Lethbridge Polytechnic offers free email accounts for all students and staff, which are provided by Microsoft Office 365. This service enhances communication and collaboration within our community, providing an essential tool for academic and professional success. 

To access your email for the first time, sign in to Office 365 and update your password. Once you’ve made this change, you’ll have access to the full suite of Microsoft services online.

Sign in to the Outlook web app
  • Go to Apps | Microsoft 365 Copilot.
  • Sign in to Office 365 with your @lethpolytech.ca email address and password.
  • Click the Mail icon to access your email.
Set up Outlook on your mobile device

IMPORTANT: Lethbridge Polytechnic Employees, please refer to the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) page for additional information about accessing your email from a mobile device.

  • Download the Microsoft Outlook app for free from the App Store (iOS devices) or Google Play (Android devices).
  • Sign in using your @lethpolytech.ca email address and password.

Alternately, you can set up your account on your device's native mail app by following the steps below.

iOS
  • Open the Settings app.
  • Go to Accounts & Passwords and tap Add Account.
  • Choose Exchange from the list of account type options.
  • Enter your @lethpolytech.ca email address and provide a description (ex. My Polytechnic Email) to distinguish this account from other email accounts you may have on your device.
  • Tap Next and chose Sign In if prompted.
  • Enter your password in the provided field, and tap Next and Accept.
  • Turn off any features (Contacts, Calendars, etc.) that you don’t want to access on your device, and tap Save.
Android
  • Open Android’s native email app.
  • If you already have another account on the device, go to the menu, then the Settings icon, and choose Add Account.
  • Select ADD NEW ACCOUNT.
  • Enter your @lethpolytech.ca email address and password in the provided fields and tap SIGN IN.
  • Select Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync as the account type.
  • Under EXCHANGE SERVER SETTINGS, change Exchange Server to outlook.office365.com and tap SIGN IN.
  • Finally, tap ACTIVATE.
Set up Outlook on your computer
  • Go to Outlook for Office 365, or Outlook 2016 or newer.
  • Click File.
  • Select Add Account.
    • If prompted to select an account type, choose Microsoft Exchange.
  • Enter your name, @lethpolytech.ca email address and password.
    • If prompted, enter the following information:
      • Username: your @lethpolytech.ca email address.
      • Server: outlook.office365.com.
      • Domain: (leave blank).