Meal Plans 101

The AYCTE Meal Plan unlocks delicious meals, coffee, snacks, and more, at 2 locations on campus. Your Meal Plan includes unlimited Meal Swipes, which is conveniently loaded onto your ONEcard. No need to carry additional cards or cash! Unlimited Meal Swipes means that you can access the dining halls as many times as you want each day and eat as much or as little as you choose during operating hours. This way, you can focus on studying and adjusting to university life instead of grocery shopping, meal planning and washing dishes!

Please note: Take-out is not available. All meals must be consumed in the dining room.
 
Block Meal Plan
Meal Swipes give you access to any of our all-you-care-to-eat dining halls, including Lister Dining Hall and Peter Lougheed Dining Hall. Your access is limited to ONE meal period per ONEcard entry tap. For example, if you enter the dining room during lunch and wish to stay for dinner, you will be required to exit and re-enter when the dinner period begins—just tap your ONEcard a second time and spend another meal credit! You get to decide which block plan is most suitable to you, whether you want 10 swipes, or as many as 500 swipes! 

With your meal plan, you receive many benefits and perks, including:

• Quality food made fresh by our culinary team, with a variety of menu options personalized the way you like
• Healthy choices available
• Special events with themed meals and daily food pop-ups
• Casual atmosphere — perfect for studying or hanging out with friends
• Allergen & diet friendly food identifiers
• To-go meals: Sign up for our convenient bagged lunch program
• Access to our Registered Dietitian

There are three ways you can check your Meal Swipes balance: 

• In your ONEcard account
• On your receipt after a purchase at any dining location 
• Visit the meal plan office located in the Lister Centre Dining Hall (next to the fireplace), which is open Monday-Friday 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.