Postsecondary institutions across Canada hosted community-building activities, informational sessions, and prize draws to help students get oriented to their new lives on campus. Students took part in social events that ranged from headphone discos to pep rallies to inflatable courses and games, as well as academic workshops to prepare students for their studies. Dalhousie University revised its orientation week this year to have one fee for all events and one calendar for all students, while Durham College, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and others held faculty-specific events. Sask Polytech shared a self-guided orientation that will be accessible to students throughout the school year. Several institutions—including Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, University of Manitoba, and Vancouver Island University—held dedicated events for Indigenous students.
