STUDENT GUIDE MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY - MCGILL UNIVERSITY
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Master of Public Policy Student Guide
4 WELCOME 40 WELCOME TO MONTREAL
42 Getting Around
5 YOUR MPP IN DETAIL 43 Getting Set Up
7 Key Dates and Courses 45 Eating in Montreal
10 Registering for Courses
46 Places and Events
11 Space for MPP Students
12 Group and Individual Work
52 CONTACT INFORMATION
13 Out-of-class Activities for MPP Students
14 Grading for MPP Courses
15 Academic Integrity
16 Absences from Class
17 Career Services at the Max Bell School
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19Í ÍÍÍ COVID-19 Information and Resources
20 Remote Program Delivery in Fall 2020
21 MCGILL IN DETAIL
23 Getting Started as a McGill Student
25 McGill IT Services
26 Signing into IT Systems
28 Staying Connected
29 Software and Training
30 Academic Regulations
31 Travel
32 Student Services
34 Life Outside Your Classes
36 Campus Map
38 New Student Checklist
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Welcome
Welcome *% the Max Bell School!
We are thrilled that you have chosen
to undertake your Master of Public
Policy (MPP) degree with us. You aren’t
just coming to the Max Bell School,
you are coming to McGill University,
and for close to two hundred years it
has maintained its record as a (*
university illed with lots of intellectual
excitement.
McGill has many services to support your It also provides an overview of campus life and
academic studies and activities on resources, as well as useful information on
campus to keep you busy. This guide how to take advantage of all that Montreal has
outlines key information about the MPP to offer.
program and what you need to know to
succeed and complete your degree.
Sincerely,
Chris Ragan
Director, Max Bell School of Public Policy
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Your MPP in Detail
The MPP program at Max Bell
School is a new and innovative
Master's program which tackles the
complexities of public policy from
diverse perspectives, giving students
the skills to understand and solve
the most important issues impacting
Canada and the world today.
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Key Dates and Courses
ORIENTATION
Aug Ж Aug Orientation
SeptÐ Labour day – Administrative offices and libraries closed. No classes.
FALL MODULE #1
SEÐ – Oct PPOL 602: Microeconomics for Public Policy
PPOL 603: Comparative Government Structures
Oct 1 Thanksgiving – Administrative offices and libraries closed. No classes.
Oct 1 – Oct Module #1 Exam Week
FALL CASE STUDY WEEK
Oct – OctÐ2 PPOL 631-636: Policy Case Studies
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FALL MODULE #2
Nov – Dec PPOL 60: Ethics, Rights, and Law
PPOL 605: Analytical Methods for Policy Evaluation
Dec 1 – Dec Module #2 Exam Week
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END OF MPP PROGRAM
Please refer to https://www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/programs/
current-students for complete course and program details.
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Registering for Courses
STUDENT NUMBER AND PERSONAL STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER While the School’s staff and faculty will
If you are attending McGill for the first time, provide advice and guidance, you have
your 9-digit student number will have been ultimate responsibility for:
issued to you online upon submission of o The completeness and correctness
your application. If you have forgotten your of your course selection and
PIN number or if it has been disabled for registration;
any reason, call the Minerva Help Line o Compliance with the completion of
(514-398-7878) during McGill business program and degree requirements;
hours to have it reset. o Observance of regulations and
deadlines as outlined in the University
Minerva does not guide you to the courses Calendar.
you need and will not necessarily prevent
you from registering for courses you are REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
not entitled to take. You are responsible for To register for courses, new students
making sure that you follow the regulations can access Minerva at: mcgill.ca/
and deadlines outlined in the calendar. minerva-students
10Your MPP in Detail
Space for MPP Students
Please note that until further notice, our offices are closed due to McGill's
precautionary measures against COVID-19.
The Max Bell School has dedicated space for In addition, the main McGill University
MPP students. The ten team rooms are ideal Library is equipped with several meeting
for working on the many group assignments rooms and special study spaces that may
and the Policy Lab, all of which are an be reserved by students:
integral part of the MPP learning experience. libraryrooms.mcgill.ca/reserve/
Two seminar rooms, when they are groupstudy
available, can be booked and used by MPP
students for larger group discussions.
11Your MPP in Detail
Group and Individual Work
GROUP WORK INDIVIDUAL WORK
Since working with others is a key part of Despite the importance of group work in
most professional settings, learning how to the Max Bell MPP program, students have
work productively and respectfully in small considerable individual work and receive
groups is a central aspect of the Max Bell individual grades in all of their courses.
MPP program.
Each core policy course (3 credits) will have
Each of the core policy courses (3 credits) a final exam, and MP a major paper. The
has several group assignments, each of Policy Case Studies (1 credit) and the
which can be expected to take 40-65 hours Complexity Seminars (2 credits) will be
to complete. The Policy Case Studies graded mostly through individual writing
(1 credit) and the Complexity Seminars projects, such as op-ed columns, short
(2 credits) involve mostly individual work, essays, and policy briefing notes. Students
although students should expect informal should feel free to consult widely during the
group activities and discussions to occur formative stages of their written projects,
regularly in class. The Policy Lab (9 credits) but the final written products must be original.
is entirely group work, with teams of 4-5
students working together over several
months to deliver a full policy briefing in
response to a well-defined policy challenge.
In any of these group settings, students
must work hard to ensure that their teams
are inclusive, respectful and productive.
Problems with team dynamics should be
brought to the attention of the relevant
MPP instructor as soon as possible.
