ALDA was designed at USask and is approved for use. It is an AI Learning Design Assistant generative-AI chatbot and suite of apps coded for USask educators, and is freely available with a USask NSID login.
ALDA (AI Learning Design Assistant) is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Lexis+ AI is approved for use by request only and requires additional payment at the College or School level. It is available within the College of Law; College of Law users contact their College IT Coordinator.
Lexis+ AI is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
Copilot is the Generative AI tool for students, faculty and staff to use to conduct USask-related work. When logged in, search prompts and results are protected, and data and chat history are not used to train future AI models.
Microsoft Copilot is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Tools to detect text or other outputs produced by GenAI are not reliable. False accusations can be devastating. No detection tool has been approved for use at the University of Saskatchewan.
USask academic-integrity guidance says GenAI detection tools are not reliable and that no detection tool has been approved for use at the University of Saskatchewan.
If students are required to create an account, please use a tool that is listed in the A-Z Tool List as Approved for Academic Use or work through the process to Request a new LTE tool prior to any student use. Using GenAI to determine students’ final grades is strongly discouraged.
USask LTE Toolkit guidance says instructors planning student GenAI use should use approved or reviewed tools when accounts are required and says using GenAI to determine final grades is strongly discouraged.
ALDA was designed at USask and is approved for use. It is an AI Learning Design Assistant generative-AI chatbot and suite of apps coded for USask educators, and is freely available with a USask NSID login.
ALDA (AI Learning Design Assistant) is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Lexis+ AI is approved for use by request only and requires additional payment at the College or School level. It is available within the College of Law; College of Law users contact their College IT Coordinator.
Lexis+ AI is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
Copilot is the Generative AI tool for students, faculty and staff to use to conduct USask-related work. When logged in, search prompts and results are protected, and data and chat history are not used to train future AI models.
Microsoft Copilot is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Tools to detect text or other outputs produced by GenAI are not reliable. False accusations can be devastating. No detection tool has been approved for use at the University of Saskatchewan.
USask academic-integrity guidance says GenAI detection tools are not reliable and that no detection tool has been approved for use at the University of Saskatchewan.
If students are required to create an account, please use a tool that is listed in the A-Z Tool List as Approved for Academic Use or work through the process to Request a new LTE tool prior to any student use. Using GenAI to determine students’ final grades is strongly discouraged.
USask LTE Toolkit guidance says instructors planning student GenAI use should use approved or reviewed tools when accounts are required and says using GenAI to determine final grades is strongly discouraged.
It is strongly recommended that you do not input personal information or confidential data into an AI tool. You should prioritize using AI tools approved by USask to protect equity, safety, and security.
USask administrative AI guidance strongly recommends not inputting personal information or confidential data into AI tools and says administrators should prioritize USask-approved AI tools.
Use AI to support your learning, not to replace or misrepresent your learning. Action: Follow the rules laid out by instructors about use of AI to act with integrity and avoid academic misconduct. It is strongly recommended that you do not input personal information or confidential data into an AI tool.
USask student AI guidance says students should use AI to support, not replace or misrepresent, their learning, follow instructor rules, and avoid inputting personal information or confidential data into AI tools.
You should discuss expectations with learners about appropriate AI use and its impact on learning, including accountability for any use of AI output, and disclosing AI use. You are responsible for assessing student work, feedback quality, and establishing student grades, although you can be supported by AI.
USask educator AI guidance says educators should discuss AI-use expectations with learners and remain responsible for assessing student work, feedback quality, and grades.
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Change and Innovation in Instruction and Assessment section
Researchers recognize that data input into AI data processers may be accessed by others resulting in privacy breaches and/or disclosure of confidential information. Researchers consider the security of AI tools to prevent the leakage, accidental or otherwise, of confidential, proprietary, or sensitive information. Researchers should be transparent about their use of AI throughout the research lifecycle.
USask research AI guidance says researchers are accountable for output integrity and should consider tool security, protect confidential or sensitive information, and be transparent about AI use.
ALDA was designed at USask and is approved for use. It is an AI Learning Design Assistant generative-AI chatbot and suite of apps coded for USask educators, and is freely available with a USask NSID login.
ALDA (AI Learning Design Assistant) is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Lexis+ AI is approved for use by request only and requires additional payment at the College or School level. It is available within the College of Law; College of Law users contact their College IT Coordinator.
