Graduate Admissions
Admission Requirements for Graduate Applicants
Important Dates and Deadlines
| January 2025 | |
| January 1 | IBU Holiday (New Year's Day) -Â University Closed |
| January 3 | Deadline: Domestic Students Application
Deadline: International Students, Onshore (Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, Protected Refugee) Application |
| January 6 | Orientation for Winter 2025 students |
| January 7 | Deadline: Domestic Students Tuition Deposit
Deadline: International Students, Onshore (Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, Protected Refugee) Tuition Deposit |
| January 8 | Semester Begins (Winter) |
| January 14 | Deadline: Winter Semester Course Add/Drop |
| February 2025 | |
| February 17 | Statutory Holiday (Family Day) -Â University Closed |
| February 25 | Deadline: Course Withdrawal |
| February 26 to March 4 | Reading Week (No Classes Scheduled) |
| March 2025 | |
| March 5 | Semester Continues (Winter) |
| April 2025 | |
| April 8 | Deadline: Scheduled Break Request |
| April 18 | Statutory Holiday (Good Friday) - University Closed |
| April 25 | Semester Ends - Winter |
| May 2025 | |
| May 5 | Orientation for Summer 2025 Semester |
| May 7 | Semester Begins (Summer) |
| May 13 | Deadline: Summer Semester Course Add/Drop |
| May 19 | University Closed |
| June 2025 | |
| June 24 | Deadline: Summer Semester Course Withdrawal |
| June 25 to July 1 | Reading Week (No scheduled Classes) |
| July 2025 | |
| August 4 | Statutory Holiday (Civic Holiday)Â - University Closed |
| August 6 | Deadline: Scheduled Break Request for Fall 2025 Semester |
| August 19 | Last Day of Classes Summer Semester |
| August 20 to September 2 | Semester Break |
| September 2025 | |
| September 1 | Statutory Holiday (Labour Day)Â - University Closed |
| September 2 | Orientation for Fall 2025Â intake |
| September 4 | Semester Begins - Fall 2025 |
| September 10 | Deadline: Fall Term Course Add/Drop |
| Deadline: Fall Term Course Add/Drop | |
| October 13 | Statutory Holiday (Thanksgiving)Â - University Closed |
| October 21 | Deadline: Course Withdrawal Fall Semester |
| October 22 to October 28 | Reading Week (No scheduled Classes) |
| October 29 | Fall 2025 Semester Continues |
| November 2025 | |
| December 2025 | |
| December 5 | Deadline: Scheduled Break Request for Fall 2025 Semester |
| December 16 | Fall Semester Ends |
| December 17 to January 6, 2026 | Semester Break |
| December 25 & December 26 | Statutory Holiday (Christmas & Boxing Day)Â - University Closed |