address to any such agencies, Residence Services can’t hold and won’t forward mail (like employment T4s, study permits, travel visas and passports) or parcels after your departure.

More about mail delivery

When you arrive, you can get a photo taken for your Residence ID, if you haven't already done so. Keep your room keys and Residence ID on you at all times (but don’t keep them together on the same key ring).

Your ID allows you to access floors 2 through 13 and to enter the building between 7 p.m and 7 a.m.

When you arrive, you are given a re-loadable SmartCity laundry card. Cards can be loaded to a maximum of $50 at the SmartCity terminals in the lobby. The terminals accept cash, credit and debit. 

Treat your card like cash. If it is lost or stolen you will not be able to get a refund for the value of the card. There is also a replacement fee of $20 for new laundry cards.

You must complete your Suite Condition Report before you set up your room and within 48 hours of checking in.

Describe any concerns you have about the state of the room; this information will be compared against the state of your suite once you have moved out.

Submit the Suite Condition Report through the Residence Portal. If you don’t complete the report within 48 hours of checking in, you will be held responsible for any damages found in your suite when you move out.

If you need help filling out the report, contact the front desk.

Residence Portal

We recommend that you bring the following items when you move in. 

Bathroom

• Bath and hand towels

• Bathrobe

• Bath mat

• Personal toiletries

• Plunger

• Toilet paper

Bedroom

• Alarm clock (with battery backup)

• Area rug

• Batteries

• Blankets or comforter

• Clothes hangers

• Desk lamp (not halogen)

• Extension cord

• Fan

• Headphones

• Linens:
  Full/double bed: 54 inches x 80 inches
  Single bed: 36 inches x 80 inches

• Pillows

• Posters or other materials to decorate your suite

• Radio

• Telephone and connect cord

Kitchen

• Coffee maker

• Cooking utensils

• Cutlery

• Dish cloths

• Dish soap

• Drying rack

• Food storage containers 

• Garbage and recycling bags 

• Kettle 

• Microwave safe dishes 

• Pots and pans

• Toaster or toaster oven

Recreation

• Camera

• Games

• Playing cards

• Photo album

• Photos

• Recreational equipment (like sneakers, ice skates)

Household supplies

• Broom

• Cleaning supplies

• Flashlight

• Laundry basket and detergent

• Mop and bucket

• Slippers

Storage is limited, so bring only what is necessary.

Please do not bring the following items when you move in. 

• Candles

• Pets

• Dishwasher

• Furniture (a chair or small table is okay)

• Halogen lamps

• Hydroponic lights

• Incense

• Larger TVs (not over 40")

• Wireless printers

• Mini decorative lights (LED lights are okay)

• Mini fridge
   

A limited number of bins are available on move-in day to transfer your belongings from your vehicle to your suite. They are available for one hour at a time. 

You can have packages, trunks or boxes shipped to residence before you move in; however, these items should arrive only after you’ve moved in so you can claim them at the front desk. Residence ID will be required.