12Your MPP in Detail
Out-of-class Activities
for MPP Students
SKILLS WORKSHOPS VISITING SPEAKERSÍ
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skills necessary for the successful ?PCÐMNNMPRSLGRGCQÐDMPÐ+..ÐQRSBCLRQÐRMÐÐ
completion of the 9-credit Policy Lab. CLE?ECÐTGQGRMPQÐGLÐBGQASQQGMLÐ?LBÐBC@?RC
There are workshops on several “so# To see what's going on at Max Bell, visit:
skills”, such as dealing with unconscious mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/events
bias, effective public speaking, and
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as persuasive writing, design thinking, and R?JIQ Ðand social activities for which they can
negotiation. Though these workshops apply to the School for funding and
have no formal credits in the MPP administrative support.
program, they are an important
distinguishing feature of the Max Bell OTHER EVENTS AT MCGILL UNIVERSITYÍÍ
program, and are invaluable in preparing Students of the Max Bell MPP program have
MPP students for the next phase of their full access to all of the activities open to
professional careers. other McGill students. There are many
interesting activities occurring all across the
CAREER TALKS McGill campus, every week! To find out
Learn how specific industry sectors are what's happening at McGill, see: mcgill.ca/
organized, what career paths are channels/events
available, and the skills and experience
needed to be a successful candidate.
13Your MPP in Detail
Grading for MPP Courses
Max Bell MPP students must successfully FAILURES
pass all of their courses (45 credits) in order The lowest passing grade in all MPP courses
to complete the MPP degree. is 65%, a letter grade of B-. Any student who
receives a grade lower than B- in a course
Students’ final course grades are can apply MLÐ+GLCPT? for the permission to
determined by the course instructor, take a Supplemental Exam. If granted such
consistent with the grading scheme permission, the new course grade is
described in the relevant course outline. determined by the grade received on the
This grading scheme (including the Supplemental Exam; however, the original
weighting of various assignments and grade remains on students' transcripts and
exams) is not permitted to vary from the both grades are calculated in students' GPA.
description in the course outline, except in
extraordinary circumstances. Students will not be granted permission to
write two Supplemental Exams in any one
EXTENSIONS !K GRADES" course; nor will they be granted permission
In extraordinary circumstances (determined to write Supplemental Exams in two
by the course instructor), a student may be different courses in which they received a
permitted an extension beyond the normal failing grade. Students who fail two courses,
deadline for completion of an exam or or fail any course twice, will be required to
submission of a major assignment. In such withdraw from the MPP program. In such
cases, a grade of K is submitted and a new cases, no tuition or ancillary fees are
deadline for completion of course work is reimbursed to the student.
assigned. Both student and professor must
sign the appropriate form and submit it to More information about the university's
the School’s Administrative Officer. The new exams and failure policy can be found here:
deadline is normally no more than one
month a#er the initial deadline.
14Your MPP in Detail
Academic Integrity
McGill places a great deal of importance on PLAGIARISM
honest work, the art of scholarship, and the “Plagiarism” means the representation of
fair treatment of all members of the another’s work as one’s own or assisting
university community, and demands a rigid another in representing another’s work,
insistence on giving credit where credit is published or unpublished, as their own.
due. Offenses such as cheating and breaches
No student shall represent another
of research ethics undermine not only the
person’s work, published or unpublished,
value of our collective work, but also the
as their own in any writing, such as an
academic integrity of the University and the essay, thesis, research report, project or
value of a McGill degree. assignment submitted in a course or a
program of study, or represent as their
own the work of another, whether the
material so represented constitutes a
part or the entirety of the work
submitted.
No student shall contribute any work to
another student with the knowledge that
the latter may submit the work in part or
whole as their own. Receipt of payment
or other forms of compensation for work
contributed shall be cause for
presumption that the student had such
knowledge.
To learn more about Academic Integrity and
the Student Code of Conduct at McGill,
please refer to this page: https://
www.mcgill.ca/students/srr/academicrights/
integrity/cheating
15Your MPP in Detail
Absences from Class
Students who miss classes due to illness It is the student’s responsibility to catch up
(or other reasons) must make on relevant class material, readings and
arrangements with their relevant MPP group assignments. Due to the importance
instructor and their assigned teams. of group work in the MPP program,
Students should be prepared to provide students must recognize that missing
confirmation of their illness to the classes and getting behind on the material
instructor. imposes costs on their team members.
16Your MPP in Detail
Career Services at the Max Bell School
Max Bell Career Services provides To book an individual appointment, please
career coaching, workshops, programs, email: maxbell.careers@mcgill.ca
events, and resources that will help
students to:
• Identify career objectives and set
goals;
• Expand awareness of career paths;
• Build professional relationships;
• Communicate skills, experience,
motivation, and value to
employers in their desired field;
• Develop a personalized job search
strategy.
17Your MPP in Detail
Mandatory Training
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY TUTORIAL CREATING A CAMPUS COMMUNITY
All students are required to complete a FREE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
mandatory Academic Integrity Tutorial in It Takes All of Us: Creating a Campus
order to ensure that they know—and fully Community Free of Sexual Violence is a
understand—what’s expected of them. learning program that strives to increase
awareness of sexual violence, to ensure
The Tutorial—which can be found in Minerva that our campus culture is based on
(horizon.mcgill.ca/pban1/twbkwbis.P_ respect and consent, and to help create a
WWWLogin) under the Student Menu— community free of sexual violence.
must be completed by the end of their first
term at McGill. Failure to complete the The training consists of four modules that
Tutorial will result in a registration block for use character-driven scenarios to teach
the following term. The registration block important topics surrounding sexual
is automatically released the moment the violence and its impact. You can find this
Tutorial is completed in Minerva. mandatory training on myCourses.
mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/students/test mcgill.ca/sv-education/program-overview
18Your MPP in Detail
COVID-19 Information and Resources
As regulations for COVID-19 continue to shift MCGILL CAMPUS COVID-19 UPDATES
for both the city of Montreal and the McGill For news and updates specific to the McGill
campus, it's important to keep track of any community, please refer to the university's
updates and advisories. COVID-19 page for more information. This
page contains the current guidelines for
MONTREAL COVID-19 UPDATES quaratine procedures on campus as well as
To know more about the recommendations resources for students on learning remotely,
and guidelines issued by the regional public financial aid, health, and well-being. Learn
health department (Direction régionale de more: https://www.mcgill.ca/coronavirus/
Santé publique de Montréal), please refer to
official site of the city of Montreal. This page
provides updates about current COVID-19
safety regulations and news: https://
montreal.ca/en/articles/coronavirus-
covid-19
19Your MPP in Detail
Remote Program Delivery for Fall 2020
Due to COVID-19 regulations, the Fall 2020 12 2
term is being delivered remotely. The Max 'LÐC?PJWÐD?JJ Ð+..ÐQRSBCLRQÐUGJJÐPCACGTCÐ?Ð
Bell School is using a variety of tools to KMLRFÐJGACLQCÐDMPÐ12 2 Ð?ÐQMDRU?PCÐ
develop a virtual classroom experience and DMPÐQR?RGQRGAQÐ?LBÐB?R?ÐQAGCLACÐRMÐ@CÐGLQR?JJCBÐ
ensure a productive semester. on one's personal computer. This will be used
in the program's Analytical Methods course.
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productivity, and collaboration. These NJC?QCÐQCCÐN?ECÐ9 Ð$MPÐGLDMPK?RGMLÐ?@MSRÐmW
platforms and resources will be particularly !MSPQCQ ÐPCDCPÐRMÐN?ECÐ7 Ð
important for the Fall 2020 semester. See
page 29 for more details.
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20McGill in Detail
McGill University is one of Canada’s
best-known institutions of higher
learning and one of the leading
universities in the world. With students
coming to McGill from over 150
countries, our student body is the most
internationally diverse of any research-
intensive university in the country.
Founded in 1821, McGill is recognized McGill University is located on land which
around the world for the excellence of its has long served as a site of meeting and
teaching and research programs. In exchange amongst Indigenous peoples,
addition to a stellar faculty, McGill is including the Haudenosaunee and
known for attracting the brightest Anishinabeg nations. The School honours,
students from across Canada, the United recognizes, and respects these nations as
States, and around the world. the traditional stewards of the lands and
waters on which we meet today.
McGill students have the highest average
entering grades in Canada, and our
commitment to fostering the very best
has helped our students win more
national and international awards on
average than their peers at any other
Canadian university.
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Getting Started as a
McGill Student
GETTING YOUR STUDENT CARD Be sure to bring your McGill ID number, valid
Your student ID card is proof that you are a photo ID, and the documents you used to
registered student at McGill and gives you prove your citizenship status. More details
access to a full range of McGill services. You can be found at: mcgill.ca/student- records/
will need it to use most essential services on personal-information/id
campus including the library and athletic
facilities and to access certain study areas Those students who have a McGill
and classrooms during regular daytime undergraduate ID card will need to replace it
hours as well as a#er hours. with a new graduate level ID card.
I
International Students
International students must submit copies of their Certificat d’acceptation du Quebec
(CAQ) and Study Permit in order to receive their ID card. International students who
have confirmed their medical insurance on Minerva will receive their International
Health Insurance (IHI) card at the same time as their ID card. Students who are eligible
for an exemption must present valid documentation to Service Point and submit an
online exemption request via Minerva.
For international students, there is a buddy program run by International Student
Services (ISS). An incoming student can request a buddy from McGill here. A buddy
will be assigned based on request and availability.
mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/once-here/buddy
23BUY YOUR BOOKS AND HEALTH !AND INSURANCE"
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT Health and dental insurance for local
The McGill University Bookstore, Le James, students can be arranged through the Post
is open year-round and carries new and used Graduate Student Society (PGSS).
textbooks as well as reference and general
books, stationery and office supplies, McGill pgss.mcgill.ca/en/health-and-dental-plan
merchandise, and snacks.
International Students
Le James Bookstore: Health insurance is mandatory for most
680 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC incoming international students and it is part
H3A 2M7 of the tuition fee package.
Regular Hours: The Health Insurance Card has to be printed
Monday-Friday: 10am – 6pm from Minerva and can be activated here:
Saturday: 11am – 4pm mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/health
Sunday: Closed
Get Reimbursed
Visit the Bookstore online or in person to To get reimbursed on medicine, one can
sign up for email reminders so you are the download Medavie app ( from Playstore or
first to know about services such as a used Appstore) and file the claim. For quicker
textbook buy-back and other events. processing, one can visit the Medavie
Blue Cross office across from the McGill
lejames.ca Downtown campus at 550 Sherbrooke West.
24McGill in Detail
McGill IT Services
MCGILL SERVICE POINT IT SERVICES WEBSITE
McGill’s Service Point provides you with McGill’s IT Services website is your one-
a variety of administrative services and is stop shop for all central IT services at
located at 3415 McTavish Street, near the McGill.
intersection with Sherbrooke.
mcgill.ca/it
mcgill.ca/it/forms
Visit the McGill IT website to:
Opening Hours: o Get IT service descriptions and
Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm read FAQs;
(Wednesdays until 5pm) o Find detailed information such as
service cost and service availability as
Tel: 514-398-7878 well as instructions on how to access
Contact form: service and get IT help and support;
mcgill.ca/servicepoint/contact-us o Find system availability, down times,
and new service announcements
IT SERVICE DESK posted under “Announcements,
McGill’s IT Service Desk provides you with a Features and Events”;
variety of IT services. o Search the McGill IT Knowledge Base.
