Congratulations to all our employees celebrating Career Milestones in August!

The following employees are celebrating their 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 40-year anniversary with Humber. We encourage you to reach out to your colleagues to congratulate them on their Career Milestones.

Although we do our best to ensure we don't miss anyone, sometimes it happens. If we have missed anyone on this list, our sincere apologies. Please let us know so we can correct our records and ensure the employee receives recognition.

Questions? Please email us at oe@humber.ca.

Humber Polytechnic and the University of Guelph-Humber (Humber) take the safety of our community seriously. As part of that commitment to safety, Humber will conduct its annual active attacker drills in September 2025.

The goal of these drills is to test our procedures and mass notification systems, and to ensure community members know and understand what to do in the unlikely event of an active threat on any of our campuses or locations. Active attacker drills take place every year during the third week of September. Please see the new 2025 drill information below.

You spoke and we listened! As a result of your feedback on previous drills, we have changed the format of our drills for 2025. Keep watching Communiqué and your email for information on the new format, coming in September!

The Active Attacker Response procedures can be found on the Department of Public Safety website. Also, look for the Active Attacker Response posters located in classrooms, lecture halls and private meeting spaces across campus.

Please note that online Active Attacker training is also available. The training is approximately 30 minutes in length.

All community members are encouraged to take the training prior to the drills to ensure they know how to properly respond.

If you have any questions please contact Kathy Branton, Manager of Business Continuity and Emergency Management at emergency.management@humber.ca or via Teams at 647.577.8802.

Kathy Branton,
Manager, Business Continuity and Emergency Management

As part of Humber’s official Photo Identification Policy, all users of the North Campus and Lakeshore Athletic facilities will now be required to upload a photo to their ONECard (Avro Mobile) profile to maintain access to gyms, fitness spaces and athletics facilities. This includes students and staff of Humber. Humber ONECard (Avro Mobile) is now the only accepted method for entering; Lenel will no longer be accepted for access at the Lakeshore Athletic Facilities.

This update supports Humber’s commitment to safety and secure access in high-traffic and higher-risk areas.

Deadline to upload: Sunday, September 21, 2025
Enforcement begins: Monday, September 22, 2025
Upload link: humber.ca/onecard/myphoto.html

Why This Is Required

In accordance with the Photo Identification Policy, individuals may be required by a duly authorized Humber or Guelph-Humber official to present photo identification via ONECard at any time, including:

“To access campus or enter a secure/controlled campus area”
(Photo Identification Policy, Section 2 – Use)
https://humber.ca/legal-and-risk-management/policies/general-administration/photo-identification-policy.html

Athletics facilities meet this criterion due to:

• Controlled entry via access gates
• High volume of student, staff, and community use
• Supervised physical activity with elevated risk levels

In emergency situations (e.g., medical events), having a verified photo on file supports our Emergency Action Plan (EAP) by enabling quick, accurate identification and coordination with Public Safety Health Care Personnel and, if required, Emergency Services

What Users Need to Do:

Option 1:

• Visit humber.ca/onecard/myphoto.html
• Upload a passport-style photo and government-issued ID for one-time verification
• Approval is typically completed within 24 hours

After September 21, individuals without an approved photo will be denied access at the gate. Athletics Staff will not be able to override the system.

Option 2:

Users can also visit the IT Support Desks at the North Campus and Lakeshore Campus which are located beside the Campus Bookstores at each campus.

Questions?

For Athletics-related access questions: athletic.office@humber.ca.

For ONECard, photo, or Avro app support: Contact the Humber IT Support Centre.

Thank you for doing your part to support a safe and secure experience for all users.

Since Fall 2022, Humber has been serving meals in reusable Friendlier containers. This is done in an effort to reduce single-use packaging that ends up in landfills and align with the federal government’s ban on several types of single-use plastic.

We have been able to avoid over 380,000 single-use containers from being used on campus since the introduction of reusable containers. 

How to be Friendlier: 

1. Enjoy your meal in a Friendlier container. 
2. Scan the QR code on the bottom using the Friendlier app. 
3. Drop container into a Friendlier branded bin to be cleaned and reused. 

A small deposit is charged with every container purchased, so scanning and returning containers is needed to receive your money back. 

Want to track your personal impact with every return? Download the Friendlier app on the App Store or Google Play Store.