This section contains important sessional dates by academic term.
Looking for information on when to register?
Specific registration dates can be found in the Registration Guides:
- Spring and Summer sessions
- Fall/Winter session — web registration is based on the number of credits you have completed as of June 30
If you are experiencing difficulty with registration, please contact our Records team at [email protected].
Fall / winter term
Dropping a course
While the registration system is open, students are able to drop courses without financial penalty. After the registration system closes, students must request to be withdrawn from a course by submitting an Add/Withdrawal Form and may incur a financial penalty. See the Withdrawal Deadlines page for more information.
| Occasion | Session | Stakeholder/Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residence move in day | Fall | Residence | August 31, 2024 or September 1, 2024 |
| Brock Suites move in day | Fall | Residence | September 1, 2024 |
| Labour Day | Fall | Holiday/University Closure | September 2, 2024 |
| First day of classes | Fall | Undergraduate | September 4, 2024 |
| First day of Fall/Winter session (D1, D2 - Undergraduate) | Fall | Undergraduate | September 4, 2024 |
| Fall 2024 tuition due (All students including International ISP cohort) *subject to change | Fall | Finance | September 4, 2024 |
| Last day for registration - web registration closes (D1 and D2) | Fall | Undergraduate; Registration | September 17, 2024 |
| Late registration begins | Fall | Undergraduate; Registration | September 18, 2024 |
| National Truth and Reconciliation Day (non-instructional) | Fall | Non-Instructional Day | September 30, 2024 |
| Thanksgiving | Fall | Holiday/University Closure | October 14, 2024 |
| Fall Convocation | Fall | Convocation | October 18, 2024 |
| Reading Week (no classes) | Fall | Reading Week | October 14-18, 2024 |
| Fall Preview Day | Fall | Campus Event | November 3, 2024 |
| Last day of lectures (D2) | Fall | Undergraduate | December 3, 2024 |
| Make up day for National Truth and Reconciliation Day | Fall | Undergraduate/Graduate | December 4, 2024 |
| Snow/Reading day | Fall | Undergraduate | December 5, 2024 |
| Reading day | Fall | Undergraduate | December 6, 2024 |
| Examinations begin | Fall | Examinations | December 7, 2024 |
| Examinations end | Fall | Examinations | December 19, 2024 |
| Residences closed (Students are required to move out of residence no later than 12 noon of the day following their last exam) | Fall | Residence | December 20, 2024 |
| Christmas and New Year holiday - university closed depending on operational needs, there may be limited service available during this time | Winter | Holiday/University Closure | December 24, 2024 at 12 noon - January 1, 2025 |
| University reopens** | Winter | Holiday/University Closure | January 2, 2025 |
| Residences reopen at noon | Winter | Residence | January 5, 2025 |
| First day of Winter term classes (undergraduate) | Winter | Undergraduate | January 6, 2025 |
| Winter 2025 tuition due (All students including International ISP cohort) *subject to change | Winter | Finance | January 6, 2025 |
| Last day for registration - web registration closes (D3) | Winter | Registration | January 17, 2025 |
| Last day to submit an intent to graduate for Spring Convocation | Winter | Convocation | February 1, 2025 |
| Family Day | Winter | Holiday/University Closure | February 17, 2025 |
| Reading Week (no classes) | Winter | Reading Week | February 17 - 21, 2025 |
| President’s Holiday* | Winter | Holiday/University Closure | February 18, 2025 |
| Spring Open House | Winter | Campus Event | April 6, 2025 |
| Good Friday | Winter | Holiday/University Closure | April 18, 2025 |
| Last day of lectures | Winter | Undergraduate | April 4, 2025 |
| Snow/Reading days | Winter | Undergraduate | April 7 & 8, 2025 |
| Examinations begin | Winter | Undergraduate | April 9, 2025 |
| Examinations end | Winter | Undergraduate | April 24, 2025 |
| Residences closed (Students are required to move out of residence no later than 12 noon of the day following their last exam) | Winter | Residence | April 25, 2025 |
Spring term
Dropping a course
While the registration system is open, students are able to drop courses without financial penalty. After the registration system closes, students must request to be withdrawn from a course by submitting an Add/Withdrawal Form and may incur a financial penalty. See the Withdrawal Deadlines page for more information.
