Planned Outages for Cycle Start-up

Due to cycle start-up, we have planned downtime throughout the summer. 

Planned Outages for Cycle 2026 Start-up

July Outage Dates

• July 8, 7 am – 1 pm | Services affected: All OUAC applications, COLS, the OUAC and COU/CUPA/MCURES Portals and Tableau.
   
• July 9, 5 – 7 pm (UAT environment only) | Services affected: All OUAC applications and the OUAC Portal in the user test environment (UAT).
   
• July 19, 9 am – 6 pm | Services affected: All OUAC applications and websites, COLS, OUInfo, the OUAC and COU/CUPA/MCURES Portals, SSH, VPN, CUDO and Tableau.

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Reminder – The GO2 website is full of great resources, like these:

NEW: 2026 Systems Manual (Advance Copy)

Statistics Archives

Now Available: Detailed Week-at-a-glance Regional Fair Schedules

2025 dates:

• Northwestern Ontario: September 15-19
• Northeastern Ontario: September 15-19
• Central Eastern Ontario: September 22-25
• Ottawa and Eastern Regions: October 6-10
• Southwestern Ontario: October 14-17

The week-at-a-glance schedules include information for reps attending the events and their managers, about hotels, shipping, parking and meals. The schedules continue to be updated regularly, so it is recommended you refer to the shared web document instead of downloading and/or printing the schedules.

Bus information for the northern weeks is also available on GO2. Note: Bus registration will be available in mid-August.

Detailed Week-at-a-glance Regional Fair Schedules

Fall Virtual Information Sessions Updates

Each event will be divided into four 30-minute sessions.

Acadiate will host the event platform, while the universities will be able to choose their streaming service.

Event dates:

• September 16, from 6 to 8 pm (ET)
• November 10, from 5 to 7 pm (ET)

Call for Copy Deadline for Both Events

NEW: Universities must submit their updated event information for both fall events, including session schedules, by July 25.

Fall Guidance Dialogues Date: October 8

The event will feature a university panel, during which each university will present a 4-minute update.

Following the panel, the universities will have breakout sessions that will allow guidance counsellors to speak directly with university representatives.

How to Check if Applicants Have Deferred Requests

Most Ontario universities and colleges have released their winter term grades. Institutions are now sending “After degree conferred” transcripts.

To check if an applicant has any of these deferred requests:

Log in to the OUAC Portal or Email eTranscripts

July 1 Changes to Fees – Now Updated

Any transcript request fee changes that universities requested for July 1 are now reflected both in the OUAC applications and on our website.

Transcript Request Fees

How to Make Undergraduate Program Changes for 2026

Until September 11:
Use the Program Updates tool in the OUAC Portal in our user test environment (UAT).

After September 11:
Send all program update requests to programupdates@ouac.on.ca
(as you do now for current-cycle program updates).

105F Programs Closing on July 31

On July 31, all 105F application programs (i.e., all statuses other than Canadian citizen or permanent resident) will close.

You can open a closed program for an applicant using the Late Exceptions tool in the OUAC Portal.

Note: An applicant must start their application before you can make a late exception.

Deadline for Ontario High School Grades

July 7: While July 7 is the deadline for Ontario high schools to submit their grades to us, we allow a grace period of several days, as some schools and boards might not be able to meet the deadline for various reasons, such as technical issues.

July 14: Target date for the OUAC to send all remaining final grades to the universities.

Email to Students With Missing Grades

In mid-July, the OUAC will email all Group A (current Ontario high school) applicants who have fewer than six 4U/M courses with grades in their account.

The email will advise them to arrange with their school to forward missing grades to the OUAC as quickly as possible.

Dates to Remember

July 10
OMSAS application goes live

Note: There are upcoming CFC response deadlines for OLSAS, ORPAS, TEAS and OUInfo this month.

Review the CFC Schedule for details.

Calendar Quick Links

Recruitment Calendar – July

Planned System Maintenance

Call for Copy (CFC) Schedule