Canadian Post-Secondary Theatre Productions Map 2025/26
Canadian Post Secondary Theatre Programs by Region
BC Region
| School | Type | Highest Undergraduate Degree | Program Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of British Columbia | Public | BFA | BA in Theatre (Theatre Studies) – major & honours, BFA in Theatre: Acting, BFA in Theatre: Design & Production |
| University of Victoria | Public | BFA | BFA in Theatre (major) – 4-year conservatory-style BFA with focus options (Performance, Applied Theatre, Design, Production/Management, Theatre History, etc.)., BA in Theatre – more flexible / broader theatre degree. |
| Simon Fraser University | Public | BFA | BFA – Theatre & Performance (major), BFA – Performance Production & Design (production / design stream), BA – Art, Performance & Cinema Studies (theory degree with performance/cinema focus; includes theatre/performance studies) |
| University of the Fraser Valley | Public | BA Major | BA – Theatre Major or Minor or Extended Minor, Theatre – Diploma (2-year) |
| Thompson Rivers University | Public | BA Major | BA – Applied Creative Arts (Theatre Arts & Creative Writing major), Theatre Arts stream = full suite of acting, directing, theatre history, and technical-theatre courses within the Applied Creative Arts major. |
| University of British Columbia Okanagan | Public | BA Minor | BA – Theatre – Minor (can be added to a BA in another field) |
| Langara College | Public | Advanced Diploma (3 Year) | Theatre Arts at Studio 58 – Acting Diploma (3-year) |
| Capilano University | Public | Diploma (2 or 3 Year) | Acting for Stage and Screen – Diploma (3-year), Musical Theatre – Diploma (3-year), Technical Theatre – Diploma (theatre production & stagecraft) |
| Douglas College | Public | Diploma (2 Year) | Theatre – Diploma (performance-focused theatre training), Stagecraft and Event Technology – Diploma (2-year) (technical theatre, stage lighting, audio, set design, etc.) |
| Vancouver Island University | Public | Diploma (2 Year) | Theatre – Diploma (2-year) (performance + some tech; Malaspina Theatre–based), Technical Theatre – Diploma (2-year) (backstage / stagecraft-focused) |
| Canadian College of Performing Arts | Private | Diploma (2 Year or 18 Month) or Certificate (6 Month) | Performing Arts Diploma (Enriched Performing Arts Diploma) – 2-year (or 18-month) conservatory-style acting / singing / dance diploma. Applied Performing Arts Diploma – “Company C Studio Ensemble” – advanced / ensemble-based diploma (often taken after the core diploma). Performing Arts Certificate (6-month) – intensive certificate for those with previous post-secondary training or professional experience. |
| Vancouver Film School** | Private | Diploma (1 Year) | Diploma – Acting for Film & Television (12-month, full-time), Acting Essentials Certificate (shorter program) |
| Story Institute** | Private | Diploma (1 Year) or Certificate (6 Month) | Professional Working Actor – 12-Month Diploma (full-time), Professional Actor Certificate – 6-month full-time, Working Actor Certificate – 6-month full-time |
| Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts** | Private | Diploma (1 Year or 6 Months) | Dramatic Arts Diploma – 6-month full-time, Dramatic Arts Advanced Diploma – 6-month full-time, Dramatic Arts Diploma 1 & 2 (Combined) – 1-year full-time diploma, Dramatic Arts Certificate Program (6-month, full-time – base level), Dramatic Arts Certificate II Program (6-month, advanced – can be combined into the 1-year diploma path). |
| New Image College** | Private | Diploma (2 or 3 Year) or Certificate (1 Year) | Film Acting Conservatory – 2-year Diploma, Film Acting Conservatory Co-Op – 3-year Diploma, Co-Op Film Acting 1 – 2-year Diploma, Film Acting Intermediate – 1-year Certificate, Acting 101 – 14-week program |
Prairie Region
| School | Type | Highest Undergraduate Degree | Program Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alberta (AB) | Public | BFA | BA in Drama (major in Drama), BA (Honors) in Drama and BA (Double Honours) options with Drama, BA / BEd Combined – Drama (Drama Education), BFA in Drama – Acting (conservatory-style 3-year professional acting degree), BFA in Drama – Production with routes in Design, Stage Management, Technical Production |
| MacEwan University (AB) | Public | BFA | BFA – Music Theatre Performance (4-year) – conservatory-style “triple-threat” training in acting, singing and dancing. BFA – Theatre Production (4-year) – technical and production training (lighting, sound, video, carpentry, costumes, stage management) |
| University of Calgary (AB) | Public | BFA | BFA in Drama (4-year) – broad performance/creation degree (acting, directing, scenography, playwriting, drama education, theatre history, etc.). Concurrent BFA (Drama Education) / BEd (5-year combined degree with Werklund School of Education). Minor in Drama |
| University of Lethbridge (AB) | Public | BFA | BFA – Dramatic Arts (Performance), BFA – Dramatic Arts (Technical / Design), BA – Dramatic Arts, Combined degrees (Drama + another field), BFA – Dramatic Arts / BEd (Drama Education), BA – Dramatic Arts / BEd, BA – Dramatic Arts / BBA |
