Welcome to the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) (OPEVPA).
McGill has long been a place of ideas, ambition, and collaboration and we are energized by a shared sense of possibility for what we can build as a community. The OPEVPA exists to support McGill’s academic mission and to help shape its future. We work to ensure that policies and practices are not only efficient but empowering—balancing university-wide standards with the flexibility that allows local innovation to flourish. Our role is to provide guidance, resources, and strategic support so that every academic unit can succeed.
We are committed to fostering a culture grounded in trust, ambition, empathy, responsibility, and integrity. These values guide how we lead, how we listen, and how we make decisions—especially when choices are complex.
This ethos, along with President Saini’s four priorities, will guide the development of McGill’s next Strategic Academic Plan, work that will begin imminently. This is a time to embrace transformation with curiosity and openness.
We look forward to working closely with you as we imagine and create the future of this remarkable institution
