Toronto Metropolitan University application deadlines for Fall 2027
For Fall 2027, TMU confirms February 1 for equal consideration. Send your form and the records TMU needs. In Ontario Grade 12? Apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) by January 15, 2027. Some programs need extra work. It has its own due date. Late review depends on space.
Reviewed October 16, 2026 · Checked against the primary sources below · How we review guides
Key facts
- School application date
- February 1, 2027 for equal consideration. Ontario Group A has January 15 through OUAC.
- Program materials
- Midwifery form February 1. Several creative programs allow February 1 or ten business days after applying, whichever is later.
- Prestigious awards
- November 2, 2026 to February 16, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Admission and award forms are separate.
- After an offer
- Tuition deposit June 3, 2027, unless your offer differs. Housing's exact 2027 application and payment days remain pending.
TMU Fall 2027 dates, checked October 16, 2026
Read the task and entry route before copying a date.
| Task and applicant group | Date | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| OUAC undergraduate application opens | September 17, 2026 | Confirmed scheduled Fall 2027 startup, subject to change. No live form tested.OUAC startup PDF |
| Ontario Grade 12: OUAC Group A application | January 15, 2027 | Confirmed OUAC deadline. Later applications are processed, but school and program rules still apply.OUAC key dates |
| All TMU programs: complete application, changes and supporting documents | February 1, 2027 | Confirmed equal-consideration date. Calendar row title says Fall 2027 but its description says Fall 2026, a mixed-cycle conflict.TMU application datesCalendar wording conflict |
| International Fall 2027 applicants | February 1, 2027 | Confirmed equal consideration for Grades-Only and Grades-Plus. Late files depend on space. Use the Fall table, not January intake.International September 2027 dates |
| Other Canadian, transfer, mature and part-time applicants | February 1, 2027 equal consideration; no common final closing day confirmed | School date applies across programs; available entry levels differ. OUAC Group B has no shared system deadline.TMU program availabilityAll-program dateGroup B rules |
| Readmission; reinstatement at least 24 months after withdrawal | February 1, 2027 in the calendar subject | Conflict: Fall 2027 subject / Fall 2026 description. Reinstatement has a specific absence rule; ask TMU about shorter absences.Calendar returning routes |
| Special-student status applications and supporting documents | July 15, 2027 in the calendar subject | Conflict: dated Fall 2027 subject / Fall 2026 description. This isn't the first-year degree deadline; confirm the status-specific date.Calendar special-student row |
| After equal consideration: final application availability | Program-specific; no single final Fall 2027 date published | Pending final closing. Availability can change rapidly or lag. Confirm the exact program and entry level before paying.Programs accepting applicationsLate international files |
| Architectural Science portfolio; Image Arts Film materials | February 1, 2027 or ten business days after applying, whichever is later | Confirmed Fall 2027 program rules. Required materials and assessment fees remain separate tasks.Architectural ScienceImage Arts Film |
| Fashion, Interior Design and Photography Media Arts materials | February 1, 2027 or ten business days after applying, whichever is later | Confirmed Fall 2027 rules on each program page. Winter Fashion's August 2026 date isn't this intake.FashionInterior DesignPhotography Media Arts |
| Professional Music: portfolio, resumé and two reference forms | February 1, 2027 or ten business days after applying, whichever is later | Confirmed non-academic date. Enter referee details and allow them time to submit; no separate later referee date is printed.Professional Music |
| Performance Acting and Dance: initial non-academic work | February 1, 2027 or ten business days after applying, whichever is later | Confirmed Fall 2027 program rules. Dance starts in-person auditions in January 2027 by invitation; submit required records and pay assessment fee before attending.Performance ActingPerformance Dance |
| Acting callbacks / individual Dance audition | Late February to April (yearless) / date in your invitation | Latest available Acting callback window; no exact individual Fall 2027 callback or audition day confirmed here.Acting callbacksDance invitations |
| Midwifery application and Midwifery Form | February 1, 2027 | Confirmed Fall 2027 program date. Department also requires documents and prerequisite results by February 1, but those sentences are yearless.Midwifery programDocument and interview rules |
| Midwifery interview invitation and interview day | Personal invitation deadline; exact 2027 interview days pending | Accept the interview invitation by its stated deadline. Don't copy a creative-program ten-business-day rule to Midwifery.Midwifery after applying |
| Collaborative Nursing: TMU and Centennial entry sites | February 1, 2027 equal consideration | Current Grades-Only route, no Casper. Both entry sites listed at check. Older calendar also names George Brown; that isn't a new-site confirmation.Nursing programSite availabilityOlder partner description |
