University of British Columbia (UBC)

Provides confidential, free assistance to undergraduate and graduate students who are engaged in a dispute, bureaucratic challenge, or appeal process with UBC or their landlord. Offers a space to discuss the situation and potential strategy, get information about relevant policies, receive accompani...

Provides emergency food relief for students and affiliate college students in need who have a valid UBC student ID card. Offers perishable and non-perishable food products, as well as personal hygiene items, baby items, and occasional cooking supplies. There is a limit of 16 visits per semester, and...

Provides free and confidential, one-on-one peer support, information, and referrals to UBC students and staff facing a wide variety of challenges. Volunteers are trained in active listening skills, offering referrals and general mental health competency to support students and staff dealing with iss...

Free transportation service for students, staff, faculty, and visitors to UBC. Two-person, co-ed walking and driving teams accompany individuals between any two locations on campus to ensure safety. Operates anywhere on UBC Endowment Lands (bordered by Blanca Street to the east). Individuals can cal...

Provides nonjudgmental emotional support to people of all genders who are survivors of sexualized and/or intimate partner violence and their friends and family members. Services include emotional and short-term crisis support; information about options; accompaniment to police, court, and hospital; ...

Offers tutoring for most first-year and second-year courses. Free drop-in group tutoring is offered at the AMS Student Nest; hours vary. Also offers private online tutoring by appointment. Cost is $36 per hour. Administration hours vary.

Supports women of the UBC community and beyond who share intersecting histories of sexual and colonial violence, classism, ableism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, and so on. Offers a safe space to meet, socialize, and respond to campus and community issues relating to feminism and forms of oppress...

Provides a free shuttle for individuals with mobility-related issues that prevent them from getting around UBC campus. Designated drop-off and pick-up sites will be located throughout the campus. Available to all students, staff, faculty, residents, and visitors on the UBC Point Grey campus. Rides m...

A natural history museum that offers exhibits, interactive activities, guided tours, and a gift shop. Admission is $14 for adults; $12 for seniors, non-UBC students (with student ID), and youth ages 13 to 17; $10 for children ages five to 12; and free for UBC students, faculty, staff, and children u...

A service for those wishing to donate their bodies, after death, to the UBC Medical School for the purpose of education, training, and research. Individuals must be over age 30 to qualify. Further information and consent forms are available online. Office hours are 8 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday.

Law students provide supervised business-oriented legal services at no cost to those in the Lower Mainland with limited means of paying for legal advice; clients can include but are not limited to start-ups, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit organizations. Legal services provided b...

An outdoor social justice summer camping experience held on Gambier Island for queer, trans, Two-Spirit, questioning, and allied youth ages 14 to 21 from across BC and the Yukon. Provides opportunities to develop leadership skills, build self-esteem, foster hope and resilience, and connect with reso...

Facilitates opportunities for health, education, research, service, and advocacy, to enhance the social well-being and reintegration of individuals in custody, their families, and their communities. Hours are 9 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday. Partnership with First Nations Health Authority.

Resources for UBC staff, students, and faculty who are blind, visually impaired, or have print disabilities. Houses a collection of university-level textbooks, course support materials, reference books, and leisure reading in recorded digital audio, Braille, large print, and electronic text. Technic...

Focuses on professional development in teaching and learning, integration of technology into teaching and learning, development and delivery of distance education courses, and scholarly approaches to curriculum and pedagogy. Offers programs to all members of the UBC community. While some have specif...

A free six-month program to enhance the mobility and health of BC seniors. Combines a person-centred approach with opportunities for seniors to connect. Open to adults age 65 and up who would like support to become active. Participants work with a trained activity coach who helps them develop a tail...

Offers hotel style suites year-round and affordable accommodations for visitors and groups from May to August. Online (suitesatubc.com) and email (reservations@housing.bc.ubc.ca) booking is available. Rental venues are available to host groups, events, conferences, sports teams, camps, and religious...

