Why not add volunteering to your academic path through our community partnerships? Help build stronger communities, positive social change and a more engaged university locally, nationally and internationally.
2,090+
volunteer placements as part of a course
3,250+
extracurricular volunteering placements
119K+
volunteer hours logged in 2021-2022
Goals
Leadership
To foster social responsibility, leadership and skills development, whatever students’ level of engagement.
Impact
Create impact-driven partnerships to address community priorities and improve student learning.
Connect
To connect students to local and international community engagement opportunities.
Co-Curricular Record
This official University of Ottawa document records all of your volunteer work on campus and in the community.
Become a partner
We work with over 600 local, national and international community partners, 300 per term on average.
Partnering with us provides your organization with volunteers who are highly motivated and keen to engage in new learning opportunities.
Headlines
Shaylin Liu
How volunteering can change the direction of your career
Learn how volunteering can help you discover your dream career through Shaylin's experience as first-year student majoring in human kinetics.
Community engagement news and profiles
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Contact us
Community engagement
Career Corner
University Centre (UCU)
85 University Private, Room 216
Ottawa ON, K1N 6N5
Canada
Tel.: 613-562-5945
Toll-free: 1-877-868-8292
uovolunteer@uOttawa.ca