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oneCard Account

Tap and Go with your Â鶹ɫÇ鯬 ID

oneCard and oneCard Flex are convenient, taxable accounts linked to your Â鶹ɫÇ鯬 ID card making it easy to pay for food and more on campus — no need to carry cash or credit cards.ÌýVisit the oneCard site to learn more.

oneCard & oneCard Flex Accounts

What's the difference?

oneCard: Available to all students and residence students not assigned to the Mandatory All-You-Care-To-Eat Meal Plan.

  • The oneCard account is active the entire time you are a Â鶹ɫÇ鯬 student.
  • Funds are rolled over from year to year.

oneCard Flex: Specifically for residence students assigned the Mandatory All-You-Care-To-Eat Meal PlanÌýand exchange students

  • The oneCard Flex expires at the end of the academic year in April 2026.

  • Unused funds are non refundable and non transferable.

Where can you use them?

  • Over 20 locations on campus, including All-You-Care-to-Eat dining halls

  • Â鶹ɫÇ鯬 Campus Store

  • Select vending machines

  • Mac Market


Students on the Mandatory All You Care To Eat (AYCTE) Meal Plan

oneCard Flex accountÌý

  • the plan is an extension of the mandatory meal plan andÌýallows you the flexibility to purchase food and beverages on campus.
  • it is activated on your Â鶹ɫÇ鯬 ID cardÌýwith $500ÌýoneCard Flex dollars at move-in in August.
  • expires on May 3, 2026
  • unused funds are non refundable and non transferableÌýÌý

Undergraduate and Graduate students not on the Mandatory AYCTE Meal Plan

oneCard account

  • your oneCard account is activated with $600 oneCard dollarsÌýat move-in in August.
  • unused oneCard dollars are refundable once you leave the university and upon written request to housing.residences [at] mcgill.ca.

Exchange students

oneCard Flex account

  • your oneCard Flex account is activated with $300 per semester.
  • the plan is term specifc and expires at the end of each semester.
  • unused oneCard dollars areÌýnon-refundable and non transferable.

Residence students living at Macdonald Campus:

oneCard account

  • Ìýyour oneCard account actived with $400 oneCard dollars.
  • Any unused oneCard dollars are refundable once you leave the university and upon written request to housing.residences [at] mcgill.ca.

All non residence students

Activate your oneCard account

Through the secure , the minimum buy-in is $50. Payments can be made by either Visa or MasterCard.

When you deplete your funds, you can easily top-up your oneCard account at any time through the secure oneCard website.

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