Sessional Dates 2026 - 2027
2026 Fall Session
| August 2026 | |
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| August 3 | CIVIC DAY (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
| August 24 | First Year Orientation |
| August 24 - September 4 | First Year: Legal Methods Intensive |
| September 2026 | |
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| September 7 | LABOUR DAY (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
| September 8 | Classes begin for all students - first year (FY) and upper year (UY) |
| September 16 (10:00 AM) | Directed Research proposals and Graded Credit forms due (first term and full year projects); Supervised Upper Year Research Paper forms also due |
| September 18 | Deemed Monday |
| September 23 (10:00 AM) | Add/Drop deadline for first term and full year courses |
| October 2026 | |
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| October 8 -9 | Student Off-Campus Summer Job Interviews (OCIs): No upper year classes |
| October 12 | THANKSGIVING (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
| October 16 | Deemed Tuesday |
| October 30 | Deemed Wednesday |
| November 2026 | |
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| November 2 - 6 | READING WEEK - NO CLASSES |
| November 13 | Deemed Thursday |
| November 30 | Last day of classes for Fall courses for UY students |
| December 2026 | |
|---|---|
| December 1 - 18 | Examination period UY |
| December 3 | Last day of classes for Fall courses for FY students |
| December 7 - 18 | Examination period FY |
| December 21 (10:00 AM) | Deadline - First term written work |
| December 24, to January 5, 2027 | WINTER HOLIDAY/HOLIDAY CLOSURE - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
2027 Winter Session
| January 2027 | |
|---|---|
| January 4 | Classes begin for FY students |
| January 4 - 8 | Intersession term UY |
| January 4 (10:00 PM) | Add/Drop deadline for intensive courses |
| January 11 | Classes begin for UY students |
| January 15 (10:00 AM) | Directed Research proposals and Graded Credit forms due (second term projects); Supervised Upper Year Research Paper forms also due |
| January 22 (10:00 AM) | Add/Drop deadline for second term courses |
| February 2027 | |
|---|---|
| February 15 | FAMILY DAY (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
| February 16 -19 | READING WEEK - NO CLASSES - UNIVERSITY OPEN |
| March 2027 | |
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| March 26 | GOOD FRIDAY (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
| April 2027 | |
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| April 9 | Classes end for all students |
| April 12 - 23 | Examination period for all students |
| April 26 (10:00 AM) | Deadline - Second term written work |
| May 2027 | |
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| No summer classes | |
| June 2027 | |
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| TBC | CONVOCATION (date set by UofT – see www.convocation.utoronto.ca ) |
| July 2027 | |
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| July 30 | LLM students only: final deadline for submission of theses and writing requirements |