Holiday Hours

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Most units on campus will be operating within regular hours until December 25, 2025.

From December 25, 2025 to January 1, 2026, various services on campus will operate with adjusted hours and some offices will be closed.

Note: For units/departments not listed, please visit their respective websites for complete details: Faculties and Schools | Campus Services.

 

Campus Security

Campus Security patrols and dispatch will operate through the holiday period. Dispatch is available 24/7.

Non-emergency contact: 250 807 9236 | Emergency contact: 250 807 8111

Security dispatch office: ADM 104A

Office closure

  • December 24: Closed at 4 pm
  • December 25 – January 1: Closed
  • January 2: Return to regular hours, 8 am – 4 pm

 

Student Housing and Hospitality Services

Nechako Residence Commons front desk

  • December 24: Closed at 6 pm
  • December 25 – January 1: 10 am – 5:30 pm
  • January 2: 7 am – 10 pm
  • January 3: Return to regular hours at 7 am

Residence Life

  • December 20 – January 4: 5:30 pm – 10 am Winter Residence Advisors on call
  • December 20 – January 4: Scheduled drop-in social programming nightly (7 pm – 8 pm in the Nechako Gathering Room)

Residence Life Manager on call 24/7. To reach an advisor, please call the Residence Advisor on-call number posted in each building.

Maintenance

  • December 24: Closed at 4 pm
  • December 25 – January 1: Closed
  • January 2: Return to regular hours at 8:30 am

Emergency response throughout winter break.

For more information, or to contact the Student Housing Front Desk, visit okanagan.housing.ubc.ca/contact-us

Food Services

Holiday hours vary by location.

For information and updates, visit Food Services.

Campus Recreation and Hangar Fitness Centre

Holiday hours will vary by location.

For information and updates, visit Recreation.

Wellbeing and Accessibility Services

Student Health Clinic

  • December 23–24: Open until 4 pm
  • December 25 – January 1: Closed
  • January 2: Open at 9 am

Counselling Services

  • December 23–24: Open until 4 pm
  • December 25 – January 1: Closed
  • January 2: Open at 9 am

Enrolment Services Advising

  • December 24: Early closure of phone, email and walk-up support
  • December 25 – January 1: Closed
  • January 2: Return to regular hours, 9:30 am

For more information, visit students.ok.ubc.ca/enrolment-services

The Commons

  • December 25 – January 1: Closed

For detailed hours visit https://hours.library.ubc.ca/#view-ubcocommons

Library

  • December 20,21: 10 am – 6 pm
  • December 22–24: 8 am – 4 pm
  • December 25-January 1: Closed
  • January 2: 8 am – 4 pm
  • January 3–4: 10 am – 6 pm
  • January 5: Return to regular hours

For information and updates, visit Library.

Bookstore

  • December 24: Open until 4:30 pm
  • December 25 – January 1: Closed
  • January 2: 9 am – 4:30 pm

For more information and updates, including extended Back to School hours, see Bookstore.

 

 

Information Technology Okanagan

  • December 24: Early closure of phone and walk-up support
  • December 25 – January 1: Closed
  • January 2: 7:30 am – 4:30 (Phone support only)
  • January 5: Return to regular hours and service offerings

For urgent IT outages, please contact Campus Security at 250 807 9236.

For more information and updates, see UBCO IT Okanagan – Contact page.

Health, Safety and Environment

  • December 25 –January 1: Closed

HSE will respond to urgent health and safety related matters as needed. For urgent HSE matters, contact Campus Security at 250 807 9236.

Parking Services

  • December 24: Closed at 1 pm
  • December 25 – January 1: Closed
  • January 2: Return to regular hours, 9 am

Child Care Services

  • December 24: Regular operating hours
  • December 25 – January 1: Closed
  • January 2: Return to regular hours, 7:30am

Central Receiving and Mail Services

  • December 11: Closed at noon
  • December 17: Closed at noon
  • December 22–23: Normal hours of operation
  • December 24: Closed at 12 pm
  • December 25 – January 1: Closed
  • January 2: Return to regular hours

Facilities Management

  • December 25 – January 1: Closed
  • January 2: Return to regular hours, 8 am – 4 pm

For urgent Facilities matters, contact Campus Security at 250 807 9236.

Finance

  • December 22–23: Normal hours of operation
  • December 24: Closed at 12 pm
  • December 25 – January 1: Closed
  • January 2: Return to regular hours

Final bank deposit drop-offs:

  • December 22: before 4:30 pm