Protect Yourself From Fraud

We are aware that some people are misrepresenting themselves as agents, staff, or officers of the University and extending fraudulent offers of admission and scholarships to prospective students. Protect yourself, and the university applicants in your life, by reviewing our best practices for understanding how the University of Toronto does and does not communicate with students. 

• Be skeptical of any unsolicited offers of admission or scholarship guarantees that you receive. We will never offer scholarships, financial aid, or offers of admission to anyone who has not applied through our applications.
• The university does not offer scholarships or financial aid before issuing offers of admission. Applicants are assessed for scholarships during the official application evaluation process. If the University has not offered you admission, be skeptical of any scholarship offer that arrives in your inbox.
• The University will never send official documents, including offers of admission or scholarships, through WhatsApp or any other social media platform. All official documents will be posted on the Join U of T applicant portal or the Engineering Applicant Portal.
• Official communications from the University of Toronto are always sent from @utoronto.ca email addresses. Always verify the senders of emails that you receive. Some common traits of malicious emails include unexpected prompts to click a link, enter credentials, download an attachment, or send money, accompanied by an undertone of urgency (e.g., “do this or your account will be terminated”).
• The University of Toronto only accepts applications to undergraduate programs through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) or the U of T International Application, which is also hosted on OUAC. Application fees must be paid directly to the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC). You will never be asked to pay an application fee to a University of Toronto representative.
• If you receive an official offer of admission to one of our first-entry undergraduate programs, the complete details of the offer will always be in your Join U of T applicant portal or the Engineering Applicant Portal. Any required deposits or payments will be clearly specified in your offer of admission, which will be available on those portals.
• It is not possible, or legal, for a University of Toronto representative to offer you a study permit. Admitted students must apply for a study permit through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), which is a department of Canada’s federal government. Learn more about the study permit process. 

If you are uncertain about any offer or solicitation, you can always contact us. 

The University of Toronto does not interact with third-party recruiters or agencies ("educational agents") in order to recruit students to undergraduate programs. We also do not offer guaranteed admission or guaranteed transfer credit programs through high schools of any type. The University of Toronto has select partnerships with the following organizations: 

• Braemar College
• Columbia International College
• Commercium Africa – Nigeria
• Illume Student Advisory Services
• MABECS Global – Malaysia
• Peel District School Board
• Universal Education Solution Partner – Indonesia
• WorldLink Education – Vietnam  

Other than these select partnerships, the university does not work with agencies for direct admission undergraduate recruitment. 

Some conditional acceptance and enrichment programs at the university have additional partnerships: 

• International Programs at the University of Toronto (St. George Campus)
• Green Path Program at the University of Toronto Scarborough 

If you have questions about these partnerships, encounter a suspicious claim, or are uncertain of the legitimacy of another organization’s affiliation with the University of Toronto, we encourage you to contact us.