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==Campus and grounds==
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The campus is situated 7&nbsp;km north of [[downtown Victoria]] and is spread over 403 acres.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Jane |title=The Changing Face of University of Victoria Campus Lands |url=http://archives.library.uvic.ca/featured_collections/changing_face_uvic_campus/introduction.html |website=McPherson Library, University of Victoria |access-date=2019-05-11 |archive-date=2022-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122081517/https://archives.library.uvic.ca/featured_collections/changing_face_uvic_campus/introduction.html |url-status=live }}</ref> UVic also has an offsite study center at the Jeanne S. Simpson Field Studies Resource Center in [[Lake Cowichan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeanne S. Simpson Field Studies Resource Centre |url=https://www.uvic.ca/vpfo/uvicownedproperties/jeannesimpsonfieldstudiescentre/index.php |access-date=February 12, 2022 |website=University of Victoria |archive-date=February 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214234924/https://www.uvic.ca/vpfo/uvicownedproperties/jeannesimpsonfieldstudiescentre/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite its name, no part of the university's main campus is located in the [[Victoria, British Columbia|City of Victoria]] proper, instead split between the municipalities of [[Saanich, British Columbia|Saanich]] and [[Oak Bay, British Columbia|Oak Bay]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Planning & development regulations – Saanich and Oak Bay |url=https://www.uvic.ca/campusplanning/about/regulations/index.php |publisher=University of Victoria |access-date=14 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314085857/https://www.uvic.ca/campusplanning/about/regulations/index.php |archive-date=14 March 2023 |location=Victoria |language=en-ca |url-status=live}}</ref> The campus is several hundred feet from the Pacific Ocean at [[Cadboro Bay]]. The six-hectare Queenswood campus was acquired from the Sisters of St. Ann and converted into a national laboratory. The Legacy Art Gallery on Yates Street and a proposed redevelopment on Broad Street make up the properties owned by the university in downtown Victoria.

The University of Victoria's campus was originally designed by American architectural firm [[Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons]]{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}, which had previously achieved fame for having completed major buildings at [[Stanford University]] and [[UC Berkeley]]. The principles and concept of the original design are still being followed, with the academic portions of the campus located inside the Ring Road, forming a perfect circle {{cvt|600|m|ft|0}} in diameter.<ref>{{cite web |title=University of Victoria Maps, Buildings and Directions |url=https://www.uvic.ca/home/about/campus-info/maps/index.php |website=uvic.ca |access-date=23 January 2015 |archive-date=14 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114041550/http://www.uvic.ca/home/about/campus-info/maps/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

The following is a list of prominent buildings on the University of Victoria campus:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uvic.ca/search/browse/maps.php |title=University of Victoria campus maps and building directory (A-Z) |website=uvic.ca |access-date=2012-09-19 |archive-date=2012-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924160042/http://www.uvic.ca/search/browse/maps.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

