Victoria, Canada

University of Victoria (UVic)

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Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is listed for University of Victoria (UVic) in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

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Valeur normalisée: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat","description":"Copilot Chat is part of UVic's M365 service with enterprise data protection.","howToObtain":"Access UVic's M365 Copilot Chat service.","costToUser":"Free.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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M365 Copilot Chat is a free chatbot that is part of UVic’s M365 service and uses enterprise data protection to keep data secure and private.

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M365 Copilot Chat is a free chatbot that is part of UVic’s M365 service and uses enterprise data protection to keep data secure and private.

Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed for University of Victoria (UVic) in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

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Valeur normalisée: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot_for_m365","rawToolName":"Microsoft 365 Copilot","description":"UVic plans an add-on M365 Copilot license for purchase in 2026.","howToObtain":"Purchase the add-on license when it becomes available.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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UVic University Systems' Microsoft 365 Copilot service page says Microsoft 365 Copilot is an add-on license that will be available for purchase in 2026.

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UVic University Systems' Microsoft 365 Copilot service page says Microsoft 365 Copilot is an add-on license that will be available for purchase in 2026.

Enseignement

UVic's GenAI position statement says there is no general ban on GenAI tools including ChatGPT in learning and teaching, supports appropriate course-level integration, and says instructors are encouraged to provide clear course-outline instructions, but instructors are not permitted to use GenAI tools to grade student work at this time.

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UVic does not have a general ban on the use of GAITs including ChatGPT. Instead, UVic embraces the appropriate and ethical use of GAITs in learning and teaching. We recognize potential concerns associated with the use of GAITs.

Ai Tool Treatment

For UVic administrative or operational work, University Systems states that Microsoft Copilot is the GenAI tool approved for use with UVic Data, while publicly available tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity are not approved for highly confidential, confidential, or internal UVic Data.

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The GenAI tool approved for use with UVic Data is Microsoft Copilot. Publicly available GenAI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, etc. have not been approved for use with Highly Confidential, Confidential, or Internal classifications of UVic Data.

Security Review

UVic's Systems notice states that DeepSeek web and mobile applications do not meet UVic information security standards and that UVic will restrict DeepSeek applications on the UVic network, UVic-owned devices, and UVic-owned or personal devices used for university business.

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UVic will restrict access to DeepSeek applications on the UVic network and for UVic-owned devices. This includes all users and devices on-campus, on UVic wireless networks, or using UVic VPN.

Recherche

UVic's OVPRI research guidelines endorse following the Tri-agency AI guidance for research grant proposal development and review, and tell researchers to be transparent about GenAI use while avoiding upload of personal information or private or confidential research data except in few exceptions.

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Researchers should embrace full transparency when it comes to communicating the role of these technologies in their work. Such transparency is in accordance with the norms of scientific reproducibility, rigour, and openness.

Ai Tool Treatment

UVic states that Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is a UVic-managed AI chatbot service available to everyone with a UVic Microsoft 365 account, and that its enterprise data protection applies only when users are signed in with their UVic account.

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Valeur normalisée: m365_copilot_chat_available_to_uvic_m365_accounts_enterprise_data_protection_when_signed_in

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is a UVic-managed AI chatbot service that everyone with a UVic Microsoft 365 account can use. It uses enterprise data protection, which ensures that your data won’t be used for AI training or stored outside of Canada.

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "University of Victoria (UVic) AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/university-of-victoria-uvic

Original university source language remains canonical. This tracker is not an official university statement.

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