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Saturday, January 25, 2025

UBC has successfully transitioned all our bank accounts to RBC

As of January 24, 2025, UBC has successfully transitioned all our bank accounts to RBC, and all HSBC Canada accounts have been closed. The final…
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Friday, January 24, 2025

Leena Mahasen joins VPFO as Executive Director, Transformation and Strategy

Leena Mahasen will be joining as an Executive Director, Transformation and Strategy in the VP Finance & Operations on Monday, February 10. Reporting to the…
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Monday, January 20, 2025

VPFO Update – January 20

The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on January 20, 2025.
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Friday, January 17, 2025

UBC supplier tax forms for 2024

UBC mails out a copy of the tax forms (T4A and T5) every year by early February. Suppliers can also download tax forms directly from…
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Masks required in health care facilities

As of January 6, medical mask-wearing is required in all health care facilities in British Columbia where active patient care is being provided. 
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Monday, January 13, 2025

VPFO Update – January 13

The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on January 13, 2025.
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Monday, January 13, 2025

HSBC Global Disbursements transitions to RBC International Pay

As part of the HSBC-RBC transition, UBC is transitioning to RBC’s International Pay on January 17, 2025.  Please note there is a difference in the…
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Monday, January 13, 2025

Find the room you need with the new Find a Space tool!

The updated Find a Space tool on the Learning Spaces website is now live and ready for use! This upgraded tool provides advanced search options…
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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Crystal Liu joins UBC Facilities as a Buyer for Project Services

Crystal Liu is joining the sourcing team as a Buyer for Project Services on January 8. Before UBC, she was a Procurement Advisor and Supply…
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Thursday, January 9, 2025

UBC Alert testing on January 17 — are you in the loop?

UBC Alert will be sending out a test notification to UBC Vancouver and Okanagan students, faculty, and staff via a phone call and text message on…
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