Support Services | St. Francis Xavier University

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Health and Counselling

Whether you’re a new student or a returning student, we’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Health & Counselling Centre. We have mental health clinicians, nurses and physicians to help you with your health care needs.

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Human Rights and Equity

The Human Rights & Equity Team works to ensure StFX is a welcoming and respectful learning, living and working community for everyone.

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Sexual Violence Prevention and Response

We aim to address harmful attitudes and behaviors by promoting student engagement in sexual assault prevention and larger societal issues around gender and violence.

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Diversity Engagement Centre

A space dedicated to supporting traditionally underrepresented student populations. Includes Black, Gender & Sexual Diversity, Indigenous, and International student advising offices.

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Student Career Centre

Career and employment-related assistance for students in all programs and years.

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Childcare at StFX

Licensed ECE centre for children aged 3 months - 12 years.

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Find personal and spiritual growth in the StFX community.

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The Sisters of St. Martha and StFX University provide a unique “home away from home” for our campus community.

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IT services and support.

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Vice President, Students

We strive to engage students everyday where they study, live, eat, play, and grow⁠—while continuously working to improve the critical support services that seek to ensure that every student at StFX can succeed in all aspects of their university life.

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Contact

Student Services

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Bloomfield Centre
5555 Union Place
Antigonish NS B2G 2W5
Canada

Please Note: If you are experiencing an emergency, the following resources are available 24/7:

Proceed to St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Emergency Department (25 Bay Street) or your nearest hospital emergency department.
Call 911
Nurse telecare: 811
If you or someone you’re supporting is experiencing a mental health emergency, please call the NS Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-888-429-8167
Good2TalkNS: 1-833-292-3698
Crisis Text Line: Text GOOD2TALKNS to 686868

The L'nu symbol. L’nu is a word the Mi’kmaq use to describe themselves, meaning “human being” or “the people.”

StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’

StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaw people. The Mi'kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’

Join our community of esteemed alumni

Across the globe, StFX graduates are recognized by the enduring symbol of the X-Ring and the uniquely Xaverian spirit of social justice and community mindedness.