Minor incident

UVic IT: 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.

Current status of UVic IT: Operational — live UVic IT status

Timeline

1. Oct 30, 2026, 19:15 UTC
   identified
   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. For status updates during the scheduled maintenance window, please visit and / or subscribe here: https://status.uvic.ca/incidents/gd4z0x0t18g8
2. Nov 1, 2026, 23:48 UTC
   resolved
   This incident has been resolved.

Updates as published by UVic IT (original).