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

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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

SAML capabilities

NameID formats
transient
Entity categories
R&S (Research & Scholarship)
Single logout
Advertised

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.

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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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