Provides free oral health information, help finding dental services (including low-cost), information on dental insurances, and virtual consultations with a registered dental hygienist. For initial contact, a dental hygienist is available by phone or email. Hours of operation are 9 am to 5 pm Monday...

Website resource supports men in their fight against depression by providing tips, tools, information about professional services, and stories of success. Offers a directory of therapists who have experience and expertise in consulting with men. Funded by the University of British Columbia and the M...

English-speaking families host international students participating in English Language Institute programs for short-term (minimum for one month) or long-term (for entire stay), or if a student needs a place to live while looking for an apartment. Fees are charged.

Offers free non-credit, university level courses to people living in the Downtown Eastside and surrounding areas who have an interest in knowledge and education, especially whose economic situation, academic experience, and financial and social well-being are compromised. Humanities 101 and Humaniti...

Provides access to records and collections related to the Indian Residential School System in Canada for former residential school survivors and their families. Also provides a place for students and the public to learn through exhibitions, interactive technology, and events about the ongoing legacy...

Student-operated, lawyer-supervised program provides free legal advice and representation to low-income people concerning certain legal issues; does not give advice over the phone. The law clinics operate in Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods at night during the school year, and full-time during the sum...

Collection includes items from the major ethnographic areas of the world, with a strong display of Northwest Coast First Nations carvings and European ceramics. A visible storage system makes the research collection accessible to the public. Programs include lectures, tours, demonstrations, and cult...

Offers low-cost dental care for individuals of all ages, during the academic year; treatment includes complex/multiple crowns and dentures. Services are provided by students under supervision of the dental faculty; acceptance of patients will depend on the educational needs of the students. After co...

Offers hands-on, summer science camps for children and youth from Grades 2 to 10. Events also include science competitions for high school youth, and science shows for the general public. Emphasis is on projects and activities, and topics include forces, electricity, and astronomy. Office hours are ...

The PSCTC Counselling Clinic offers free counselling sessions to adults, students, and children over the age of 10 from September to April. Sessions offer support with stress-management, anxiety, depression, school, and relationship issues, and are offered in person and via videoconference. Counsell...

Provides nonjudgmental emotional support services to students, staff, or faculty survivors of sexual violence, regardless of where or when it took place. Receives disclosures; coordinates academic accommodations (such as extensions and schedule changes), and workplace accommodations (such as tempora...

Offers a safe and confidential place for students, staff, and faculty who have experienced sexual violence, harassment, or harm, regardless of when or where it took place; welcomes individuals of any gender identity, gender expression, and sexuality. Services include information, support, and advoca...

Provides opioid users with free Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan) that can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like heroin, methadone, morphine, oxycodone, and fentanyl. Hours are 8 am to 4 pm Mondays to Saturday.

Bicycle shop provides students and the wider community with an accessible environment where they can learn to fix bicycles, share resources, and work together. Gender Liberation Nights for cis women and trans/nonbinary people (6:15 to 9 pm every second Wednesday) and Pride Nights for anyone in the L...

Provides information and referrals and support to people who self-identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, Two-Spirit, asexual, intersex, queer, questioning, and their allies, as well as those who do not identify and their allies. Also provides educational and social services de...

Offers free public lectures for the general community. The costs of bringing out-of-town authorities to Vancouver are met by voluntary memberships and donations from citizens. Lectures are held in Lecture Hall No. 2 in the Woodward Instructional Resources Centre, University of British Columbia (2194...

Staff and volunteers provide educational programming on plants and biodiversity, and information on gardening; volunteers staff a Hortline service from 12 noon to 3 pm on Wednesdays to answer gardening questions. Offers discounted tours to school groups, nonprofits, summer camps, and after-school ca...

Operates camps (including during summer, winter and spring breaks, and Pro-D days) and year-round sports programming for children and youth ages three to 17. Offers sports camps, arts and music camps, adventure camps, specialty camps, day camps, residential camps, and international camps. Office hou...