| Occasion | Session | Stakeholder/Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring tuition due (All students including International ISP cohort) | Spring | Finance | May 5, 2025 |
| First day of Spring session (D1/D2) | Spring | Undergraduate | May 5, 2025 |
| Last day for registration - web registration closes (Spring D1/D2) | Spring | Undergraduate; Registration | May 11, 2025 |
| Last day to withdraw from Spring D2 course (without academic penalty/no grade) | Spring | Undergraduate; Withdrawal | May 23, 2025 |
| Victoria Day - university closed (no classes); library closed | Spring | Holiday/University Closure | May 19, 2025 |
| Victoria Day make up date for D1 and D2 courses | Spring | Undergraduate | May 23, 2025 |
| Last day of Spring D2 lectures | Spring | Undergraduate | June 6, 2025 |
| Spring (D2) examinations | Spring | Undergraduate | June 6-7, 2025 |
| First day of Spring session (D3) | Spring | Undergraduate | June 16, 2025 |
| Spring Convocation | Spring | Convocation | June 9-13, 2025 |
| Last day to withdraw from Spring D1 course (without academic penalty/no grade) | Spring | Undergraduate; Withdrawal | June 20, 2025 |
| Last day for registration - web registration closes (Spring D3) | Spring | Undergraduate; Registration | June 22, 2025 |
| Late registration begins | Spring | Undergraduate; Registration | June 23, 2025 |
| July holiday make-up date *Make-up day for the Monday, July 1st Canada Day holiday | Spring | Undergraduate | July 4, 2025 |
| Last day to withdraw from Spring D3 course (without academic penalty/no grade) | Spring | Undergraduate; Withdrawal | July 4, 2025 |
| Last day to submit an Intent to Graduate for Fall Convocation | Spring | Convocation | July 1, 2025 |
| Canada Day closure (no classes) | Spring | Holiday/University Closure | June 30, 2025 and July 1, 2025 |
| Spring (D1 and D3) examinations | Spring | Examinations | July 18-19, 2025 |
| Last day of lectures (Spring D1 and D3) | Spring | Undergraduate | July 18, 2025 |
Summer term
Dropping a course
While the registration system is open, students are able to drop courses without financial penalty. After the registration system closes, students must request to be withdrawn from a course by submitting an Add/Withdrawal Form and may incur a financial penalty. See the Withdrawal Deadlines page for more information.
| Occasion | Session | Stakeholder/Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last day of lectures (Spring D1 and D3) | Summer | Undergraduate | July 18, 2025 |
| Summer tuition due (All Students including International ISP Cohort) | Summer | Finance | July 21, 2025 |
| First day of Summer session | Summer | Undergraduate | July 21, 2025 |
| Last day for registration - web registration closes | Summer | Undergraduate; Registration | July 27, 2025 |
| Last day to withdraw from a Summer D1 course (without academic penalty/no grade) | Summer | Undergraduate; Withdrawal | August 15, 2025 |
| Last day to withdraw from a Summer D2 course (without academic penalty/no grade) | Summer | Undergraduate; Withdrawal | August 1, 2025 |
| Last day to withdraw from a Summer D3 course (without academic penalty/no grade) | Summer | Undergraduate; Withdrawal | August 22, 2025 |
| Civic Holiday (no classes) | Summer | Holiday/University Closure | August 4, 2025 |
| Last day of lectures (Summer) make-up day for Civic Holiday | Summer | Undergraduate | August 29, 2025 |
| Summer examinations | Summer | Undergraduate | August 30, 2025 |