Before classes begin

Connect with student mentors, take a virtual tour and get to know some of your peers through the Homeroom program.

Meet Welcome Crew mentors

Welcome Crew mentors are here to help you transition easily into your first year of university. You can reach them via email or video chat to talk about anything from the course registration system, to where to meet new friends.

Chat with other students

Consider joining Homeroom, a program that brings together first-year students to get to know each other and receive mentorship and support from upper-level students. 

For instant answers to academic questions, connect with academic advisors and student services staff at the Student Service Station, a weekly virtual live event. 

Take a tour

Explore key locations on both campuses via an immersive 360˚ virtual tour. You can also take a campus tour as part of Orientation.

For Indigenous students

First Nations, Inuit and Métis students can access academic and community resources at the Otsenhákta Student Centre.

For Black students

The Black Perspectives Office provides services and resources for Concordia students from Black communities.

For international students

The International Students Office supports Concordians from outside Canada.

Whether by car or bike, on foot or by bus, here's what you need to know to get around Montreal.

Transit pass

If you plan to take public transportation in Montreal, you may want to buy a monthly OPUS card. To get a reduced student rate, you must have a Quebec home address saved in your Student Centre and be registered full-time for the current term. 

Bicycle

Biking is a quick and convenient way to get around and the SGW Campus is located right on the Maisonneuve bike path. BIXI is Montreal's seasonal bike-sharing service, with a discount for Concordia students.

Shuttle bus

The campus shuttle connects the downtown SGW Campus with Loyola Campus and is free for Concordia students (just show your student ID as you board). The shuttle departs approximately every half-hour from both campuses.

Parking

Parking permits are available for students on the Loyola Campus and hourly parking is available first-come first-served in several locations at the SGW Campus. 

Orientation and welcome events are hosted by Concordia and the student associations and take place before and during the start of term. Here’s how to join the action.

Orientation

Orientation is designed to help students from all faculties dive into the university experience, meet other new students, and build up study strategies needed for a smooth start. The university-wide Orientation generally takes place just before classes start.

Program-specific information sessions

Some academic departments host program-specific information sessions to give new students detailed instructions, a chance to meet their staff or professors and often see the facilities they will be using before classes start. If your department does this, you will receive a specific email invitation.

Peer-led support

We encourage you to participate in as many events as you can to get the full orientation experience. If you could use more support with the transition to Concordia, connect with Welcome Crew student mentors any time.

Student associations

At the start of term, student associations organize welcome events, sometimes referred to as frosh. These focus on meeting and making friends with students from your new faculty through virtual scavenger hunts, talent shows, student club fairs and more. Follow your association's social media accounts for details.

Individualized support

Connect with our first-year support counsellor for one-on-one help with the transition to university life, including academic challenges, career direction, social connections and personal development.