About the Lowering of the Flag
On the Vancouver campus, the University of British Columbia has four main flags in two locations on campus:
- Canada flag on Flag Pole Plaza at the intersection of Main Mall and Crescent Road
- BC, Musqueam and UBC flags temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
UBC Protocol, Ceremonies and Events is responsible for the protocol around the use of and (when required) the lowering of the Canadian and BC, UBC and Musqueam flags on campus.
For more information, please contact ceremonies.protocol@ubc.ca.
Current Flag Notifications
The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) at UBC Vancouver, and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags on the UBC Okanagan campus are lowered to mark the tragic deaths that occurred at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta on October 17, 2026.