UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal
The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is a French-language university. Students, employees and other UQAM account holders
Verify users from UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal
UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal is a member of Canadian Access Federation, one of the national research and education federations that share academic identity providers through eduGAIN. That means you can verify a user's affiliation with UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal by having them sign in with their UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Canada
- Federation
- Canadian Access Federation
Institution details
- Organization
- UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal
- Description
- The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is a French-language university. Students, employees and other UQAM account holders
- Country
- Canada
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.uqam.ca/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- Federation
- Canadian Access Federation
SAML capabilities
Capabilities are read from the institution's SAML metadata. An advertised format is what the IdP declares it supports — not a guarantee of what every login returns.
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal?
Yes. UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal participates in Canadian Access Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal support persistent identifiers?
No. UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal only advertises transient (per-login) identifiers, so authIdentifier will typically be null. You can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal in?
UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal is located in Canada.
How do I verify students from UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal?
Create a verification session via POST /v2/auth/verification, redirect the user to the returned link, and poll GET /v2/auth/verification/{id} after they authenticate at UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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