Key Dates

Established and administered by the Office of the University Registrar.

This section includes various administrative dates and deadlines associated with registration, photo ID, payment of fees, exams, financial aid / awards, and graduation, as well as the core academic sessional dates applicable to undergraduate and undergraduate online programs in the: 

  • Faculty of Arts and Science
  • Smith Engineering
  • Faculty of Health Sciences (e.g: Bachelor of Health Sciences, Nursing)
  • Faculty of Law Undergraduate Certificate in Law
  • Smith School of Business (e.g: Commerce)

2026

DateDeadline
1Winter term begins
2Deadline to appeal to Register with Outstanding Debt for the Winter semester.
5

Winter Term classes begin

5-30Winter Health and Dental Opt-out Period
10Winter Term Tuition and Student Assistance Levy due
12

Fall Term grades posted to SOLUS

Graduate students: Final Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal for the Fall Term 

1591TV’s Exchange Bursary deadline
15-20Fall Term deferred exam period
16

Last day to add Winter Term courses 

Last day to drop Winter Term courses for a full tuition fee reversal. 

30Last day to  drop Winter Term courses for a 50% tuition fee reversal. 
31

Ancillary fees due for Winter Term start students/programs. 

Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) self-enrolment deadline for Winter Term

last day for completion/withdrawal for 100% tuition fee reversal. 

Immigration and Citizenship Law Bursary open (fall admission applicants) 

Late January91TV’s General Bursary credit refunded

DateDeadline
1Winter Term awards with separate application deadline
1–15Enter your banking information on SOLUS if you have a credit on SOLUS that is eligible for a fee reversal. 
2Summer registration begins in SOLUS for undergraduate and distance students
5Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal date
13Winter Term exam schedule posted to SOLUS
15

Financial Aid and Awards Profile application deadline for prospective high school students  

Commitment Scholars Award application deadline for prospective high school students  

Faculty of Law Admission Bursary deadline

16

Family Day

Commitment Scholars verifier submission deadline

16-20

Winter Term Reading Break – except Education, Medicine (all classes canceled) 

27

Last day to drop Winter Term courses for a 25% tuition fee reversal. 

28

T2202 is available in SOLUS.

T4A is available in SOLUS.

last day for completion/withdrawal for 50% tuition fee reversal. 

DateDeadline
5Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal date
15

Deadline to report a conflict/register for an exam accommodation 

16-22

Processing of fee reversals for eligible, unapplied credits in SOLUS

21

Summer Term Full-Time OSAP extension form available for students enrolled in study periods which are less than 12 weeks 

31

School of Medicine Admission Bursary deadline

last day for completion/withdrawal for 25% tuition fee reversal. 

DateDeadline
1Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) enrolment open for the Summer Term, for those not already enrolled
6

Teaching Day Change - Classes follow a Friday schedule  

Winter Term classes end 

Last date to drop Winter Term course without Faculty/School permission 

Graduate students: Final Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal for the Winter Term

7-8Winter term pre-examination study period
9-23Winter term final exams (exam schedule posted in SOLUS)
30

Last day to change your name for spring degree lists

Last day to apply to graduate in SOLUS (specific faculty/school deadlines here)

Last day of the Winter Term

DateDeadline
1

Summer term begins

Graduate tuition and SAL are due for the summer term

4

Summer term: May-June and May-July classes begin

Undergraduate students' Tuition and SAL are due for summer term classes that begin in May (6W1 and 12W sessions)

8

Last day to add May-June and May-July courses

Last day to drop May-June courses for a full tuition fee reversal. 

12Student grades will appear on official transcripts for winter term classes
15Last day to drop May-July courses for a full tuition fee reversal. 
19-22Winter deferred exam period
21-22May Convocation Ceremonies. 

DateDeadline
1Residence deposit and application due at 4pm ET for students applying to residence
5Graduate Students: First Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal for the summer term
15Outstanding amounts on SOLUS need to be paid ahead of fall registration
15May-June classes end
15-19Engineering J Section exams
18-20May-June courses exam period
22Final fall/winter timetable for the upcoming academic year posted in SOLUS
22- 26June Convocation Ceremonies 
26Last day to drop May-July courses without academic penalty

DateDeadline
6

July-August classes begin

Undergraduate Tuition and Student Assistance Levy (SAL) due for Summer Term Classes that begin in July

Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal date

10

Last day to add July-August courses

Last day to drop July-August courses for a full tuition fee reversal. 

