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Scheduled
The University's central administrative system (Banner) used for student records, payroll, and finance will be unavailable on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 from 9:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. to perform planned system maintenance.
Banner and all services dependent on Banner will be unavailable during the scheduled Banner maintenance including:
• Banner Self Service (Online Tools functions: Student, Human Resources and Employee, Advisor, and Finance)
• University of Victoria Online Admissions application
• Online application to graduate (OAG)
• Millennium FAST
• Banner Document Management System (Xtender)
• Banner Workflow
• Banner Communication Management
• APEX applications using Banner data (e.g., Applicant Information Review System (AIRS))
Brightspace, email, M365/Teams, and Zoom will not be affected.
The deadline to withdraw from Fall courses without penalty of failure is Oct. 31 at 11:59 p.m. As this maintenance occurs after the deadline, it is not impacted by the Banner outage.
Banner and all services dependent on Banner will be unavailable during the scheduled Banner maintenance including:
• Banner Self Service (Online Tools functions: Student, Human Resources and Employee, Advisor, and Finance)
• University of Victoria Online Admissions application
• Online application to graduate (OAG)
• Millennium FAST
• Banner Document Management System (Xtender)
• Banner Workflow
• Banner Communication Management
• APEX applications using Banner data (e.g., Applicant Information Review System (AIRS))
Brightspace, email, M365/Teams, and Zoom will not be affected.
The deadline to withdraw from Fall courses without penalty of failure is Oct. 31 at 11:59 p.m. As this maintenance occurs after the deadline, it is not impacted by the Banner outage.
This scheduled maintenance affects: Enterprise Systems (Banner, FAST) and Other Online Services (NetLink Profile Management).