Building Bold: UM's Capital Plan for People, Place and Possibility
UM's capital plan
The master capital plan accounts for major capital projects, minor capital projects, learning space renewal and deferred maintenance on the Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses, and multiple satellite campuses.
It ensures that UM's physical environment evolves in step with it's mission, vision and core values, and advances UM's core priorities under MomentUM, the Truth and Reconciliation Framework, the Climate Action Plan and the Strategic Research Plan.
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3 million sq. ft.
of existing facilities included
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500
classrooms and labs assessed for renewal
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676 acres
of land included
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1st
zero-carbon building planned for UM
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$600 million
in deferred maintenance to be addressed
Guiding principles
Advancing UM's academic mission
Supports an outstanding student experience, excellence in teaching and research, and continued innovation.
Sustainability and decarbonization
Zero carbon building standards redefine what it means to build responsibly on these lands.
Accessibility
Modernizing existing spaces and building to support access for all abilities. Designing campus around accessible, integrated transit options.
Reconciliation
Creating spaces that embody wahkohtowin and mino-pimatisiwin from UM's Truth and Reconciliation Action Plan, demonstrating UM's commitment to Indigenous design, inclusion and respect for the land.
Indigenous design
Embedding Indigenous histories, cultural heritage and deep connections to the land and river throughout our future campus spaces. The plan is shaped with Indigenous architects and expressed through construction specifications that honour these principles.
Safety
Designs support community safety, protect valuable research assets and ensure long-term environmental and structural safety.
Belonging and well-being
Expanding a network of open spaces, paths and gathering places that help our community thrive.
Preserving our heritage and landscapes
Safeguarding heritage landscapes that make our campus unique and preserving historic buildings and cultural resources.
Vibrant campus "high streets"
Creating retail and service hubs that bring energy, convenience and community life to campus.
Strengthening community connections
Linking campus with surrounding neighbourhoods, trails and shared green spaces.
Capital stewardship
Taking care of what we've built - so it can serve future generations. Investing strategically in renewing aging buildings, infrastructure and systems to protect the university's assets, reduce risk and ensure long-term reliability and performances of our campus.
UM's capital plan
- Achieves a campus development road map to 2055
- Embeds Indigenous design principles
- Creates a roadmap to net-zero by 2050
- Builds in six five-year phases from now until 2055
- Builds for sustainability, accessibility and walkability with green networks and river nodes
Major capital projects
These projects reshape how we learn, discover and connect, addressing institution-wide priorities such as new construction, large-scale facility renewal, infrastructure modernization and research capacity expansion.
Learning space renewal
These projects reimagine how teaching and collaboration happen at UM, ensuring that classrooms, labs and shared learning environments are modern, accessible, technology-enabled and adaptable. They support new pedagogies, interdisciplinary collaboration and inclusive learning experiences.
Learning space renewal is more than modernization. It is an investment in how students learn, how faculty teach and how UM’s campuses evolve to meet the next generation.
Campus renewal
Extending the life of existing assets, improving the everyday experience and reinforcing UM's commitment to excellence, inclusion and operational sustainability.