Key Dates 2025-26

Revised dates will be marked with an asterisk (*)

Please see the Academic Calendar for additional Undergraduate Sessional Dates.

Sept 1, 2025 Labour Day; Western closed
Sept 4, 2025 Fall/ Winter term classes begin
Sept 12, 2025 Last day to add a full course, a first-term half course, a first-term full course, or a full-year half course on campus and Distance Studies
Sept 30, 2024 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed as a non-instructional day at Western)
Oct 13, 2025 Thanksgiving Holiday, Western closed
Nov 3-9, 2025 Fall Reading Week
Dec 9, 2025 Fall/ Winter Term classes end
Dec 10, 2025 Study Day
Dec 11-22 Mid-year examination period
Jan 5, 2026 Classes resume 
Jan 13, 2025 Last day to add or drop a second-term half course
Feb 14-22, 2026 Spring Reading Week
Feb 16 2026 Family Day; Western closed
Mar 30, 2026 Last day to drop a second-term half course without academic penalty
April 3, 2026 Good Friday; Western closed
April 9, 2026 Fall/Winter Term classes end
April 10-11, 2026 Study Days
April 12-30, 2026 Final examination period