News & Reminders

  • OLSAS Offers of Admission

    Applicants can respond to offers of admission from Ontario law schools via the OLSAS Secure Applicant Messaging tool (SAM), starting Friday, January 18, 2013.

  • eINFO 2013 is now live

    The eINFO website contains information about university programs, admission requirements, scholarships, residences, and more.

  • Ontario’s Universities:
    World Class. Right Here.

    Where are you going? View this video to see why an Ontario university might be the right choice for you.

  • Ontario University Transcripts

    Applicants who have attended an Ontario university must use the online transcript request. Transcripts sent directly from the registrar’s office will not be used. Certain exceptions apply. Please read the instruction booklet for full details.

  • Ontario university graduates get jobs, earn more money

    Students who complete undergraduate programs at Ontario universities continue to experience high employment and earnings rates, even during uncertain economic times, according to the latest employment survey commissioned by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities and carried out by an independent firm, CCI Research Inc. Read more

  • Not sure which application to use?

    Check out the “Selecting an Application” tool. This tool will help you determine if you are a professional or undergraduate applicant, and will direct you to the proper application.

  • Learn about Ontario Universities!

    Each university has its own unique character and charm. View the links to Ontario Universities to visit their websites and learn what they have to offer.

  • Our Grads Get Jobs!

    Surveys of graduates of Ontario university undergraduate programs show university grads enjoy high employment rates. Read more

  • Common University Data Ontario (CUDO)

    CUDO, a rich database for students, parents and the public, has been revamped to improve the accessibility and scope of its information about Ontario’s universities. Read more

Common Questions

When will I know if I am admitted to a university?

Your secondary school will provide final grades for your previously completed Grade 11 and Grade 12 courses on your application before sending it to the OUAC. These final grades will be transferred to the universities in December and January along with your application information. Then, in early February, your school will provide midterm grades for current full-year courses or final grades for completed first-semester courses. These grades will be transferred to the universities by March 1, 2013. Once all your required academic data has been received, the universities may issue early conditional offers of admission. Each university will determine its own criteria for these conditional offers. These decisions will be based on some combination of the 3U/M and 4U/M courses/grades available at that time.

If you receive an early offer, you will not be required to respond or to provide a financial commitment (e.g., residence deposit) of any kind until June 3, 2013. This gives you the opportunity to decide which university to attend if you receive more than one offer. You may, if you wish, accept a university’s offer early and then accept another university’s offer at a later date. Accepting the earlier offer will not prejudice later consideration of your application by the other universities you selected. However, you may have only one acceptance of an offer on file at a time. Before you can accept a subsequent offer online, you must first cancel the previously accepted offer.

Note: If you submit a subsequent paper acceptance, the OUAC will automatically cancel your previously accepted offer. Be sure to consider all the other factors such as scholarships, residence acceptance and deposits before you make your final decision.

The secondary schools will provide additional academic data in late April for those students who do not receive early offers in March or April. This data will consist of midterm grades for second-semester courses or updated midterm grades for full-year courses. This information will be transferred to the universities by early May. Students can expect the universities to respond to their applications by no later than May 29, 2013. Such a response will be one of: 1) an offer of admission, 2) a refusal, or 3) a deferral pending the receipt of specific additional information.