Certificates of Insurance

If you are asked to produce proof of insurance or a certificate of insurance as part of a contract requirement or to allow an employee or student to access another companies premises, lands, or documents while on University of Calgary business, complete the procedure below.

If you are required to provide proof of insurance for contracts or agreements (i.e anything requiring a signature) complete the below process.

1. Complete the online form Request a Certificate of Insurance. This form must be completed by a university employee.
2. Email the documentation that indicates the insurance requirements to riskmgmt@ucalgary.ca.
3. All contracts must be approved by Legal Services or Supply Chain Management prior to signing an agreement and our department producing the Certificate of Insurance. This includes online agreements.

If you are required to provide proof of insurance prior to accessing another company or institutions' premises/lands for university purposes, complete the below process.

1. Complete the online form Request a Certificate of Insurance. This form must be completed by a university employee
2. Email the documentation that indicates the insurance requirements to riskmgmt@ucalgary.ca
3. Once the documents have been reviewed and the online request form received, it is sent to the insurance company to produce the certificate of insurance. That document will be emailed to you and the requesting company directly (if indicated on the form).

If you are required to provide proof of insurance prior to accessing another company or institutions' premises/lands for university purposes (i.e. medical elective, practica, graduate student research, course work, etc), complete the below process.

1. Contact your department and ask that they complete the online form Request a Certificate of Insurance. A university employee must complete the form as this indicates that the purpose for which the document is being requested is sanctioned by the department
2. Email the documentation that indicates the insurance requirements to riskmgmt@ucalgary.ca
3. Once the documents have been reviewed and the online request form received, it is sent to the insurance company to produce the certificate of insurance. That document will be emailed to the department requester and the requesting company directly (if indicated on the form).

It will take approximately three to five business days to produce the certificate once the form is completed and all of the documentation has been received. In the case with contracts, this timeline begins once Legal Services has approved the agreement.

If you also require a WCB Clearance Letter it can be accessed online through the Government of Alberta system.