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We are here to guide you through your first year at McGill and beyond. Need support? Seeking new opportunities or help on how to navigate opportunities or find new experiences? Start with these resources.

Academic Support

Need an extra boost to get through midterms? Struggling with study skills? Need advice? There are people and support programs just for you.

Health & Wellness

There are a variety of resources and support networks designed to help you thrive and care for your well-being.

The Student Wellness Hub offers a dynamic array of health and wellness services both on-campus and online. The Hub can help connect you to the care you need: peer support , off-campus care , wellness programming , self-guided care , or access to clinicians . Our team of clinicians includes nurses, doctors, psychiatrists, counsellors, Access Advisors, Local Wellness Advisors, dietitians, and sexologists.

If you are looking for information on Health coverage, see health Insurance for: International Students or Quebec and Canadian Students to learn more about your coverage.

Finally, to help support an active lifestyle, Athletics and Recreation offers a wide range of exercise facilities including a pool, a fitness centre, an aerobics room, and much more.

University Services

Peer Support Services

McGill Libraries

Looking to better understand the services at McGill Libraries and how they can help you during your journey at McGill?

check their list of services here

Off-Campus Life

There are resources available to support you and keep you connected when you're living off campus!

Safety and Getting Around

Student Services

Student Services at McGill are built on a model of prioritizing all types of student wellness. Through our different services spanning all aspects of wellness, we can help support you on your student journey.

Training and Professional Development

Are you looking to develop your skills? Improve your French? Be more confident in conversational English? Learn more about sustainability? Grow and learn with these programs and opportunities!

Language Workshops

Improve your English or French in social conversation groups!

Find language workshops!

Experiential Learning

McGill has many experiential learning opportunities for you to take advantage of, some for credit and some without.

Find opportunities

Grad SKILLSETS

General, transitional, and professional skill development opportunities to complement the academic experience at McGill for Graduate students.

Find Grad SKILLSETS

Leadership Development

Topics include facilitation skills, optimizing teamwork, conflict de-escalation, and more!

Find leadership training!

Sustainability

Learn more about sustainability as a concept, McGill’s sustainability commitments, and how you can get involved by participating in one of the Office of Sustainability’s workshops!

Find workshops

SKILLS21

Professional development opportunities for McGill students in peer support roles.

Learn more about Skills 21

AskMcGill

Looking for answers from someone who shares your experience? The AskMcGill student team can help you find the information and resources you need! Visit the AskMcGill webpage to find out how to connect with them.

Tutoring

McGill has a number of peer tutoring groups. They include:

If you know other groups offering tutoring to students, reach out to cle [at] mcgill.ca and we will add them here. If you are looking for a mentor, check MentorshipNetwork platform.

Accessibility

Disability and Accessibility Resources at McGill:

Equity at McGill

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