Dates and extra steps

The OUAC schedule for 2026–27 (entry September 2027), and the 193 Ontario programs that want more than your marks.

Where these come from. OUAC publishes two versions of its calendar. The student-facing one was still showing the previous cycle’s dates when this page was built, so everything here is taken from OUAC’s counsellor schedule instead, last checked 2026-08-15. See the source. Check it yourself before you rely on any date — including ours.

OUAC now calls current Ontario high school applicants Group A (this used to be called 101). Group B is everyone else.

OUAC key dates

Mid-September 2026not published by OUAC
The OUAC application opens for Ontario high school students. OUAC has not published an exact date for this cycle — anything you see online naming a specific day is not coming from OUAC.
November 5, 2026confirmed for this cycle
First transmission of Grade 11 and Grade 12 first-semester grades to the universities.
November 19, 2026confirmed for this cycle
Second grade transmission.
November 26, 2026confirmed for this cycle
Third grade transmission.
January 15, 2027confirmed for this cycle
The deadline for Ontario high school students to submit their application. This is the one date everybody knows — but several supplementary applications land before it.
January 21, 2027confirmed for this cycle
Universities receive the first full set of applicant data from the OUAC.
February 11, 2027confirmed for this cycle
Midyear grade transmission.
February 18, 2027confirmed for this cycle
Second midyear grade transmission.
April 22, 2027confirmed for this cycle
Spring grade transmission.
May 3, 2027confirmed for this cycle
Second spring grade transmission.
May 28, 2027confirmed for this cycle
The latest date universities will send you a response to your application.
June 1, 2027confirmed for this cycle
The earliest date a university can require you to respond to an offer, or pay a deposit. Nothing can be demanded of you before this.
July 8, 2027confirmed for this cycle
Final grade transmission begins.
July 15, 2027confirmed for this cycle
Second final grade transmission.

Programs that need more than marks

An admission information form, a portfolio, an audition, a written questionnaire or a video interview. These almost always close before January 15, and missing one removes you from consideration no matter what your average is.

The flag below comes from each program’s own published admission criteria. The individual deadlines are set by the universities and move year to year — every row links to the program, and every program page links to the university’s own page. Do not take a date from us that you have not seen on their site.