The University of Toronto lifted its vaccine mandate last spring, but it will reimpose it requiring all students residing to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 during the upcoming academic year.

The university administration announced this in a memo sent to resident students and those wishing to reside at the university yesterday, Thursday.

It states that although students who are not fully vaccinated have been allowed to register for classes with in-person components since May 1, a decision was made to continue reinstating the mandatory vaccination policy for those living in university residences.

Under the updated policy, all students moving into residence will be required to complete the initial vaccination series as well as receive a booster shot at least 14 days before arriving on campus.

The university also warns students that the vaccine mandate for attending in-person classes "may be reinstated without prior warning."

Adding, "We strongly encourage everyone to stay up to date on vaccinations and upload their vaccination documents to the University of Toronto’s UCheck platform."

The university clarified in the memo that keeping vaccination status information up to date in our community will help inform future health and safety planning.

It will also reduce disruption if circumstances require reinstating vaccine requirements."

It is worth noting that the University of Toronto had mandated vaccination against COVID-19 for those living in residence during the past academic year, but now a booster dose has been added to the previous requirement.