Lexis+ AI is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
Copilot is the Generative AI tool for students, faculty and staff to use to conduct USask-related work. When logged in, search prompts and results are protected, and data and chat history are not used to train future AI models.
Microsoft Copilot is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Tools to detect text or other outputs produced by GenAI are not reliable. False accusations can be devastating. No detection tool has been approved for use at the University of Saskatchewan.
USask academic-integrity guidance says GenAI detection tools are not reliable and that no detection tool has been approved for use at the University of Saskatchewan.
It is strongly recommended that you do not input personal information or confidential data into an AI tool. You should prioritize using AI tools approved by USask to protect equity, safety, and security.
USask administrative AI guidance strongly recommends not inputting personal information or confidential data into AI tools and says administrators should prioritize USask-approved AI tools.
Lexis+ AI is approved for use by request only and requires additional payment at the College or School level. It is available within the College of Law; College of Law users contact their College IT Coordinator.
Lexis+ AI is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
The University of Saskatchewan publishes central AI principles and role-specific AI guidelines for students, educators, researchers, and administrators.
Researchers recognize that data input into AI data processers may be accessed by others resulting in privacy breaches and/or disclosure of confidential information. Researchers consider the security of AI tools to prevent the leakage, accidental or otherwise, of confidential, proprietary, or sensitive information. Researchers should be transparent about their use of AI throughout the research lifecycle.
USask research AI guidance says researchers are accountable for output integrity and should consider tool security, protect confidential or sensitive information, and be transparent about AI use.
Use AI to support your learning, not to replace or misrepresent your learning. Action: Follow the rules laid out by instructors about use of AI to act with integrity and avoid academic misconduct. It is strongly recommended that you do not input personal information or confidential data into an AI tool.
USask student AI guidance says students should use AI to support, not replace or misrepresent, their learning, follow instructor rules, and avoid inputting personal information or confidential data into AI tools.
ALDA was designed at USask and is approved for use. It is an AI Learning Design Assistant generative-AI chatbot and suite of apps coded for USask educators, and is freely available with a USask NSID login.
ALDA (AI Learning Design Assistant) is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Copilot is the Generative AI tool for students, faculty and staff to use to conduct USask-related work. When logged in, search prompts and results are protected, and data and chat history are not used to train future AI models.
Microsoft Copilot is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
The University of Saskatchewan publishes central AI principles and role-specific AI guidelines for students, educators, researchers, and administrators.
If students are required to create an account, please use a tool that is listed in the A-Z Tool List as Approved for Academic Use or work through the process to Request a new LTE tool prior to any student use. Using GenAI to determine students’ final grades is strongly discouraged.
USask LTE Toolkit guidance says instructors planning student GenAI use should use approved or reviewed tools when accounts are required and says using GenAI to determine final grades is strongly discouraged.
You should discuss expectations with learners about appropriate AI use and its impact on learning, including accountability for any use of AI output, and disclosing AI use. You are responsible for assessing student work, feedback quality, and establishing student grades, although you can be supported by AI.
USask educator AI guidance says educators should discuss AI-use expectations with learners and remain responsible for assessing student work, feedback quality, and grades.
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Change and Innovation in Instruction and Assessment section
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Academic Integrity 1 reviewed claim
Academic Integrity
USask student AI guidance says students should use AI to support, not replace or misrepresent, their learning, follow instructor rules, and avoid inputting personal information or confidential data into AI tools.
Use AI to support your learning, not to replace or misrepresent your learning. Action: Follow the rules laid out by instructors about use of AI to act with integrity and avoid academic misconduct. It is strongly recommended that you do not input personal information or confidential data into an AI tool.
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English (en-CA)
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Evidence locator
Use Responsibly section
Teaching 2 reviewed claims
Teaching
USask LTE Toolkit guidance says instructors planning student GenAI use should use approved or reviewed tools when accounts are required and says using GenAI to determine final grades is strongly discouraged.
If students are required to create an account, please use a tool that is listed in the A-Z Tool List as Approved for Academic Use or work through the process to Request a new LTE tool prior to any student use. Using GenAI to determine students’ final grades is strongly discouraged.
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English (en-CA)
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Use of tools section
Teaching
USask educator AI guidance says educators should discuss AI-use expectations with learners and remain responsible for assessing student work, feedback quality, and grades.
