Enrolment and Start Dates
Deadline dates for grad programs |
Fall term 2025-26 |
Winter term 2025-26 |
Summer term 2025-26 |
Summer term 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | September to December 2025 Sept to Oct (1HF) Nov to Dec (2HF) |
January to April 2026 Jan to Feb (1HF) March to April (2HF) |
May to August 2026 May to June (1HF) July to August (2HF) |
May to August 2025 May to June (1HF) 2025 July to August (2HF) 2025 |
| On-time registration (If you are an MBA students, please visit the MBA website for registration and other important dates and deadlines.) |
June 24 to August 1 |
November 20 to December 4 |
March 26 to April 9 |
March 27 to April 10 |
| Class start dates* | Classes begin on or after September 1. Check with program for details. | Classes begin on or after January 2. Check with program for details. | Class start dates vary. Check with program for details. |
Class start dates vary. Check with program for details. |
| Late registration (fees apply) | August 2 to September 5 |
December 5 to January 2 |
April 10 to April 24 |
April 11 to April 25 |
| Clearing Conditions of Admission: Deadline to provide required documents |
December 1 | April 1 | August 1 | August 1 |
* The precise start dates of courses are determined by programs. Please contact your program for details. Graduate Studies maintains the 13-week graduate instruction period; if a course does not fall into the traditional instruction period, however, the program will inform students of important dates and deadlines in the course syllabus. There is no official fall break or reading week for graduate students (except for MBA). Students should check with their program and their course instructors as to whether classes will be held during these times. Please see sections 1.3 (Responsibilities of Graduate Students to the university) and 2.5.8 (Vacations) of the Graduate Calendar for more information.
Accommodation for religious, Indigenous and spiritual observances
The university welcomes and includes students, staff, and faculty from a wide range of cultural, traditional, and spiritual beliefs. As per the Policy on Academic Accommodation for Religious, Indigenous and Spiritual Observances, the university will arrange reasonable accommodation of the needs of students who observe religious holy days other than those already accommodated by ordinary scheduling and statutory holidays.
Tuition and fees deadline
Payment deadlines
Terms |
Tuition / Fees deadline |
|---|---|
| Fall (September to December) | September 25 |
| Winter (January to April) | January 25 |
| Spring (May to August) | May 25 |
IMPORTANT NOTE: Supplementary fees must be paid in full at the beginning of the academic year.
Interest
Interest is charged at a monthly rate of 1.2% (compounded to 14.4% annually) on any unpaid balance due, on the second-to-last business day of each month, beginning September and ongoing until paid in full. Subject to change.
Adding / dropping courses
Please note: Deadlines for the final summer term of the current academic year, appear in the final column after new sessional dates for the upcoming academic year are finalized and added to this page.
Final dates to add courses |
Fall term (2025) |
Winter term (2026) |
Summer term (2026) |
Summer term (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-term courses | September 19 | |||
| Single-term or 1HF courses | September 19 | January 23 | May 8 | May 9 |
| 2HF courses | October 17 | February 27 | June 19 | June 20 |
Final dates to drop courses |
Fall term (2025) |
Winter term (2026) |
Summer term (2026) |
Summer term (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-term courses | February 20 | July 24 | ||
| Single-term courses | November 7 | March 20 | July 10 | July 11 |
| 1HF courses | October 3 | February 6 | June 5 | June 6 |
| 2HF courses | December 5 | April 2 | July 31 | August 1 |
Final dates to submit grades |
Fall term (2025) |
Winter term (2026) |
Summer term (2026) |
Summer term (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-term courses | May 1 | September 1 | September 1 | |
| Single-term courses | January 6 | May 1 | September 1 | September 1 |
| 1HF courses | October 17 | February 20 | September 1 | September 1 |
| 2HF courses | January 6 | May 1 | September 1 | September 1 |
| Final date to submit results of incomplete (INC) grades for previous term with permission of Associate Dean | March 6 | July 3 | November 6 | November 3 |
| Deadline for term work to be submitted | December 19 | April 24 | August 28 | August 29 |
Scholarship/Payment schedules
Scholarship funding (graduate, entrance, research, department, external, tuition, tri-agency)
Fall term 2025 |
Winter term 2026 |
Spring term 2026 |
| TBD | TBD | TBD |
Note: Scholarship monies will be paid within 3 to 5 days of these dates.
All scholarship monies will be paid to you directly, in ONE lump sum per term. You are responsible for paying your tuition and fees.
Teaching assistant/research assistant in lieu of a TA pay schedule
Fall term 2025 |
Winter term 2026 |
Spring term 2026 |
Spring term 2025 |
| September TBD | May TBD | May 16 | |
| October TBD | January TBD | May TBD | May 30 |
| October TBD | February TBD | June TBD | June 13 |
| November TBD | February TBD | June TBD | June 27 |
| November TBD | March TBD | June TBD | June 27 |
| November TBD | March TBD | July TBD | July 25 |
| December TBD | April TBD | August TBD | August 8 |
| April TBD | August TBD | August 22 |
Thesis
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Fall 2024 Convocation |
Spring 2025 Convocation |
Fall 2025 Convocation |
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Final date to initiate PhD Thesis Defence in Mosaic * |
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| Faculty of Health Sciences | June 21 | January 17 | June 27 |
| All all other Faculties | June 21 | February 7 | June 27 |
Final date to submit Master’s thesis to departments (prior to Defence) |
August 2 | March 3 | August 1 |
Final date to file theses with Graduate Studies and complete degree requirements |
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| Faculty of Health Sciences | September 27 | April 5 | September 26 |
| All all other Faculties | September 27 | April 25 | September 26 |
* Blackout periods apply. Standard PhD defences cannot be scheduled during the following blackout periods:
- August 18 to 22, 2025 (inclusive)
- December 15 to January 9, 2026 (inclusive)
- August 18 to 22, 2026 (Inclusive)
Convocation dates
Bursaries, Awards and Scholarships
Available through AwardSpring
| Award Type | Open Date | Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| General and donor bursaries | August 11, 2025 | January 14, 2026 |
| Academic grants | August 11, 2025 | January 14, 2026 |
| Donor scholarships * / ** | September 26, 2025 | December 2, 2025 |
| Donor travel awards | January 5, 2026 | February 27, 2026 |
| Fall GSA travel award * | September 2, 2025 | October 3, 2025 |
| Winter GSA travel award ** | January 5, 2026 | February 5, 2026 |
| Spring/Summer GSA travel award | May 1, 2025 | June 2, 2025 |
* Not applicable for students starting their graduate journey in January 2026.
** Not applicable for students starting their graduate journey in May 2026.
This schedule covers open dates and deadlines for awards, scholarships and bursaries that are available for application through AwardSpring.
IMPORTANT: For all external, government and Indigenous awards, please review dates, deadlines and application procedures available with those award descriptions found on our website or through links to the funding agencies.