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Policy Update 2025

Approved by the Senate and/or the Board of Governors

Academic Integrity Policy  May 14, 2025, effective July 1, 2025

Approval and Signing Authority Policy  March 6, 2025

Associate University Librarian Remuneration Negotiations Policy October 23, 2025 – revised and policy name changed from the Policy on Librarian Salary and Benefits Negotiations 

By-Laws – Faculty of Business  October 8, 2025

By-Laws – Faculty of Engineering June 11, 2025

By-Laws – Senate  June 11, 2025

Code of Conduct for Faculty and Procedures for Taking Disciplinary Action  January 1, 2025 (Appendix B: Guidelines Concerning the Appointment and Deportment of Observers at Faculty Disciplinary Hearings section removed)

Distinguished University Professor, Guidelines for Awarding the Title September 10, 2025 (revised, including policy name change)

Faculty Association Observers at Hearings Policy  January 1, 2025

Faculty Grievance Policy  January 1, 2025  (Appendix B: Faculty Observers at Hearings section removed)

Graduate Course Management Policy effective May 1, 2025

Honorary Degrees, Guidelines for Awarding  November 12, 2025

Indirect Costs Associated with Research and Related Services and Activities  March 6, 2025

Payment of Plan Administration Expenses from the Salaried Pension Plan Funds, Policy on the  April 24, 2025

Professional Development Allowance (PDA), Clinical Faculty, Faculty of Health Sciences; terminated June 12, 2025

Principles of Responsible Investment  April 24, 2025

Research Integrity Policy  January 1, 2025 (revisions that include the removal of Appendix D: Association Observers at Hearings)

SPS A1 – Recruitment and Selection of Faculty Members  June 11, 2025 / June 12, 2025, effective July 1, 2025

Statement of Investment Policies and Guidelines – Cash and Short Term Investment (formerly Working Capital)  October 23, 2025

Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures – Contributory Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, October 23, 2025

Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures – Investment Pool  October 23, 2025

Tenure & Promotion Policy (Section III, clause 11)  June 11, 2025

Tuition Bursary Program for Dependants and Spouses  October 23, 2025

Undergraduate Course Management Policy  May 14, 2025

Undergraduate Examinations Policy  effective April 1, 2025

University Scholar October 8, 2025