*'''World War II Army Facilities'''{{snd}}Nine single-storey, wood-frame utilitarian hut facilities from the Second World War (1940) on the northern part of the University of Victoria campus. These structures are retained for their historical significance and are listed on the [[Registry of Historic Places of Canada]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=1933 |title=Army Huts Registry of Historic Places of Canada |website=Historicplaces.ca |access-date=2012-01-10 |archive-date=2012-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213230713/http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=1933 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*'''Bob Wright Centre'''{{snd}}Home to the School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, the Department of Chemistry, and the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling & Analysis (CCCMA). Also features the Department of Astronomy dome and telescopes, lecture theatres, offices, meeting rooms, labs, and SciCafe dining outlet.
*'''Business and Economics Building'''{{snd}}Besides the obvious, the Business and Economics building also houses the offices of senior university administrators and contains a student computing facility.
*'''Campus Security Services'''{{snd}}Security Officers patrol and respond to Campus needs, provide first aid, and maintain a safe campus. The office also contains parking services, emergency planning, and lost & found.
[[File:UVic Bookstore.jpg|thumb|Exterior of the UVic Bookstore.]]
*'''Campus Services Building'''{{snd}}Includes Career Services, the UVic Bookstore, the Computer Store, the Centre for Accessible Learning, and a Starbucks. Located near Campus bookstore and Bus loop. 
[[File:UVic Clearihue Building.jpg|thumb|The Clearihue building houses the Faculty of Humanities and the Department of University Systems.]]
*'''Clearihue Building'''{{snd}}Organized around a central court (or quadrangle), it is home to the Faculty of Humanities, houses the Departments of English, French, Germanic and Slavic Studies, Greek and Roman Studies, Hispanic and Italian Studies, History, Linguistics, Medieval Studies, Pacific and Asian Studies, Philosophy, and Gender Studies. Contains numerous classrooms as well as student computing facilities, including the Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) facility and the Computer Help Desk. It is the location of the Department of University Systems, which is largely responsible for the systems, networking and support of the university, including student computing facilities and language labs. Clearihue is the oldest building on campus, originally constructed in 1962 and augmented by an addition in 1971. It is named after [[Joseph Clearihue]], who was chairman of Victoria College from 1947 until it gained university status in 1963. In 2013, the Clearihue Building underwent a major $15&nbsp;million redevelopment. Recognizable across campus for its clock tower, the Clearihue clock is notoriously stuck at 1:55 (pictured).
*'''Cornett Building'''{{snd}}A sprawling complex of different courts and staircases, which includes classrooms and houses the Departments of Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology. The Cornett Building is often described by freshmen undergraduates as being an unrelenting maze.
[[File:Cunningham biology building. READ MORE IN PANORAMIO-COMMENT - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The Cunningham Building houses the Department of Biology as well as the Centre for Forest Biology.]]
*'''Cunningham Building'''{{snd}}Contains the Department of Biology, the Centre for Forest Biology, a herbarium, and numerous specialized research facilities.
*'''CARSA Building'''{{snd}}CARSA is the Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities on the UVic campus. It houses the UVic Vikes athletics and recreation programs, as well as offices, labs and a machine shop for CanAssist, which develops customized technologies, programs and services for people living with disabilities.
*'''David Strong Building'''{{snd}}Contains classroom spaces, including seminar rooms, breakout rooms, and the Mathews and McQueen auditorium.
*'''David Turpin Building'''{{snd}}The David Turpin Building is best known as the home of the Geography Department. The building also includes the School of Environmental Studies, Statistics, and Mathematics. The Turpin Building also hosts the government-funded Water & Climate Impacts Research Centre (W-CIRC). It includes a grass roof and [[LEED]] energy-efficient engineering.
*'''Elliott Building'''{{snd}}Includes the Departments of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy, as well as a number of offices, classrooms, and laboratories. The building is topped by the Climenhaga Observatory.
*'''Engineering Buildings'''{{snd}}Includes the Engineering Office Wing (EOW), the Engineering Lab Wing (ELW) and the Engineering/Computer Science building (ECS). Home to the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, which includes the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Software engineering.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uvic.ca/current-faculty-staff/home/resources/departments/ |title=Faculties, divisions and departments |access-date=28 August 2015 |archive-date=5 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905165828/http://www.uvic.ca/current-faculty-staff/home/resources/departments/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''Fine Arts Building'''{{snd}}Contains the departments of Writing and History in Art as well as many offices, classrooms, a major lecture theatre, a photography darkroom, Arts Place dining outlet, and a multi-purpose lobby that may be used for readings and performances.
[[File:First Peoples house. READ INFO IN PANORAMIO-COMMENTS - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|First Peoples House serves as a cultural, social, and academic centre for Indigenous students at the university.]]
*'''First Peoples House'''{{snd}}Anthropological building that provides for Indigenous students. Features two large statues in front of the modern, glass building. It is located between Centre Quadrangle and West Quad.
*'''Fraser Building'''{{snd}}Formerly known as the Begbie Building. Houses the [[University of Victoria Faculty of Law|Faculty of Law]] and the Institute for Dispute Resolution. The building also contains classrooms, seminar rooms, a [[moot courtroom]], and the Diana M. Priestly Law Library.
