From: Trevor Young, Vice-President & Provost
Date: July 2, 2026
Re: Now Available – 2026-27 PDAD&C Meeting Dates and Information (PDAD&C #1)

Please save this memo for future reference and share with your administrative staff responsible for scheduling.

All academic administrators who have been appointed under the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators are members of a standing committee called Principals, Deans, Academic Directors, and Chairs (PDAD&C). Welcome to all new and returning PDAD&C members.

This group includes department chairs; graduate chairs; academic directors of EDU:As & EDU:Bs; principals and vice-principals of constituent colleges and campuses; principals of federated colleges; associate deans; vice-deans; and deans of Faculties.

Also included in PDAD&C meetings are vice-presidents, vice-provosts, associate vice-presidents, and the university chief librarian.

For the 2026-27 academic year, PDAD&C meetings will occur on the dates below from 10:10am to 12:00pm in person, convening at Simcoe Hall, with remote video-conferencing available at UTSC and UTM.

The agendas will be sent directly to all PDAD&C members the Tuesday prior to each meeting. Administrative staff in need of the agenda must contact you as their PDAD&C member to obtain a copy of the agenda. Please mark these dates in your calendar. Due to the size of the meeting, there will not be a calendar invite.

Please note that only PDAD&C members and designated senior administrators are permitted to attend these meetings. PDAD&C members may request permission to assign a designate to attend a particular meeting on their behalf by emailing  provost@utoronto.ca at least one week prior to the meeting.

As PDAD&C members, you will automatically receive the Provost’s Digest each Friday, which is a weekly summary of all new memos posted on the Communications for Academic Administrators Website and other institutional updates.  Assistants to PDAD&C members, as well as other administrative staff, faculty, and librarians are welcome to request subscription by submitting the online form.

All content included in the Provost’s Weekly Digest is public information, and PDAD&C members play an important role in ensuring it reaches the appropriate audiences within their respective units. Please share freely. PDAD&C members help ensure that faculty and staff are aware of institutional initiatives and resources.