Important dates – Graduate

Fall term 2025
Winter term 2026

Fall term 2025

Fall registration
Refer to the course registration section for exact dates of registration and the non-standard registration and withdrawal deadline dates.

October 2025

Wed, Oct. 1

Deadline to apply for re-evaluation of courses ending in August 2025 (/1)

Sat, Oct. 11

Reading week begins

Mon, Oct. 13

Thanksgiving Day, university closed

Fri, Oct. 17

Reading week ends

Fri, Oct. 17

Deadline to submit required documentation to register with the Access Centre for Students with Disabilities and request exam accommodations for the fall 2025 final examination period

Tue, Oct. 28

Fall convocations

November 2025

Mon, Nov. 10

Deadline for academic withdrawal from fall-term courses (/2 DISC)

December 2025

Mon, Dec. 1

Last day of classes, fall term

Mon, Dec. 1

Deadline to apply for Quebec Resident status for fall term 2025

Wed, Dec. 3

Examinations begin

Thu, Dec. 18

Examinations end

Thu, Dec. 18

Aide financière aux études (AFE) end of funding for fall term

Wed, Dec. 24

Holiday period, university closed (December 24 to January 4)

Winter term 2026

Winter registration
Refer to the course registration section for exact dates of registration and the non-standard registration and withdrawal deadline dates.

January 2026

Mon, Jan. 12

Classes begin, winter term 2026

Mon, Jan. 12

Classes resume, fall/winter term 2025-26

Thu, Jan. 15

Deadline to apply for spring graduation 2026

Mon, Jan. 26

Deadline to add winter-term courses (/4)

Mon, Jan. 26

Deadline for withdrawal with tuition refund (see exceptions) from winter-term courses (/4 DNE)

Mon, Jan. 26

Deadline for withdrawal from program for winter session

Mon, Jan. 26

Deadline to submit a request for leave of absence for winter session

Mon, Jan. 26

In Progress deadline to submit coursework to professors for fall 2025 courses

February 2026

Fri, Feb. 27

Deadline to submit required documentation to register with the Access Centre for Students with Disabilities and request exam accommodations for the Winter 2026 final examination period

March 2026

Mon, Mar. 2

Reading week begins

Fri, Mar. 6

President’s Holiday, university closed

Sun, Mar. 8

Reading week ends

Mon, Mar. 23

Deadline for academic withdrawal from two-term (/3 DISC) winter-term (/4 DISC) courses

April 2026

Wed, Apr. 1

Deadline to apply for Quebec Resident status for winter term 2026

Wed, Apr. 1

Deadline for final electronic submission of thesis through Spectrum, the Concordia Repository, for students who are graduating in the spring term

Fri, Apr. 3

Easter holidays, university closed (April 3 - April 6)
(see April 14, 2026)

Mon, Apr. 13

Last day of classes, fall/winter terms 2025-26

Tue, Apr. 14

Make-up day for classes scheduled on April 3 and 4

Thu, Apr. 16

Examinations begin

Thu, Apr. 30

Aide financière aux études (AFE) end of funding for winter term

May 2026

Sun, May 3

Examinations end