Cleaning schedules updated across Concordia’s campuses

Facilities Management has updated cleaning schedules across Concordia’s campuses following revisions to the university's custodial services contract. The university is adjusting its custodial service levels within a context of structural budget challenges.

The revised schedules change cleaning frequencies in some spaces. High-traffic areas, including washrooms and libraries, will continue to receive frequent service, while some administrative, academic and common spaces will be cleaned less frequently.

As shared spaces, campus facilities are used by the entire university community. Everyone can help keep these spaces clean and welcoming by taking care of shared areas, disposing of waste and recycling in the appropriate bins and leaving spaces ready for the next person.

Facilities Management recognizes that changes to cleaning frequencies may affect members of the university community and will continue to monitor service delivery and respond to reported concerns.

Cleaning schedules

• Offices: once every two months, year-round
• Classrooms, lobbies, auditoriums, teaching labs, computer labs and studios: four times a week, year-round
• Research labs: three times a week, year-round
• Libraries: five times a week, year-round
• Washrooms: daily, year-round
• Conference rooms: twice a week from December 21 to March 21; once a week from March 22 to December 20
• Main corridors: five times a week from December 21 to March 21; four times a week from March 22 to December 20
• Secondary corridors: three times a week from December 21 to March 21; once a week from March 22 to December 20

The complete cleaning schedules are available on the campus cleaning web page, which outlines services covered under the custodial services contract and the responsibilities of departments and individual space users.

Reporting cleaning and maintenance concerns

If a space appears to have been missed during scheduled cleaning, students, faculty and staff should contact the Facilities Service Centre by emailing facilities@concordia.ca or calling 514-848-2400.

Many campus spaces have Near Field Communication (NFC) verification tags that allow Facilities Management to verify when an area was last serviced. When reporting a concern, provide the building and room number and, where available, the location of the NFC tag.

Learn more about campus cleaning.