Email: ITsupport@mcgill.ca
Tel: 514-398-3398
Walk-in downtown:
688 Sherbrooke Street West
Room 285
25McGill in Detail
Signing into IT Systems
To access IT services, you need your SET UP YOUR WIFI
McGill username (usually in the form of Find instructions for setting up your WiFi at:
firstname.lastname@mail.mcgill.ca) and mcgill.ca/x/ZYQ
McGill password. Central IT services include
myMcGill, myCourses, email, wireless, WiFi on campus: wpa.mcgill.ca
Virtual Private Network (VPN), and McGill’s
Dial-up Access Service (DAS). COMPUTERS ON CAMPUS
Public computers are available in the libraries
For some systems, like uPrint, you can use and many areas on campus. Find out more at:
your McGill short username, the first letter mcgill.ca/library/services/computers
of your first name + first 5 letters of your last
name, usually followed by a number (e.g. MYMCGILL PORTAL
jsmith5). The myMcGill portal is the central access
point for student services. Here you can:
Find out your McGill username and short o Read your email;
username and create/reset your McGill o Access myCourses;
password in Minerva: o Get direct links to Minerva to view
o Log in with your McGill ID and and update your student records and
Minerva PIN; account information;
o Go to Personal Menu > Password o Search the McGill Library Catalogue;
for McGill Username. o Keep abreast of the latest McGill news.
Customize your experience by hiding/
showing links, moving portlets around, and
adding your own links in myFavorites.
Access the portal from the Quick Links
menu of any McGill web page at: mcgill.ca
and sign in using your McGill short
username and McGill password.
mymcgill.mcgill.ca
26MYCOURSES UPRINT
Many of your courses will have online UPrint is a cloud printing system that allows
materials or activities including assignments students to print to any machine on campus
and readings, lecture recordings, course from McGill computers, personal laptops,
syllabus, project guidelines, discussion home desktops, and mobile devices.
forums, calendars, etc.
o Use one of the public computers on
o Access myCourses from the campus or email your print jobs to:
myMcGill portal; uprint.mono@mcgill.ca or
o Click on the title to access the course uprint.colour@mcgill.ca;
homepage; o Swipe your McGill ID card and enter
o Your course contents are available your McGill password to log into the
from the start date of the course; machine.
o Set up notifications to receive
announcements and important dates on Copy and print charges are billed to your
your smartphone/mobile; student account. Scanning to email is free.
o View the class list and interact with your
instructor and classmates. For more information about the uPrint
service, how to request access and how to
Watch videos and find support on install print drivers for your personal laptop
myCourses at: or computer, please refer to the following IT
kb.mcgill.ca/it/mycourses-students Knowledge Base article: mcgill.ca/x/Zgo
27McGill in Detail
Staying Connected
EMAIL ADDRESS
Your McGill email address is the official Remember to keep your contact information
email address that the university uses accurate and up-to-date on Minerva, where
to communicate with you. It is your you can view and update your mailing,
responsibility to ensure that email is permanent and employer addresses. You
accessed, read, and acted upon in a timely can also update your phone number and
fashion. If you choose to forward university make minor corrections to your name, such
email to another email mailbox, it is your as changing upper/lower-case letters or
responsibility to ensure that the alternate adding accents. Be sure to also complete the
account is viable. “Emergency Contact” information.
You can access your McGill email in Mailing
several ways: While you’re getting settled into your
o Mail tab in the myMcGill portal; new place, don’t forget to tell us where
o Outlook Web App (OWA); you’re living! McGill will use this address
o exchange.mcgill.ca; for mailing purposes. If le# blank, the
o Smartphone/mobile instructions; permanent address is used.
o Configure an email client, such as
MS Outlook. Permanent Address
All students must have a valid permanent
If you want to learn more about email address. McGill will use this as the current
facilities, visit: mcgill.ca/x/ZgJ mailing address if no other address is provided.
ONLINE STUDENT DIRECTORY Student Billing (if not your mailing address)
Opt-in to the student directory and make it You may request that your bills be sent
easier for your classmates to contact you. to a third party. This address is used by
Student Accounts to direct a fee invoice to
mcgill.ca/directory/students an address other than the regular mailing
address. In addition, this address will be
used for billing a corporate or government
sponsor that has agreed to cover a
student’s tuition.
28McGill in Detail
Software and Training
Access to the following services is through FREE SOFTWARE
your McGill username and McGill password. Download free so#ware from McGill’s
So#ware Licensing Site.
You must establish a Virtual Private Network o Microso# Office 365 ProPlus is available
(VPN) connection to access McGill restricted free to all registered students. Read this
sites and resources (e.g. library resources) article for the steps to download it on y our
if you connect to the Internet with an personal computer: mcgill.ca/x/4Qw;
Internet Service Provider (ISP) other than o MATLAB licenses are also available to
McGill’s DAS. registered students. Read this article
for the steps to download it on your
You can find an explanatory article by McGill personal computer: mcgill.ca/x/4Qi ;
IT Services here: mcgill.ca/x/4QJ. EZproxy is o Be sure to uninstall any previous antivirus
a quick, convenient way to access restricted so#ware from your computer before
McGill library databases and other online, installing new antivirus so#ware.
library-licensed resources from off-campus.
For more information: mcgill.ca/x/4QU The McGill Bookstore also sells so#ware at
educational institution prices. Learn more:
mcgill.onthehub.com/WebStore/Welcome.
