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University of Victoria (UVic)

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University of Victoria (UVic) currently has 5 source-backed claim records and 5 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: May 16, 2026. No tracker diff rows are recorded in the latest public release.

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11 # University of Victoria (UVic) AI policy record
2+teaching: 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.
3+Evidence (en-CA, 6c98a7dfd5c2): 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.
4+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.
5+Evidence (en-CA, e595dc371959): 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.
6+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.
7+Evidence (en-CA, 8be224f49746): 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.
8+research: 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.
9+Evidence (en-CA, ace6040cdf85): 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.
10+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.
11+Evidence (en-CA, 4ea847391230): 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.

Release history

0 public release diffs

Claim changes

5 claim records

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.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%Evidence1Languagesen-CA

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.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%Evidence1Languagesen-CA

research

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.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%Evidence1Languagesen-CA

teaching

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.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%Evidence1Languagesen-CA

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.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%Evidence1Languagesen-CA

Source snapshots

5 source attributions