Software
Students, faculty and staff
Please select the appropriate link below to view software details for your specific group.-
Undergraduate students
- Undergraduate students participating in BYOD TELE will receive software through the Ontario Tech Software Portal.
- The software available on the Ontario Tech Software Portal is dependent on course enrolment.
- To view a list of the 2024-25 software applications by course code, please visit software by course code.
- Please follow instructions on how to download software via the Ontario Tech Software Portal.
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Graduate students
- Graduate students are eligible to receive Ontario Tech's licensed software where Ontario Tech's existing licence agreements permit and where feasible.
- The most commonly requested software applications are available through the Software Portal.
- Please follow instructions to download software via the Software Portal.
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Faculty and staff
Faculty and staff will receive approved software preinstalled on their university laptop and/ or through the Ontario Tech Software Portal. If a faculty or staff member has not participated in the yearly software refresh process, older or expired software versions will need to be uninstalled before proceeding with downloads.
Please follow instructions to download software via the Software Portal. Note that the Software Portal has replaced the previous method of downloading software via LANDesk.
Faculty members who teach undergraduate courses will receive the same software as the undergraduate students enrolled in their courses. Please note that the software is provided for undergraduate teaching purposes only. Please contact software@ontariotechu.ca to confirm license coverage if other uses are needed (such as academic research). Teaching Assistants do not receive the software for their role by default, requests must be submitted by the Faculty using the Software Form.
Additional Software:
If additional software is required please complete the online Software Form.
- Where licenses need to be purchased and a cost is involved, ITS will contact the appropriate budget holder for approval.
- Once the software has been procured, the faculty/staff member will be contacted with details regarding how the software will be deployed.
Microsoft Office 365 Proplus
Current university faculty/staff and students can acquire a licensed copy of Microsoft Office for their use - at no additional cost! Sign into the Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus page with your network login to view further details regarding this offer.
Adobe Acrobat Pro Alternatives
Adobe Acrobat Pro are now available with other supported tools
I can't find the software that I require for my course. What do I do?
If there is course software that is not available to you in the Software Portal, please email the IT Service Desk or call 905.721.3333, option 1 and a Service Desk technician will be pleased to assist you.