Connects students to experiences, resources, and people that will help them achieve their personal and career goals. Offers orientation to the university and peer mentoring. Serves as a central point for students and employers on campus to meet, connect, network, and build relationships; as well as ...

Offers day care for children from infancy through elementary school age through 25 locations on the Point Grey campus in Vancouver. Prioritizes students, staff, and faculty of UBC, however applications are accepted from anyone. Day care is available Monday to Friday year-round; hours vary. Before- a...

Offers non-credit courses, workshops, seminars, and certificate programs in the areas of arts, humanities, sciences, business, personal and career development, communications, and languages. Most non-credit courses have no prerequisites. Courses are offered in classroom and online formats. There are...

24 hectares of integrated farm and forest lands on UBC's south campus. Initiatives include a range of interdisciplinary learning, research, and community programs, including a volunteer program, farm markets, Community Supported Agriculture program, practicum in sustainable agriculture, Aboriginal c...

Provides full-service family practice care, including obstetrics and home nursing care. Expertise available from a pharmacist, pediatrician, and psychiatrist. 24-hour on-call doctor for registered patients. Serves individuals and families living on or near UBC who want holistic, personal physician c...

Provides free advice, assistance, and representation to Indigenous people who qualify financially for legal assistance and have a legal issue that falls under the jurisdiction of the British Columbia provincial courts. Cases may include criminal matters, family law matters, human rights complaints, ...

Offers programs that help make connections between the university and people in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Activities include free English language conversation groups (for adult Canadian citizens, immigrants, or refugees), and free, small group workshops for learning basic and advanced computer...

Research and teaching campus. Advanced educational opportunities are available year-round, full- or part-time. Degree programs are offered in the arts and sciences as well as in professions that include education, engineering, management, and nursing. Switchboard hours are 9 am to 4 pm Monday to Fri...

Promotes substance use harm reduction on campus and throughout the Okanagan. Harm reduction services include providing harm reduction supplies and drug checking to anyone including those outside the university community. Supplies include safe drug use supplies, condoms, naloxone kits, fentanyl test ...

Offers evidence-based psychological care at a lower cost for adults, including UBC Okanagan faculty, staff, students, and the broader Okanagan community. Also offers psychoeducational assessments and neuropsychological assessments. Services provided by student therapists under supervision of registe...

Offers a free mental health and wellness clinic to students, staff, faculty, and community members ages 13 and up. Provides 30 minute virtual or in person appointments, during which individuals receive support for a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, substanc...

A licensed, pharmacist-led patient care clinic that provides health consultation services to patients, learning opportunities for health professionals and students, and a living laboratory environment that supports health care research and evaluation. The clinic meets the needs of people who are tak...

Offers clinical psychotherapeutic services to adults, families, and children and adolescents. Aims to assist individuals cope more effectively, gain greater insight into their issues, and achieve specific goals. Also offers a psychoeducational assessment-only service. The list of client issues addre...

Student-run initiative that educates and assists students and low-income individuals in preparing their Canadian tax returns from late February to the first week of April. Tax clinic hours vary. See website to book appointments and review eligibility details. Also runs group tutorials at UBC student...

Website allows landlords to advertise UBC and Vancouver area housing available for rent, and for students and others to browse available rental housing. Roommate/shared and student-listed advertisements are free. Telephone customer service is available from 10 am to 2 pm Monday to Friday.

Provides a space for Indigenous students at all levels to engage with each other; ask peers and upper-year students questions; learn about study, writing, exam, and other student resources; take part in cultural practices; and attend social events. Also offers connection to Indigenous Elders and UBC...

A community-based health promotion initiative that empowers multicultural patients and families with the skills and knowledge to better manage chronic diseases, navigate primary care, and use digital tools to support their health. Services include skill-building workshops, webinars and public health...