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.
Please be advised, for the safety of our students and employees, most campus buildings will be locked as of 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24.
The following academic buildings will be open for student access Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.:
Applied Health Sciences (AHS) (B.C. Matthews Hall (BMH) addition)
Engineering 5 (E5)
Engineering 7 (E7)
Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC)
Mathematics 3 (M3)
As always, the Student Life Centre (SLC) will remain open, and other services such as Health Services and Residences will continue to operate as per their hours of operation. At Health Services, bookings, screenings and appointments are conducted by phone. In-person encounters occur only when deemed necessary following a phone appointment.
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.
A team of stakeholders from across our campus continue to follow updates on the global situation related to the 2019 novel coronavirus. We are following plans and protocols already in place to prevent the spread of infectious disease on our campus.
On January 29, the Government of Canada raised the risk level for travel to China to “avoid non-essential travel.” In light of this change, we are suspending all travel to China on University business until further notice.
We will remain in touch with travellers in China to offer our assistance, as required, on a case-by-case basis. Students and other travellers currently in China are not required to leave the country.
