Options for On-Campus Students
All students living on campus must purchase a meal plan. First-year students must purchase at least the 315 block plan option.
| Meal Plans | Guest Passes Included | 2024-25 Rates |
|---|---|---|
| 315 meals per year & $350 DCB | 10 | $5,490 |
| 415 meals per year & $350 DCB | 20 | $6,190 |
| Unlimited meals per year & $350 DCB* | 30 | $6,565 |
| 155 meals per year & $600 DCB** | - | $3,810 |
| DCB only*** | - | $1,000 |
*The unlimited meal plan offers unlimited trips to the university's main dining facility in Morrison Hall. All foods should be consumed while in the dining facility, and not taken to go. A limit of (2) Grab and Go or (1) One Swipe + (1) Grab and Go is also permitted under this meal plan.
** The 155 block (i.e. meals per year) plan is available only to returning students living in Governors or O'Regan Hall.
*** The DCB (Declining Credit Balance) only plan is available only to students living in Somers/Power Hall or returning students living in Governors or O'Regan Hall.
How Meal Plans Work
Swipe System - Morrison Hall and Bloomfield Café
StFX's main dining facility in Morrison Hall operates on an "all you care to eat" basis. Students present their StFX ID card for entry to the dining hall, and each visit is considered one meal or "swipe" from their meal plan. A block plan of 315 meals (for instance) equates to 315 visits or swipes to Morrison Hall over the course of the academic year. All foods must be consumed within the dining facility and not taken to-go. All unused meals expire at the end of the academic year.
Bloomfield Café also offers a meal swipe program from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday to Friday, featuring various lunch packages.
Grab-and-Go Options
Students may also use a meal swipe to get an appetizer, entrée, snack and beverage to-go. Grab-and-go options are available in Morrison Hall.
Declining Credit Balance (DCB)
DCB credits are money deposited into you taxable DCB or Dex-X account that allows you to purchase items at various cafes throughout campus, at the StFX Store, and at printing stations. It works like a debit system. Set up your Deb-X account to track your usage and add money.
StFX Student ID Cards
Students must present their StFX ID cards for all transactions, including meal plan swipes and DCB purchases. Students cannot lend or borrow cards and meals are non-transferable.
Lost meal cards should be reported immediately to the University Housing Office. Please go to Security to have a replacement student ID/meal card printed. The cost is $20.
Options for Off-Campus students
Off-Campus students may also purchase a meal plan. These meal plans work the same as for on-campus students, including swipe access to Morrison Hall and Bloomfield Café (hours permitting) and DCB dollars for use across campus.
| Meal Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| 5 Meals Per Week (1st Term) | $989.00 |
| 5 Meals Per Week (2nd Term) | $1,025.00 |
| 5 Meals Per Week (Full Year) | $2,009.00 |
| 10 Meals Per Year + $100 DCB | $247.00 |
| 50 Meals Per Year + $100 DCB | $788.00 |
| 75 Meals Per Year + $100 DCB | $1,123.00 |
| 100 Meals Per Year + $100 DCB | $1,411.00 |
| 155 Meals Per Year + $600 DCB | $3,810.00 |
Once purchased, off-campus meal plans are non-refundable and cannot be downgraded.
Meal Plan Terms Breakdown
Taxable Declining Balance (Taxable DCB)
Taxable declining balance is funds available on your student card for use at the StFX food outlets. Purchases are subject to sales tax.
Taxable declining balance is available for purchase throughout the academic year
Additional taxable DCB purchased during the academic year is non-refundable at the end of the year.
All DCB dollars that are a part of a meal plan expire at the end of the academic year.
Taxable DCB associated with the minimum meal plan commitment for Governors & apartments is non-refundable at the end of the academic year.
Non-taxable Declining Balance (Non-taxable DCB)
Non-taxable declining balance is funds available on your student card for use at the StFX food outlets. Purchases are not subject to sales tax.
Non-taxable DCB can be used to purchase only items that are made on campus. For example, salads, bagels, muffins, coffee, and soup.
All meal plans and DCB dollars that are part of a meal plan are non-refundable (with the exception of academic withdrawal, please see University Housing Contract for more detail).
Non-taxable DCB cannot be transferred to taxable.
Student Card
Presentation of your student (meal) card is required for all transactions.
You cannot lend or borrow your card and meals are non-transferable.
Lost meal cards should be reported immediately to the University Housing Office. Please go to Security to have a replacement student ID/meal card printed. The cost is $20.
Contact
Morrison Hall
4500 Alumni Crescent
Antigonish NS B2G 2W5
Canada
