Menstrual Products on Campus

TMU offers free menstrual products on campus for all TMU students.

TMU supports student advocacy for menstrual equity, ending period poverty and supports discussions that help to shed light on services that can best meet your needs.

If you have a health concern, you are encouraged to speak with a medical professional at TMU’s Medical Centre, located in Kerr Hall West. 

If you need to miss classes or exams due to pain/health issues, you are encouraged to speak with their professor to discuss alternative options. 

Centre for Safer Sex and Sexual Violence Support (C3SVS) Office (Student Campus Centre: SCC-210) (external link) 

All TMU students are eligible to pick up a various menstrual products, with limits for each item posted in the description. You must provide a copy of your student ID in order to be eligible for your free menstrual product. 

Student Campus Centre (55 Gould St)

Menstrual products are maintained and stocked by an external vendor every two weeks along with all the disposal bins. The brand stocked at the SCC is Hospeco (the parent company of Tampax and Maxithins).

Gdoo-maawnjidimi Mompii Indigenous Student Services (KHW-389)

Products are refilled by staff and distributed to students by request. The brand vary according to availability.

Tri-Mentoring Program (POD-54)

Products are refilled by staff and distributed to students by request. The brands vary according to availability.

International Student Support (POD-50A)

Products are refilled by staff and distributed to students by request. The brands vary according to availability.

More on Period Equity:

Various campus partners like SASSH (external link)  and TRSM have partnered with Joni (external link) ; a sustainable  Canadian period care company to provide free menstrual products across campus bathrooms. These partnerships also aim to tackle broader issues of period poverty and promote period equity through period education and menstrual health education.