Dear York community, Further to my February 17 message and in alignment with other Ontario post-secondary education institutions, I write today to remind all community members that the University’s Vaccination Mandate policy remains in place for the Winter Term 2022. In addition, a reminder that: YU Screen must be filled out daily prior to attending campus. Please be prepared to […]
Dear York Community, With the University’s phased return to in-person activities well underway, I am pleased to welcome back all those who returned to our campuses on January 31, as well as the large cohort of students, staff, faculty, and course instructors who return today. I hope that you will take notice of the new and […]
Dear York community, As you will be aware, the President and Provost have provided detailed updates to our community about York’s safe return to campus which includes students, faculty, instructors, and staff attending in-person teaching, learning, research, and work activities in increasing numbers through to February 14, 2022. Throughout the pandemic, the University has continued to work closely […]
Please note that YU Screen will undergo scheduled maintenance this week. The work will take place on Thursday, February 3rd for approximately two hours, between 9:00 and 11:00 pm. Any community member who needs to access campus during the scheduled maintenance should plan to use complete YU Screen before 9:00 pm.
Throughout the pandemic, York University has continued to work closely with public health authorities and the government to ensure that our plans prioritized the health and safety of our community and were consistent with provincial guidelines. Based on that advice, universities implemented a range of measures to ensure the well-being of our community members. In […]
As the university prepares to welcome more in-person learning and research activities onto our campuses this winter, we’re building on the success of the programs that have kept our community safe throughout the fall term. In addition to our current practices of vaccination, enhanced ventilation, use of masks or face coverings in all indoor settings […]
As President Lenton discussed at Friday’s town hall, the Ontario Government announced plans to further reopen the province over the next five months and manage COVID-19 for the long-term. As mentioned late last month, this does not impact York’s Vaccination Mandate policy, including the requirement for community members to be fully vaccinated, or have an approved exemption in order […]
On October 21, 2021, the Government of Canada lifted its advisory for fully vaccinated Canadians to avoid all non-essential international travel. At this time, all unvaccinated travellers are still advised to continue avoiding non-essential travel to all destinations. All members of the York community including faculty, staff and students should follow this advisory to support the health and safety of our community. Please be advised that […]
The University has undertaken extensive planning this year to support a safe and gradual return to York’s campuses. Our plans have enabled us to increase in-person courses from around 5 per cent in summer to 33 per cent in the fall, and all buildings on York’s campuses are now open, including offices and research spaces. The combination […]
As recently announced by the province, Ontarians will need to provide proof of vaccination to access certain businesses and services from September 22 onward. You may already be aware that this can impact different spaces located on York’s campuses and you will be required to have proof of vaccination ready to show if and when it is requested. […]
