GSA essential programs and services will remain accessible for the GSA members including: 

• Health and Dental Plan 
• Financial support 
• Events and discounted tickets 
• Volunteer opportunities 
• Student groups (Departmental Graduate Associations and Graduate Student Groups) 

• The GSA will not allow any in-person events or meetings for GSA committees and subcommittees until further notice. 

• The GSA will not provide funding for any in-person events for Departmental Graduate Associations, Graduate Student Groups, and Quality Money projects until further notice. 

Operating a restaurant is a costly venture which comes with revenue requirements. As the GSA Board of Directors must responsibly steward the finances of the GSA, the uncertainty of revenues at this time has resulted in the GSA Board of Directors deciding to have the LDL remain closed for the Fall 2021 term. This decision will be reviewed by the GSA Board and Graduate Representative Council for the Winter 2022 term as circumstances are ever evolving.

We are striving to open That Grad Space for use by GSA Committees for meetings and events during the Fall 2021 term. It will take some time to work out the details involved with access and cleaning. However, when it is possible to provide access to this space, we will update our communications.

GSA essential programs and services will remain accessible for the GSA members including: 

• Health and Dental Plan 
• Financial support 
• Events and discounted tickets 
• Volunteer opportunities 
• Student groups (Departmental Graduate Associations and Graduate Student Groups) 

• The GSA and its committees will be holding in-person events if the in-person event guidelines can be met. In cases when the event guidelines cannot be met, the event will be virtual.
• In-person events guidelines include:

  • Must have hand sanitizer stations available

  • Mandatory masks

  • Social distancing while standing and 2m+ distanced seating

  • No crowding at event entrance

  • No physical distribution of pens/paper

  • No sharing of food or drinks

  • No sharing of physical items

  • Need to offer a hybrid model (stream the event/workshop on zoom)

  • Attendees must wipe down table surfaces, chairs etc that are used at events with wipes provided before and after the event. This will be the responsibility of the attendees and will be overseen by the person running the event.

• The GSA will allow in-person events for our Departmental Graduate Associations, Graduate Student Groups, and Quality Money projects.  
• These in-person events must follow provincial and University guidelines at the time of the event.  
• Contact tracing template and safety kits will be made available to all groups so that they can host safe events for their attendees. 

Operating a restaurant is a costly venture which comes with revenue requirements. As the GSA Board of Directors must responsibly steward the finances of the GSA, the uncertainty of revenues at this time has resulted in the GSA Board of Directors deciding to have the LDL remain closed for the Fall 2021 term. This decision will be reviewed by the GSA Board and Graduate Representative Council for the Winter 2022 term as circumstances are ever evolving.

We are striving to open That Grad Space for use by GSA Committees for meetings and events during the Fall 2021 term. It will take some time to work out the details involved with access and cleaning. However, when it is possible to provide access to this space, we will update our communications.