OWL Sakai Migration Projects

Academic Course Migration

Status: Completed

As of January 2025, all academic courses have been migrated and are running in OWL Brightspace.


Western Continuing Studies Course Migration

Status: Completed

As of September 2025, all Western Continuing Studies (WCS) courses are running in OWL Brightspace.


Migration of Training Sites Managed by Human Resources

Status: Completed

As of March 23, 2026, all safety training and professional learning managed by Western Human Resources (HR) is running in OWL Brightspace.


Sakai Project Site Transition

Status: Completed

The project site transition phase ended on April 30, 2026. Access to OWL Sakai has been removed for the general Western community. 


Sakai Active Research Project Site Transition

Status: On Hold

Ongoing after April 30, 2026, until a new research data management solution is available.