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Changes coming to UBC’s finance website
The UBC Finance Portal is now launched! Learn more about the portal and how to log in here. In January, we’ll be transitioning the UBC finance website (finance.ubc.ca) into two platforms: We’ve heard that users are confused about which content applies to them and have difficulty navigating a content-heavy website. Building two audience-specific platforms will create […]
Indigenous Business series: West Coast Bannock
The Indigenous business series brings together voices from majority-owned/controlled (51% or more) by Indigenous peoples’ businesses that have worked with UBC. The series is a short interview with the Indigenous Business to hear their experience and perspective with the procurement process and working with UBC. The series intends to help increase supplier diversity opportunities for […]
Indigenous Business series: Massy Books
The Indigenous business series brings together voices from majority-owned/controlled (51% or more) by Indigenous peoples’ businesses that have worked with UBC. The series is a short interview with the Indigenous Business to hear their experience and perspective with the procurement process and working with UBC. The series intends to help increase supplier diversity opportunities for […]
BDO Canada appointed as UBC’s external auditor starting 2024-2025 fiscal year
Starting for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, BDO Canada LLP (“BDO”) will take over from the Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia as UBC’s auditor. BDO will be commencing interim audit work for the 2024-2025 year-end starting in October 2024. This work will include requesting information from faculties and units, and performing walkthroughs of […]
CBSA CARM and its impact to importing goods
The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project will change how import duties and taxes will be collected starting October 21, 2024, and will affect air, ground, and sea shipments of both high and low dollar items. Aside from temporary clearance delays around the time of CBSA’s cutover on October 21, no other impact […]