If you are a full-time student taking three or more credits at SFU's Vancouver campus, you may be eligible to transfer your Burnaby Student Membership to a Vancouver Parks & Recreation Membership.
Vancouver Parks & Recreation Memberships are available on a one-term basis and become available to activate on the first day of the term. The Vancouver Flexipass allows access to Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation operated fitness centres, public skating and public swimming sessions during operating hours at the facilities listed below.
Steps to Activate a Vancouver Student Membership
1. Complete your waiver
- Confirm your eligibility for a membership covered by student fees.
- Log in to your student account via go.sfu.ca
- Click 'Complete your SFU Athletics & Recreation Waiver Now'
- Read and agree to the waiver.
- Within one business day, your SFU ID Card and member ID on the SFU Recreation App will be connected to your account.
2. Register for a Vancouver Membership
- Once the term has begun, log in to the SFU Recreation Registration Portal at athleticsandrecreation.its.sfu.ca.
- Click the membership icon to view your eligible membership options.
- If you are eligible, an SFU Membership – Vancouver City Pass option will be available to select.
- Select the eligible membership type and complete the registration process.
- A receipt verifying the transaction will be emailed to you.
3. Activate
- Present your receipt and SFU ID Card to the staff at any of the following Vancouver community centres:
- West End Community Centre - 870 Denman Street
- Kitsilano Community Centre - 2690 Larch Street
- Mount Pleasant Community Centre - 1 Kingsway
- Trout Lake Community Centre - 3350 Victoria Drive
- You will receive a Flexipass to use at recreation centres throughout the municipality
Student Eligibility
To be eligible for a Surrey Parks & Recreation Membership you need to be:
- A full-time undergraduate or graduate student who is assessed the full Recreation Athletics fee AND
- Registered in a minimum of 3 credits at the SFU Vancouver campus or registered per term at the SFU Vancouver campus
Students can only hold one SFU Recreation Membership at a time. You can choose to keep your Burnaby Recreation Membership instead.
Renew
As an eligible student, you must sign the SFU Athletics & Recreation Waiver each year to maintain your membership. All Student Memberships expire on August 31, regardless of when the waiver was signed. To renew your membership for the new academic year, visit go.sfu.ca each fall and complete the waiver.
To renew your Vancouver Student Membership, eligible students must complete steps two and three of the instructions above at the start of each term.
Please note that your membership will no longer remain active if your eligibility status changes.
Fitness Centres:
- Champlain Heights – 3350 Maquinna Drive
- Creekside – 1 Athletes Way
- Dunbar – 4747 Dunbar Street
- Hillcrest – 4575 Clancy Loranger Way
- Kensington – 5175 Dumfries Street
- Kitsilano – 2690 Larch Street
- Lord Byng – 3990 West14th Avenue
- Marpole-Oakridge – 990 West 59th Avenue
- Mount Pleasant – 1 Kingsway
- Renfrew – 2929 East 22nd Avenue
- Templeton Pool – 700 Templeton Drive
- Thunderbird – 2311 Cassiar Street
- Trout Lake – 3350 Victoria Drive
- Vancouver Aquatic Centre – 1050 Beach Ave
- West End – 870 Denman Street
Indoor pools:
- Hillcrest Park – 4575 Clancy Loranger Way
- Kensington – 5175 Dumfries Street
- Kerrisdale – 5851 West Boulevard
- Killarney – 6260 Killarney Street
- Lord Byng – 3990 West14th Avenue
- Renfrew – 2929 East 22nd Avenue
- Templeton – 700 Templeton Drive
- Vancouver Aquatic Centre – 1050 Beach Ave
Outdoor Pools:
- Hillcrest Park – 4575 Clancy Loranger Way
- Kitsilano – 2690 Larch Street
- Maple Grove – 6875 Yew Street
- New Brighton – 500 North Windermere
- Second Beach – Stanley Park Drive
Ice rinks:
- Hillcrest Park – 4575 Clancy Loranger Way
- Kerrisdale – 5851 West Boulevard
- Killarney – 6260 Killarney Street
- Kitsilano – 2690 Larch Street
- Riley Park – 50 East 30th Avenue
- Sunset – 390 East51st Avenue
- Trout Lake – 3350 Victoria Drive
- West End – 870 Denman Street