IT SECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING aspx?vsro=8
A series of comprehensive IT Security
Awareness Training courses are available in ONEDRIVE CLOUD FILE STORAGE
order to raise awareness of IT security You get 1 terabyte of free file storage space
issues and identify key behaviours that for your personal use. Access your files
create risks to our organization. More from anywhere and share easily with friends
information is available on at: mcgill.ca/it and family. Visit the site to find out more:
kb.mcgill.ca/it/onedrive
29McGill in Detail
Academic Regulations
You can find several important McGill o Policy Concerning Rights of Students
Regulations online: with Disabilities
o University Examination Policies ssmu.mcgill.ca/studentrights/wp-
mcgill.ca/exams/regulations content/uploads/2016/01/Rights-of-
o Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Students-with-Disabilities-Policy-
Procedures Concerning-the.pdf
mcgill.ca/secretariat/files/secretariat/ o Regulations on Conflicts of Interest
code_of_student_conduct_and_ ssmu.mcgill.ca/studentrights/wp-
disciplinary_procedures.pdf content/uploads/2016/01/conflict-of-
o University Student Assessement Policy interest-regulation-on_0.pdf
30McGill in Detail
Travel
TRAVEL INSURANCE TRAVEL REGISTRY
For ALL MPP-related travel, students As a traveler, you are required to sign up on
must have health insurance that provides the Max Bell School of Public Policy Travel
travel coverage outside and within Canada. Registry. This allows McGill University to
Students have travel coverage if enrolled in track where and when you travel, so that
the Post-Graduate Student Society’s (PGSS) emergency assistance can be offered if a
Health and Dental Plan through StudentCare, crisis occurs. Prior to your travel date, you
or, for international students, the McGill must complete the Travel Registry form,
International Health Insurance Plan (IHI) along with the mandatory Student
provided by BlueCross. Acknowledgment and Consent Form. By
clicking “ACCEPT”, you agree to the outlined
For details, please see: condition. A hard copy must also be signed.
studentcare.ca/rte/en/ ALL students are to register, even if only
McGillUniversitygraduatestudentsPGSS_ taking a trip to nearby cities, such as Ottawa.
Travel_TravelCoverage
or mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/health/ ORIENTATION REQUIREMENTS
coverage/travel In order to fulfill the mandatory Pre-
and mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/health/ Departure Requirement, you must
activate-your-coverage familiarize yourself with the Pre-Departure
Orientation video and fill out the quiz found
Students who are not enrolled in either of at the bottom of its page.
these two plans must verify their travel
mcgill.ca/mcgillabroad/students-going-
coverage with their insurance provider.
abroad/benefits/pre-departure-quiz
All international students should
consult with International Student
Services well prior to their
departure date so as to assure that
all documentation is in order.
31McGill in Detail
Student Services
MCGILL STUDENT WELLNESS HUB INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
The Student Wellness Hub has a renovated SERVICES !ISS"
space, with increased staff numbers, ISS offers a host of services to graduate
clinicians and medical professionals, for any degree students who opt in to pay McGill
and all health and wellness needs that you Student Services fees. A list of those
may have. It is located on the third, fourth services can be found on ISS’ website:
and fi#h floors of the Brown Building. It has mcgill.ca/internationalstudents
consolidated and expanded Health Services,
Counselling and Psychiatric Services, so you SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AID
won’t have to restart if or when you go Find all the resources and advice you need
between units. You also won’t have to guess to help pay for university, from step-by-
which service is right for you. See this page: step guides on how to apply for funding to
mcgill.ca/wellness-hub information on how to budget effectively.
Learn more here: mcgill.ca/studentaid
OFFICE FOR STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES !OSD" DRIVESAFE AND WALKSAFE
The OSD works with students who have Drivesafe and Walksafe are two great
documented disabilities, mental health student services. Drivesafe (514-398-8040,
issues, chronic health conditions, or other drivesafe.ssmu.ca) is a free transportation
impairments. These may be temporary, service operating on Friday-Saturday from
permanent, or episodic. The OSD encourages 11 pm to 3 am that will drive students
all students to book an appointment with an anywhere on the island of Montreal. Walksafe
Access Services Advisor to discuss your (514-398-2498, walksafe.ssmu.ca) is a
barriers and to determine what resources or free walking companion service operating
accommodations will help to make your time Sunday-Thursday 9 pm to 12 am and Friday-
at McGill a success. Visit the site: mcgill.ca/ Saturday 9 pm to 3 am that will walk with you
osd/new-osd-students anywhere on the island of Montreal.
The McGill App can be downloaded from Playstore/Appstore and can be synced with
myCourses to access all the important resources. Learn more here: mcgill.ca/app
32ACADEMIC AND CAREER#RELATED HEALTH#RELATED SERVICES
RESOURCES AND RESOURCES
Writing Centre’s GRAPHOS Office for Sexual Violence Response,
Graduate courses and workshops and work Support and Education (OSVRSE)
opportunities are offered. OSVRSE/SACOMMS offers workshops on
mcgill.ca/graphos active bystanding and resources for
survivors of sexual violence.
SKILLSETS mcgill.ca/osvrse
Workshops for grad students on
leadership, writing, study methods, etc. Shag Shop
mcgill.ca/skillsets Sexual health boutique on campus.
mcgill.ca/healthymcgill/shagshop
MyInvolvement
Activities that go towards students’ McGill Nightline
Co-curricular Record. Confidential and anonymous
involvement.mcgill.ca student-run helpline.
nightline.ssmu.ca
McGill Tutoring Services
mcgill.ca/tutoring OTHER RESOURCES
First Peoples’ House
In addition to Max Bell's Career Services, Resources and support for Indigenous
you also have access to CaPS: people.
McGill Career Planning Services mcgill.ca/fph
mcgill.ca/caps
McGill Office of Religious and Spiritual
Work Study Program Life (MORSL)
mcgill.ca/studentaid/work-study/students MORSL offers spiritual guidance, quiet
spaces to study, praying spaces, and
Campus Life & Engagement (CL&E)
more.
CL&E offers services touching almost
mcgill.ca/morsl
everything that has to do with life at
McGill as a student and has a newsletter for
Food and Dining Services
new grad students.
