12 Ways U of T is preparing for a safe return

Health Screening
Mandatory self-screening via UCheck, prior to arrival on campus.

Scheduling and Capacity Limits
Minimizing occupancy of indoor spaces by adjusting schedules and setting capacity limits.

Physical Distancing
Promoting physical distancing by rearranging spaces and furniture in buildings.

Masks
Requiring the wearing of non-medical face masks. 

Contact Tracing
Supporting additional contact tracing efforts with building access QR codes.

Ongoing Assessment of Building Ventilation and Air Filtration
Flushing air in buildings 2 hours before occupancy and upgrading to high-efficiency MERV-13 filters.

Assessing and Upgrading Classroom Ventilation
Implementing an industry-leading classroom ventilation standard across our campuses.

Enhanced Cleaning
Continuing with enhanced cleaning of high-touch points and providing disinfection supplies across the campus.

Monitoring Wastewater
Testing and monitoring wastewater in large residences. 

Rapid Screening
Deploying rapid screening for public-facing roles with high interaction.

New COVID-19 Guidelines
Enabling department-specific COVID-19 guidelines and tools for on-site work and research activities.

Vaccination Clinics
Supporting Ontario’s vaccination efforts with mass vaccination clinics at each of our three campuses.