COVID-19: Updates and Information

Find the latest updates on VIU’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic on this website and more on our health and safety protocols.

We are in step 2 of VIU's restart plan, which is modelled on BC's Restart Plan. Please view the linked PDF files for more details on what BC's Restart Plan will look like for VIU.

Are you coming to campus? Please see VIU's COVID-19 Protocols for On-Campus Activities. 

Students

• FAQs on VIU's 2021-22 Academic Year
• FAQs on VIU's 2020-21 Academic Year
• VIU's COVID-19 Protocols for On-Campus Activities
• Mask Protocol FAQs
• VIU's COVID-19 Safety Plans

Employees

• Employee FAQs for Returning to Campus Fall 2021
• Updates and resources for faculty and staff
• Supports for Employees
• FAQs on VIU's 2020-21 Academic Year
• Mask Protocol FAQs
• COVID-19 and Research at VIU
• VIU's COVID-19 Safety Plans
• Future State Transition and Support
• 2020 Home Office Expenses for Employees Working Remotely

Phased Re-opening Plan

Learn more about our response to COVID-19 and how we are implementing our hybrid model of educational delivery