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Welcome to your new home! Edmonton embraces its status as a winter city, and has many activities and festivals to enjoy all year round.
Here are some helpful links to familiarize yourself to your new city. If you're on twitter or instagram, be sure to check out the #yeg hashtag to get a glimpse of everything that's going on.
City of Edmonton Newcomers' Guide (various languages available)
City of Edmonton New Resident Programs
Citizen and New Arrival Information Centre (located in downtown Edmonton; located at Churchill station via northbound LRT)
Dialing 311 from your phone will also connect you to the City of Edmonton's information services.
International Student Services has prepared a Cultural & Lifestyle guide that serves as an excellent primer on all things Edmonton (weather, cultural adjustment, food, transit options, etc).
Housing
Housing
On-campus residences
Residence services comprises a variety of on campus and off campus housing (and meal plan) options available for students and their families. Graduate student housing is available, and a full list of housing options can be found here. Application deadlines are ongoing, so be sure to check availability for the semester in which you will start at the University of Alberta.
Off-campus housing
Neighbourhoods that are close to campus include Garneau, McKernan (LRT station), Belgravia, and Queen Alexandra. Edmonton's LRT service has stations in the Eastwood, Montrose, Belvedere, Clareview, Oliver, Downtown, Rossdale, Southgate, and Century Park neighbourhoods. Your registration comes with a U-Pass transit pass, which can be used for Bus & LRT service around the city. More information on the U-Pass can be found here.
Rental websites:
Renting Spaces (international student listings available) http://rentingspaces.ca/index.htm
Kijiji https://www.kijiji.ca/b-apartments-condos/edmonton/c37l1700203
Rent Faster https://www.rentfaster.ca/ab/edmonton/
Getting to Campus from the Airport
Getting to Campus from the Airport
There are a variety of transportation options to campus from the airport (taxis, Uber, bus/LRT, shuttles, etc). See here for more information.
Campus Airport Welcome Booth
Campus Airport Welcome Booth
Post-secondary institutions in Edmonton have partnered to operate a welcome booth at the Edmonton International Airport. It is located on the arrivals level near the U.S. border immigration exit and the Mac's convenience store. Transportation to campus on the Sky Shuttle is free for new students only. For more information on the welcome booth, click here.
Sky Shuttle
Sky Shuttle
The Sky Shuttle operates between the Edmonton International Airport and various points on campus. Find out more information here.
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