COVID-19 Allard School of Law Community Updates

As announced in June of this year, UBC no longer requires students, faculty and staff to wear masks in indoor common spaces (such as hallways and classrooms), but we continue to recommend that masks be worn indoors. You may review the UBC broadcast message sent on August 25, 2022 for more information.

With directives to stay home when feeling sick in order to prevent the spread of communicable disease, we are expecting increased short-term absences from the classroom for both instructors and students. To ensure that students who must self-isolate for short periods of time are not significantly disadvantaged, the law school has adopted temporary procedures for health-related short-term absences. Please review the information on our Managing Absences webpage to know what to expect and what to do if you need to self-isolate.

Events no longer require approval by an associate dean and food is allowed. Please review the UBC Ceremonies and Events COVID-19 Resources webpage.

Please contact Michelle Burchill, Allard Law Events Manager if you are organizing an event to avoid scheduling conflicts and for further guidance.

Some of our courses involve student participation in spaces that are not controlled by UBC, such as a variety of courses in our experiential learning program. Students enrolled in these courses will be required to follow the COVID-19 safety protocol of the organization controlling these spaces, even if they are more stringent than what UBC might require for its students (e.g., mandatory vaccination). If you have any concerns or questions, please contact Barbara Wang, Manager, Student Experience (wang@allard.ubc.ca).

Students planning trips outside of Canada for university activity must follow the requirements outlined in UBC’s Student Safety Abroad Policy. For more information on how to prepare for a safe international trip please visit the Student Safety Abroad Website.  

Anyone considering international travel should check the travel restrictions of their destination on the Government of Canada travel advisories webpage and check UBC's travel guidance. For additional travel guidance during these exceptional times, please see the Government of Canada’s webpage COVID-19: Travel, testing and borders.