*'''Halpern Centre for Graduate Students'''{{snd}}Colloquially known as "The Grad Centre", the building houses the Graduate Student Society (GSS) general office, the "Grad House" restaurant, which is open to the public, and the David Clode lounge. There is also a meeting space (boardroom) that can be booked by contacting the GSS Office.
*'''Hickman Building'''{{snd}}Formerly called the Centre for Innovative Teaching. Includes "Smart" classrooms featuring closed-circuit cameras and remote projection systems to link teachers and students with classrooms at remote locations.
*'''Human and Social Development Building'''{{snd}}Classrooms and offices for Child and Youth Care, Dispute Resolution, Health Information Science, Indigenous Governance, Nursing, Public Administration, and Social Work.
*'''Ian Stewart Complex'''{{snd}}A former recreational facility containing tennis courts, squash/racquetball courts, an outdoor pool, a dance studio, a physiotherapy clinic, a gym, and a weight room. Only the ice rink remains in use, as other services have moved to McKinnon and CARSA. Also contains the Alumni Services, Development, Corporate Relations, and Advancement Services departments. Currently being redeveloped as part of a major expansion to house more post-graduates and international students.
*'''MacLaurin Building'''{{snd}}An extensive modernist complex which includes the Faculty of Education and School of Music, as well classrooms, the David Lam Auditorium, and Mac's Bistro.
*'''McKinnon Building'''{{snd}}Encompasses the School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, an indoor swimming pool, fitness and weight room, dance studio, outdoor tennis courts, squash courts and a gymnasium.
*'''William C. Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library''' {{snd}}The Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library is the major research library of the University of Victoria. It houses the university's extensive holdings, including the university archives, special collections, and the map library. Following a major donation, the 2008 expansion to the McPherson Library created the William C. Mearns Centre for Learning, which contains the Learning Commons, Digital Scholarship Commons, Special Collections & University Archives, a Historic Computing Lab, a Book Arts Lab, classrooms and group study rooms.
*'''Medical Sciences Building'''{{snd}}The home of the [[Island Medical Program - University of Victoria|Island Medical Program]] and future home of the University of Victoria Medical School.
*'''Michael Williams Building'''{{snd}}Formerly known as the Administrative Services Building. Accommodates the university's executive team as well as other administrative functions such as accounting, research services, pension, and payroll.
*'''Petch Building'''{{snd}}Houses the Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry and the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences.
*'''Phoenix Theatre'''{{snd}}A major academic building notably located outside of Ring Road, it serves as the home of the Theatre department and includes many offices and classrooms. It has two theatre stages; the Chief Dan George and Roger Bishop. 
*'''Sedgewick Buildings'''{{snd}}An advanced research complex which houses the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI), Centre on Aging, Centre for the Study of Religion in Society, and Centre for Global Studies; as well as fundraising and administration offices.
*'''Student Union Building'''{{snd}}Popularly known as the "SUB", it houses a movie theatre, restaurants, a stationary store, several book vendors, and the headquarters of several clubs, societies, and campus organizations, including the University of Victoria radio station ([[CFUV]]). There is also a large student bar located in the SUB, known as Felicita's Campus Pub.
*'''Student Wellness Centre'''{{snd}}Provides current students (not alumni) with primary care and mental health support, as well as counselling services and religion spiritual care.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Wellness - Student Wellness - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/student-wellness/index.php |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Physical health - Student Wellness - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/student-wellness/wellness-resources/physical-health/index.php |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mental health - Student Wellness - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/student-wellness/wellness-resources/mental-health/index.php |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref> It is staffed with medical doctors (including a psychiatrist), nurses and counsellors. The Centre can also assist students with documentation related to academic concession (a University of Victoria policy that allows students to defer exams or coursework, aegrotats as well as late withdrawals from courses under extenuating circumstances).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academic concessions & accommodations - Students - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/students/academics/academic-concessions-accommodations/index.php |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Academic supports - Student Wellness - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/student-wellness/wellness-resources/academic-supports/index.php |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Centre of Accessible Learning''' {{snd}}Shortened as "CAL", facilitates academic accommodations for students with accessible needs and extra support with professors,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Support for students with disabilities - Accessible Learning - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/accessible-learning/index.php |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref> as well as full serve note taking services which is fee based,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full-serve notetaking program - Accessible Learning - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/accessible-learning/services/notetaking/index.php |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref> and a Learning Assistance Program<ref>{{Cite web |title=Learning Assistance Program - Accessible Learning - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/accessible-learning/services/learning-assistance-program/index.php |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref> that helps navigate courses and assist with time management and planning for individual needs.