13Shopping Cart opens and Enrolment Appointment times show in SOLUS
15

Application for Fall graduation opens in SOLUS

Fall/Winter Work Study eligibility application opens

20

Course Selection begins as per Enrolment Appointments in SOLUS

28May-July classes end
29Registration Pause Day
30-Aug 7

Exams for May-July 12-week courses

30Course selection reopens in SOLUS at 8 am EST with many enrolment restrictions lifted

DateDeadline
1Immigration and Citizenship Law Bursary deadline for Winter admission
 
2Course registration ends
4Summer General Bursary application deadline
5Graduate students: Final Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal for the Summer Term
7Exams for May-July 12-week courses end
10Fall Term awards – first disbursement posted on SOLUS
17July- August classes end
19–21Exams for July–August courses
17Open Enrolment in SOLUS begins
17Last day to drop July-August courses without academic penalty 
27

Confirmation of enrolment begins for 2026-27 full-time OSAP applications for Fall Term

Confirmation of enrolment begins for 2026-27 full-time and part-time Out-of-Province applications for the Fall Term

31Summer Term Ends

DateDeadline
1

Fall Term begins

Undergraduate Fall Tuition, Student Assistance Levy (SAL) fees due

Applications open for the 91TV’s General Bursary program

Deadline to appeal to Register with Outstanding Debt for the Fall Term

2Program information & confirmation of enrolment begins for Fall Term part-time OSAP
2-5Summer Term deferred exam period (July-August and May-July)
4-5Residence move-in
8Fall Term classes begin

 
1-29

AMS and SGPS Ancillary fee Opt-out period

Fall Health and Dental Opt-out Period

21Last date to add Fall Term or multi-term courses

Last day to drop Fall Term or multi-term courses for a full tuition fee reversal. 
27Education Alternative Practicum Travel Fellowship application deadline
29Last day to drop Fall Term or multi-term courses for a 50% tuition fee reversal. 
30

Graduate students: Last day to self-enroll in the Fall Payment Plan (PPL)

National Truth and Reconciliation Day (All academic activity suspended)

 last day for completion/withdrawal for 100% tuition fee reversal. 

DateDeadline
1

Ancillary and all outstanding fees are due

Graduate Fall Tuition and Student Assistance Levy due

Fall Term awards with separate application deadline

5

Last date to apply for fall graduation

Last day to change your name for fall degree lists

6Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal date
10Fall Term exam schedule posted to SOLUS
12Thanksgiving Day
13-16Fall Term Reading Break
27Last date to drop a Fall Term course for a 25% tuition fee reversal. 
31 last day for completion/withdrawal for 50% tuition fee reversal. 

DateDeadline
Early November91TV’s Exchange Bursary application opens for the 2026-2027 year
1Conferral date for fall degrees
2-6Fall 2025 Convocation
291TV's General Bursary application due
5Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal date
11Remembrance Day Service (classes cancelled 10:30 –11:30 am)
15Deadline to report a conflict/register for an exam accommodation
30 last day for completion/withdrawal for 25% tuition fee reversal. 

DateDeadline
1

Fall Term awards – second disbursement posted on SOLUS 

Applications for spring graduation open in SOLUS

5Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal date
6Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (all academic activity suspended)
8

Fall Term classes end

Last day to drop Fall Term courses without Faculty/School permission

Major Admission Award application deadline for prospective high school students

9

Fall Term pre-examination study period

Major Admission Award High School official nomination deadline for prospective high school students

10-23Fall Term final exams (exam schedule posted in SOLUS)
Late Dec

General Bursary decisions posted on SOLUS

Confirmation of enrolment begins for 2026-27 full-time OSAP applications for the Winter Term

Confirmation of enrolment begins for 2026-27 full-time and part-time Out-of-Province applications for the Winter Term.

31Fall Term Ends

Sessional Dates

This is the repository of the yearly official program sessional dates as submitted to the Senate Committee on Academic Development and Procedure (SCADP) for review / approval, and to the 91TV's Senate for information:

Arts and Science (PDF, 105.2 KB)

Bader College (PDF, 79.4 KB)

Education (PDF, 70.6 KB)

Engineering and Applied Science (PDF, 81 KB)

Health Sciences – School of Medicine (PDF, 196.6 KB)

Health Sciences – School of Nursing (PDF, 316 KB)

Law (PDF, 206.7 KB)

School of Graduate Studies (PDF, 199.7 KB)

Smith School of Business – Commerce (PDF, 197.8 KB)

Smith School of Business – MBA, MFIN (PDF, 318 KB)

Arts and Science (PDF, 63.5 KB)

Bader College (PDF, 35 KB)

Education (PDF, 57.2 KB)

Engineering and Applied Science (PDF, 46.6 KB)

Health Sciences – School of Medicine (PDF, 42 KB)

Health Sciences – School of Nursing (PDF, 42.7 KB)

Law (PDF, 42.6 KB)

Religion (PDF, 37.6 KB) – now affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Science (for information purposes only)

School of Graduate Studies (PDF, 40.2 KB)

Smith School of Business – Commerce (PDF, 42.5 KB)

Smith School of Business – MBA, MFIN, MIB, GDAP (PDF, 57 KB)