Onboarding portal

Discover our 10 faculties and 15 services and learn more about the teams that make up the uOttawa community.

Having experienced extraordinary growth, uOttawa looks to the future with confidence, ambition and vision. Learn more about how we’re building the university of tomorrow through our Transformation 2030 strategic plan and Indigenous Action Plan.

Visit our Leadership and governance page to learn more about our leaders, policies and regulations.

The University of Ottawa is committed to ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the scholarly and leadership environments for our students, professors and staff.

Discover what we’re doing to create a university community that recognizes that excellence in inclusion is essential to advancing research and education:

• Indigenous community on campus
• Anti-racism and inclusive excellence in the Office of the President
• Diversity and inclusion in the workplace
• Employment Equity Program
• EDI in the Office of the President
• EDI in the Telfer School of Management
• EDI in the Faculty of Science
• EDI in the Faculty of Medicine
• EDI in the Faculty of Law
• EDI in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health
• EDI in the Faculty of Health Sciences
• EDI in research

Count Me In! survey on campus diversity.

If you haven’t done so, fill out the Count Me In! survey. The primary goal of our survey is to gain a more fulsome understanding of our university community. Knowledge of the vibrant composition of our ecosystem allows us to identify inequitable barriers, take evidence-informed action and improve our collective experience.

At the University of Ottawa, your health and wellness are a top priority. By signing the Okanagan Charter, we’ve committed to embedding health and wellness in all aspects of our campus culture and to lead health promotion actions and collaboration locally and globally.

Learn more about some of our committees:

Administration

• Administration Committee
• Senate committees

Diversity

• APUO-Employer Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Indigenous communities

• Indigenous Education Council
• Indigenous Students Association
• Indigenous Law Students Governance
• Indigenous Alumni Council

Health and wellness

• University Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee (UJOHSC)
• Steering Committee for Mental Health and Wellness
• Advisory Committee for Mental Health and Wellness

Discover services and resources available to our Indigenous and francophone students, our actions to make the campus accessible, steps to take in the event of harassment and discrimination.

Fuelled by tradition and motivated by success, the uOttawa Gee-Gees include over 800 student-athletes, with 11 varsity programs, three varsity clubs and 19 competitive sport clubs.

Explore ways of getting involved in different initiatives and give back to the community:

Alumni

• Get involved in the alumni community

Indigenous

• Get involved with Indigenous groups

Wellness

• Become a wellness champion and promote a healthy and active campus

Support

• Help a student in need of support
• Join the fight to end sexual violence
• Help create a more accessible campus

Sustainability

• Help create a sustainable campus

Check out the campus activities calendar.

Creating an accessible workplace where you can thrive is of the utmost importance for us. The University is required to offer accommodation measures to, and to make reasonable efforts to eliminate barriers faced by, employees with a medical condition, disability or handicap as defined in Ontario’s Human Rights Code.

Learn more about accommodations in the workplace.

If you wish to make an accommodation request, you and your health-care provider will need to fill out the University Medical Certificate.

uOttawa is proud to offer telemedicine services, a suite of virtual health services to faculty, staff, members of the retirees associations and their eligible family members.

Look for the TELUS Health app in Microsoft Teams. With it, you can quickly and easily reach out for help, browse online resources on a range of wellness topics and explore challenges designed to help you create sustainable habits for good health and wellness. Can’t find the app? Log into TELUS Health instead. 

At uOttawa, we value your well-being and success. As an employee, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits to help you reach your potential, support you through transitions and simply enjoy life.

See our benefits, such as the pension plan and group insurance.

Want to learn more about the specific perks and benefits attached to your position (vacations, types of leave, pension, etc.)? Go to the HR My Info page.

To learn more about and keep track of your insurance coverage, go to Canada Life’s GroupNet Flex platform.

GroupNet is an online tool that provides you access to your group benefits plan and gives you an easy way to submit claims and get reimbursed faster, check your coverage balances and more.

*Note: Benefits, pension plan, insurance and other employment conditions may vary based on union membership and status and are subject to change.

All professors, staff and eligible family members have access to our Employee and Family Assistance Program.

This 24/7 voluntary service can help you, your spouse and/or dependent child find solutions to challenges related to work, health or life in general in all confidentiality.

The Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) is completely confidential within the limits of the law. No one, including your employer, will ever know you’ve used the service

The University of Ottawa’s Transformation 2030 strategic plan underlines the importance of creating a sustainable campus culture that promotes overall wellness, embraces diversity and fuels employee engagement. Learn more about uOttawa and the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.

Gee-Gees Rec is made up of five sectors: Aquatics, Camps, Client Services, Fitness and Rec, and Intramurals. There are many opportunities to take part in sports and recreation at uOttawa! No matter your interest, there’s something for you!

Note that employees have free basic access to the Montpetit Hall sports facilities. Immediate family members also have access under the same conditions if accompanied by an employee.

The University of Ottawa offers free Physical Activity Counselling to all students, professors and staff who aren’t as physically active as they could be and/or want to increase their enjoyment of physical activity.

For fitness activities on campus, check out the campus activities calendar.

Get informed on specific policies and procedures that focus on your health, well-being, safety and work-life balance.

• Disconnecting from Work — Policy 131
• Telework guidelines (PDF, 241KB)
• Telework request form (PDF, 984KB)
• Working Effectively (guide) (PDF, 282KB)
• Summer hours
• Sick Leave — Policy 9b
• Accessibility — Policy 119 
• Internal Responsibility Procedure for Health and Safety Issue – Procedure 14-1s
• Violence Prevention — Policy 66
• Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination — Policy 67a 
• Occupational Health and Safety Occupational Health and Safety — Policy 77
• Accessibility — Policy 119

The following training isn’t mandatory but highly recommended:

• Being a Mindful Employee: An Orientation to Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace
• Human Rights Office accessibility training available at any time through the Accessibility Hub.

Workday is for all uOttawa employees. You will use Workday for a variety of tasks ranging from viewing personal info, tracking time worked and time off, to managing personnel and finances. We’ve developed this space to help Workday users quickly and easily access the resources they need. 

• Workday@uOttawa
• Training Catalog

Explore different learning activities by browsing the workshop calendar.

Explore your career development options with us, including our career development fund, tuition fee financial support and express coaching.

Improve your skill set with Human Resources skills development training.

Our Performance Management Program focuses on work priorities, as well as what you as an employee require to grow, develop and deliver.

The library is the intellectual hub of the campus. With several locations, over 5.9 million individual titles and free access to peer-reviewed journals, our library helps you feed your curiosity and continually feed your intellect.

The library also provides you with access to PressReader, featuring recent issues (within 90 days of publication) of 4,000 major international newspapers and magazines in their original full-colour, full-page format. Download 50 newspapers or magazines per day to your mobile device (on campus only) using the free PressReader app. If working off-campus, search the PressReader catalogue.

As an employee, you, along with your spouse or partner and dependents, may qualify for tuition benefits. For more, see Policy 22 — Tuition Fee Financial Support for Spouses and Dependents of University of Ottawa Staff Members.