Policy presence
University of Victoria (UVic) has 2 source-backed public claims for policy presence; deterministic analysis status: unclear.
Victoria, Canada
University of Victoria (UVic)
University of Victoria (UVic) is listed as QS 2026 rank =358. University of Victoria (UVic) has 5 source-backed AI policy claim records from 5 official source attributions. The public record preserves original-language evidence snippets, source URLs, snapshot hashes, confidence, and review state.
Short answer
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University of Victoria (UVic) is listed as QS 2026 rank =358. University of Victoria (UVic) has 5 source-backed AI policy claim records from 5 official source attributions. The public record preserves original-language evidence snippets, source URLs, snapshot hashes, confidence, and review state.
Citation-ready summary
As of this public record, University AI Policy Tracker lists University of Victoria (UVic) as an agent-reviewed AI policy record last checked on May 16, 2026 and last changed on May 16, 2026. The record contains 5 source-backed claims, including 5 reviewed claims, from 5 official source attributions. Original-language evidence snippets and source URLs remain canonical, with public JSON available at https://eduaipolicy.org/api/public/v1/universities/university-of-victoria-uvic.json. The entity-level confidence is 95%. This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless the linked source is the university's own official page.
Policy signals in this record
- Evidence includes Teaching claims.
- Evidence includes AI tool treatment claims.
- Evidence includes Security review claims.
- Evidence includes Research claims.
- Named AI services detected in public claims: ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Gemini.
- Privacy, sensitive-data, or security language appears in the public claim text.
Review: Agent reviewed
This reference record summarizes visible public data only. Official sources and original-language evidence remain canonical; confidence is separate from review state.
This page 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.
Policy profile
Deterministic source-backed dimensions derived from this record's public claims.
Review: Machine candidate
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AI disclosure
No source-backed public claim about AI disclosure or acknowledgement is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about disclosing, acknowledging, citing, or declaring AI use.
Coursework
University of Victoria (UVic) has 3 source-backed public claims for coursework; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Exams
University of Victoria (UVic) has 3 source-backed public claims for exams; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Privacy and data entry
University of Victoria (UVic) has 4 source-backed public claims for privacy and data entry; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Academic integrity
No source-backed public claim about academic-integrity treatment of AI use is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about AI use under academic integrity, misconduct, dishonesty, plagiarism, or cheating rules.
Approved tools
University of Victoria (UVic) has 3 source-backed public claims for approved tools; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Named AI services
University of Victoria (UVic) has 4 source-backed public claims for named ai services; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Teaching guidance
University of Victoria (UVic) has 1 source-backed public claim for teaching guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.
Research guidance
University of Victoria (UVic) has 1 source-backed public claim for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Security and procurement
University of Victoria (UVic) has 2 source-backed public claims for security and procurement; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Coverage score measures breadth of public, source-backed coverage only. It is not a policy quality, strictness, legal adequacy, safety, or compliance score.
Evidence-backed claims
5 reviewed evidence-backed public claim
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 reviewed
Normalized value: no_general_ban_course_level_instructor_guidance_no_genai_grading
Original evidence
Evidence 1UVic 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.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: administrative_use_microsoft_copilot_approved_for_uvic_data
Original evidence
Evidence 1The 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.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: deepseek_restricted_on_uvic_network_and_university_business_devices
Original evidence
Evidence 1UVic 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.
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 reviewed
Normalized value: research_tri_agency_alignment_transparency_confidential_data_caution
Original evidence
Evidence 1Researchers 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.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: m365_copilot_chat_available_to_uvic_m365_accounts_enterprise_data_protection_when_signed_in
Original evidence
Evidence 1Microsoft 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.
Candidate claims
0 machine or needs-review claim
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Official sources
5 source attribution
Guidelines for use of AI in administrative work
uvic.ca
Guidelines for using generative AI in research
uvic.ca
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
uvic.ca
Restricting use of DeepSeek at UVic
uvic.ca
UVic's Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Position Statement
teachanywhere.uvic.ca
Change log
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Corrections and missing evidence
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