Subject to disallowance by the Governor General of Canada before July 22, 2025, the following revisions to the composition of the Senate of McGill University will take effect in time for the 2025-2026 governance year. The revisions arose from the work of the Ad hoc Committee to Review the Composition of Senate, and were approved by Senate on May 7, 2025, and by the Board of Governors on May 22, 2025. A detailed overview of the review process and all resulting recommendations, as well as supporting rationale, is available here. With the implementation of the revisions, the size of Senate will increase to 114 members, from 111 currently.
Regarding the complement of ex officio members:
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TO BE REMOVED |
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Vice-President (Communications and Institutional Relations) |
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Vice-President (University Advancement) |
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University Registrar |
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Director of Teaching and Learning Services |
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TO BE ADDED |
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Vice-President (Global Engagement) |
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Associate Provost (Academic Policies and Faculty Affairs) |
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Associate Provost (Indigenous Initiatives) |
Regarding Elected Faculty members:
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TO BE ADDED |
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One additional seat for the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences |
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One additional seat for the School of Continuing Studies |
Regarding Elected At-Large Course Lecturer/Instructor members:
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TO BE ADDED |
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One seat for an elected At-Large Course Lecturer/Instructor member |
Regarding the Administrative and Support Staff members:
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TO BE ADDED |
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One seat for the overall constituency |
Additionally, the breakdown of the Administrative and Support Staff Groups will be reorganized, to allow for broader representation from all reporting areas, as follows:
- One from the Faculties of Arts, Education, Law, and Management, and the Schools of Continuing Studies and Music, reporting to the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic);
- One from the Faculties of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, Engineering, Medicine and Health Sciences, and Science, and the University Libraries, reporting to the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic);
- Two from the administrative and support services reporting to the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic);
- One from the administrative and support services reporting to the Vice-President (Administration and Finance);
- One from the administrative and support services reporting to the Vice-President (Research and Innovation);
- One from the administrative and support services reporting to the President and Vice-Chancellor, Vice-President (University Advancement), Vice-President (Global Engagement), Vice-President (Communications and Institutional Relations), or Secretary-General.