The following links to additional resources are intended to support the UBC community. Some are specific to UBC and contain additional FAQs, while others are from provincial and federal agencies.
On this page:
General Resources
- Latest UBC Broadcasts
- IT resources for working remotely
- Privacy resources and security reminders for faculty, staff and students
- UBC Okanagan-specific updates
- Pandemics and emergency preparedness at UBC
- UBC emergency numbers
- UBC Child Care Services COVID-19 FAQs
- UBC Recreation’s guide to staying active at home
- COVID-19 signage resources
- UBC Facilities’ operations and service levels during COVID-19
- UBC COVID-19 Campus Rules
- Health guidance and vaccines
- Get a booster dose
- Letter to President Ono from David Patrick, Sarah (Sally) Otto and Daniel Coombs (February 20, 2022)
Students (Graduate & Undergraduate)
- Student resources during the COVID-19 outbreak:
- Keep Learning: Guidance for online learning
- Exam accommodations for students with disabilities during COVID-19:
- Flu clinic finder on Immunize BC
- Travel safety for faculty, staff and students
- UBC travel program for faculty, staff and students
- Mental health resources for students
- Faculty of Medicine community (includes FAQs)
- Postgraduate Medical Residents & Medical Trainees and Clinical Fellows
- UBC Okanagan Graduate Students
- UBC Vancouver Graduate Students
Researchers
- COVID-19 research at UBC
- COVID-19: On-campus research scholarship and creative activities
- COVID-19 funding agency deadline/ funding updates
Postdoctoral Fellows
- UBC Vancouver Postdoctoral Fellows Office (Includes information on Benefits, Health and Wellbeing; Childcare; Resources for Parents; Professional Development; UBC Announcements; and Frequently-Asked Questions)
- UBC Okanagan webpage for postdoctoral fellows
- COVID-19: On-campus research scholarship and creative activities
- COVID-19 funding agency deadline/ funding updates
Faculty & Staff
- HR resources for managing employees during COVID-19
- HR resources for working remotely during COVID-19
- Resources and templates to help leaders with continuity planning
- Flu clinic finder on Immunize BC
- Keep Teaching: Guidance on going virtual with teaching and learning
- Center for Teaching and Learning (Okanagan)
- COVID-19 support for Faculty in transitioning to online teaching (Vancouver)
- Travel safety for faculty, staff and students
- Faculty and staff travel guide
- UBC travel program for faculty, staff and students
- Mental health resources for faculty and staff
- UBC’s Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Faculty of Medicine community (includes FAQs)
- Safety planning
Province of BC
- BC Centre for Disease Control
- Vancouver Coastal Health
- Interior Health
- BC COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool
- BC phone service for non-medical information about COVID-19: 1-888-COVID19 (1-888-268-4319) or via text message at 604-630-0300
- COVID-19 testing centres in BC
- Letter to Presidents of BC post-secondary institutions (December 22, 2021)
- Post-secondary town hall with Dr. Bonnie Henry (recorded May 13, 2021)
- BC’s Restart plan (May 25, 2021)
- Provincial Health Officer Statement for Employers on Transitioning from COVID-19 Safety Plans to Communicable Disease Plans (June 17, 2021)
- COVID-19 Return-to-Campus Guidelines (last updated October 25, 2021)
- Return to Campus Public Health Guidance (September 1, 2021)
- Letter to President Ono from Vancouver Coastal Health (February 16, 2022)
Government of Canada
- Government of Canada Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Government of Canada travel advisories
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Registration of Canadians abroad
- Risk-informed decision-making for mass gatherings during COVID-19 global outbreak
- Toll-free phone line to answer Canadian’s general questions about COVID-19: 1-833-784-4397
World Health Organization
- World Health Organization
- Key planning recommendations for Mass Gatherings in the context of the current COVID-19 outbreak