Convocation - Toronto

To Order Tickets

Please contact the Weston Family Box Office at 416.408.0208. If you are calling from a long distance number you can also reach the box office, toll-free, through our Candidate Services number at 1.800.461.6058 and ask to be put through to the box office. 

Due to the popularity of this event and limited seating, not all ticket requests may be accommodated. To avoid disappointment, please make sure to request your tickets as early as possible. Please note that students can receive a maximum of 3 tickets (not including the student's ticket) and teachers can receive a maximum of 1 ticket to this event. All tickets are General Admission.

Please note that the Weston Family Box Office hours are (EST): 

If you have further questions about Convocation please contact us here.

Registration for Graduates begins at 10:30 am.  Please go to Temerty Theatre at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor Street West, for registration and arrive no later than 11:30 am for gown and hood fitting.  In addition to preparing for Convocation, this is a wonderful opportunity to meet your fellow graduates and have your photos professionally taken.

Please enter via the Bloor Street doors located on the west side of the building where the box office is located.   RCM Staff will be onsite to help direct you to the registration area located inside Temerty Theatre (Room 200, 2nd Floor).

The Convocation Ceremony will begin promptly at 1:00 pm with the graduate procession into Koerner Hall.

During the ceremony, graduates are asked to remain seated until it is time to go on stage for the presentation of diplomas.

Please note that parents and guests are not permitted to join graduates until after the ceremony.

Lunch
Lunch, for graduates only, will be provided between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm. Lunch is included in the registration fee.

Please indicate any food allergies or dietary restrictions when you register. If you have severe food allergies we suggest you bring your own lunch to avoid potential illness.

Gowns
The Royal Conservatory will provide academic gowns and hoods for all graduates. Gown and hood rental is included in the registration fee.

Please be mindful of what you wear, as the gowns are open at the front and your clothing and footwear will be visible to the audience. Button-front shirts and dresses will help keep the hoods in place. We will also supply magnetic pins to help the hoods hang properly.

Guests
Guests must have a ticket to enter the hall so be sure to order your guest tickets early. Guest tickets are included in the registration fee. Ticketing pick-up information will be provided to graduates by email before the event.

Reception
Following the Convocation ceremony, graduates and their guests are invited to an informal reception held in the Leslie and Anna Dan Galleria. The reception is included in the registration fee. 

After checking in you will be directed to our on-site professional photo studio. The studio will be open to take individual portrait photos from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm.

A photographer will be onsite to take Grad portraits. Please note that if you wish to have your photo taken, you must arrive no later than 11:30 am to sign in and be fitted with a gown and hood. Photo purchases are done directly through the photographer and are not included in the registration fee.

Your Diploma will be presented to you at Convocation.  If you do not attend Convocation, then your Diploma will be printed and mailed to you before January 1, 2019.

The Royal Conservatory offers a selection of specially designed frames and mats to showcase and protect your Diploma via Tempo Framing Systems, specialists in academic certificate framing. Frames will be shipped within two to three weeks of the order date and are subject to applicable shipping and handling fees.

The Convocation ceremony celebrates student achievement over the previous calendar year.  All students who complete their Diploma requirements between January and December will graduate together. 

This includes:

• ARCT candidates who completed the Diploma program requirements within the January, April, June and August 2018 Examinations sessions
• Licentiate in Piano Performance candidates who completed the Diploma program requirements within the January, April, June, and August 2018 examination sessions

Invitations to Convocation are emailed to graduates by October 2018. Graduates are permitted to register for any Convocation location.

If you have further questions about Convocation please contact us here.

Before Convocation Day

• Register to attend.  The online registration form will allow you to select the location you wish to graduate, order your gown and select your lunch option. If you have severe food allergies we suggest you bring your own lunch to avoid potential illness. 

• Reserve your guest tickets. You will need to book guest tickets to this event. Graduates will not require a ticket.

• Order your diploma frame. Visit Tempo Framing Systems online at 726rcm.com or by phone at 1.800.437-0463.

• Graduate special services
  Graduates requiring special services or accommodations please contact The Royal Conservatory at 416.408.5019 / 1.800.461.6058 or candidateservices@rcmusic.ca.

• Guest special services
  Guests requiring special services or accommodations (e.g. sign interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, assistive hearing devices), please contact The Weston Family Box Office at 416.408.0208 or by email.

• Directions and parking
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On Convocation Day

• Ensure your guests have their tickets. Guests without tickets will not be admitted into the hall.  Tickets will be held at the Koerner Hall box office.

• Arrive between 10:30 am and 11:45 am to register, pick up your regalia (gown and hood), and have your photo taken. Enter via the Bloor Street entrance on the west side of the building (accessible)

• Join us for lunch (graduates only) between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm.

• Graduates will be marshalled into ceremony order starting at 12:00 pm.

• The ceremony will begin at 1:00 pm with the procession of graduates and medalists into Koerner Hall.

• Join your guest at the reception - this is a good opportunity for family photos.
   
• Return regalia following the convocation ceremony to avoid charges.

• Arrive on time. Convocation is a busy day filled with multiple complex logistics. We want everyone to enjoy the event to the fullest and therefore ask all graduates to arrive on time to ensure everyone can participate and fully appreciate the ceremony.