McGill offers a variety of food and dining
mcgill.ca/cle/services/orientation-
services, including residential dining halls,
transition-grad
retail food options and meal plans.
mcgill.ca/foodservices
33McGill in Detail
Life Outside Your Classes
MCGILL’S POST#GRADUATE ATHLETICS AND RECREATION
STUDENT SOCIETY !PGSS" Get active, stay fit and meet new people.
The Post-Graduate Student Society McGill has almost fi#y varsity and club
organizes several events of a purely teams as well as a thriving intramural
recreational nature. Field trips, parties and program – and fresh faces are welcome.
dinner events offer the chance to relax and Work up a sweat in any one of over 100
mingle with fellow students outside the fitness, recreation, aquatic and dance non-
classroom setting. McGill’s Post-Graduate credit courses. Play a game of basketball,
Student Society (PGSS) also boasts tennis, squash, soccer, volleyball or
numerous student clubs and associations. badminton during drop-in recreation times.
Do all of this and more at our indoor and
pgss.mcgill.ca/en/home outdoor tennis courts, squash courts,
weight rooms, indoor and outdoor tracks,
THOMSON HOUSE two outdoor playing fields with artificial turf,
You can enjoy Montreal’s famous nightlife gymnasia, arena, swimming pool and
with fellow MPP students or attend fitness centre.
Thursdays at Thomson House, McGill
graduate students’ private club. You can athletics.mcgill.ca
look forward to many memorable
experiences in the program, and to
developing friendships that will endure long
a#er graduation.
thomsonhouse.ca/home
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Campus Map
Rutherford Reservoir
GELBER
LAW
LIBRARY
PGSS
BROWN STUDENT
SERVICES BUILDING
REDPATH
FACULTY LIBRARY MACDONALD#
CLUB STEWART LIBRARY
MCLENNAN
LIBRARY
ENROLMENT
SERVICES
36ATHLETICS When campus opens, your classes in the
Max Bell MPP program will take place at
680 Sherbrooke St. W., 6th floor.
You can access detailed electronic campus
maps at: maps.mcgill.ca
37MPP and McGill in Detail
New Student Checklist
■ Have you submitted your proof of For international students only
Canadian citizenship or permanent ■ Have you accessed Minerva -> Student
residency (Canadian citizens/PR) -> International Student Health
or your Study Permit, CAQ document Insurance Coverage Form to confirm
(international students) to Enrollment your coverage? Doing this will allow you
Services? * to pick up your health insurance card at
Service Point.
■ Have you verified your fee information
and updated your mailing address on
Minerva?
■ Have you picked up your Student ID card
from Service Point?
■ Have you activated your McGill email
account?
■ Have you completed the mandatory
Academic Integrity Tutorial on Minerva?
*Please note that all students are
considered international students until
a proof of permanent residency or
citizenship is received.
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Welcome to Montreal
Montreal is called the cultural
capital of Canada; with four
universities, the city has the
largest per-capita student
population in North America.
Montreal is a functionally bilingual to the fullest. You will find people having
community and you can manage with no lunch in the park or next to the fountains
French. But since you’re here, you might at Place des Arts. The outdoor terraces
as well take advantage and learn a new are buzzing with activity all through the
language, which would not only help make summer. The highlights of the season are
new friends but also improve job prospects. the Montreal International Jazz Festival and
Montreal – an amalgamation of different the International Fireworks Competition.
cultures and communities – is vibrant and Winters are cold, so you will want to invest
exciting all year round. in a good warm jacket and boots. Layering
yourself in warm clothes is the best way to
Downtown Montreal is the hub of all enjoy Canadian winter activities that could
cultural activity with art, music, and cultural include skiing or enjoying a meal at one of
festivals throughout the year. Summer is the region’s sugar shacks, our famous Nuit
hot and it’s a season Montrealers enjoy blanche or Igloofest.
4038 41
Welcome to Montreal
Getting Around
PUBLIC TRANSIT CAR
Montreal is well served by public International students with a study permit can
transportation. The OPUS card is a smart drive in Canada using their foreign driver’s
card providing access to the Montreal licence if it is in French or English. Otherwise,
bus and metro network. For students under they will have to obtain an international
25 years of age, the OPUS card is available licence from the SAAQ.
at a discounted price and can be ordered
from Minerva. saaq.gouv.qc.ca/en/drivers-licences/foreign-
drivers-licence
mcgill.ca/student-records/personal-
information/opus
stm.info Inform yourself! Some rules are specific
to Montreal and/or Quebec, and parking
BIKE is difficult in the city, especially during
Montreal has more and more bike paths the winter.
each year, and cyclists love to explore
Montreal from April to October. You can buy
a bike, or buy a BIXI pass to use Montreal’s CAR#SHARING SERVICES
public bike system. Communauto and car2go offer different
packages for round-trip or one-way travel.
montreal.bixi.com
They are low cost and eco-friendly.
TAXIS
communauto.com/index_en.html
Taking a taxi in Montreal is safe and
convenient.
car2go.com/CA/en
Taxi Coop: 514-725-9885
taxi-coop.com
Taxi Diamond: 514-273-6331
taxidiamond.com
42Welcome to Montreal
Getting Set Up
BANKING PHONE AND INTERNET
To open a bank account, you will need to: Each call you make AND those you receive
o Make an appointment are calculated as part of your airtime. There
o Bring your passport and study permit are several option and rate plans that include
o Bring your letter of acceptance from the unlimited incoming calls to avoid paying for
school and your Student ID calls you receive.