| Prestigious entrance scholarships | Open November 2, 2026; close February 16, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET | Confirmed Fall 2027. No late applications, including for technical difficulties. Winter ISLA has separate dates.Entrance awards |
| Guaranteed renewable scholarship: admission-application condition | September 1, 2027 | Confirmed award eligibility condition. It doesn't extend a program's application, document or portfolio deadline.2027-2028 scholarship terms |
| Residence application opening / closing | February 2027 / June 2027; exact days pending | Confirmed months on Fall 2027 admitted-student page. Housing still prints the older exact schedule.Fall 2027 admitted studentsOlder housing calendar |
| Residence exact dates from the previous cycle | Opened February 2; initial deadline June 4; first offers June 12, 2026 | Latest available 2026-2027 dates only. They aren't exact Fall 2027 dates or a guarantee.Housing important dates |
| Residence first-round acceptance and first instalment | Fall 2027 day pending; previous cycle June 25, 2026 | Latest available older date. For later offers, payment follows offer expiry. Tuition deposit is a different payment.Housing payment calendarAccommodation offer rules |
| Grades-Only offers / Grades-Plus first rounds | Most February to end of May / varies by program (yearless) | Latest available rolling timetable. First rounds are guidelines subject to change, not exact 2027 promises.Decision release dates |
| Midwifery first offers | Late April centrally / early May in the department (yearless) | Conflict between official timing guides. Neither gives an exact confirmed 2027 decision day.Central first roundsDepartment early-May wording |
| On-time OUAC Group A: response / earliest required reply | May 28 / June 1, 2027 | Confirmed Ontario system dates. Your offer gives your actual acceptance expiry; June 1 isn't every applicant's expiry.OUAC offer and reply rulesTMU personal offer deadline |
| Tuition deposit: admitted undergraduates | June 3, 2027, or the different date in your offer | Confirmed school date. Allow three to five business days for payment to reach the account; late payment may cancel your place.TMU tuition deposit |
| Ontario admission requirements and final results | June 30 unless your offer differs (yearless) | Latest available rule; not labelled a dated 2027 confirmation. Summer completion needs an extension request.Ontario completion rulesFinal documents and conditions |
Reviewed against each row's official source. Recheck the source before you act, because dates and fees change.
January 15 and February 1 answer different questions
Put the Ontario deadline and TMU's date on separate lines. January 15, 2027 is when current Ontario high school applicants in OUAC Group A should submit their completed form. TMU then gives February 1, 2027 for equal consideration. Complete applications and changes received by that school date get the same consideration. For your Grade 12 plan, submit through OUAC by January 15. Use the time before February to finish the school tasks that apply to you.
TMU's dated calendar needs a careful read. Its February 1, 2027 row title says Fall 2027 admission, readmission or reinstatement. The description underneath still says Fall 2026. That's a real cycle mismatch, so we show it in the table. The separate admissions page clearly labels Fall 2027 and confirms February 1. The calendar defaults to end of business day. It doesn't give a clock time or time zone for that row. Don't assume a midnight deadline.
The September 17, 2026 opening comes from OUAC's startup schedule. It's a scheduled opening, subject to change, and wasn't tested in a live application. Our direct OUAC request returned 403. A separate web read succeeded on October 16, 2026. Compare the Ontario application deadlines for system rules. The Canadian university deadlines help if you're applying outside Ontario too. Our application opening guide owns the wider opening-date question.
Sources: Ontario Group A dates · Fall 2027 equal consideration · Calendar cycle mismatch and time rule · Scheduled startup
Late applications depend on the exact entry route
February 1 isn't a promise that all programs stay open until a later final day. TMU's availability list separates first-year entry from advanced standing. It also has columns for readmission and special-student status. Read across the row that matches your route. A Yes in a returning-student column doesn't mean a Grade 12 place is open. The list warns that updates can lag and availability can change fast. Check it again before you submit a late choice.
The international page explicitly gives February 1, 2027 for September entry. It says late applications, changes and supporting documents are reviewed only if space remains. That page also contains a January 2027 intake with an October 15, 2026 date. Keep those two terms apart. OUAC Group B has no shared application closing date, so other Canadian, transfer or mature applicants still need TMU's rules. Being outside Group A doesn't remove the school's document or program deadline.
Returning applicants should check the process as well as the date. The calendar's February row covers readmission and reinstatement, with the latter described for absences of at least 24 months. It also lists July 15, 2027 for special-student applications and records. That row's title says Fall 2027 while its description says Fall 2026. Ask TMU to confirm that status-specific date. A special-student row doesn't give a Grade 12 applicant a later deadline for a degree place.
