The University of Toronto Mississauga is open and operating as usual. U of T St. George and U of T Scarborough are also operating as usual.
General information
When severe weather on weekdays or weekends causes a campus-wide closure, a decision will be announced by 6 a.m. on this U of T Mississauga Campus Status page. If classes are underway and weather conditions cause a campus-wide closure mid-day, information will be announced and posted as soon as possible. A decision on evening classes will be posted by 3 p.m. The same information will also be available on our UTM X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram accounts.
When classes occur in inclement weather, students who cannot attend class on campus due to travel conditions should refer to the syllabus of each affected course which generally notes how the instructor or department handles non-attendance, late submissions and missed assignments. Related questions or concerns should be directed to the instructor or academic department.
Most academic departments' contact information is available on their websites; please visit the Programs and Departments page to locate all department websites.
If there is a closure, both in-person and online courses are cancelled.
For information about what to do in an emergency, please visit U of T's Emergency Preparedness website.
How we determine campus closures
A closure means:
- campus buildings are closed;
- in-person and online classes, tutorials and practicals are not held;
- meetings and other scheduled events are cancelled;
- scheduled tests and examinations are cancelled, to be rescheduled;
- faculty, staff and students are not to come to or remain on campus (except for students in on-campus residences and staff engaged in “essential services” as identified by the university);
- UTM shuttle buses are cancelled (if the closure is announced mid-day, the shuttle buses operate until an hour or more after the last class on the UTM campus)
Factors that are considered in making a closure decision include: the condition of local roads, pedestrian walkways, closures of Peel school boards and major Mississauga businesses, transit service interruptions, weather forecasts, etc.
Closure decisions are communicated through communication platforms including: UTAlert, UTM homepage, UTM social media channels and digital display screens.
U of T St. George and U of T Scarborough make independent closure decisions that may differ from U of T Mississauga.
At all times, individual faculty, staff and students are reminded to use discretion when assessing the safety of travel to campus.