Most banks have student packages, e.g. no
Check before purchasing:
charge for the first 25 transactions. Major
o Length of the contract and the fee for
banks near the downtown campus are:
breaking your contract before it ends
o CIBC: Sherbrooke @ Metcalfe
o Billing for incoming text messages (SMS)
cibc.com
o Start time for night rates
o Royal Bank of Canada (RBC):
o Monthly network access fees, voicemail,
Sherbrooke @ Peel
caller ID, 911, and taxes
rbcroyalbank.com
o Banque Nationale: Sherbrooke @ Stanley
List of companies providing phone services:
bnc.ca
Bell: 514-310-BELL bell.ca
o Bank of Montreal (BMO):
Vidéotron: 1 877 512-0911 videotron.com
Maisonneuve @ Peel
Télus: 1-866-558-2273 telusmobilite.ca
bmo.com
Virgin Mobile: 1-888-999-2321 virginmobile.ca
o TD Canada Trust:
Fido: 1-888-481-FIDO fido.ca
Meltcafe @ Maisonneuve
Rogers: 1-877-ROGERS-1 rogers.com
td.com
Fizz: fizz.ca
o HSBC: Sherbrooke @ McGill College
hsbc.ca
Internet services are available from Bell,
o Scotia Bank: Sherbrooke @ Metcalfe
Videotron, Distributel, Fizz, TekSavvy,
scotiabank.com/ca
Electronic Box and Acanac.
Important! There will be a charge if you
Check the plans and make sure service is
withdraw money from an ATM that is not
available in your apartment complex before
part of your Bank’s network. Choose a
purchasing. If service is not available, you
bank with a large network.
may have to pay an installation fee.
43WORK PERMITS If you need any help or have any questions,
On and off Campus you can contact the relevant government
You can work on or off campus without a office or McGill International Student
work permit as long as you satisfy certain Services: mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/
conditions. You can find all the necessary contact-us
details on the Government of Canada
website: canada.ca/en/immigration- TENANT’S INSURANCE
refugees-citizenship/services/study- Tenant’s insurance is not compulsory, but it
canada/work/work-on- is advisable. Check with a bank or
campus.htmlCampus insurance company for more details.
You will need a Social Insurance Number HEALTH CARE
(SIN, NAS in French) whether you want to If you are not feeling well and want
work on campus or off campus in order to to see a doctor, you can go to the McGill
get paid. You will find all relevant Wellness Hub.
information on the Service Canada website
(bit.ly/2qn1FEr). Gather all the required Brown Student Services Building, third
documents and go to a Service Canada floor 3600 McTavish Street West Montreal,
office – you will get your SIN in 10 minutes. Quebec H3A 0G3
It is an important identification document Tel: 514-398-6017
and you should not share the card
information with anyone, except your mcgill.ca/wellness-hub
employer and university. Learn more:
mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/work/
social-insurance
44Welcome to Montreal
Eating in Montreal
PUBLIC MARKETS
There are four main public markets in FOOD AID
Montreal – Jean Talon, Atwater, Lachine, Located at McGill University, Midnight
Kitchen offers free vegan meals to
and Maisonneuve. Three (not the Lachine
students and other programs such as
market) are located close to metro
weekly meal pick-up, a food bank,
stations. Each market provides its own
and workshops.
flavour of Quebec and produce from around
the world. Visit their site to see more: midnightkitchen.org
marchespublics-mtl.com
POPULAR NEIGHBOURHOODS
SUPERMARKETS TO EXPLORE
Montreal’s main supermarkets are Metro, There are many food options in and
IGA, Provigo, Maxi, Super C, and Adonis. around campus but it is o#en worth taking
the trip to other Montreal neighbourhoods
Independent Stores: to enjoy all the good food Montreal has to
Eden – Les Galeries du Parc: 3575, avenue offer:
du Parc
o Jean-Talon
Supermarché Akhavan – 6170, rue
o Plateau Mont-Royal
Sherbrooke O.
o Mile End
Segals – 4001, boul Saint-Laurent o Chinatown
Frigo Vert – 2130, rue Mackay o Old Montreal
Supermarché PA – 1420, rue du Fort o Saint-Henri
o Little Italy
Eater Montreal (montreal.eater.com),
Timeout Montreal (timeout.com/
montreal) and Tastet (tastet.ca/en), all
have great neighbourhood guides and
top restaurant lists that are worth
checking out.
45Welcome to Montreal
Places and Events
PLACES TO DISCOVER Montreal Science Centre
Whatever your passion, Montreal has it. The Montreal Science Centre is a science
Whether you’re checking out various museum located on the King Edward Pier
museums and land marks, or “festival- in the Old Port of Montreal. Unlike most
hopping”, you’ll find plenty to see, do and museums, the Science Centre encourages
enjoy. And as Lonely Planet* notes, you to touch and interact with the exhibits.
“Few cities can compete with Montréal’s There are permanent and temporary
mouth-watering mix of food, festivals and exhibits to entertain even the most intrepid
fun-centric living.” of adventurers and most technophobic
* lonelyplanet.com/canada/montreal individuals. See more:
centredessciencesdemontreal.com
Grande bibliothèque
Quebec’s National Library Montreal Biodôme
banq.qc.ca A facility located at Olympic Park in
the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal neighbourhood of Montreal that allows
Contemporary art museum visitors to walk through replicas of four
macm.org ecosystems found in the Americas. Visit
their site here: biodome.qc.ca
Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
Fine arts museum Environment Canada’s Biosphère
mbam.qc.ca As the only environment museum in North
America, the Biosphere’s mission is to
Pointe-à-Callière raise citizen awareness, action, and
Museum of archaeology and history engagement in environmental issues. The
pacmusee.qc.ca museum offers interactive exhibits and
guided activities. Find out more:
Centre Canadien d’Architecture biosphere.ec.gc.ca
Museum of architecture and research
centre cca.qc.ca
46Maisons de la culture Lachine Canal
Offering shows, lectures, exhibitions, A link between the city and nature, the
music, dance and more - Professional and Lachine Canal is located in the southwest
up-and-coming artists perform at the rate section of Montreal. Its 13.5-kilometre
of more than 200 events per year. All urban route runs between the Old Port and
activities are free of charge. Lake Saint-Louis, a navigable waterway
For more information: accesculture.com punctuated by five locks. Along its banks, a
linear green urban park is lined with
Old Port vestiges of the industrial era when the canal
Bateau-Mouche cruise, Bota Bota spa on boomed. Throughout the year, a varied
the water, pedal boats, SOS labyrinthe, MTL schedule of activities makes this historic
Zipline & Quick Jump, and more! Find out site a great place to experience with family
more: vieuxportdemontreal.com or friends. Read more: mtl.org/en/explore/
neighbourhoods/les-quartiers-du-canal
Parc Jean-Drapeau
The unique Jean-Drapeau Park, known for JOURNÉES DE LA CULTURE
its diverse cultural and sports Tons of FREE cultural activities occur in the
programming, is the perfect place for fall during Journées de la culture. Visit their
getaways 5 minutes from downtown website: journeesdelaculture.qc.ca
Montreal! See their site here:
parcjeandrapeau.com
Looking to explore the city at your
own pace with recommendations
Mt. Royal Park
tailored to your tastes, preferences,
Explore the nature, culture and history
location and time of day? Download
of Montréal’s beloved mountain situated
My Official Montréal CityGuide app to
immediately west of Downtown Montreal.
