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Preparing for FY25 Q3 Forecast: What you need to know

Thursday, December 05, 2024

In preparation for the FY25 Q3 forecast in Adaptive Planning, please review the following Q3 2025 Guidelines and...

Early payroll deadline to enter and approve time for December

Thursday, December 05, 2024

To accommodate the winter break, the deadline for time entry, submission and approval is December 20, 2024.

The deadline for employees and timekeepers to enter and submit time (both absences and hours worked), and for managers to approve time submitted in Workday, is Friday, December...

Your net pay may be lower in January

Monday, December 02, 2024

Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Employment Insurance (EI) deductions have a yearly maximum earnings limit. Once these limits are reached during the calendar year, the deductions stop for the rest of the calendar year.

Contributions to CPP and EI will commence again in January of each...

2024 tax information and what to expect for 2025

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Important information regarding your 2024 tax slips (T4/T4A), actions you should take, and what to expect for the 2025 calendar year is included below.

Distribution of 2024 tax slips

2024 T4 and T4A tax slips will be available on or before February 28, 2025. A Workday...

Help us improve the UBC Finance Portal: UBC employees can test the navigation before it launches

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

As we prepare for the launch of the new UBC Finance Website and Finance Portal on January 6, 2025, we invite you to help us refine the user experience by participating in testing the navigation of the Finance Portal. Your feedback will help inform the navigational strategy before launch and will...

Getting ready for changes to the UBC Finance website in January 2025!

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Starting January 6, 2025, the UBC Finance website will have two new platforms to better serve you:

An external Finance website with accessible resources for everyone
A secure internal UBC Finance Portal for UBC staff and faculty

Reactivating inactive supplier accounts

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

To ensure that existing supplier information is accurate and up to date, an “inactive” status will be applied if there are no open or issued Purchase Orders (PO), invoices submitted or paid, or update requests submitted within the last 24 months. The inactive supplier will remain in Workday, but...

University cheque mailing disrupted due to Canada Post strike

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Canada Post’s operations have shut down as of November 15, due to a national strike. Please expect delays in mail delivery, including cheque delivery for...

Updating supplier addresses in Workday before the next busy tax season

Friday, November 15, 2024

This month, UBC's Finance & Integrated Services will contact suppliers eligible for a T4A in early 2025. They will be informed that a tax form will be mailed out to their address and will receive instructions to connect with their UBC contact to update their information in Workday if needed...

International Fraud Awareness Week is November 17-23

Thursday, November 14, 2024

See something? Do something.

As part of International Fraud Awareness Week, from November 17 to 23, VP Finance & Operations’...