OUC provides a host of guidance documents including checklists, tip sheets, and references. OUC also offers its expertise to the University community through training and education programming.
A contract for services is a document in which a provider of services agrees to provide a service to a client in exchange for a payment. This type of arrangement is governed by the University of Toronto’s Procurement Policy.
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A memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) is a document that contains a collection of tenets between two or more entities that intend to establish a relationship. Often MOUs act as placeholders until the parties negotiate and prepare a definitive agreement.
The Policy on Approval and Execution of Contracts and Documents identifies a certain class of contracts that follow established pathways for approval and execution. This chart illustrates those pathways and includes helpful links and contact information for users undertaking the contract approval and execution process.
The Governing Council’s Policy on Approval and Execution of Contracts and Documents and the Provostial Guideline for Academic Divisions on Contracts establishes what class of contracts may require central review, approval, and/or signature.
It is important to provide all available information—the omission of small details in a contract can have significant legal consequences. The more information you can provide, the better advice we can provide.