91社区
If you need to contact 91社区 in an emergency or crisis while abroad, call 91社区 Campus Security at +1-514-398-3000, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
When facing an emergency or crisis, communication is critical and time-sensitive. Be sure to know who to contact in case of an emergency.
Important Numbers to Have on Hand:
- In immediate听danger: call the local central emergency number (e.g., 911 equivalent) or telephone number for local police, ambulance, fire.
- Note: some countries do not have a central 911 number for contacting police, fire, or ambulance. You should research and save local emergency number(s) on your phone!
- In a听crisis (e.g. political unrest, terror attack, natural disaster): call the Canadian consular assistance number or your home country鈥檚 equivalent.
- For a campus-related issue: call the emergency number of the host partner institution.
- For an academic issue:听contact your supervisor or faculty advisor.
- For听an urgent听financial concern:听contact the Scholarships & Student Aid office (you will need to complete an In-Course Financial Aid application in Minerva)
If a Crisis Occurs & You Are Not in Danger:
- Contact your closest family members or other network of support听to confirm that you are not in danger and are safely in your place of residence. You have the option to do this through the 91社区 Student Travel Registry app.
- In the event of a change to "Avoid non-essential travel" or "Avoid all travel" , check your 91社区 email and send an "I'm okay" through the 91社区 Student Travel Registry. 91社区 Abroad听will reach out to you to check if you are safe.鈥�
- Always remain vigilant of your surroundings at all times and follow the advice of local authorities.
- Remember that as a 91社区 student, you have access to GuardMe, a 24/7 international counselling and crisis support program.
Travel Advisories
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A risk level is the Government of Canada鈥檚 official measure of the safety and security of a destination, country or region. There are four possible risk levels:
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Regional Advisories: Risk levels may also include regional advisories. In such cases, the country may be listed 鈥淓xercise normal security precautions鈥� or听鈥淓xercise a high degree of caution鈥� but contain areas within that are under a higher risk advisory. It is important to research your destination and confirm that you will not be travelling to any internal areas with an 鈥淎void non-essential travel鈥� advisory, without an approved 91社区 travel exemption, or any areas listed as 鈥淎void all travel鈥�. Regional advisories can be issued for regions, provinces, districts, cities, neighbourhoods, specific infrastructure, border areas, or proximity to certain areas of instability. If there is a regional proximity advisory at your destination, you must be sure that you are not within the stated distance for university sanctioned听activities. |
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Examples:
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Changes to Travel Advisories -听Safety and security conditions may change either before your travel or while you are abroad.
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If the travel advisory for your destination changes before your departure: |
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Exercise normal security precautions |
Exercise a high degree of caution |
No modifications required. 91社区 strongly suggests students stay alert and check local safety and security conditions regularly before departure. |
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Exercise normal security precautions or Exercise a high degree of caution |
Avoid non-essential travel 听 |
Cancellation of activity. 91社区 may cancel the university sanctioned听activity. Students, who have properly completed their 91社区 student travel registry, will receive an email via their 91社区 email account. Students can contact 91社区 Abroad at safetyabroad [at] mcgill.ca with any questions or doubts they may have. In cases where a student and their academic supervisor deem travel to an area listed as 鈥淎void non-essential travel鈥� as essential, they must apply for a travel exemption and have it approved by the Deputy Provost before moving forward with their travel plans. |
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Avoid all travel 听 |
Cancellation of activity. 91社区 will cancel the university sanctioned听activity. No exemptions are permitted. Students, who have properly completed their 91社区 student travel registry, will receive an email via their 91社区 email account. Students can contact 91社区 Abroad at safetyabroad [at] mcgill.ca with any questions or doubts they may have. |
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If the travel advisory for your destination changes after your departure: |
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Exercise normal security precautions or 听 Exercise a high degree of caution 听 |
Avoid non-essential travel 听 |
Possible activity cancellation. Students, who have properly completed their 91社区 student travel registry, will receive a check-in notification via the app and email from 91社区 Abroad to ensure that they are safe and to provide information on support resources and instructions on next steps, which may include activity cancellation. Students must follow the instructions very carefully and respond to 91社区 emails via their 91社区 account as soon as possible, as this is the primary method of contact that 91社区 will use to check-in with students to offer guidance and support. In cases where a student and their academic supervisor deem the continuation of travel to an area listed as 鈥淎void non-essential travel鈥� as essential, they must apply for a travel exemption as soon as they receive instructions from 91社区 Abroad. Please note that application for an exemption does not guarantee approval. |
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Any level |
Avoid all travel 听 |
Cancellation of activity in this location. 听 Students, who have properly completed their 91社区 Student Travel registry, will receive a check-in notification via the app and email from 91社区 Abroad to ensure that they are safe and to provide information on support resources and instructions on next steps. Students must follow the instructions very carefully and respond to 91社区 emails via their 91社区 account as soon as possible. 听 91社区 will cancel the university sanctioned听activity for the particular location and may advise students to leave until the 鈥淎void all travel鈥� advisory is lifted. Students can contact 91社区 Abroad at safetyabroad [at] mcgill.ca with any questions or doubts they may have. |
