Staff Service Centre

Bear Tracks Outage: Feb 17-19

Please note that Bear Tracks will not be available from 6 a.m. on Saturday, February 17 to 6 a.m. on Monday, February 19 while the system undergoes a scheduled update.

Updated career portal will be live March 27

The University of Alberta career page will be offline from the morning of Friday, March 22, until the evening of Tuesday, March 26, to complete system updates. Learn more

The Staff Service Centre is here to support you with your HR, Finance, and Information Technology related questions and issues. Team members provide expert assistance for matters related to payroll, travel expenses, computer and software issues, and much more!

Submit a Request, Inquiry, or Form

The U of A Service Portal allows you to submit a general inquiry, service request, or form, and view existing tickets or solution articles.

If you have a CCID, log into the Service Portal via the link below. Follow these instructions for best use of the Service Portal.

Don’t have a CCID? Follow these instructions to sign up for a U of A Service Portal account.

Access the Service Portal

Give Us a Call

Contact the Staff Service Centre at: 780-492-8000

IT SERVICE DESK HOURS
IT Service Desk: 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

HR/FINANCE SERVICE DESK HOURS
Fall/Winter: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Spring/Summer: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

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Average Wait Times

Inquiries are answered in the order they are received during office hours.

  • Phone: 4 minutes
  • Vendor payments: 30 days
  • Appointment letters: 10 business days from generation to entry into HCM

tips for submitting a request

  • If your request is urgent, we recommend giving us a call.
  • If you are looking for an update on your request, you can view and reply to your open tickets in the Service Portal home page, or you can give us a call. Opening new tickets for updates will generally slow things down.
  • When submitting a general inquiry, keep an eye on the right-hand column of your screen for Suggested Articles that may help you get your issue resolved sooner.