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Important Dates & Deadlines

Stay up-to-date with award processing deadlines, blackout periods and other essential Student Funding related matters by reviewing the news items and key dates below.

2026

JANUARY

1-2 - New Year's day; University closed; no A/P payments released

5 - Monday; University re-opens; Business as usual; A/P payments released

5 - Deadline to register without penalty (new students only)

20 - Add/Drop Deadline

27 - Course or University withdrawal with refund deadline

FEBRUARY

 

MARCH

2-6- Winter Reading Break

10 - Course or University withdrawal without refund deadline

31 - Tri Agency Granting Year End

APRIL

- Good Friday; University closed; no A/P payments released

6 - Easter Monday; University closed; no A/P payments released

7 - Tuesday; University re-opens; Business as usual; A/P payments released

27 - Year End Award Processing Deadline @ 5 pm

28 - Blackout Period begins

29-30 - Blackout Period

 

MAY

1 - Year End Activities; Blackout period ends @ 5 p.m.

6 - Finance Encumbrances are loaded/updated in BSA for Fiscal Year 27

18Victoria Day; University closed; no A/P payments released

19 - Tuesday; University re-opens; Business as usual; A/P payments released

TBD - Convocation Award Processing Deadline @5 p.m;

(must inform Student Funding no later than May TBD should your Faculty/Unit anticipate difficulty meeting this deadline).

26-29 - Spring 2026 Convocation (Downtown Campus)

JUNE

1 - New Undergraduate Academic/Aid Year opens for processing awards; 

1 - Previous Year for Undergraduate Award processing no longer available

1-4 - Spring 2026 Convocation (Downtown Campus)

4 - Spring 2026 Convocation (Macdonald Campus)

24 - St Jean Baptiste Day; University closed; no A/P payments released

25 - Business as usual; A/P payments released

26 - Summer Friday #1

JULY

1 - Canada Day; University closed; no A/P payments released

2 - Business as usual; A/P payments released

3- Summer Friday #2

10 - Summer Friday #3

17 - Summer Friday #4

24 - Summer Friday #5

31- Summer Friday #6

AUGUST

7 - Summer Friday #7

14 - Summer Friday #8

21 - Summer Friday #9

SEPTEMBER

7 -  Labour Day; University closed; no A/P payments released

8 - University re-opens; Business as usual; A/P payments released

15 - Add/Drop Deadline

22 - Withdrawal deadline with refund

OCTOBER

12 - Thanksgiving; University closed; no A/P payments released

13 - University re-opens; Business as usual; A/P payments released

TBD - Fall 2026 Convocation

9-14 - Fall Reading Break

27 - Withdrawal no refund deadline

 

NOVEMBER

 

DECEMBER

TBD - Holiday Processing Deadline

24 - Summer Friday #10

25 - 31 - Holiday Break; University closed

 

 

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