Combined Toronto Metropolitan University/George Brown College ID Card Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who needs a Toronto Metropolitan University/George Brown a student Photo-ID at Toronto Metropolitan University?

A: Students in the Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education Consecutive Degree, and Early Childhood Assistant programs will need a Toronto Metropolitan University/George Brown College Photo-ID/One Card that specifically identifies you as a George Brown College student on the campus of Toronto Metropolitan University. You will need this card to access all Toronto Metropolitan University services, including borrowing from the library and printing in the Academic Resource Centre.

Q: What services can be used with the Toronto Metropolitan University/George Brown Student Photo ID?

A: The card allows you to access two separate Toronto Metropolitan University and George Brown College service accounts.

Toronto Metropolitan University: Money can be added to your OneCard through the Toronto Metropolitan University money loaders. You can use the money your OneCard for food services, vending machines, and at the Toronto Metropolitan University Bookstore and Academic stores. Your OneCard will allow you to access the Toronto Metropolitan University Library for borrowing books.

George Brown College: Money can be added to your OneCard to use GBC printers. You can add money through Cash-to-Card stations (cash only) or at the Helpdesk in the Academic Resource Centre. The card allows you to access George Brown College Library Learning Commons at all campuses.

Important: Please be advised that any money added to your Photo ID card is non-refundable. Funds are not interchangeable between Toronto Metropolitan University and George Brown College service accounts.

Q: How do I access GBC athletics facilities with my combined TMU ID card?

A: GBC/TMU collaborative degree program students who have a GBC digital ID and TMU card must indicate their current year of study as part of their registration. If they are in Year 1 or Year 2, their next step is to complete the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) form to receive Athletics facilities sticker. Students can then show their digital ID and TMU card, along with the sticker, to gain access (Buzzed in) at our control desks.

Q: Can I submit my photo online for Toronto Metropolitan University/George Brown OneCard?

A: Yes. George Brown College Students attending the Centre of Community Services & Early Childhood at the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) Campus are to submit their digital photo on the TMU Photo Submission website. Your Photo ID will be ready for pickup at the Toronto Metropolitan University OneCard office.

Q: I am a returning 3rd semester student in Early Childhood Education. Do I need a new Photo-ID card?

A: No, you will continue to use your existing Photo-ID card.

Q: I lost my Toronto Metropolitan University George Brown One card, What do I do?

A: Report the loss immediately to the Centre of Community Services & Early Childhood office (Room 597) or the Help Desk in the Academic Resource Centre (Room 677), in the Sally Horsfall-Eaton Centre. You must report the lost card to the Toronto Metropolitan University Library immediately as you could be liable for resources that someone else took out on your card.

Q: How long is my Photo-ID valid?

A: Your Toronto Metropolitan University/George Brown Photo-ID card is valid as long as you registered for the ECE program and have an active status. Your card will be invalid upon withdrawal or graduation from your program.

Q: I am a George Brown Continuing Education Student at Sally Horsfall-Eaton Centre. Do I need Toronto Metropolitan University/George Brown One Card?

A: Continuing education students enrolled in George Brown College's Early Childhood Education program in the Sally Horsfall-Eaton Centre at Toronto Metropolitan University who wish to have borrowing privileges in the Toronto Metropolitan University Library, must first obtain a Toronto Metropolitan University/George Brown College Photo-ID card that identifies you as a George Brown continuing education student at Toronto Metropolitan University. The cost is $15 for a card that can be used for the duration of the program. [It will, however, have to be validated for each course your take.] Replacement cards cost $35. [Please note that these are standard Toronto Metropolitan University fees.]

To get your GBC/Toronto Metropolitan University Photo-ID card, you should go to the Early Childhood Education Office (Rm 597) of the Sally Horsfall-Eaton Centre, to obtain your 'Toronto Metropolitan University/George Brown College authorization form' and pay the ID card fee. The ECE office will complete the form with the required George Brown College registration information. The ECE office will have to obtain a Toronto Metropolitan University ID number for you BEFORE they can return the form to you. This process will take approximately one week.

Once you have paid your fee and received your authorization form with both the Toronto Metropolitan University and George Brown ID numbers on it, you should take it to the Toronto Metropolitan University One Card Office, Jorgenson Hall Room JOR-02, 350 Victoria Street. The hours are listed on the form.

Q: Can I obtain both the Toronto Metropolitan University/George Brown OneCard and George Brown Student ID card?

A: It is not necessary to get both cards since your Toronto Metropolitan University One Card as Toronto Metropolitan University/George Brown Card Student OneCard is the Official George Brown Student ID Card and it will provide you to access both Toronto Metropolitan University and George Brown College services. If you wish to get a separate George Brown Student ID Card, it can be purchased at the cost of $15 on the Stu-View website and the card can be picked up at any of the main campuses in the Library Learning Commons (Casa Loma, St. James, and Waterfront).

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George Brown College is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.


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