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uOttawa Gym Guide: Minto Sports Complex and Montpetit Hall
If you're a full-time uOttawa student paying ancillary fees, your gym membership is already paid. It covers both fitness centres: the Montpetit Fitness Centre in Montpetit Hall and the Health and Lifestyle Centre in the Minto Sports Complex. It also covers the 50-metre pool, drop-in court sports, skating, group fitness classes and intramural leagues in fall and winter. You sign up for classes and leagues through Gee-Gee Reg.
Sources checked September 29, 2026. View sources
What your student membership includes
uOttawa says your membership is included in your student ancillary fees for the fall and winter terms. You must be enrolled and have paid those fees with your tuition. Registered activities such as swimming lessons, dance, martial arts and personal training cost extra.
Some students don't pay ancillary fees: international exchange students, law students in the bar process, some Faculty of Medicine students, and students at a campus outside Ottawa. They can buy a discounted student membership for $124.
- Pool access for lane and open swims
- Drop-in basketball, badminton, pickleball and volleyball courts
- Drop-in soccer, hockey and skating
- Intramural leagues
- Montpetit Fitness Centre, plus the changeroom, locker rental, sauna and showers
- Health and Lifestyle Centre at Minto
- Group fitness classes
- Squash courts at Minto
Montpetit Hall and Minto Sports Complex compared
The two buildings sit on main campus and do different jobs. Montpetit Hall is the pool and gym building. Minto has the larger weight room, the rinks and the outdoor turf. uOttawa's third sports site, at Lees campus, has Gee-Gees Field.
| Facility | Address | What's there | Varsity use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montpetit Hall | 125 University Private | Three gymnasiums, a 50 m by 18 m pool with 3 m and 5 m diving platforms, the Montpetit Fitness Centre, a dance studio, the Tae E. Lee martial arts room and saunas | Gee-Gees men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball home games |
| Minto Sports Complex | 801 King Edward Avenue | The Health and Lifestyle Centre (8,000 sq ft, 40 cardio machines, 26 weight machines, 7,500 lb of free weights), two ice rinks, squash courts and a multisport room | Gee-Gees men's and women's hockey |
| Matt Anthony Field | Outside the Minto Sports Complex | FieldTurf field with 675 seats | Women's soccer and women's rugby; football practice |
| Gee-Gees Field | Lees campus | Year-round synthetic field, covered by a dome in winter | Also used for drop-in soccer in season |
Fitness centre hours
These are the regular hours uOttawa published on September 29, 2026. Holiday closures change them, and the hours page still listed a 2025 Thanksgiving closure that day, so check it before you go.
| Space | Monday to Friday | Saturday and Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| Health and Lifestyle Centre (Minto) | 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Montpetit Fitness Centre | 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. | 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Ice rinks (Minto) | 6:30 a.m. to midnight | 6:30 a.m. to midnight |
- Montpetit Fitness Centre has women-only hours on Tuesday and Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
- It's reserved for employees on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from noon to 1 p.m.
- Only one of the two Minto ice rinks is open to participants in the fall term.
Drop-in sports, intramurals and Gee-Gee Reg
Drop-in activities need no registration. Bring your student card, running shoes and gym clothes. Badminton is first come, first served. Soccer moves between the Minto multisport field and the dome at Lees depending on the season.
Gee-Gee Reg, powered by ACTIVENet, is where you register for group fitness, intramurals and recreation programs. As a student you already have an account, so don't create a new one. Sign in, choose Forgot My Password, and set a password.
Intramural leagues run in fall and winter, with competitive and recreational levels. Nine sports are offered: basketball, dodgeball, flag football, hockey, multisport, soccer, spikeball, ultimate frisbee and volleyball. Fall 2026 registration opened September 2 and is first come, first served.
Where to get help
Gee-Gees Client Services has desks at Montpetit Hall and on the first floor of the Minto Sports Complex. You can buy or renew a membership there if you don't pay ancillary fees. The Intramurals office is in Room 102 of Montpetit Hall.
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