Five resources to support your safety on campus
At Toronto Metropolitan University, the safety and security of our community is a top priority. To support this, the Community Safety and Security team provides around-the-clock front-line coverage of campus through GardaWorld security guards and engages in a variety of innovative community-centric initiatives aimed at enhancing the resilience of our surrounding community.
With the winter semester underway, we’re reminding TMU community members of key resources available to help you support your own safety on campus. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the offerings and consider how best to make use of the resources to support your own safety as you study, research and work on campus.
You don’t need to go alone: Contact Walk Safe
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, snow, rain or shine, TMU community members and visitors can arrange for a uniformed security staff member to accompany them to buildings on campus and nearby locations like the subway or parking lots.
Interested? Request Walk Safe services by calling 416-979-5040 or emailing walksafe@torontomu.ca.
Set up a customized Personal Safety Planning Session
Offered by Community Safety and Security to all community members for support with scenario-based guidance, tools and resources customized to your experience on campus so you can make informed decisions.
While these sessions are offered to individuals, they can also be provided in a group setting for a unit, department or group of students. Additionally, they can be in person or virtual.
Attend a safety-related workshop or training session
Offered regularly throughout the year, Community Safety and Security runs a variety of workshops and training sessions designed to assist community members in developing skills for responding to threats to their personal safety. Sessions include:
Interested in booking a session for a group of friends or your team? Contact Community Safety and Security at security@torontomu.ca or 416-979-5040 to arrange a group training session.
Download the TMU Safe app to your phone and sign up for text messages
TMU Safe is the university’s mass notification tool, providing community members with push notifications regarding urgent situations on campus that pose immediate safety or security threats. Plus, you’ll be immediately notified of any Snow Days this semester!
Haven’t used the TMU Safe app in a while?
If it's been some time since you’ve opened the app on your phone, follow the instructions below to ensure the app is still working correctly.
iPhone users: Check to determine if your phone has offloaded the app due to inactivity. If this is the case, redownload the app to ensure it’s working correctly.
Android users: Double-check to determine if the app has entered hibernation mode. You can prevent this by redownloading the app and disabling this feature within the app’s settings when automatically prompted to do so upon downloading.
Access campus buildings with your OneCard
As you likely already know, all exterior campus doors have been OneCard access only. Use your OneCard to enter buildings on campus by tapping your card against the card reader located at exterior building entrances.
Haven’t received a OneCard?
Learn how to apply for a OneCard and where to pick it up by visiting the OneCard website.
Help prevent tailgating
With buildings on campus requiring a OneCard for entry, community members are asked not to hold doors open for other individuals as all TMU students, faculty and staff are expected to have their OneCards on them at all times to access campus buildings.
What to do if you encounter an emergency on campus
While not a resource, it’s important that TMU community members know what to do if they encounter an emergency on campus. If you encounter an emergency on campus, or an immediate threat to your safety, contact 911. If it is safe to do so, you can also inform TMU Security at 416-979-5040. Learn more about emergency management at TMU and review customized instructions for students, faculty and staff, and leaders.
Learn more about TMU’s approach to safety and security on campus
The Community Safety and Security website offers many safety tips and resources. We encourage you to explore our website to better understand our shared vision for campus safety.
