Following a comprehensive review by the U of T Student Equity Census Advisory Roundtable, and looking closely at student feedback, some of the questions and categories on the Census have changed. The revised version of the Census launched on December 1, 2021.

These changes included:

• A more detailed list of categories for the question on racial and ethnocultural identity
• Revised language associated with questions about disability, gender identity and sexual orientation, with new categories added

In response to further feedback from our students, we added a new question on religious, spiritual affiliations or beliefs for the 2024-25 academic year. This question is live on the census form in ACORN as of August 19, 2024.

We’ll continue to review the Census regularly to make sure it adequately reflects our community. However, we don’t anticipate changes will happen as often moving forward.