2025-2026 Schedule of Dates

August 2025

The OUAC launches Ontario Universities’ Info and begins posting application material with updated information for fall 2026 admission.

November 20, 2025

Deadline for the OUAC to receive all midterm or final grades available for 4U/M courses from Ontario high schools. Schools may report in-progress grades for full-year courses as soon as they are available.

November 27, 2025

Target date for Ontario universities to receive all midterm or final grades available for 4U/M courses from the OUAC.

January 15, 2026

Deadline for Ontario high school students to submit their completed applications to the OUAC.

The initial application includes all final grades from completed Grade 11 and 12 courses and a list of all current-year courses in progress.

January 22, 2026

Target date for Ontario universities to receive all application data and grades from the OUAC for applications submitted by January 15, 2026.

February 12, 2026

Deadline for the OUAC to receive all final grades available for 4U/M courses and current full-year grades for 4U/M courses from Ontario high schools.

February 19, 2026

Target date for Ontario universities to receive all final grades available for 4U/M courses and current full-year grades for 4U/M courses from the OUAC.

April 24, 2026

Deadline for Ontario high schools to report all midterm or final grades available for 4U/M courses and interim grades for full-year courses to the OUAC. The OUAC will send the grades we receive before the deadline to Ontario universities when they are received.

May 1, 2026

Target date for Ontario universities to receive all midterm or final grades available for 4U/M courses and interim grades for full-year courses from the OUAC. The OUAC will send the grades we receive before the deadline to Ontario universities when they are received.

May 28, 2026

The latest date all high school applicants who submitted their application by the January application deadline can expect a response from an Ontario university. This includes an offer of admission, a refusal or a deferral of admission, once additional information is received.

June 1, 2026

The earliest date an Ontario high school student may be required to respond to an Ontario university offer of admission and/or give a financial commitment (e.g., registration deposit, residence deposit).

All other admission-related elements, including scholarships, other forms of student assistance or financial incentives, and offers of residence, are considered part of the offer of admission. Therefore, a student may accept these other offers before June 1, 2026, but Ontario universities will not compel a student in any way to make a decision before this date.

July 7, 2026

Deadline for the OUAC to receive all final grades for 4U/M courses from Ontario high schools.

July 14, 2026

Target date for the OUAC to send all remaining final grades to the Ontario universities. The OUAC will attempt to contact all schools that have not provided their grades.

August 3 to 31, 2026

The OUAC collects summer school grades from Ontario high schools and school boards.