Service Unavailable: Destiny One / Athena (SCS) affecting Non-Credit Course Offerings

Destiny One / Athena for the School of Continuing Studies (SCS) is currently unavailable affecting Non-Credit Course Offerings. Users are unable to log in at this time.

Our IT teams are actively investigating the issue. Updates will be shared as soon as more information becomes available.

Thank you for your patience.

RESOLVED: Workday service disruption

UPDATED Feb. 20, 2026, 14h58

Workday service has been restored. Thank you for your patience.

Internet Slowdowns on Campus

McGill is currently experiencing intermittent internet slowdowns affecting some online services and browsing speeds.

Our IT teams are actively investigating and working to restore normal performance as quickly as possible.

Thank you for your patience. Updates will be shared as they become available.

Upgrade complete: Banner INB and Minerva now available

The required upgrade to Banner INB and Minerva, McGill University’s administrative system for student records and finance, has been successfully completed.

As of Sunday, February 15 at 3:00 pm, all affected systems are now fully operational, including:

Banner INB

Minerva (including student tax receipts and the McGill MarketPlace)

myProgress (degree progress tracking)

Global computer equipment shortage: plan your purchases accordingly / Pénurie mondiale de matériel informatique : planifiez vos achats en conséquence

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A global situation will affect the cost and availability of computer equipment over the next few years.

Key computer components are becoming harder to source and more expensive. This is mainly because large cloud and AI providers are purchasing equipment in increasing volumes, leaving less availability for others.

Industry leaders are warning that:

Resolved: Microsoft 365 services experiencing disruptions

Update (Resolved): January 23, 7:00 a.m.

The login issue has now been resolved. Thank you for your patience while we worked to restore service.

Original message: January 22, 4:30 p.m.

Microsoft is reporting a service issue that may affect multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, the Microsoft 365 suite, OneDrive, and SharePoint Online.

SharePoint "Alert me" is going away

Microsoft is currently retiring SharePoint's “alert me”, which will disappear from McGill’s SharePoint sometime between January and July 2026. McGill has no control over the exact moment when the feature will be removed within that timeframe.

Teams update: the Files tab is being renamed Shared

As part of Microsoft’s latest Teams update, the Files tab (in channels and chats) is being renamed Shared. This change is being gradually rolled out. Some McGill users will see this change before others. For a little while, you may see both Files and Shared tabs across your Teams. 

Previously, there was a Files tab in Teams channels and chats.

Phishing Alert: Staff and Student Employment

A phishing email is circulating among the McGill community. See details below. If you receive it, please do not interact with it.

If you have already filled out the Google Form associated with this email and submitted personal and financial information, including your McGill password

New process for computer equipment purchases / Nouveau processus pour l’achat de matériel informatique

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There are important changes to how staff and faculty can purchase computer equipment.

Report suspicious emails from your McGill Inbox

You can quickly report a suspicious email using the Report Junk or Report Phishing buttons available in Microsoft Outlook, whether you’re using the desktop app, mobile app, or Outlook on the web.

New lock screen image on McGill-managed computers

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We are excited to announce a new look coming to the Windows lock screen on computers managed by IT Customer Services (ICS).