System status
University Systems makes every effort to inform the university community of any issues affecting the services that we offer. Messages regarding planned maintenance or unexpected outages of our services are shown below.
Status
NETS CRA Network Maintenance
Effective 8 days from now: Network Services will be conducting scheduled maintenance in CRA on 2026-05-04 from 07:00:00 to 08:00:00. During this time, there will be a brief interruption to data, voice,...
NETS R43 Network Maintenance
Effective 10 days from now: Network Services will be performing maintenance in R43 on 2026-05-06 starting at 07:30 am. This will be an upgrade to the UPS in the comms closet. There is the possibility...
NETS ECS/ELW Network Maintenance
Effective 1 day from now: Network Services will be performing maintenance in ECS/ELW on 2026-04-27 starting at 07:00 am. Nets will be upgrading UPS Battery's There is a possibility of a brief outage...
NETS ECS/ELW Network Maintenance
Effective 2 days from now: Network Services will be performing maintenance in ECS/ELW on 2026-04-28 starting at 07:00 am. Nets will be upgrading UPS Battery's There is a possibility of a brief outage...
NETS SUB Network Maintenance
Effective 4 days from now: Network Services will be performing maintenance in SUB on 2026-04-30 starting at 07:00 am. Nets will be upgrading UPS Battery's There is a possibility of a brief outage...
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Notices
New generative AI guidelines for employees
April 14, 2026
UVic has launched generative AI (GenAI) guidelines for employees. They outline key considerations and responsibilities for using GenAI tools in your UVic work. These include protecting the privacy...
UVic-branded templates and assets in M365 apps
March 24, 2026
We are proud to introduce several new features that make it easy to use UVic branding in your Microsoft Office documents. Starting today, employees and instructors can access UVic templates...
Institutional data reporting migration to Power BI
January 12, 2026
UVic’s institutional data reporting has transitioned from SAS to Power BI as of January 12th. This change is part of our broader strategy to modernise tools, improve accessibility, and...
Banner maintenance scheduled for June 1, 2025
December 20, 2025
The University's central administrative system (Banner) used for student records, payroll, and finance will be unavailable on Sunday, June 1, 2025, from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm to perform planned...
Update to Zoom default settings
December 16, 2025
As of December 22nd, 2025, the following settings will become default for UVic Zoom accounts when setting up new meetings and webinars:Authentication will be enabled by default. This means that...
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