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University of Toronto AI Policy for College Applications

General Policy:L0 • No explicit policyD0 • No disclosure requiredE0 • No enforcement stated
Permission
L0
No explicit policy
Disclosure
D0
None required
Enforcement
E0
None stated
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Important:Some programs have stricter policies - see details below

Quick Answer: Can you use AI at University of Toronto?

It depends on your program:

  • •
    General/Undergraduate: No explicit policy (No explicit policy)
  • •
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine — MD Admissions: No explicit policy
  • •
    Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law — J.D. Admissions: AI use prohibited

Last verified: 2026-08-16 • Confidence: High

What This Means For Your Application

✓Generally Safe

  • Grammar and spell-checking tools
  • Getting human feedback on drafts

✗Avoid

  • Submitting AI-generated paragraphs as your own

💡No explicit policy doesn't mean AI is allowed — err on the side of caution

Policy Evidence

University General Policy

“No university-wide admissions AI policy found on the sources checked.”

— Apply | Future Students(Verified: Aug 2026)

Program-Specific Policies

Temerty Faculty of Medicine — MD Admissions

L0 • No explicit policyD0 • No disclosure requiredE2 • Uses screening tools

“We will perform random checks of your brief personal essays through a plagiarism detection tool.”

— View source(Verified: Aug 2026)

Applies to: brief personal essays

Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law — J.D. Admissions

L4 • AI use prohibitedD0 • No disclosure requiredE1 • Manual review possible

“All application elements for admission to the law school are expected to be complete, authentic, true and where applicable, your original work without the use of artificial intelligence.”

— View source(Verified: Aug 2026)

Applies to: personal statement,optional essay,application materials

Policy Summary by Program

ProgramAI Allowed?DisclosureEnforcement
General/UndergraduateNo explicit policyNo disclosure requiredE0 • No enforcement stated
Temerty Faculty of Medicine — MD AdmissionsNo explicit policyNo disclosure requiredE2 • Uses screening tools
Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law — J.D. AdmissionsAI use prohibitedNo disclosure requiredE1 • Manual review possible

Sources Verified

All sources checked (4)
Confidence: HighLast verified: 2026-08-16

Additional Context

No institution-wide admissions AI rule was found. The MD admissions page discloses random plagiarism checks and says submitted essays are added to the tool's reference database. This supports E2 for that program only. The checked page does not state which uses of generative AI are permitted or prohibited, so it remains L0 and the similarity process must not be described as an AI-origin verdict. The J.D. quote previously held back as unverified was verified verbatim on 2026-08-16 on the law school's own How to Apply page, where it appears twice, and independently on the OUAC OLSAS University of Toronto guide (https://www.ouac.on.ca/guide/olsas-toronto/) under the heading 'Measures to Safeguard the Integrity of the Admission Process'; the OUAC wording differs only in punctuation and in naming 'The Faculty of Law' rather than 'Jackman Law'. It is L4 because it excludes AI from application elements rather than regulating one use, D0 because no applicant AI disclosure is required, and E1 because the school reserves a discretionary right to verify authenticity without naming a screening tool. The J.D. record is admissions-page sourced and does not depend on the OLSAS form itself; re-check it when the OUAC 2027 OLSAS guide publishes in late August 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does University of Toronto allow ChatGPT for essays?
University of Toronto does not publish one AI rule for the whole university. Its general/undergraduate admissions policy is "No explicit policy", and these units publish their own: Temerty Faculty of Medicine — MD Admissions (No explicit policy); Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law — J.D. Admissions (AI use prohibited). Follow the rule for the program you are applying to, and read the certification inside your own application — a page with no AI rule does not authorize AI use.
Do I need to disclose AI use to University of Toronto?
University of Toronto does not require disclosure of AI use in admissions materials.
How does University of Toronto check for AI?
University of Toronto has not indicated how they check for AI use in admissions essays.
Which University of Toronto programs have different AI policies?
Temerty Faculty of Medicine — MD Admissions,Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law — J.D. Admissions have specific policies that differ from the general university policy. Programs that prohibit AI entirely: Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law — J.D. Admissions.

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