Dear Humber employees,

As many of you are likely aware, planning for the winter 2022 term is well underway. Please see the letter below outlining our plans to continue to increase on-campus activities and update our vaccination policy for the winter term. The letter will be sent to students tomorrow.

As we continue the transition throughout the fall term, we are expecting to have more in-person learning, services and activities on campus. This means we will also be welcoming more employees back to campus on a regular basis, and we are excited to do so. Managers are working with their teams and assigning work on campus to meet operational needs, support our students and the resumption of in-person activities.

Vaccination Policy – Update for January 2022

For the remainder of the fall term, and for the winter 2022 semester, employees are to provide proof of full vaccination or have an approved exemption and proof of negative COVID-19 test results taken no more than 72 hours prior to attending campus in order to access campus facilities.

Humber's Vaccination policy implementation will be changing for the winter 2022 term based on recent guidance from the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Effective January 1, 2022, exemption requests will only be considered and/or granted for medical reasons or based on a limited number of Human Rights grounds. All approved exemptions granted for the fall 2021 academic term will be reviewed by the college based on this updated policy direction.

Beginning in January, Humber will only offer on-site testing free of charge to students and staff who have an approved exemption based on medical or limited approved Human Rights grounds.

Information about how you can get the Humber Guardian app, upload your proof of vaccination, and/or upload your proof of an approved exemption can be found on the Humber Vaccination Information page.

Exemption process information is available on the HROE COVID-19 Resources for Employees page.

Our plans for the winter are based on some assumptions about the ongoing vaccine rollout, future public health directives and operational requirements. If these assumptions change, or if new or different protocols are put in place by public health, government officials or the college, we will adapt our plans as necessary.

Please speak with your manager if you have any questions about the contents of this memo or anything else related to winter 2022 semester planning.

I know it’s been a busy first six weeks and I wish you a successful rest of the term.

Lori Diduch
Vice-President, Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness

Winter 2022 Announcement

Dear Humber students,

I hope that your semester is off to a good start. Today, I want to update you on our plans for the winter 2022 term. After transitioning to more in-person learning this term, we are excited to be moving forward with even more in-person academic programming beginning in January.

As always, we are committed to giving you the best possible experience inside and outside of the classroom. We expect to offer significantly more in-person services and increased opportunities for on-campus interactions and activities.

We also know that many of you prefer to have the flexibility of online learning. There will continue to be online learning options available for some courses. Our Faculties are continuing to determine the modes of delivery for each of the courses within our programs and that information will be shared with you the last week of October.

All in-person courses and on-campus activities will be run in accordance with our health and safety protocols in place at that time.

Our plans for the winter are based on some assumptions about the ongoing vaccine rollout, future public health directives and operational requirements. If these assumptions change, or if new or different protocols are put in place by public health, government officials or the college, we will adapt our plans as necessary.

Vaccination Policy – Update for January 2022

Humber's Vaccination policy will also evolve for the winter 2022 term. Based on recent guidance from the Ontario Human Rights Commission, exemption requests will only be considered for medical reasons and based on a limited number of Human Rights grounds.

In order to access campus in winter 2022, students and employees will need to use the Humber Guardian app to:

• continue to complete a daily self-screening each time they come to campus;
• upload proof of vaccination OR for those with an approved exemption, proof of negative COVID-19 test results taken no more than 72 hours prior to attending campus.

What will be different next term is that only those who are fully vaccinated or those who have an approved exemption and proof of a negative COVID test will be able to access campus. Humber will only offer on-site testing free of charge to students and staff who have an approved exemption. Information about how you can get the Humber Guardian app, upload your proof of vaccination or pursue an exemption can be found on the Humber Vaccination Information page.

Please note for the remainder of the fall 2021 term, students will be able to access campus with proof of a negative COVID test taken no more than 72 hours prior to attending campus in order to ensure the continuation of studies.

We look forward to welcoming more of you back to campus this winter. Together, we will keep moving forward, focused on your future. For the latest information, visit www.humber.ca/updates.

Take care and be well,

Jason Hunter
Vice-President, Students and Institutional Planning