Teams

Microsoft Teams is the University’s preferred collaboration platform. It brings together chat, video, file sharing, and the full Microsoft 365 suite in one secure workspace. Create channels for projects, co‑edit documents in real time, and reach colleagues instantly via text, voice, or video—whether they’re on campus or across the globe.

Teams seamlessly integrates with SharePoint for document storage and with familiar Office apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote to keep everyone on the same page.

Screenshot of the new Microsoft Teams desktop client on Windows 11

The University of Toronto has implemented a 30‑day retention protocol for all individual Teams chat messages (channel messages are unaffected). Learn more at uoft.me/TeamsChatRetention.

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 Available to Students

Access

While Microsoft Teams is available as a web app, the desktop client offers tighter Microsoft 365 integration, efficient resource use and enhanced notifications.

Creating a New Team

Submit a request through the Enterprise Service Centre (ESC) to provision a new team.

Teams Premium Licence

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