*'''Jamie Cassels Centre'''{{snd}}Formerly known as University Centre and renamed in 2020 after departing President Jamie Cassels. Adjacent to the West Quad, the Centre is a major complex with a distinctive copper roof. It includes the Registrar's Offices, as well as many administrative departments (e.g., Admissions, Accounting, Payroll, Academic Advising for Humanities, Science & Social Sciences,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Booking your academic advising appointment - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/services/advising/advice-support/advising-centre/book-appointment/index.php |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref> Career Services), the secondary dining facility (Mystic Market),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mystic Market - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/services/food/where/mysticmarket/index.php |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref> and the Farquhar Auditorium.
*'''Čeqʷəŋín ʔéʔləŋ (Cheko’nien House)'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indigenous building names - University of Victoria - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/campus/indigenous-building-names/index.php |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref> {{snd}}The new building completed in 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-02 |title=New student housing building opens for fall term - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+new-student-dining+news |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref> that combines student residence and primary dining facility (The Cove)<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Victoria - Food Services - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/services/food/where/thecove/index.php |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref> for students. The building has an Indigenous name to acknowledge the Songhees and Esquimalt nations.
[[File:Maxi-Stairs Mini-Bridge of Mystic Vale . READ INFO IN PANORAMIO-COMMENTS - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The [[Mystic Vale]] is a forested ravine acquired by the university in 1993. ]]
The university offers on-campus housing for over 3,200 students. A variety of housing is available, including single and double dormitories, Cluster Housing (apartment-style housing with four people per unit), bachelor and one-bedroom apartments, and family housing. Four buildings in one of the oldest residential complexes at the university are named for [[Emily Carr]], [[Arthur Currie]], [[Margaret Newton]], and [[David Thompson (explorer)|David Thompson]].<ref name="Craigdarroch">{{cite web |url=http://uvac.uvic.ca/Architecture_Exhibits/UVic_campus/buildings/Craigdarroch_Residences/ |title=Craigdarroch Residences (1964 and 1967) |publisher=University of Victoria Art Collections |access-date=2013-01-30 |archive-date=2013-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110181300/http://uvac.uvic.ca/Architecture_Exhibits/UVic_campus/buildings/Craigdarroch_Residences/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Construction on the South Tower Complex was completed in January 2011. The largest residence building in terms of capacity is Cheko'nien House, which holds 398 beds. The campus has become increasingly cycling-friendly.<ref name="UVic swaps parking spaces for bike centre">{{cite news |last=Hill |first=Edward |title=UVic swaps parking spaces for bike centre |url=http://www.vicnews.com/news/232140391.html |access-date=17 November 2013 |newspaper=VicNews |date=November 15, 2013 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203101033/http://www.vicnews.com/news/232140391.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Much of the university estate and endowment lands have been preserved as a nature setting, notably [[Finnerty Gardens]] and [[Mystic Vale]], a {{cvt|4.4|ha|acre}} forested area and park. The large campus is home to deer, owls, ravens, squirrels and many other wild animals native to the area. A large population of domestic [[rabbit]]s was previously a feature of the campus. In May 2010, the university began trapping and [[Animal euthanasia|euthanizing]] the rabbits<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/university-s-bunny-battle-intensifies-1.899552 |work=CBC News |title=University's bunny battle intensifies |date=May 20, 2010 |access-date=September 8, 2014 |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908064252/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/university-s-bunny-battle-intensifies-1.899552 |url-status=live }}</ref> as they had been known to put athletes at risk in the playing fields and cause extensive damage to university grounds.[[File:Rabbits at Tulip Tree.jpg|thumb|Rabbits dig holes by a [[Liriodendron tulipifera|tulip tree (''Liriodendron tulipifera'')]] they girdled in front of the McPherson Library, 23 May 2010.]] Local veterinarians offered to perform neutering of the male rabbits. As of July 2011, the UVic campus is free of rabbits. 900 rabbits were saved and sent to shelters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://communications.uvic.ca/rabbits/ |title=University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Rabbits at UVic |website=Communications.uvic.ca |access-date=2012-01-10 |archive-date=2012-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227104144/http://communications.uvic.ca/rabbits/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The majority of rabbits moved to shelters died between 2011 and 2016, after which the remaining survivors (147 rabbits) were relocated to a private sanctuary in Alberta.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pqbnews.com/community/322832701.html |title=UVic rabbits have left Coombs for Alberta |website=pqbnews.com |access-date=2016-04-01 |archive-date=2016-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123005521/http://www.pqbnews.com/community/322832701.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Libraries and museum===
[[File:UVic McPherson Library.jpg|thumb|The Mearns Centre for Learning -McPherson Library is one of two libraries at the University of Victoria.]]
University of Victoria Libraries system is composed of two libraries: the William C. Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library and the Diana M. Priestly Law Library. UVic Libraries has undergone significant growth in recent years thanks to the university's investment in library purchases and research. Amongst the highlights from Special Collections & University Archives are: · &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

