Saturday, August 15, 2026

Deadline date to submit final Doctoral or Master's thesis for students expecting to convocate in October 2026.

Note: Should the deadline date (August 15) fall on a weekend or a holiday, the effective deadline date will be the next working day.

Classified as: Fall, GR (Graduate Studies), summer, Thesis Submission
Saturday, August 15, 2026 17:00

Deadline date to submit initial Doctoral or Master's theses to GPS (Thesis Office) to be registered as Thesis Evaluation status for the Fall 2026 term.

Note: Should the deadline date (August 15) fall on a weekend or a holiday, the effective deadline date will be the next working day.

Classified as: Fall, GR (Graduate Studies), summer, Thesis Submission
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Compulsory Orientation for 1st year Physical and Occupational Therapy students. (NB: This session will be held on the day of Discover McGill.)

Classified as: Fall, Orientation, PO (Physical & Occupational Therapy)
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Orientation for newly-admitted students to the Med-P (PRE-MED-ADM) program to the Montreal Campus.

Classified as: Fall, MD (Medicine), Orientation, SC (Science)
Thursday, August 20, 2026

Orientation for newly-admitted students to the Med-P (PRE-MED-ADM) program to the Outaouais Campus

Classified as: Fall, MD (Medicine), Orientation, SC (Science)
Friday, August 21, 2026

Start of external and internal graduate fellowship competitions for 2027-2028 funding. Graduate and final-year undergraduate students should enquire in their department and on the fellowships website (see below) regarding information session schedules and application procedures and deadlines.

http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/fellowships/

Classified as: Awards, Fall, GR (Graduate Studies)
Monday, August 17, 2026toFriday, August 21, 2026

Fall 2026 Departmental Orientation for newly-admitted students to the MPP program. For more information, please visit: https://www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/mpp.

Classified as: Fall, GR (Graduate Studies), Orientation, Orientation Week
Monday, June 1, 2026toSunday, August 23, 2026

(June to August) Transfer credit drop-in sessions for new Engineering students entering Year 0. Please see the Engineering Student Centre website  for location and details: https://www.mcgill.ca/engineering/students/undergraduate/new-students/transfer-credits/

Classified as: Academic Advising, EN (Engineering), Fall
Monday, August 24, 2026

Orientation for Farm Management and Technology (FMT) Year 1 only.

Classified as: Fall, FMT (Farm Mgt Technology), Orientation
Monday, August 24, 2026

Advising (compulsory) for new degree students in Management as well as Special, Visiting and Exchange Students in Management. See "New Students" website below for specific details:
http://www.mcgill.ca/newstudents/

Classified as: Academic Advising, Fall, MG (Management)
Monday, August 24, 2026

Fall 2026 first day of lectures and small groups in Medicine and Dentistry programs for 1st year students.

Classified as: Classes – First/Last Day of Lectures, DE (Dentistry), Fall, MD (Medicine)
Monday, August 24, 2026 09:00to17:00

(Tentative Date) Faculty Orientation and in-faculty confirmation of registration for 1st year, Advanced-Standing and Transfer in Law. Chancellor Day Hall runs August 24, 2026.

Classified as: Fall, LW (Law), Orientation, Orientation Week, Registration
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Discover McGill 2026 is the university's welcome day for new students that you can't miss!

The Discover McGill Services Fair is your chance to learn about McGill's services, resources, organizations, teams, and faculty student associations all in one place. Come join us and start your McGill adventure off right!

For more information, please visit: https://www.mcgill.ca/getready/orientation.

Classified as: AR (Arts), ARCH (Architecture), DE (Dentistry), ED (Education), EN (Engineering), Fall, LW (Law), MG (Management), NU (Nursing), Orientation, Orientation Week, PO (Physical & Occupational Therapy), SC (Science)
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Fall 2026 first day of lectures and small groups in Medicine and Dentistry programs for 2nd year students.

Classified as: Classes – First/Last Day of Lectures, DE (Dentistry), Fall, MD (Medicine)
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

M.S.W. Orientation for incoming students - time and location TBA

For more information, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/socialwork/.

Classified as: Fall, GR (Graduate Studies), Orientation, SW (Social Work)

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