Each semester CSIL is open from the first day of classes to the last day of exams.

(SFU academic calendar Link)

Note: there are normally no lab sessions in CSIL for the first week of semester, but please check with your instructor.

This documentation is for the Computing Science Instructional Labs (CSIL) in Surrey and Burnaby. If you are looking for the SFU IT Services Computer Labs, go here.

We have a lot of information on these pages. If you are new to CSIL, please read the Getting Started, General and Policies pages linked below. If you are here trying to fix a problem you are having in CSIL, try the site specific search in top right with keywords related to the problem.

Please report CSIL facility problems to the CS helpdesk.

Collection Notice

The School of Computing Science collects the personal information of computing lab users on behalf of SFU under the general authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (RSBC 1996, c.165) . The personal information collected includes directory names and space usage allocations. It is related directly to and needed by the University to responsibly manage IT infrastructure use. The information will be used to monitor digital storage space usage and enforce individual space quotas.

If you have any questions about the collection and use of this information, please contact CS Senior Manager at cs_manager@sfu.ca.

Last updated @2026.04.29