Pay dates

Bi-weekly pay dates

Employees who are part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), and those who are classified as casual, are paid on the bi-weekly pay cycle.

All submissions must be made by the posted cut-off dates to be processed on the stated pay date. Late submissions will be paid on the following pay date.

Note: All mass templates must be submitted at least one week before the deadlines below. This allows time for approvals to occur before the deadline.

Bi-weekly Pay Dates: 2026

Pay date for all bi-weekly paid employees Bi-weekly pay period begin and end dates Submission Cut-off dates

*date is earlier than usual
Every other Friday (unless otherwise stated in bold) From To Time Tracking submission through Workday with all required approvals
(by noon)

Time Tracking is unavailable for entry Monday at 12:01 pm until Thursday morning of the pay week while payroll is being processed.
All other submissions through Workday with all required approvals (by 4:30 pm)

Paperwork
(completed hard copy received by HR by 4:30 pm)
January 9, 2026 December 21, 2025 January 3, 2026 January 5, 2026  December 24, 2025
January 23, 2026 January 4, 2026 January 17, 2026 January 19, 2026  January 15, 2026
February 6, 2026 January 18, 2026 January 31, 2026 February 2, 2026  January 29, 2026
February 20, 2026 February 1, 2026 February 14, 2026 February 13, 2026  February 12, 2026
March 6, 2026 February 15, 2026 February 28, 2026 March 2, 2026  February 26, 2026
March 20, 2026 March 1, 2026 March 14, 2026 March 16, 2026  March 12, 2026
April 2, 2026 March 15, 2026 March 28, 2026 March 27, 2026  March 26, 2026
April 17, 2026 March 29, 2026 April 11, 2026 April 13, 2026  April 9, 2026
May 1, 2026 April 12, 2026 April 25, 2026 April 27, 2026  April 23, 2026
May 15, 2026 April 26, 2026 May 9, 2026 May 11, 2026  May 7, 2026
May 29, 2026 May 10, 2026 May 23, 2026 May 25, 2026  May 21, 2026
June 12, 2026 May 24, 2026 June 6, 2026 June 8, 2026  June 4, 2026
June 26, 2026 June 7, 2026 June 20, 2026 June 22, 2026  June 18, 2026
July 10, 2026 June 21, 2026 July 4, 2026 July 6, 2026  July 2, 2026
July 24, 2026 July 5, 2026 July 18, 2026 July 20, 2026  July 16, 2026
August 7, 2026 July 19, 2026 August 1, 2026 July 31, 2026  July 30, 2026
August 21, 2026 August 2, 2026 August 15, 2026 August 17, 2026  August 13, 2026
September 4, 2026 August 16, 2026 August 29, 2026 August 31, 2026  August 27, 2026
September 18, 2026 August 30, 2026 September 12, 2026 September 14, 2026  September 10, 2026
October 2, 2026 September 13, 2026 September 26, 2026 September 25, 2026  September 24, 2026
October 16, 2026 September 27, 2026 October 10, 2026 October 12, 2026  October 8, 2026
October 30, 2026 October 11, 2026 October 24, 2026 October 26, 2026  October 22, 2026
November 13, 2026 October 25, 2026 November 7, 2026 November 6, 2026  November 5, 2026
November 27, 2026 November 8, 2026 November 21, 2026 November 23, 2026  November 19, 2026
December 11, 2026 November 22, 2026 December 5, 2026 December 7, 2026  December 3, 2026
December 24, 2026 December 6, 2026 December 19, 2026 December 18, 2026  December 17, 2026
Bold: date is earlier than usual        

Monthly pay dates

Faculty (regular and definite term), staff (regular and temporary), co-op students, and graduate students are paid on a monthly basis.

The monthly pay date is the last Friday of each month, except where noted in bold. All submissions must be made by the posted cut-off dates to be processed on the stated pay date. Late submissions will be paid on the following pay date.

Note: All mass templates must be submitted at least one week before the deadlines below. This allows time for approvals to occur before the deadline.   

Monthly Pay Dates 2026

Pay date for all monthly paid employees

(last Friday of the month, unless otherwise stated in bold)

*date is earlier than usual
Pay period  Submission cut-off dates
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Paperwork

(Completed hard copy received by HR by 4:30pm)
All submissions through Workday with all required approvals by 4:30pm

(includes hiring and time tracking)
January 23, 2026* January 1–31, 2026 January 14, 2026 January 15, 2026
February 27, 2026 February 1–28, 2026 February 18, 2026 February 19, 2026
March 27, 2026 March 1–31, 2026 March 18, 2026 March 19, 2026
April 24, 2026 April 1–30, 2026 April 15, 2026 April 16, 2026
May 29, 2026 May 1–31, 2026 May 20, 2026 May 21, 2026
June 26, 2026 June 1 -30, 2026 June 17, 2026 June 18, 2026
July 31, 2026 July 1–31, 2026 July 22, 2026 July 23, 2026
August 28, 2026 August 1–31, 2026 August 19, 2026 August 20, 2026
September 25, 2026 September 1–30, 2026 September 16, 2026 September 17, 2026
October 30, 2026 October 1–31, 2026 October 21, 2026 October 22, 2026
November 27, 2026 November 1–30, 2026 November 18, 2026 November 19, 2026
December 23, 2026* December 1 -31, 2026 December 15, 2026 December 16, 2026