This update is provided for archival purposes only.
Public Health guidance and University of Waterloo operations may have changed. For the most up-to-date information, please visit our COVID-19 frequently asked questions.
We are suspending all activity for on-campus courses for one week, from March 14 to March 23. At the end of this suspension, all in-person course activity is cancelled until the end of term, including in-person final exams. Instructors are working on alternate ways to deliver remaining course work and exams/assessments.
Fully online courses will continue, but in-person exams for these courses are cancelled and may be replaced with alternative assessments.
We are suspending all events that are not vital to the academic mission of the University.
Classes, labs, courses and final exams are vital to the academic mission of the University and will continue. We will monitor this situation and will send further updates in the coming hours and days.
We are suspending all travel outside Canada that is not vital to our academic mission.
The global COVID-19 situation continues to evolve. We are giving this direction because we want to protect the health, safety and wellness of our community. We also want to help reduce the spread of disease.
The University has suspended all travel to Iran until further notice.
Travellers from Iran and from Hubei province, China must stay home and avoid contact with others – also known as self-isolate – for 14 days after returning to Canada.