You should discuss expectations with learners about appropriate AI use and its impact on learning, including accountability for any use of AI output, and disclosing AI use. You are responsible for assessing student work, feedback quality, and establishing student grades, although you can be supported by AI.
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English (en-CA)
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Change and Innovation in Instruction and Assessment section
Privacy 1 reviewed claim
Privacy
USask administrative AI guidance strongly recommends not inputting personal information or confidential data into AI tools and says administrators should prioritize USask-approved AI tools.
It is strongly recommended that you do not input personal information or confidential data into an AI tool. You should prioritize using AI tools approved by USask to protect equity, safety, and security.
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English (en-CA)
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Ethical and Responsible Use section
Research 1 reviewed claim
Research
USask research AI guidance says researchers are accountable for output integrity and should consider tool security, protect confidential or sensitive information, and be transparent about AI use.
Researchers recognize that data input into AI data processers may be accessed by others resulting in privacy breaches and/or disclosure of confidential information. Researchers consider the security of AI tools to prevent the leakage, accidental or otherwise, of confidential, proprietary, or sensitive information. Researchers should be transparent about their use of AI throughout the research lifecycle.
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English (en-CA)
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Ethical and Responsible Use section
AI tool use 4 reviewed claims
Ai Tool Treatment
ALDA (AI Learning Design Assistant) is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%
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ALDA was designed at USask and is approved for use. It is an AI Learning Design Assistant generative-AI chatbot and suite of apps coded for USask educators, and is freely available with a USask NSID login.
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ALDA was designed at USask and is approved for use. It is an AI Learning Design Assistant generative-AI chatbot and suite of apps coded for USask educators, and is freely available with a USask NSID login.
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English (en)
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Ai Tool Treatment
Lexis+ AI is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%
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Evidence 1
Lexis+ AI is approved for use by request only and requires additional payment at the College or School level. It is available within the College of Law; College of Law users contact their College IT Coordinator.
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Lexis+ AI is approved for use by request only and requires additional payment at the College or School level. It is available within the College of Law; College of Law users contact their College IT Coordinator.
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English (en)
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Jul 16, 2026
Ai Tool Treatment
Microsoft Copilot is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%
Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft Copilot","description":"USask identifies Microsoft Copilot as the generative-AI tool for students, faculty, and staff conducting USask-related work; prompts and results are protected when users sign in.","howToObtain":"Sign in through the USask PAWS login.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}
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Evidence 1
Copilot is the Generative AI tool for students, faculty and staff to use to conduct USask-related work. When logged in, search prompts and results are protected, and data and chat history are not used to train future AI models.
Localized display only
Copilot is the Generative AI tool for students, faculty and staff to use to conduct USask-related work. When logged in, search prompts and results are protected, and data and chat history are not used to train future AI models.
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English (en)
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Jul 16, 2026
Ai Tool Treatment
USask academic-integrity guidance says GenAI detection tools are not reliable and that no detection tool has been approved for use at the University of Saskatchewan.
Tools to detect text or other outputs produced by GenAI are not reliable. False accusations can be devastating. No detection tool has been approved for use at the University of Saskatchewan.
Source language
English (en-CA)
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May 16, 2026
Evidence locator
Detection Tools: Not Approved section
Source Status 2 reviewed claims
Source Status
The University of Saskatchewan publishes central AI principles and role-specific AI guidelines for students, educators, researchers, and administrators.
USask has practical guidance for how principles may be applied in four common roles (Educators, Researchers, Students and Administrators) at USask.
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English (en-CA)
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AI Guidelines section
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A USask-hosted CGPS draft framework says graduate programs should determine whether and how generative AI may be used by graduate students and incorporate permitted/not-permitted use information into program guidelines.
CGPS Council deems it the responsibility of programs to determine whether and how generative AI may be used by graduate students and that CGPS Faculty Council instructs graduate programs to incorporate information on the types of generative AI that are permitted or not permitted.
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For Programs / Research-Based Degrees section
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Official sources
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Administrative Guidelines for Use of AI
ai.usask.ca
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Administrative Guidelines for Use of AI · 2026-05-16T22:19:30.000Z
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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "University of Saskatchewan AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/university-of-saskatchewan
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Questions students ask
Questions students ask
Can I use AI for my coursework?
University of Saskatchewan has 5 source-backed public claims for coursework; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