Sources: Entry-level availability · International Fall and Winter intake dates · Group B deadlines · Returning and special-student calendar limits
Grades-Plus materials need their own calendar
Grades-Only means TMU bases the decision on academic results. Grades-Plus adds work such as a portfolio, audition or interview. The main application doesn't submit that extra work for you. Architectural Science and Image Arts: Film each confirm a Fall 2027 materials deadline of February 1 or ten business days after you apply, whichever is later. This is a rule for those materials. It doesn't give every TMU applicant ten extra days for all tasks.
Fashion, Interior Design and Photography Media Arts print that same relative deadline for Fall 2027. Each has its own contents and upload steps. A file made for one degree may not meet another degree's instructions. Fashion's page also prints older Winter intake dates, so check the Fall label before saving a date. Use the Architectural Science guide or Film requirements guide for the full task list. You create your own work and write your own responses.
Professional Music adds a task that depends on other people. Its two reference forms must be submitted along with the required non-academic work. The program gives the same February 1, 2027 or ten-business-day rule. It doesn't print a later shared referee deadline. Enter contact details accurately so the portal can send the forms. Ask each referee to check junk mail if nothing arrives. Your portfolio upload alone doesn't mean those reference forms are complete.
Acting and Dance also use the February 1, 2027 or ten-business-day rule for initial materials. Their live stages add personal dates. Dance confirms in-person auditions begin in January 2027. Your invitation lets you choose a date, and the required records and assessment payment must be complete before you attend. Acting calls selected candidates back between late February and April. That window is yearless, so it isn't a fixed 2027 appointment. Save the actual invitation instead of using an offer-release month as your audition day.
Sources: Architecture materials deadline · Film materials and own-work rule · Fashion Fall and Winter labels · Interior Design materials · Photography materials · Music references and submission · Acting callbacks · Dance audition timing
Midwifery has a fixed form date and a later invitation
Midwifery's program page confirms February 1, 2027 for both the application and its non-academic form. It doesn't print the ten-business-day option used by several creative programs. The department also says applications and required documents must arrive by February 1. Those department sentences are yearless. Treat the dated form rule as firm and ask about any missing record early. The program limits entry to Canadian citizens or permanent residents. An international availability list doesn't override that rule.
The interview is a later step for selected candidates. TMU sends the invitation through ChooseTMU. You must accept it by the deadline in that message. If you don't, the department can offer the interview place to someone else. No exact Fall 2027 interview days were confirmed in these sources. The central page suggests late-April first offers, while the department says early May. Both are yearless. The TMU Midwifery guide covers entry requirements; keep checking your own invitation for dates.
Sources: Dated form deadline and eligibility · Documents, invitation expiry and offers · Different central offer window
Nursing site names matter when you apply
Collaborative Nursing is Grades-Only, and TMU says Casper isn't required. Don't book a test just because another university's Nursing course needs it. The current program page names TMU and Centennial College. Its Fall availability list shows both entry sites at this check. Choose the actual site you want to attend. The TMU Nursing guide explains that route in more detail. February 1 equal consideration still applies to the application; it's not a separate Nursing test deadline.
The older 2026-2027 calendar also names George Brown College in the partnership. That description doesn't establish that a new George Brown site accepts Fall 2027 applications. We keep the older calendar label and use the current entry list for the application task. Prior Nursing study also changes your route. The collaborative page limits consideration to first-year entry without prior post-secondary Nursing study. A transfer applicant shouldn't assume that an advanced Nursing pathway shares this application process or its dates.
Sources: Current Nursing sites, Casper and entry limits · Fall 2027 site list · Prior-cycle partner description
Documents keep moving after you submit the form
Current Ontario high school grades go from your guidance office to OUAC. Tell guidance about courses taken elsewhere, including online or night school. If you've attended college or university, even for one course, TMU also needs that record. Other applicants can upload unofficial records in ChooseTMU for assessment. TMU asks for official records after admission. Plan those two stages separately. An uploaded copy can support review without meeting the final official-transcript condition in your offer.
The portal shows which documents TMU has received. Read each request against the file you sent instead of assuming the main form finished everything. Required non-academic work must arrive by its own deadline or the file is incomplete. The Ontario page also gives a yearless June 30 rule for finishing admission requirements, unless the offer says otherwise. It has a summer-school extension request. We don't turn that into a new dated 2027 promise. Contact TMU if you need permission to finish later.
