Change log

University of Waterloo

Release-to-release tracker diff with separate policy-text, newly-extracted claim, evidence, and source snapshot categories.

Change summary

Current public record freshness and review state.

University of Waterloo currently has 7 source-backed claim records and 7 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: May 14, 2026. No tracker diff rows are recorded in the latest public release.

This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless a linked source is the university's own official page.

Newly extracted claims are tracker additions and are not necessarily newly published by the university. Source snapshot changes show hash changes for the same source URL and are not by themselves policy changes.

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Release diff

Unified tracker diff generated from the previous and current public release snapshots.

No tracker claim/evidence/source changes are recorded for this university in the latest public release.

Claim changes

7 claim records

security_review

Waterloo IST tells users to confirm whether an AI tool is listed and approved for the intended type of University data before using it with University data.

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academic_integrity

Waterloo's Academic Integrity page says instructors should state whether AI tools such as ChatGPT are allowed for assignments, tests, or exams, and that students who do not follow those instructor rules are subject to Policy 71 academic-misconduct processes.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%Evidence1Languagesen

security_review

Waterloo IST says review processes assess AI tools used with University data for security, privacy, and contractual risks.

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academic_integrity

Waterloo's graduate-student GenAI guidance says graduate students should not submit GenAI-produced work for course assignments without explicit course-instructor permission or instruction.

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security_review

For units or individuals deploying AI-enabled systems that process University data, Waterloo IST says projects must undergo an Information Risk Assessment and receive Information Steward approval before using University data.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%Evidence1Languagesen

research

For graduate research contexts, Waterloo's GenAI guidance directs graduate students to consult supervisors and, when applicable, advisory committees about the limits and scope of GenAI-tool use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen

teaching

Waterloo's AVPA course-outline suggestions include sample language for instructors who permit GenAI use, specifying that such use may be allowed for assignments with proper documentation, citation, and acknowledgement.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen

Source snapshots

7 source attributions