* Institutional records of the University of Victoria, Victoria College, and the Provincial Normal School, and related organizations
* Archives of leading faculty members, Anarchist Studies
* Arts and Culture, including artists archives
* Environmental Studies, including archives of scientists and regional organizations
* Transgender Archives and the Victoria Women's Movement Archives
* Legal History, including Indigenous laws
* Literature and Literary Criticism, including Modernist British, American and Anglo-Irish literature
* Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts and fragments
* Military History, including oral histories and BC Political History
* Victoria, Vancouver Island and West Coast History

Renovations and construction have included new Special Collections & University Archives classrooms, an innovative Learning Commons, the addition of Tek Booths, an expanded student lounge, and the Legacy Maltwood gallery space. The UVic Libraries collection includes over 4 million physical and electronic resources, almost 200,000 journals and 985 databases.<ref>{{cite web |last=Khair |first=Shahira |date=March 2023 |title=Facts and Figures |url=https://www.uvic.ca/library/about/ul/facts/index.php |website=University of Victoria}}</ref>

The University of Victoria Libraries has a unique collection of textbooks used in British Columbia’s public schools since the province joined confederation in 1871. This historical textbooks collection includes books on a variety of school subjects including science, math, health, English and language arts, foreign languages, history, and social studies.

The University of Victoria’s Legacy Art Galleries has two locations––Legacy Downtown and Legacy Maltwood at UVic Libraries––which host loan exhibitions and show the works of local artists, students, and faculty.

The University Art Collection, founded in 1953 by Dr. W.H. Hickman, Principal of Victoria College (1953–1963), consists of 6,000 works, mainly by contemporary artists practicing in British Columbia. The Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, founded through the bequest of English sculptor and antiquarian Katharine Emma Maltwood (1878–1961) and her husband John Maltwood (d. 1967), reflects their varied taste which included Arts and Crafts, and English Gothic and Tudor periods. The collection of 12,000 works of fine, decorative and applied arts includes Asian ceramics, costumes, rugs, seventeenth-century English furniture, Canadian paintings and Katherine Maltwood's own sculptures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalmuseums.ca/vmc-decommissioned/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130628051418/http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/GetMuseumProfile.do?lang=en&chinCode=maltwd|url-status=dead|title=Digital Museums Canada Decommissions the Virtual Museum of Canada Website|archivedate=June 28, 2013|website=Digital Museums Canada}}</ref>

====Transgender Archives====
{{Main |Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria}}
The [[Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria|Transgender Archives]] are a part of the University of Victoria Libraries and are committed to preserving the histories of pioneering activists, community leaders, and researchers who have made contributions to the betterment of [[Transgender|trans]], [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]], and [[Two-spirit]] people.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web |url=https://www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/ |title=Transgender Archives – University of Victoria |website=www.uvic.ca |access-date=2019-10-30 |archive-date=2021-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210230004/https://www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Off-campus facilities===
[[File:Victoria, BC - Legacy Art Gallery - 630 Yates Street 01 (20344721959).jpg|thumb|The Legacy Gallery in downtown Victoria is one of several off-campus properties owned by the university.]]
The University of Victoria has acquired a portfolio of properties around [[Victoria, British Columbia]], and across [[Vancouver Island]]. These include the Legacy Gallery in downtown Victoria, the University Club, the Inter-urban campus, a former Saanich-based lodge and retreat, the Swans Hotel and Restaurant complex, and the Queenswood Property. The large, partially forested Queenswood property has been proposed as a site of future expansion for the university.<ref>{{cite web |title=UVic Real Estate Strategy - University of Victoria - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/about-uvic/university-district/index.php |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=University of Victoria REAL ESTATE STRATEGY 2023 |url=https://www.uvic.ca/_assets/docs/reports/116176-budg_uvic-district-real-estate-plan_v4.pdf |website=uvic.ca |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref>

In 2017, the University of Victoria announced plans to develop a downtown campus/accommodation centre in the historic area of Victoria, BC including accommodation for students and other facilities. The new downtown campus will be centered in buildings donated to the university and located around the historic Broad Street area, beside the old Bay Centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/room-for-uvic-students-in-broad-street-redevelopment-1.20397363 |title=Room for UVic students in Broad Street redevelopment |first=Andrew A. |last=Duffy |date=4 June 2017 |access-date=2023-12-06 |archive-date=2018-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143128/http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/room-for-uvic-students-in-broad-street-redevelopment-1.20397363 |url-status=live }}</ref> The downtown development has been suggested as a possible future home for UVic's [[Peter B. Gustavson School of Business]].

The UVic endowment (estimated at $374&nbsp;million{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}) and large private donations have allowed for the university's estate to continue growing and for facilities to be upgraded and expanded on an ongoing basis.