Severe weather closures

In cases of severe weather incidents, the university may reduce in-person academic activities and operations and shift to remote work, when needed. The campuses will remain accessible but with limited access. 

Communications

The day before:

If there is a chance of in-person classes and activities being cancelled due to severe weather, Concordia will email community members asking them to consult the Concordia website the next morning before coming to campus. This email is generally sent out by 4 p.m.

The day of:

The decision to reduce in-person operations and cancel classes or not will be published on the Concordia website as close to 6:30 am as possible. In the event of cancellation, an alert will be sent via email and via the Rave Guardian mobile app (to those who have downloaded it).

By 6:30 a.m. the following day:

• If all normal operations have resumed, the alert banner on the website will be removed.
• If there are still impacts of the weather event, the alert banner will remain up.

Factors taken into consideration re the decision to cancel classes and activities 

• Warnings issued by Environment Canada.
• Advisories issued by Transport Quebec.
• Potential risks to safety on campus, e.g., status of heating/ventilation, lighting, access to emergency exits, etc. Access to buildings in general related to snow removal operations.
• Any other hazards known at that time

Remote work, classes and exams in the event of cancellation

Faculty and staff are asked to work remotely, if possible. However, all required Facilities Management operational personnel/trade employees, EH&S emergency personnel, IITS service desk personnel as well as required Campus Safety and Prevention Services personnel should report to work. 

All in-person classes and activities, including labs, are cancelled. Unless already scheduled, faculty may choose whether or not to switch to remote delivery.

For research activities, all spaces remain accessible.    

Students should direct any exam-related questions directly to their professor or the Examinations Office.

Impacted services in the event of cancellation

• Webster and Vanier Libraries will be closed. No services will be available. 

• IITS service desks will remain open. 

• Health Services are closed. Online services will be maintained for Counselling & Psychological Services and for the Access Centre for Students with Disabilities. 

• The shuttle bus will run with reduced services.  

• All in-person services are closed: if you have any in-person appointment scheduled, please check with the offices responsible before coming to campus. 

• For the daycares (CSU daycare, CPE Concordia and CPE Les P’tit Profs), please contact them directly to see whether they are closed.