Disruptions

Access to larger elevator at 205 Richmond St. W. (RHA)

Students, employees and visitors attending 205 Richmond St. W. (RHA) may find the elevator in the lobby of this building is too small for some assistive devices. An alternative, larger elevator is available at the rear of the building. Visitors who find they cannot use the smaller elevator should contact their hosts for support in accessing the larger elevator. 

If you are a student or employee who requires ongoing use of the larger elevator, or would like to be able to help visitors use this elevator, please contact securitysupervisors@ocadu.ca. You will receive training that includes safety protocols for this elevator. Once completed, your OCAD U ID card will be enabled for the street-level entrance to the larger elevator.

 

Washroom upgrades in MCA 100 McCaul St.

Beginning on Monday, January 20, 2025, OCAD U will begin renovations to upgrade and enhance a few of the washrooms in the main building at MCA 100 McCaul St. This work will complete in late March. 
 

Affected washrooms:

  • MCA 367 (Women's multi-stall washroom near the pink stairwell):
    Recommended alternate washrooms are the single-stall private, accessible washroom at MCA 365 or the multi-stall women's washroom MCA 385, near the green stairwell.
  • MCA 482 and 483 (single-stall private all gender washrooms);
    Recommended nearest alternate washrooms are MCA 462 multi-stall women's, MCA 465 multi-stall men's or down one level to a single-stall private accessible washroom in MCA 365.

Noise and disruption from construction is expected to be minor. For any issues in general and on site during construction, please contact the Campus Planning and Projects team at team_cpp@groups.ocadu.ca. 
 

Several campus buildings closed

OCAD University has been advised of a planned power outage on May 6 that will require closure of several campus buildings. Since this outage will impact lighting, elevators, air conditioning and domestic hot water, the University is closing the following buildings for the entire day: 49 McCaul St., 51 McCaul St., 113 McCaul St., 122 St. Patrick St. (Learning Zone will be closed)

As result, there will be no access to the building. We recommend you remove any items or belongings you may need before the closure. All buildings will reopen on May 7 at 7:30 a.m.