UBC Press produces books integral to Canada’s cultural, political, and social fabric and is widely touted as the country’s pre-eminent social science publisher. Established in 1971 and now offering over 1500 titles in print, the Press publishes sophisticated and transformative works by authors whose thought and research pushes the boundaries of scholarly discourse and makes a vital contribution to the democratic exchange of ideas. These skillfully edited and beautifully produced books are for readers with an interest in subjects that include: Canadian history, political science, the environment, Indigenous studies, Asian studies, law and society, social policy, LGBTQ2S+ and gender studies, communications, labour studies, geography, urban studies and planning, and immigration and transnationalism.  

All works published under the UBC Press imprint must first be approved by the UBC Press Publications Board, its members comprising senior faculty appointed by the University of British Columbia. In addition to the main imprint, UBC Press has four additional imprints dedicated to publishing informed and engaging books about the politics, contemporary society, and natural environment in Canada.

The Press offers distribution services to selected foreign publishers. For more information on our distribution services in Canada, please contact Megan Malashewsky. You can browse a list of the publishers we distribute in Canada and throughout the world here.

UBC Press is a member of the Association of Canadian University Presses/Association Des Presses Universitaires Canadiennes, the Association of American University Presses, the Association of Canadian Publishers, the International Federation of Scholarly Publishers, and the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia.

UBC Press reports to the UBC Vice President Research and Innovation.