Users | Licence | office apps | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professors, research associates (except postdoctoral fellows), librarians, power plant and trades personnel in the following groups: SSUO, PIPSC, management positions (NM) and confidential positions (NC) | Microsoft 365 A5 for Faculty | Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, One Note (Installation on up to 5 PCs or Macs AND Installation of Office Apps on up to five tablets and five phones per user) | OneDrive, Teams, Sway, Forms, Power Apps (Free), Bookings |
| Full-time and part-time students, student workers (CUPE, TA/RA, WSP, Scholarships), available for post-docs | Microsoft 365 A5 for Student | Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, One Note (Installation on a maximum of 5 PCs or Macs AND Installation of Office Apps on a maximum of five tablets and five telephones per user) | OneDrive, Teams, Sway, Forms, Power Apps (Free), Bookings |
| Faculty clinicians, long-term disability academic or support staff, and casual paid/hourly/unpaid positions, Adjunct Professors, Emeritus Professors | Microsoft 365 A1 | Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, One Note (online access only to Office apps) | OneDrive, Teams, Sway, Forms |
| Alumni, retired academic and support staff | Exchange Online | None | Email (Outlook online), calendar |
M365 Eligibility
M365 for Retirees and Professors emeriti
Retired employees retain indefinite access to:
- uOttawa.ca email with up to 50 GB of storage
- Calendar services
- Access to email from anywhere using Outlook on the Web.
Before you retire: For continued email functionality, ensure you’re using less than 50 GB of your email storage. You will lose free access to OneDrive, backup your OneDrive data to avoid losing your files/folders.
Microsoft 365 applications
To continue using Microsoft 365 applications like Word, Excel, OneDrive and PowerPoint, you can purchase a Microsoft subscription at a special retiree discount through the Microsoft Workplace Discount Program. To receive the discount, use your @uOttawa.ca email address to confirm your uOttawa status. To access the applications, use a personal (non @uOttawa.ca) email address.
You have uOttawa account and password management self-service options.
For assistance, contact the Service Desk.