Holiday Hours
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: Return to regular hours
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
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: 9 am – 4:30 pm
For more information and updates, including extended Back to School hours, see Bookstore.
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
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 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.
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: Resumption of regular service times and 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 at 9 am
Child Care Services
- December 24: Regular operating hours
- December 25 – January 1: Closed
- January 2: Return to regular hours at 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: Normal hours of operation resume
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: Normal hours of operation resume
Final bank deposit drop-offs:
- December 22: before 4:30 pm
