TDSB, colleges, and universities closed in Toronto due to massive winter storm

While it may have looked like a calm winter day at 7 am, Toronto’s winter weather is slowly getting worse by the hour today.

And to prepare for this massive winter storm, many schools, colleges, and universities have announced they will be closed for the day on Tuesday.

See also

• Environment Canada is advising everyone to postpone non-essential travel tomorrow
• Winter storm watch issued for Toronto as up to 20 cm of snow now expected
• City of Toronto issues Extreme Cold Weather Alert until further notice

Following a winter storm watch released early yesterday, Environment Canada upped the amount of snowfall expected to hit the city, and issued a warning to kick off the week.

It is now forecasting snowfall with total amounts of 20 to 25 cm by Wednesday.

Environment Canada’s winter storm warning also asked commuters to “consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve.”

And with that, here are all the schools having a snow day today.

Toronto District School Board has closed all its schools and administrative sites.

Due to significant combination of snow, ice pellets & freezing rain expected throughout the day, all TDSB schools & administrative sites are closed today. This includes Child Care Centres located inside TDSB schools. 1/2

— Toronto DSB (@tdsb) February 12, 2019

The Peel District School Board has also closed its schools and offices.

Third snow day in three weeks? No, this isn’t the matrix; this is #ONStorm. For Tuesday, Feb. 12, all schools and offices in the Peel District School Board are closed. This includes all busing and all before/after school programs, including night school. #PeelSnowDay pic.twitter.com/Ptu3Neg2dw

— Peel District School Board (@PeelSchools) February 12, 2019

Universities and colleges that are closed include York, George Brown, Sheridan, Centennial, and U of T… but not it’s downtown campus as of 6:45 am.

ALL CAMPUS WEATHER UPDATE

As of 6:45am on Feb. 12:

* UTM is closed
* UTSC is closed
* Downtown Toronto campus is open.

We are continuing to monitor the weather and will update as necessary.https://t.co/UNxPiHJnXh

— University of Toronto (@UofT) February 12, 2019

*WEATHER ALERT* As of 5:30 AM, #YorkU is closed and all university operations suspended. Classes scheduled for today are cancelled and exams postponed. Read more here (fixed broken link): https://t.co/TLurvgJcgZ

— York University (@yorkuniversity) February 12, 2019

Due to the impending winter storm, all of our campuses will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, February 12. All daytime and evening classes are cancelled, as are all services. Child care centres will also be closed.
We expect all campuses to be open on Wednesday.

— Centennial College (@CentennialEDU) February 12, 2019

WEATHER UPDATE ⚠️George Brown College will be closed on Tuesday, February 12 due to the expected snow storm. Our child care lab centres will be closed and Continuing Education (@ConEd_GBC) evening classes will be cancelled.

— George Brown College (@GBCollege) February 12, 2019

*Weather Alert* All of Sheridan’s campuses are closed today and all classes are cancelled. The closure extends to all of Sheridan’s facilities. Tonight’s performance of ON THE TOWN has been cancelled and patrons will be contacted regarding ticket refunds or exchanges. pic.twitter.com/BOnYQ1nohv

— Sheridan College (@sheridancollege) February 12, 2019

Seneca is closed today, Tuesday, Feb. 12 due to the approaching severe winter storm. We expect to be open tomorrow. Updates will be posted on the Seneca Safe app, https://t.co/XZCySL1sUp, My.Seneca, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. https://t.co/pjGHYLEork

— Seneca College (@SenecaCollege) February 12, 2019

All Humber campuses and the U of Guelph-Humber are closed today (Feb12) due to inclement weather. Day and evening classes are cancelled. Services are closed. The Child Development Centre at North is closed. Residence, L Bldg at Lake and LRC 3rd floor North are open.

— Humber College (@humbercollege) February 12, 2019

As of 6:45 a.m., Feb12, #OCADU has closed the campus due to the weather conditions across the region. All bldgs are closed and will be inaccessible for the day.https://t.co/WrsfYM28rg pic.twitter.com/OOw8lbG96q

— OCAD University (@OCAD) February 12, 2019