Sources: Submission stages and incomplete files · Final grades and offer conditions · Yearless completion and extension rules
Awards open in November before most decisions
TMU's prestigious entrance-award form opens November 2, 2026. It closes February 16, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. This is a confirmed Fall 2027 award window. You can apply before receiving admission once you have your TMU Student Number and have set up access. The award page rules out late applications, even if you have technical trouble. Give yourself time to check that all required parts were sent. Don't use the admissions application as proof that you entered an award.
Automatic entrance scholarships follow different terms. Their current eligibility list includes a correct, complete admission application by September 1, 2027. That's an award condition, not a new deadline for all TMU degrees. It won't reopen a closed program or excuse a missed portfolio. Winter's International Student Leadership Award also has its own dates. Read the TMU financial-aid guide to sort automatic awards from those with forms. Then save the deadline for the exact award you can apply for.
Housing has confirmed months, but exact days are pending
The admitted-student page now says residence applications open in February 2027 and close in June 2027. Those are confirmed months. The exact opening day and June cutoff aren't yet published in the checked housing calendar. That calendar still shows the 2026-2027 cycle: February 2 opening and June 4 initial deadline in 2026. Its first offers went out June 12, 2026. Use those dates only to understand last year's steps. Don't copy them into a Fall 2027 calendar.
Housing also has a separate payment and offer process. The old first-round acceptance and first-instalment date is June 25, 2026. No new Fall 2027 day is confirmed here. Later accommodation offers use their own expiry for payment. A tuition deposit doesn't pay the residence application fee or accept a room. Start with the TMU residence guide, then read your accommodation offer. If you apply after the initial housing deadline, the older rules put you lower on the priority list.
Sources: Confirmed 2027 housing months · Older exact housing dates and late priority · Separate housing application · Accommodation acceptance
Early admission, reply dates and the tuition deposit
TMU says Grade 11 results may support early admission. It doesn't publish a separate shared early-admission deadline on the pages checked here. Its decision guide is yearless and rolling. Most Grades-Only decisions arrive between February and the end of May. Grades-Plus first rounds vary: Interior Design and Professional Music list February, while Film and Architecture list mid-March. These are guides that can change. A friend hearing first doesn't set a deadline for your own file.
For on-time Group A files, OUAC gives May 28, 2027 as the latest response day. A response can be an offer, refusal or deferral while more information is needed. June 1 is the earliest you may be required to reply or make a financial commitment. Your TMU offer sets its own expiry. The Ontario offer-timing guide compares the wider cycle. Accept using the same application route you used to apply and keep the confirmation.
TMU separately confirms June 3, 2027 for its tuition deposit, unless your offer gives a different date. Payment can take three to five business days to reach the account. Check receipt instead of relying on the day you sent it. The school says a missed payment can cancel your place. You can ask ServiceHub about reactivation, but space must remain and late payment may be refused. This deposit deadline is separate from accepting the offer and from paying for residence.
Sources: Early use of Grade 11 results · Yearless rolling offer guides · Confirmed response and earliest reply · Acceptance and deposit rules
What to do this week
Check your exact TMU degree and entry route now. For a creative program, read its Fall 2027 materials page before planning your upload. For Midwifery, save the fixed form date and keep watching for the interview message. If you want a prestigious award, plan for November 2. Keep the TMU university hub beside your calendar, and set November 1 to check the pending housing dates and source differences again.
- Save January 15 OUAC and February 1 TMU as separate tasks.
- Set up ChooseTMU after your acknowledgment and review the requested documents.
- Ask referees early if Professional Music is on your list.
- Keep the award, tuition deposit and housing payments in separate calendar entries.
Sources: School deadline · Referee steps · Next award opening
Official sources
Confirm current dates, rules, fees, and program details in these primary sources.
