Retention Schedules

Records Retention Schedules provide rules and regulation for how long the records should be kept and what should be done with them when the usage time has passed. FAQs for reviewers can be found here. To learn more about records Retention Schedules, please visit Introduction to the UBC Retention and Disposition Schedule (RDS).

Note: Please find the Transitory Records Schedule here

Please find unit-level model file plans here.

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Updated Schedules

 April 24, 2025: RA 5550 Human Research Ethics Management – new secondaries added (regarding REB)

April 24, 2025: SC6000 Access, Bicycle & Car Parking – added OPR (campus security), new secondaries (traffic notices, parking tickets)

March 27, 2025: SC6250 Counselling, Health, Wellness and Support Services – added three new OPRs

March 27, 2025: ST6650 Learner Administration Non-Credit Studies – added new UBCO OPR (Continuing Education)

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