M365 Copilot

Currently, U of T faculty and staff have access to two versions of Microsoft Copilot:

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is an AI-powered assistant that helps answer questions, generate content, summarize information, and support everyday tasks — all from your browser.

    • Free for U of T faculty, staff, and students

    • Enterprise-grade data protection

Microsoft 365 Copilot (Paid)

Microsoft 365 Copilot is a premium, fully integrated assistant embedded within apps like Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.

Campus deployment
Deployed at U of T Saint George campus Deployed at U of T Missisauga campus Deployed at U of T Scarborough campus
User group
Available to Staff Available to Faculty Not available to Students

Access

Microsoft Copilot Chat (Free)

Microsoft Copilot Chat is available through the Microsoft 365 portal for all eligible U of T faculty and staff. You may also use the app launcher in any M365 web application. It’s also available as a Teams app. For the first time, the page will prompt you for UTORid confirmation.

M365 app launcher and Copilot icon selectedM365 Copilot in app launcher

Important: When using M365 Copilot Chat, make sure you see the green shield icon in the top-right corner. This confirms you’re in enterprise-protected mode and not using the public version. If the shield is not visible, log in with your U of T Microsoft 365 account.

The green shield icon in the top-right corner. This confirms you’re in enterprise-protected mode.

Microsoft 365 Copilot (Paid)

Microsoft 365 Copilot provides AI-powered assistance directly inside Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and other M365 applications. Access is currently available through a paid, fee-for-service license and is limited to employees only.

Get Help

M365 Copilot Chat (free) – U of T Resources

If you’re looking to get started or have any questions or concerns, we recommend beginning by reviewing the relevant resources:

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M365 Copilot (paid version) – U of T Resources

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