Office of Legal Counsel

The Office of Legal Counsel provides and coordinates all legal services required by the University of Manitoba and helps facilitate projects and partnerships, which are critical to the functioning and strategic priorities of the UM.

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What we do

Legal services

The Office of Legal Counsel provides and coordinates all legal services required by UM. We have conducted legal affairs for 23 different faculties and schools, dozens of administrative units and nearly 9,000 faculty and staff.

University of Manitoba Act

Study/work abroad waiver form

There are a number of circumstances where the university is required to obtain an informed consent or have a waiver signed for either on or off campus activities.

A study work abroad waiver form is required for students entering Study/Work Abroad and Exchange Programs.

More standard waivers and informed consent forms as well as other legal resources for staff and faculty are available on UM Intranet.

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Contact us

Office of Legal Counsel
E3-250 Engineering Building
University of Manitoba (Fort Gary campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

legaloff@umanitoba.ca
431-294-8498