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Useful Websites

Specific links are highlighted below. But if the thing you're looking for isn't on the list, these are useful sites for U of T employees of all kinds to browse.

Relevant Employment Policies

The comprehensive U of T Employment Policies page is linked above. Below are links to specific policies that may be of interest to all employees at the university.

Human Resources & Payroll

Absence Reporting

For faculty

Faculty members should inform the Department Chair of extended absences that may impact teaching or service commitments. No further absence reporting is required.

Please refer to the appropriate employment policy for up-to-date leave policies for different employee groups.

For staff

Appointed staff should report absences to the university’s Employee Self-Service (ESS) platform.  

Casual staff absences should be directed to the Physiology Finance Office.  

Please refer to the appropriate employment policy for up-to-date leave policies for different employee groups.

Payroll Forms

Purchasing

Purchases under $25K

It is strongly recommended that purchasers use uSOURCE or their BMO MasterCards, however, purchase orders may also be used. Written quotes are not required for purchases under $25K. The transaction limit for pcard purchases is $10K. 

Purchases between $25K and $74,999

Purchases in this range require a purchase order and a minimum of two written quotes, using the Procurement Services templates for goods or services. Purchases without quotes require completion of a Procurement Policy Exemptions Justification (PPEJ) form.

Purchases between $75K and $121,199

Purchases of $121,200 or more

Such purchases require a competitive, publicly posted procurement process. Contact your local procurement team for support. 

Sole Source (Non-Competitive) Procurement

 All sole source purchases require significant justification as well as a completed Procurement PPEJ form forwarded to the Physiology Business Office for review and to the Chair for a one-level higher authorization before initial submission to U of T Procurement Services portal for further review and approval.  Please read and complete all sections of the PPEJ form.  Lastly, please authorize form under section 6 – Acknowledgement (Budget Owner Signature). 

Radioactive Isotope Purchases

All radioactive isotopes purchases must be submitted to the Financial Administration office for purchasing.  The acquisition of radioactive isotopes needs to be accounted for by Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Radiation Protective Services division.  Please complete the Environmental Health & Safety – Radioactive Materials Purchase Request form along with an internal purchase requisition clearly specifying the name of the radioisotope, activity per item/vial (mCi), chemical form and your RAM permit number as well your FIS account numbers to charge. 

Customs Clearance

  • For goods and/or services acquired outside of Canada, please complete an Import Goods Form (IGF) for customs clearance with Thompson Ahern & Co. (TACO). 

  • IGF should be submitted before each shipment reaches the border. 

  • IGF should be submitted when purchases are made with PCard with suppliers outside of Canada. 

Reimbursable Expenses

All faculty, staff, and trainees should submit all expense reimbursement claims using Concur Travel & Expense, linked below.

NOTE: For guests and claimants who no longer have active university appointments, please contact the department’s Business Office for help submitting a claim.

Access full instructions, videos, training and more to help you use Concur.
To be used when booking travel through Avenue Travel.

Facilities

Facility Access Request Forms

Medical Sciences Building (MSB) Fob Request Form → to access to MSB perimeter and departmental rooms with fob readers, e.g. mail room, seminar room, etc.)

Animal Facility Access Request Form → to access the facility at the Division of Comparative Medicine 

Stationary & Communications

Download Department of Physiology letterhead, request departmental logo files
Download Temerty Faculty of Medicine branded PowerPoint template
Access Temerty Faculty of Medicine style guides and merchandise catalogue
Access U of T branded templates for presentations, documents, event materials and more. 
Contact the Physiology's Business Office to order business cards
Free, user-friendly web-based design software for laying out posters, flyers, etc.