Supporting Graduate students
We aim to create an environment that supports learning in a positive way through help and encouragement.
You are encouraged to investigate the links below; they describe ways you can support a student in distress or respond to difficult situations. If you have not already taken any mental health support training, you are strongly recommended to do so.
- How to support a student
- The Crisis Navigation Tool document identifies which actions you should take depending on how distressed the student is.
- Training Opportunities (both online/self-guided and in-person)
- Managing difficult situations
- Campus wellness for faculty and staff
- Creating a healthy workplace
Supervision
- Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs information for Faculty and Staff
- Guide for Graduate research and Supervision
- PhD thesis examination regulations
- External examiners travel claim guidelines document
Visitors
- All foreign visitors (including Canadian and Permanent Residents) staying for longer than three days require non-faculty appointment form be completed.
- Non-Canadian visitors must comply with Immigration Regulations and paperwork, which includes completing a Foreign Visitors Checklist with the University.
- Non compliance can result in substantial fines (up to $50,000 per infraction)