February 03, 2025
Universities in Canada offer perks to grads and these are benefits you didn't know about
There are a lot of universities in Canada that offer amazing perks to grads.
You might not even know that you get alumni benefits like travel discounts, savings on insurance, cheaper sports game tickets, and more.
So, here are some of the best perks from the University of Toronto, McGill University, the University of British Columbia, Toronto Metropolitan University, and other schools in Canada.
University of Toronto
- ROM: 15% off general admission and all feature exhibitions
- Ripley's Aquarium of Canada: 15% to 20% off admission
- Hockey Hall of Fame: 20% off admission
- Mont-Tremblant Resort: up to 44% off tickets
- The Stratford Festival: up to 25% off regular tickets
- Enterprise & National car rental: 5% to 10% off daily, weekly and monthly rates
- Zipcar car sharing: 45% off annual membership
- Toronto Marlies: up to 35% off tickets
- Toronto Argonauts: up to 25% off tickets
- TFC: up to 25% off tickets
- Raptors 905: up to 30% off tickets
- Hart House Fitness Centre: discounted membership rates
- Manulife: low rates on term life, disability, personal accident and health and dental insurance
- TD Insurance: preferred rates on car, home, condo, tenant, and travel insurance
Explore more here.
McGill University
- VIA Rail: save 15% on fares using the exclusive McGill alumni discount code
- Gault Nature Reserve of McGill University: 10% discount on chalet bookings
- Hotels: reduced prices at hotels around Montreal
- McGill Educational Travel Program: tour partners offer educational and cultural experiences for alumni
- Manulife: low-priced plan that provides basic insurance protection
- TD Insurance: preferred rates on car, home, condo and tenant insurance
- McGill University Libraries: free access for life
Explore more here.
University of British Columbia
- Bell: discounts on smartphones and up to 30% off plans
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC: special pricing at home games
- Avis and Budget: up to 25% off base rates on car rentals
- Loafe Café in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre: 10% discount on food
- Museum of Anthropology at UBC: two-for-one museum admission
- Fresh Prep & Cook It: save $90 across your first three orders and get free delivery
- Broadway Across Canada: Save up to 10% off select performances of Broadway shows in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa
- Koerner's: $500 discount on weddings
Explore more here.
Dalhousie University
- Dalhousie Libraries: access to library services and resources
- Dalplex: 20% discount on regular annual membership rates for the athletic facility
- Broadway Across Canada: 10% to 25% off
- Stratford Festival: 25% off select productions
- CoWork Halifax: 20% off any memberships and boardroom and event space rentals
- Avis & Budget Car Rental: up to 30% off base rates on Avis rentals and up to 35% off on Budget car or truck rentals
- Contiki: $150 off per person on any Contiki international trip that's seven days or longer
- Park 'N Fly Halifax Airport: 20% off the rack rate at the Halifax Airport
- The Westin Nova Scotian – Halifax: 15% off the retail rate from January to April and November to December, and 10% off from May to October
Explore more here.
University of Alberta
- Golden Bears and Pandas events: up to five discounted tickets for Golden Bears and Pandas events at 15% off, and 25% off tickets for Spirit Day games
- Campus and community recreation centres: discounted memberships at Van Vliet Complex and Saville Community Sports Centre
- Glen Sather Massage Therapy: 15% off massages at the Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic
- University Club: one year of free membership at the University Club
- Broadway Across Canada: discounted theatre and special event tickets, including up to 20% off standard ticket prices
- Technology Training Centre: 25% off full-day courses
- Online and continuing education: save $100 with a waived program application fee
Explore more here.
University of Ottawa
- Interzip Rogers: 10% off the purchase of a ride on the Interzip Rogers zipline
- Ottawa BlackJacks: 10% off Ottawa BlackJacks single game tickets
- Ottawa Senators: discounts on select Ottawa Senators game tickets
- Jack Astor's Bar & Grill: 15% food and non-alcoholic purchases at the Lansdowne location
- Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada: save 15%
- SPINCO Ottawa: 15% discount offered on class credit packages and monthly unlimited membership for $153 a month
- Contiki: $150 off a trip
- Avis — Budget: 5% to 25% off car and truck rentals in Canada and the U.S., and up to 20% off international rentals
- VIA Rail: 12.5% off each ticket for yourself and up to three (3) additional passengers
Explore more here.
Toronto Metropolitan University
- ROM: up to 15% off admission
- Ripley's Aquarium: 15% off general admission
- Canada's Wonderland: discounts on day, season and special event passes
- VIA Rail: 12.5% discount on each ticket for up to 3 additional tickets
- Contiki: $150 off Contiki tours of seven days or longer
- SoftMoc: 10% off regular-priced merchandise
- Toronto Star: 62% off Monday to Sunday Toronto Star home delivery for 12 months (includes free digital access)
- Hockey Hall of Fame: 20% off admission and 10% off at the Spirit Of Hockey store
- TFC: up to 25% on tickets
- Toronto Raptors: preferred rates on select tickets
- Ottawa Senators: preferred rates on game tickets
- Recreation & Athletics Centre and Mattamy Athletic Centre: save 25% on a monthly gym membership
- CAA Auto Insurance Travel: discounted rate if you're a new member (includes 11% discount on CAA Travel Insurance and $100 Annual Travel Voucher)
Explore more here.
University of Saskatchewan
- TD Home & Auto Insurance: preferred rates on car, home, condo and tenant coverage
- BMO Mastercard: BMO Mastercard for USask alumni earns valuable rewards like Air Miles and cash back
- Best Western: 15% off at Best Western in Kindersley and Estevan
- SoftMoc: 10% discount online and in-store
- Morrison '87 Realty: $300 gift card of your choice after buying/selling with Taylor Morrison
- Point Fitness Club: month-to-month membership with no registration fee and other perks
- Trip Merchant Travel: exclusive travel savings and last-minute deals
- Broadway Across Canada: special pricing on shows in Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Ottawa
Explore more here.
University of Manitoba
- Manitoba Museum: 15% off all Manitoba Museum memberships
- Winnipeg Free Press: 50% off an all-access digital subscription for your first six months
- Winnipeg Jets: exclusive discount on tickets for select games
- Active Living Centre: discounted rate for UM Recreation Services at both the Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses
- UM Bisons events: up to four free tickets to every regular season home game
- Extended Education: 50% off your first course with Extended Education
- Broadway Across Canada: up to 20% off select shows in Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver and Winnipeg
- Inn at the Forks: 10% discount on hotel rooms
- TD Insurance: preferred insurance rates on home, condo, tenant and travel coverage
Explore more here.
Simon Fraser University
- Manulife: affordable rates on insurance plans
- TD Insurance: savings on home and tenant insurance
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC: save up to 20% on tickets to home games
- PNE/Playland: savings to events happening both onsite at the PNE and throughout Vancouver
- SFU Continuing Studies: save $75 with the application fee waived
- SFU Athletics & Recreation: 25% discount off of the community membership rates for one and four-month memberships
Explore more here.
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