Music Schools - Canada
CONSIDERATIONS:
- The university school term (September to April) is shorter than the US term ( September to May)
- Canada has both University and Conservatory programs. Many students consider the academic courses in Canadian universities to have heavy load requirements
- Note the bilingual (English/French) and French language options.
- Note Canadian examination systems are widely used so that students are generally well prepared in theory and harmony before entering university.
- Québec high school students need to consider CEGEP between highschool completion and university entrance.
- Foreign students - TOFL (language proficiency) examination requirements, visas, Canadian $ exchange rates.
- Caution. Always check the most up-to-date sources of information for changes in teachers, fees, etc.
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The Large Comprehensive Schools
- Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia http://ace.acadiau.ca/music/home.htm
- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta http://www.ualberta.ca/MUSIC/
- Algoma University College, Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario http://www.auc.on.ca/admissions/programs/music/
- Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta http://www.athabascau.ca
- Augustana University College, Camrose, Alberta http://www.augustana.ab.ca/departments/music/
- Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/hum/mus/
- Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba http://www.brandonu.ca/Academic/Music/index.cfm
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
- British Columbia Open University, Open Learning Agency, Burnaby, British Columbia http://www.ola.bc.ca/services/calendar.html
- Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario http://www.brocku.ca/music/
- University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta http://www.ffa.ucalgary.ca/ffa/departments/music/
- University College of Cape Breton, Sydney, Nova Scotia http://www.uccb.ns.ca/beaton/
- University College of the Cariboo, Kamloops, British Columbia http://www.cariboo.bc.ca/index.html
- Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario http://www.carleton.ca/artandculture/music.html
- Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec http://music.concordia.ca/ , http://cinema.concordia.ca/
- Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia http://music.dal.ca/
- University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, British Columbia
- University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario http://www.uoguelph.ca/music/welcome.html
- Huntington University, Sudbury, Ontario http://www.laurentian.ca/www/huntington/Music/
- King's University College, Edmonton, Alberta http://www.kingsu.ab.ca/Music/
- University of King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia http://www.ukings.ns.ca/Kings/academic/as.html
- Kwantlen University College, Langley, British Columbia http://www.kwantlen.bc.ca/calendar/programs-main.html
- Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario http://www.lakeheadu.ca/~musicwww/
- Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario (see Huntington) http://www.laurentian.ca/www/huntington/Music/
- Université Laval, Québec, Québec http://www.ulaval.ca/mus/
- University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta http://home.uleth.ca/sfa/school/music/mus_index.html
- Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, British Columbia http://www.mala.bc.ca/www/discover/music/welcome.htm
- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba http://www.umanitoba.ca/schools/music/
- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~sadm/music.htm
- Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland http://www.mun.ca/music/
- Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick http://www.umoncton.ca/facarts/musique/musique.html
- Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
- Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick http://www.mta.ca/faculty/arts/music/
- Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (no music)
- University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick http://www.unb.ca/web/FineArts/Music/programs/program.html
- Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario (no music except within education program)
- University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia (no music)
- Okanagan University College, Kelowna, British Columbia (no music)
- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/musique/
- University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island http://www.upei.ca/~musicd/
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
- Université du Québec à Hull
- Université du Québec à Montréal (includes music therapy) http://www.regis.uqam.ca/Index_pgm/arts.html#bacc
- Université du Québec à Rimouski
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~music/index.htm
- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan http://www.uregina.ca/finearts/music/music.html
- Royal Roads University (no music)
- Ryerson Polytechnic University (Radio & Television Arts), Toronto, Ontario
- Université Sainte-Anne, Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia
- St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia http://www.stfx.ca/academic/music/
- Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick
- University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan http://www.usask.ca/music/
- Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec http://www.usherb.ca/flsh/mus/mus.html
- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia (School of Contemporary Arts) http://www.sfu.ca/sca/areas.html
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
- Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario
- Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia http://www.twu.ca/academics/default.htm
- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia http://www.finearts.uvic.ca/music/
- University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/music/index.html
- University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
- Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario (includes music therapy)
- University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario (includes music therapy) http://cronus.uwindsor.ca/units/music/Music.nsf
- University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- York University, Toronto, Ontario http://www.yorku.ca/finearts/music/mhome.htm
Colleges, Conservatories & CÉGEP
- Alberta College, Edmonton, Alberta http://www.abcollege.ab.ca/fmusic.html
- Banff Centre (Winter Program), Banff, Alberta http://www.banffcentre.ab.ca/music/
- Briercrest Bible College, Caronport, Saskatchewan http://www.briercrest.ca/bbc/academics/departments/worshiparts.asp
- Cambrian College, Sudbury, Ontario http://www.cambrianc.on.ca/Our_Programs/our_programs.cfm
- Camosun College, Victoria, British Columbia (associated with Victoria Conservatory) http://www.camosun.bc.ca/schools/artsci/as_pd.html
- Canadian Bible College, Regina, Saskatchewan http://www.cbccts.sk.ca/cbc/degrees.html
- Capilano College, North Vancouver, British Columbia http://www.capcollege.bc.ca/programs/music_therapy/ , http://www.capcollege.bc.ca/programs/bachelor_music/
- CÉGEP de Sainte-Foy http://www.cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca/departements/musique_dep.html
- CÉGEP de Trois-Rivières http://www.cegeptr.qc.ca/
- CÉGEP Saint -Laurent http://www.cegep-st-laurent.qc.ca/depar/depar_musi.htm
- Collège de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec http://www.CollegeSherbrooke.qc.ca/~musique/
- Concord College, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Mennonite, Ministry of Music) http://www.concordcollege.mb.ca/
- Confederation College, Thunder Bay, Ontario (arts administration with Lakehead U) http://www.confederationc.on.ca/calendar/buhonba.html
- Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec à Chicoutimi http://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/conservatoire/chicoutimi.htm
- Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec à Hull http://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/conservatoire/hull.htm
- Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec à Montréal http://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/conservatoire/montreal.htm
- Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec à Québec http://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/conservatoire/quebec.htm
- Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec à Rimouski http://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/conservatoire/rimouski.htm
- Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec à Trois-Rivières http://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/conservatoire/trois-rivieres.htm
- Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec à Val-D'Or http://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/conservatoire/val-dor.htm
- Conservatory Canada, London, Ontario http://www.conservatorycanada.ca/
- Douglas College, New Westminster, British Columbia http://www.douglas.bc.ca/music/
- Grande Prairie Regional College, Grande Prairie, Alberta http://www.gprc.ab.ca/programs/
- Grant MacEwan Community College, Edmonton, Alberta http://www.gmcc.ab.ca/users/PVCA/music/index.htm
- Harris Institute for the Arts, Toronto, Ontario (Recording, Arts Management and Production, Engineer) http://www.ampsc.com/~harris/programs.html
- Humber College, Toronto, Ontario http://performingarts.humberc.on.ca/music/index.html
- Institute of Communication Art, Burnaby, British Columbia
- Keyano College, Fort McMurray, Alberta http://www.keyanoc.ab.ca/visualperarts/music/index.htm
- Lakeland College, Lloydminster, Alberta http://www.lakelandc.ab.ca/programs1/coned/music1.html
- Maritime Conservatory of Music, Halifax, Nova Scotia http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/mconservatory/
- Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat, Alberta http://www.mhc.ab.ca/
- Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario http://www.mohawkc.on.ca/program.html
- Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta
- Prairie Bible College, Three Hills, Alberta http://www.pbi.ab.ca/college/finearts/
- Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta
- Regina Conservatory, Regina, Saskatchewan
- Royal Conservatory of Music - Glenn Gould Professional Program, Toronto, Ontario
- Selkirk College, Nelson (Tenth Street Campus), British Columbia http://www.selkirk.bc.ca/programs/career/music/
- Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario (no music major)
- Vancouver Academy, Vancouver, British Columbia http://www.sloth.com/vam/
- Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, British Columbia http://www.vcc.bc.ca/music/index.html
- Victoria Conservatory of Music, Victoria, British Columbia http://www.vcm.bc.ca/
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