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Important Dates

This calendar will include the Senate and Board approved important dates including approved fee dates as well as University Important Dates required by legislature or policy.

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Academic Dates

All students, excluding the exceptions, follow these important dates:

2023-2024 Academic Schedule

Exception – Students in the following programs have an alternate schedule:

  • Northern Ontario Dietetic Internship Program
  • Postgraduate Education Program

Board of Governors Meeting Dates

For more information, please visit Board of Governors.

November 23-24, 2023
February 21, 2024
May 30, 2024
September 18, 2024
November 21-22, 2024

Executive Group Meeting Dates

For more information, please visit Executive Group.

November 16, 2023
December 12, 2023
January 11, 2024
February 6, 2024
March 7, 2024
April 4, 2024
May 9, 2024
June 6, 2024
July 11, 2024
September 5, 2024
October 3, 2024
November 7, 2024
December 10, 2024

Management Group and Management Steering Group Meeting Dates

November 21, 2023 – MSG
December 14 , 2023 – MG/MSG
January 18, 2024 – MSG
February 15, 2024 – MG/MSG
March 21, 2024 – MSG
April 18, 2024 – MG/MSG
May 16, 2024 – MSG
June 20, 2024 – MG/MSG
September 19, 2024 – MSG
October 17, 2024 – MG/MSG
November 14, 2024 – MSG
December 12, 2024 – MG/MSG

Observances and Religious Holidays

The University has a legal obligation to take reasonable measures to accommodate employees and learners who request time off for religious observances for which a day of observance is not provided by statute.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for a religious or spiritual observance, it is important to provide reasonable advance notice of your intended absence. Please contact either Human Resources or Learner Support Services for information.

September 25, 2022 – Le Jour des Franco-ontariens
September 25, 2022 at sunset and ends on September 27, 2022 – Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
September 30, 2022 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October 4, 2022 at sunset and ends on October 5, 2022 – Yom Kippur (Jewish)
October 4, 2022 – Dussehra (Hindu)
October 9, 2022 at sunset and the second day ends on October 11, 2022 – First two days of Sukkot (Jewish)
October 16, 2022 at sunset and ends on October 17, 2022 – Shemini Atzeret (Jewish)
October 17, 2022 at sunset and ends on October 18, 2022 – Simchat Torah (Jewish)
October 24, 2022 – Diwali (Hindu-Jain-Sikh)
November 11, 2022 – Remembrance Day
December 18, 2022 at sunset and ends on December 26, 2022 – Hanukkah (Jewish)
December 24, 2022 – Christmas Eve (Christian)
December 25, 2022 – Christmas (Christian)
January 7, 2023 – Feast of the Nativity (Orthodox)
January 22, 2023 – Lunar New Year (Buddhist)
March 6, 2023 at sunset and ends on March 7, 2023 – Purim (Jewish)
March 6, 2023 – Magha Puja Day (Buddhist)
March 21, 2023 – Naw-ruz New year
March 22, 2023 at sunset and ends on April 21, 2023. – Ramadan (Islam) – Muslims may fast from dawn to dusk, abstaining from food and drink. Examinations scheduled in the evening may pose a special burden.
March 31, 2023 – International Transgender Day of Visibility
April 5, 2023 at sunset and ends on April 7, 2023 – Passover (Jewish)
April 7, 2023 – Good Friday (Christian)
April 9, 2023 – Easter Sunday (Christian)
April 14, 2023 – Holy Friday (Orthodox)
April 14, 2023 – Vaisakhi (Sikh)
April 16, 2023 – Easter (Orthodox)
April 21, 2023 at sunset and ends on April 24, 2023 – Eid-al-Fitr (Islam)
June 21, 2022 – National Indigenous Peoples Day
April 22, 2023 – Earth Day
May 25, 2023 at sunset and ends at nightfall on May 27, 2023. – Shavuot (Jewish)
June 26, 2023 to July 1, 2023 for students participating in the pilgrimage to Mecca. – Hajj Pilgrimage (Islam)
June 28, 2023 at sunset and ends July 2, 2023. – Eid-al-Adha (Islam)
July 26, 2023 and ends at nightfall on July 27, 2023. – Tisha B’av (Jewish)
July 28, 2023 – Ashura (Islam)

There are many religious observation dates associated with various faiths, and the absence of such dates on this list should not be interpreted to mean that accommodation will not be provided to students who observe those days.

Senate Dates

For more information, please visit Senate.

2023-2024
October 5, 2023 (document deadline is September 18, 2023 at Noon)
December 14, 2023 (document deadline is November 27, 2023 at Noon)
February 15, 2024 (document deadline is January 29 2024 at Noon)
April 11, 2024 (document deadline is March 25, 2024 at Noon)
May (Graduands) (confirm May 9*) may change based confirmation from Registrar.
June 13, 2024 (document deadline is May 27 at Noon)

2024-2025
October 10, 2024 (document deadline is September 23, 2024)
December 12, 2024 (document deadline is November 25, 2024)
February 13, 2025 (document deadline is January 27, 2025)
April 10, 2025 (document deadline is March 31, 2025)
May (Graduands) (May 8*) may change based confirmation from Registrar.
June 12, 2025 (document deadline is May 26 at Noon)

University Closures

December 25, 2023 to January 3, 2024 – Holiday Closure (which includes: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day)
February 19, 2024 – Family Day
March 29, 2024 – Good Friday
April 1, 2024 – Easter Monday
May 20, 2024 – Victoria Day
July 1, 2024 – for Canada Day 
August 5, 2024 – Civic Holiday
September 2, 2024 – Labour Day
October 14, 2024 – Thanksgiving Day