For school leavers in Canada
Leaving school in Canada? Take your work with you.
For Grade 12 leavers, CEGEP graduates and graduating university students in Canada: take your school Microsoft 365 work before your account closes.
The Canada pattern
- Final year
- Grade 12 (provincial variants); 2nd year CEGEP; final year of post-secondary
- Exam window
- Provincial finals; convocation in May or June
- When school accounts typically close
- School boards close accounts within the summer term; CEGEPs vary; universities cut OneDrive at convocation, often preserving alumni email.
- Most-common next step
- University, college, CEGEP, polytechnic, apprenticeship, work, or gap year
Region-specific notes
- Provincial variation is significant — Ontario, Quebec, BC and Alberta all run different cycles and retention policies.
- Bilingual institutions (in Quebec and elsewhere) use Microsoft 365 the same way regardless of operating language; the export covers French-named files and folders cleanly.
- Long Canadian winter break: many students leave for the summer before formally graduating in June — accounts often remain active through this period.
Common questions
- Are timelines different by province?
- Yes — provincial school boards run different calendars and retention policies. Ontario boards often close accounts after the summer; Quebec CEGEPs follow a different cycle. Your board's IT services page has the specifics.
- What about Canadian universities?
- Most Canadian universities cut OneDrive at convocation but preserve alumni email indefinitely. The pattern is similar to UK universities.
- Does PIPEDA / provincial privacy law apply?
- The school or post-secondary institution remains the relevant party under PIPEDA or applicable provincial privacy legislation; mydocs.school operates as a service provider under their direction.
The global guide
The product is the same everywhere.
mydocs.school works the same way whether your school is in London, Boston, Dublin, Sydney or Toronto. The vocabulary differs; the workflow doesn't.