Written by Stellar Advisers Editorial Team · Reviewed by Official-source review desk · Last reviewed October 16, 2026
- OUAC undergraduate key datesConfirmed 2027 Group A January 15 application, May 28 response and June 1 earliest reply/financial commitment; no common Group B deadline. Direct curl returned 403; a successful separate web source read is recorded, not a live-form test. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- OUAC scheduled undergraduate startupConfirmed scheduled September 17, 2026 opening for the 2027 cycle, subject to change. This is schedule evidence, not a live application test. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU application datesConfirmed Fall 2027 February 1 guaranteed/equal consideration for all programs. Complete applications and amendments get equal consideration; non-academic dates are program-specific. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU 2026-2027 significant datesConflict in February 1 and July 15, 2027 calendar rows: subjects say Fall 2027, but descriptions say Fall 2026. July 15 is special-student status. February reinstatement wording covers 24+ months after withdrawal. Central admissions independently confirms Fall 2027 February 1. Dates default to end of business day without an exact clock time or zone. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU programs accepting applicationsFall 2027 entry, advanced-standing, readmission and special-student availability are separate. TMU/Centennial Nursing entry rows say Yes at check. Status may lag and change rapidly; no universal final closing day is published. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU international application datesConfirmed September 2027 February 1 equal consideration; late applications, amendments and supporting documents reviewed subject to space. Winter January 2027 has a separate October 15, 2026 deadline. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU document submissionCurrent submission rules: Ontario grades through guidance/OUAC; all post-secondary study disclosed; other applicants upload unofficial records for review. Missing required non-academic items make a file incomplete. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Ontario high school requirementsLatest available yearless early-admission use of Grade 11 results and June 30 completion rule, unless the offer says otherwise. The summer extension needs a request; no automatic Fall 2027 extension is confirmed. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Architectural Science non-academic requirementsConfirmed Fall 2027 portfolio submission February 1, 2027 or ten business days after applying, whichever is later. Follow the program's own submission and fee instructions. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Image Arts Film non-academic requirementsConfirmed Fall 2027 non-academic submission February 1, 2027 or ten business days after applying, whichever is later. Written work must be the applicant's own effort. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Photography Media Arts non-academic requirementsConfirmed Fall 2027 non-academic submission February 1, 2027 or ten business days after applying, whichever is later. Separate visual work, statements and resumé requirements. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Fashion non-academic requirementsConfirmed Fall 2027 February 1, 2027 or ten business days after applying, whichever is later. Its Winter 2027 date and April 2026 SlideRoom notice aren't Fall 2027 dates. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Interior Design non-academic requirementsConfirmed Fall 2027 February 1, 2027 or ten business days after applying, whichever is later. Readmission/reinstatement instead requires notice to the department by that date. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Professional Music non-academic requirementsConfirmed Fall 2027 February 1, 2027 or ten business days after applying, whichever is later. Two reference forms are required, with referee contact and submission instructions. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Performance Acting requirementsConfirmed Fall 2027 February 1, 2027 or ten business days after applying, whichever is later. Callbacks late February to April are a yearless window within the guide; no exact individual 2027 day confirmed. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Performance Dance requirementsConfirmed Fall 2027 February 1, 2027 or ten business days after applying, whichever is later; in-person auditions begin January 2027 by invitation. Required documents and assessment payment precede audition; individual audition days aren't printed here. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Midwifery application and formConfirmed Fall 2027 application and non-academic form February 1, 2027. Interview if selected. Eligibility is Canadian citizen or permanent resident; no ten-business-day extension is printed here. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Midwifery Ontario applicantsLatest available yearless February 1 applications/documents and prerequisite marks; interview invitation has its own acceptance deadline. Early-May offers differ from central late-April guidance. Exact 2027 interview days aren't confirmed. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Collaborative Nursing programCurrent Grades-Only program, no Casper; program owner names TMU and Centennial. Only first-year entry; prior Nursing study cannot use this route. Follow the named site's current availability. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU 2026-2027 Nursing calendarLatest available calendar also names George Brown alongside TMU/Centennial. That older program description doesn't confirm a new George Brown Fall 2027 application site. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU entrance scholarshipsConfirmed Fall 2027 prestigious-award applications November 2, 2026 to February 16, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET; no late forms even for technical problems. Automatic-award terms separately name September 1, 2027 admission application eligibility. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Housing important datesLatest available 2026-2027 exact calendar: opened February 2, initial deadline June 4, first offers June 12 and first-round acceptance/payment June 25, 2026. These aren't Fall 2027 exact dates. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Housing application processCurrent separate housing application and application-fee process. Admission and housing are separate; late applications have lower priority. New-cycle exact days require a fresh housing calendar. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU Housing accommodation offersCurrent accommodation offer, acceptance and first-instalment rules. The individual offer expiry matters; a tuition deposit doesn't complete housing acceptance. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU fall decision release datesLatest available yearless rolling decisions, most Grades-Only February to end of May. Grades-Plus first rounds are guidelines subject to change. Midwifery late April differs from department early May. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- TMU admitted students for Fall 2027Confirmed June 3, 2027 tuition deposit, or the offer's different date. Housing opens February 2027 and closes June 2027 at month level only; exact day and first-instalment deadline pending. Offer letter sets acceptance and conditions. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
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