Agenda Package: Governing Council - March 26, 2026

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AGENDA

THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2026

Pursuant to section 28 (e) and 38 of By-Law Number 2,
items 13 to 15 will take place in camera.

OPEN SESSION

1. Chair’s Remarks

2. President’s Report
   (Welcoming Remarks from Vice-President & Principal, UTSC, Linda Johnston)

   1. Update on the University’s ongoing efforts to combat antisemitism

3. Tuition Fees and Budget
   1. Annual Report: Student Financial Support, 2024-25 (for information)*
   2. Tuition Fee Schedule for Publicly Funded Programs, 2026-27 (for approval)*
      (Arising from Report Number 289 of the Business Board (March 4, 2026))
      
      Be it Resolved,
      
      THAT
      1. the 2026-27 tuition fees as described in Schedule 1 of the Tuition Fee Schedule for Publicly- Funded Programs for 2026-27 be approved;
      2. the 2026-27 tuition fees as described in Schedule 2 of the Tuition Fee Schedule for Publicly-Funded Programs be approved;

AND

3. subject to the final provisions in the Provincial Government's Tuition Fee Framework, Schedule 1 fees will be implemented for fees in the Spring/Summer term and Schedule 2 for fees will be implemented starting in the Fall term. 

3. Tuition Fee Schedule for Self-Funded Programs, 2026-27* (for approval)
   (Arising from Report Number 289 of the Business Board (March 4, 2026))
   
   Be it Resolved,
   
   THAT the Tuition Fee Schedule for Self-Funded Programs for 2026-27 be approved.
    

4. Institutional Operating Budget Report 2026-2027 and the Long Range Budget Guidelines 2026-27 to 2030-31* (Presentation) (for approval)
   (Arising from Report Number 260 of the Academic Board (February 26, 2026) and Report Number 289 of the Business Board (March 4, 2026))
   
   Be It Resolved,
   
   THAT the Budget Report 2026-27 be approved and
   
   THAT the Long-Range Budget Guidelines 2026-2027 to 2030-31 be approved in principle. 

4. Capital Project (Level 3): Report of the Project Planning Committee for the Temerty Building (MSB West Wing Redevelopment) – Interim Project Scope and Sources of Funding* (for approval)
   
   Be It Resolved:
   
   THAT the Report of the Project Planning Committee for the University of Toronto Temerty Building (MSB West Wing Redevelopment), dated January 21, 2026, be approved in principle; and 
    
   THAT the Interim Project Scope as outlined in the Report of the Project Planning Committee for the University of Toronto Temerty Building (MSB West Wing Redevelopment), be approved in principle, to be funded by the Temerty Faculty of Medicine “Temerty MSB Redevelopment Fund”, the Faculty of Arts & Science “Faculty Major Capital Projects Reserve Fund”, Institutional and Facilities & Services Interim funding. 

5. Capital Project (Level 3): University of Toronto Facilities & Services Project Concept Report for the Climate Positive Campus – Project LEAP 2.0 - Project Scope and Sources of Funding* (for approval)*
   
   Be It Resolved:
   
   THAT the project scope of Project Leap 2.0, as identified in the Concept Reports (Faculty of Dentistry, March 19, 2023; McCaul Complex – July 8, 2022; 500 University – April 8, 2022) be approved in principle; and,
   
   THAT the project be approved in principle to be funded through: Deferred Maintenance Funds.

6. Annual Report: University of Toronto’s Student Mental Health Strategy* (Presentation) (for information)

CONSENT AGENDA**

7. Minutes of the Previous Meeting of the Governing Council – December 11, 2025** (for approval)

8. Business Arising from the Report of the Previous Meetings

9. Reports for Information

   1. Report Number 72 of the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Council (February 23, 2026)**
   2. Report Number 75 of the University of Toronto Mississauga Campus Council (February 24, 2026)**
   3. Report Number 288 of the Business Board (January 28, 2026)**
   4. Report Number 289 of the Business Board (March 4, 2026)**
   5. Report Number 260 of the Academic Board (February 26, 2026)**
   6. Report Number 250 of the University Affairs Board (March 5, 2026)**
   7. Report Number 564 of the Executive Committee (December 11, 2025)**
   8. Report Number 565 of the Executive Committee (March 12, 2026)**

10. Date of the Next Meeting - Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 4:30 p.m. (UTM)
11. Question Period
12. Other Business

IN CAMERA SESSION

13. Capital Project (Level 3): Report of the Project Planning Committee for the Temerty Building (MSB West Wing Redevelopment) – Interim Total Project Cost and Sources of Funding+ (for approval)
14. Capital Project (Level 3): University of Toronto Facilities & Services Project Concept Report for the Climate Positive Campus - Project LEAP 2.0 - Total Project Cost and Sources of Funding+ (for approval)
15. Senior Appointments++ (for approval)

* Documentation is attached.
** Documentation for consent items included.  These items will be given individual consideration by the Governing Council only if a member so requests.  Members with questions or who would like the consent item to be discussed by the Governing Council are invited to notify the Secretary, Ms Sheree Drummond, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting by telephone at 416-978-2118 or by email at sheree.drummond@utoronto.ca  
*** Documentation is to follow.
+ Confidential documentation is attached for members only.
++ Confidential documentation to follow for members only.