recruitment events
NSCAD recruiters travel throughout the year, meeting with future students. Meet with us when we’re in your town, or talk online at a virtual portfolio review.
Online events
Online information sessions every Monday
Have questions about studying at NSCAD or studying in Canada?
Undergraduate events
NATIONAL PORTFOLIO DAY – GRADUATE EVENTS
December 6th, 2025
12:00-4:00 PM ET
January 11th, 2026
12:00-4:00 PM ET
May 9th, 2026
12:00-4:00 PM ET
Graduate events
NATIONAL PORTFOLIO DAY – GRADUATE EVENTS
September 27th, 2025
1:00-5:00 PM EST
November 16th, 2025
12:00-4:00 PM ET
April 25th, 2026
12:00-4:00 PM ET
In person events
Meet with us when we’re on the road! Here’s where our recruiters will be this year. Contact us and we can meet one-on-one to talk about applying to NSCAD.
United States
NATIONAL PORTFOLIO DAY EVENTS
Rochester
Sunday, November 2
Rochester Institute of Technology
Cleveland
Saturday, November 8
Cleveland Institute of Art
Detroit
Sunday, November 9th
College for Creative Studies
Nova Scotia
NSCAD PORTFOLIO DAY
October 18th, 2025
SCHOOL VISITS & AARAO FAIRS
- November 3, Digby Regional High School, Digby
- November 3, Island Consolodated High School, Digby
- November 3, St Mary’s Bay Academy, Bernard
- November 3, École Seconaire de Clare
- November 4, École Seconaire de Par-en-Bas, Tusket
- November 4, Drumin Heights Consolidated School, Tusket
- November 4, Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School, Yarmouth
- November 5, Barrington Municipal High School, Barrington
- November 5, Shelburne Regional High School, Shelburne
- November 5, Lockeport Regional High School, Lockeport
- November 6, Liverpool Regional High School, Liverpool
- November 6, Park View Education Centre, Bridgewater
- November 7, New Germany Rural High School, New Germany
- November 7, North Queens Education Centre, New Germany
- November 12, Glace Bay High School, Glace Bay
- November 12, Berton Education Centre, New Waterford
- November 12, Riverview Education Centre, New Waterford
- November 13, Baddeck Academy, Baddeck
- November 13, Cabot Education Centre, Neil’s Harbour
- November 13, Memorial High School, Sydney
- November 13, Munro Academy, Sydney Mines
- November 14, Sydney Academy, Sydney
- November 14, Allison Bernard, Eskasoni
- November 14, Wagmatcook, Wagmatcook
- November 17, Cape Breton Highlands Academy, Terre Noire
- November 17, École NDA, Cheticamp
- November 17, Dalbrae Academy, Mabou
- November 17, Inverness Education Centre, Inverness
- November 18, Richmond Academy, Louisdale
- November 18, École Beau-port, Arichat
- November 18, Strait Area Education Recreation Centre, Port Hawkesbury
- November 18, Allan Lafford High School, Potlotek
- November 19, Guysborough Academy, Guysborough
- November 19, Canso Academy, Guysborough
- November 19, St May’s Education Centre, Sherbrooke
- November 20, Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School, Antigonish
- November 20, École acadienne de Pomquet, Antigonish
- November 20, East Antigonish Education Centre, Antigonish
- November 21, Northumberland Regional High School, Westville
- November 21, Pictou Academy, Pictou
- November 21, North Nova Education Centre, New Glasgow
- Don’t see your school here? Contact us
Ontario
SCHOOL VISITS
- October 27 & 28: Fanshaw College, London
- October 28, Appleby College, Toronto
- October 29, O’Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Oshawa
- October 29, All Saints Catholic Secondary, Oshawa
- November 12, Merrivale High School, Ottawa
- November 12, Canterbury High School, Ottawa
- November 13, Colonel By Secondary, Ottawa
- November 14, Glebe Collegiate, Ottawa
- Don’t see your school on our list? Contact us
NATIONAL PORTFOLIO DAY: TORONTO
November 1st, 2025
12:00-4 p.m. EST
York University, Joan & Martin Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts
86 Fine Arts Road Toronto, ON
OCAD GRADUATE FAIR TORONTO
October 2nd, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
Quebec
NATIONAL PORTFOLIO DAY: MONTREAL
October 27th, 2025
4:00-8:00 p.m. EST
Concordia University
455 Boulevard De Maisonneuve Ouest
Montreal, QC
SCHOOL VISITS
- October 28, John Abbott CEGEP
- October 29, Heritage Regional High School
- October 30, CEGEP de Montreal
- Don’t see your school here? Contact us
British Columbia
IN YOUR COMMUNITY : BRITISH COLUMBIA (VANCOUVER, VANCOUVER ISLAND, SFV)
- November 3, Langley Fine Arts High School, Fort Langley
- November 3, Walnut Grove Secondary, Langley
- November 5, Rock Ridge Secondary, Vancouver
- November 5, Fraser Academy, Vancouver
- November 6, SouthPointe Academy, Tsawwassen
- November 6, St John’s School, Vancouver
- November 7, St George’s School, Vancouver
- November 7, AOMA Academy of Modern Art, Vancouver
- November 10, Vancouver Community College
- November 12, North Island College, Comox
- November 14, St Pius X High School, Victoria
- November 14, St Michael’s University School, Victoria
- November 14, Oak Bay High School, Victoria
- Don’t see your school here? Contact us
NATIONAL PORTFOLIO DAY: VANCOUVER
November 8th, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PT
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
520 East 1st AvenueVancouver, BC
New Brunswick
SCHOOL VISITS
- November 25, Saint John High School, Saint John
- November 25, St Malachy High School, Saint John
- November 25, Rothesay Netherwood School, Rothesay
- November 25, NBCCD, Fredericton
- November 25, Bernice MacNaughton High School, Moncton
- November 25, McKenzie College, Moncton
- November 26, Fredericton High School, Fredericton
- Don’t see your school here? Contact us