access offline maps and receive
Learn more: lemontroyal.qc.ca
personalized recommendations:
mtl.org/en/plan/my-official-montreal-
city-guide
47MONTREAL FESTIVALS Igloofest
Festivals and grand events are a Every winter thousands of electronic music
cornerstone of life in Montréal. Jazz, lovers dance under the stars at the Quays of
comedy, avant-garde dance, poutine – the Old Port of Montréal. With its icy décor
name a season, art form or signature local blanketing steel structures, its striking
dish and you’ll find Montréal has a festival architectural volumes, its programming
for it. From illuminated winter festivals of drawing from the best local and
art, gastronomy and outdoor sports to international DJs, its igloo village, and its
international rhythms and circus “Iglooswag” snowsuit contest, Igloofest
performances in the heat of summer, the offers the hottest winter evenings in
city’s festivals and special events gather Montréal! Visit their site: igloofest.ca
locals and visitors alike in the name of
celebration. Relaxing under the sun or in Montréal en lumière
the plush comfort of a theatre seat, Revel in an atmosphere of light and warmth
festival-goers and artists from all walks of in the middle of winter. Hundreds of
life come together to create Montréal’s truly exceptional gastronomic and wine tasting
unique festival vibe. activities, shows (music, dance, theater,
circus...) and a free outdoor illuminated site
in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles
annually in February. Learn more here:
montrealenlumiere.com
48Fête des neiges de Montréal Art Souterrain
This popular family-oriented winter event The festival takes place with 10 stations in
features a 4-weekend programming an environment that differs from the
geared toward enjoying the outdoors and traditional exhibit space; Montreal’s
offers many shows and a wide array of underground city. It offers 33 km of
activities, most of which are free. Kids and tunnels, one of the biggest underground
grown-ups are warmly invited to come pedestrian walkways in the world.
play outside and enjoy this big winter Activities with admission fee are also
gathering. Ice slides, sled dog tours, available (guided tours, visit of artists’
shows, music and much more! Annually in studios). Annually in March. For mor
January. Find out more: information about the festival, visit their
parcjeandrapeau.com/en/fete-des- site: artsouterrain.com
neiges-de-montreal
International Jazz Festival
(Summer 202)
The Festival International de Jazz de
Montréal is an annual jazz festival held in
Montreal. Learn more here:
montrealjazzfest.com
49Just for Laughs Les FrancoFolies
Considered the king of comedy festivals, (Summer 2021)
the Just for Laughs is a mecca for the Les FrancoFolies: is a large annual
most riotous, side-splitting and madcap music and performance festival held in
comedians from around the globe. Downtown Montreal, featuring over
Millions of spectators worldwide come to 1,000 French-language performers
this Montréal summer must-see, which from all over the world, as well as
gives humour top honours during comedy attracting over 500,000 visitors. See
shows, street theatre, films and plays as their site: francosmontreal.com
well as Broadway-style musicals. Its
wildly popular gala evenings feature some
of the world’s biggest names in comedy
delivering their razor-sharp-wit unique
way of seeing the world to rapt audiences.
Find out more: justforlaughs.com
50L’international des feux Loto-Québec Mural Festival
As sparkly things go, it doesn’t get bigger Montreal’s MURAL Festival is an eleven
or better (or louder) than Montréal’s day event celebrating the international
annual international fireworks urban art movement. Championing live
competition, an explosive choreography of art, music, exhibitions and artist talks, the
music and fire set against the city skyline. Festival
Easily one of the highlights of Montréal’s is an important gathering of the global
summer season, L’International des Feux artistic community. World class musicians
Loto-Québec competition brings several of and visual artists collaborate for a cultural
the city’s most iconic features together for celebration in the heart of Montreal on the
30 minutes of eye- (and ear-) popping fun, Saint-Laurent Boulevard. Discover more
rain or shine, over the course of several information: muralfestival.com
weeks. Learn more here: sixflags.com/
larondeen/linternational-des-feux/ MTL à Table
overview In November, a total of 150 restaurants
will be offering table d’hôte dinner menus
Osheaga Music and Arts Festival at fantastic prices ($23, $33 or $43) as
Come August, the Osheaga Music and Arts well as a $17 brunch in some restaurants.
Festival dominates Montréal’s collective Discover the diversity of Montréal’s
conscious for three monumental days of food scene and the wealth of products
music, visual art, fun and frolic, minutes grown right here in Québec. See their site:
away from downtown in magnificent Parc mtlatable.mtl.org/en
Jean-Drapeau. Visit this page to find out
more: osheaga.com
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