Holiday Hours

Story poles in winter.

Most units on campus will be operating within regular hours until December 25, 2024.

From December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025, 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 SchoolsCampus 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

Office closure

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

 

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.

Library

  • December 22: 10 am – 6 pm
  • December 23–24: 8 am – 4 pm
  • December 25 to January 1: Closed
  • January 2–3: 8 am – 6 pm
  • January 4–5: 10 am – 6 pm
  • January 6: return to regular hours

For information and updates, visit Library.

The Commons

  • December 25 – January 1: closed

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

Bookstore

  • December 24: open until 4:30 pm
  • December 25 – January 1: closed
  • January 2–3: open – 9 am – 4:30 pm

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

Wellbeing and Accessibility Services

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

Student Housing and Hospitality Services

Nechako Residence Commons front desk hours:

  • December 24: closed at 5:30 pm
  • December 25 – January 1: 10 am – 5:30 pm
  • January 2: return to regular hours at 7 am

Residence Life

  • December 21 – January 5: 5:30 pm – 10 am Winter Residence Advisors on call
  • December 22 – January 5: Scheduled drop-in social programming nightly

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

Maintenance

  • On site daily 8:30 am – 4 pm (except December 25–26 and January 1)

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


 

IT Services & Helpdesk

  • December 24: early closure of phone and walk-up support
  • December 25 – January 1: closed
  • January 2–3: phone support only from 7:30 am – 4:30 pm
  • January 6: resumption of full service offerings

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

For more information and updates, see IT Services.

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 22: closed at 1 pm
  • December 23 – January 1: closed
  • January 2: open at 9 am

Central Receiving and Mail Services

  • December 12: 8 am – 12 pm
  • December 16: 8 am – 12 pm
  • December 24: closed at 3 pm
  • December 25–January 1: closed
  • January 2: return to regular hours, 8 am – 3 pm

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 Operations

  • December 24: closed at noon
  • December 25 –January 1: closed
  • January 2: open at 9:00 am

Time Entry and Submission for Hourly Employees: 11:45 pm, December 20.

Time Approval for Hourly Employees: 11:45 pm, December 20.

Deposits in Office Modular 1 (OM1): accepted before 8 am, December 23.

Last Brink’s deposit pickup: 8:30 am, December 23.