Victoria, Canada

University of Victoria (UVic)

Record status

Policy statusReviewed evidence-backed recordReview: Agent reviewedClaim coverage5 reviewedEvidence-backed claims5Reviewed5Candidate0Official sources5Source languageen-CAPublic JSON/api/public/v1/universities/university-of-victoria-uvic.json

Policy profile

Coverage score70/100Coverage labelmoderate public coverageReview: Machine candidateAnalysis confidence80%

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.

Not MentionedMachine candidateConfidence0%Evidence0Sources0

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.

Not MentionedMachine candidateConfidence0%Evidence0Sources0

Teaching guidance

University of Victoria (UVic) has 1 source-backed public claim for teaching guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.

RecommendedMachine candidateConfidence81%Evidence1Sources1

Research guidance

University of Victoria (UVic) has 1 source-backed public claim for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: restricted.

RestrictedMachine candidateConfidence79%Evidence1Sources1

AI tools

Derived tool records6

ChatGPT

University of Victoria (UVic)

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ChatGPT
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Not specified
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Allowed
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Agent reviewed

Claude

University of Victoria (UVic)

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Claude
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Allowed
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Agent reviewed

Gemini

University of Victoria (UVic)

Tool
Gemini
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Not specified
Availability
Allowed
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Agent reviewed

Microsoft 365 Copilot

University of Victoria (UVic)

Tool
Microsoft 365 Copilot
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Not specified
Availability
Allowed
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Agent reviewed

Microsoft Copilot

University of Victoria (UVic)

Tool
Microsoft Copilot
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Not specified
Access
Not specified
Cost
Not specified
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed

Perplexity

University of Victoria (UVic)

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Perplexity
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Not specified
Availability
Allowed
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Agent reviewed

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 reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: no_general_ban_course_level_instructor_guidance_no_genai_grading

Original evidence

Evidence 1
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.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: administrative_use_microsoft_copilot_approved_for_uvic_data

Original evidence

Evidence 1
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.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: deepseek_restricted_on_uvic_network_and_university_business_devices

Original evidence

Evidence 1
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.

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%

Normalized value: research_tri_agency_alignment_transparency_confidential_data_caution

Original evidence

Evidence 1
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.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: m365_copilot_chat_available_to_uvic_m365_accounts_enterprise_data_protection_when_signed_in

Original evidence

Evidence 1
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.

Candidate claims

0 machine or needs-review claim

Official sources

5 source attribution

Change log

Last checkedMay 16, 2026Last changedMay 16, 2026Open change log

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