Policy Gazette

1. Some of the academic policies formerly listed on this page were superseded by the Collective Agreement between SFU and the Faculty Association resulting from the Faculty Association’s certification in 2014. Those policies have been repealed and removed from the Policy Gazette.
2. Some of the academic policies listed below have been partially superseded by the Collective Agreement between SFU and the Faculty Association. Those policies are in the process of being considered for revision.
3. Policies are cross-referenced to the appropriate article(s) in the Collective Agreement for ease of reference and a direct link to the Collective Agreement is provided here. Please use and rely only on the Collective Agreement article(s) as the official, authoritative source. 
4. Academic policies that are not superseded by the Collective Agreement remain in force and are indicated by a policy title in bold text. 
5. Gaps in the sequential numbering of the academic policies denote an academic policy that was repealed because it is obsolete. 
6. Please contact Faculty Relations at  fr_support@sfu.ca with questions about the interpretation and application of Collective Agreement articles.

Notice to Users & List of Academic Policies (PDF)

On September 14th, 2026 the Governance, Risk and Compliance Committee of the Board of Governors, under delegated authority, approved the following special policy statement in respect of the policies subject to the Board of Governors’ jurisdiction:

Policies subject to the Board of Governors’ jurisdiction (“Board University Policies”) will be applied and interpreted in accordance with the following statement:

Subject to the exceptions set out below:

• Board University Policies shall be interpreted and applied through a gender-inclusive lens; this includes interpreting any gendered or binary terminology as inclusive of all gender identities and expressions; and
• Where binary or gender-specific terms appear, Board University Policies will be interpreted and applied in a manner that does not exclude, marginalize, or misrepresent individuals of diverse gender identities.

Gendered language in existing Board University Policies will be updated as those policies come forward for review, in accordance with this Special Policy Statement.

The Special Policy Statement does not affect the meaning or application of terminology that is required by contract or applicable law or regulation. For further clarity, where a Board University Policy uses binary or gender-specific terms that reproduces or incorporates statutory language, constitutes a legally defined term or category, or where a gender-specific meaning is legally or substantively relevant, including where the application of gender-inclusive terminology would alter legal meaning, eligibility, rights, obligations, or the application of Board Policies, this Special Policy Statement will have no effect on those binary or gender-specific terms.