| University of Regina (SK) | Public | BFA | BFA – Devised Performance and Theatre Creation – new practice-focused BFA centred on creating original work. BA – Theatre and Drama Studies (4-year) – broader theatre/Drama Studies BA |
| University of Saskatchewan (SK) | Public | BFA | BA in Drama, BA (Honours) in Drama, BFA in Drama (Acting), BFA in Drama (Design) |
| University of Manitoba (MB) | Public | BA Honours | BA in Theatre – General, BA in Theatre – Advanced, BA (Honours) in Theatre |
| University of Winnipeg (MB) | Public | BA Honours | BA in Theatre & Film (3-year General), BA in Theatre & Film (4-year / Advanced), BA (Honours) in Theatre & Film, Minor in Theatre & Film |
| Brandon University (MB) | Public | BA Major | BA – Creative Arts (Drama stream) – BA with a creative-arts focus, drama stream. BA – Drama (Drama stream within a BA; often described as 4-year BA in Drama) |
| Ambrose University (AB) | Private | BA Minor | Diploma in Acting, BA Minor in Acting |
| Concordia University of Edmonton (AB) | Private | BA Minor | BA (3-Year) – Drama (Concentration), Drama minor (available within BA / BSc / BMgmt degrees) |
| Company of Rogues (AB) | Private | Diploma (2 Year) | Master Class Program in Acting – 2-year, full-time, post-secondary vocational acting program |
| Rosebud School of the Arts (AB) | Private | Diploma (2 Year), Certificate (8 Month), 4 Year FC | Certificate in Theatre Foundations (approx. 8 months – “Theatre Foundations”), Diploma in Acting (2-year), Diploma in Theatre Arts (2-year), Diploma in Technical Theatre (2-year), Fellow of Rosebud School of the Arts – 4-year full conservatory pathway |
| The Village Conservatory for Music Theatre (MB) | Private | post-secondary music theatre training program |
Ontario Region
| School | Type | Highest Undergraduate Degree | Program Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| York University – York (GTA) | Public | BFA | Theatre Studies (BA), Theatre: Acting & Performance (BFA), Theatre: Production & Design (BFA), and Theatre: Performance Creation (BFA) |
| Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) | Public | BFA | BFA Performance: Acting; BFA Performance: Design and Production (all 4-year conservatory-style degrees in the School of Performance). |
| University of Ottawa – Ottawa*** | Public | BFA | BA in Theatre (Hons, Major, Minor options) and BFA in Acting, plus two Graduate programs (MA in theory & dramaturgy) plus a MFA in Directing. |
| McMaster University – Hamilton | Public | BFA | iArts (Integrated Arts) – BFA – interdisciplinary arts with performance components |
| Brock University – St Catherines | Public | BA Honours | BA (Honours) in Dramatic Arts with Concentrations in: Theatre Creation, Performance, Design and Production. Concurrent BA (Honours, Dramatic Arts) / BEd (Intermediate/Senior) – teacher education pathway with DART as the teachable subject. Concurrent BA Integrated Studies (Honours) / BEd (Junior/Intermediate) – broader integrated studies with options including arts; Dramatic Arts can be part of this pathway. BA with Major or Minor in Dramatic Arts (4-year) – non-honours, still focused on theatre. |
| Queen’s University – Kingston | Public | BA Honours | BA (Hons) & BA (Gen) in Drama (plus Specialization/Major/Minor plans); BA (Hons) in Media and Performance Production; Computing and the Creative Arts – Drama stream; Grad Diploma in Arts Management; MA in Arts Leadership. |
| University of Guelph – Guelph | Public | BA Honours | BA (Honours) in Theatre Studies – Major, BA (General) – Theatre Studies Area of Concentration, Minor in Theatre Studies |
| University of Toronto Mississauga | Public | BA Honours | Honours Bachelor of Arts (HBA) – Specialist in Theatre and Drama Studies |
| University of Waterloo – Waterloo | Public | BA Honours | BA Honours Theatre and Performance Major or Minor in Theatre and Performance |
| University of Windsor – Windsor | Public | BA Honours | BA (Hons) Dramatic Art (Drama – performance/history/design-tech concentrations); BA (Hons) Drama in Education & Community – Applied Theatre; BA Drama & Communication, Media and Film (double major); Concurrent General BA (Drama) / BEd (I/S). |
| University of Toronto | Public | BA Honours | Honours BA with Specialist, Major, Minor in Drama / Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies (CDTPS); plus MA and PhD in Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies. |
| U of T Scarborough (UTSC) | Public | BA Honours | Theatre and Performance, HBA Major + Minor; plus HBA Theatre & Performance / MT (Masters of Teaching) combined degree option (teacher-ed pathway). |
| Sheridan College – Oakville | Public | BA Honours or Advanced Diploma (3 Year) | Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance – BMT (Honours, 4 yrs), Technical Production for the Performing Arts Industry – Advanced Diploma (3 yrs) |
| Western University – London | Public | BA Major | BA Major in Theatre Studies; Minor in Theatre Studies; Certificate in Theatre Studies (meets Drama teachable requirements); Minor in Page, Stage and Screen (theatre/film/writing interdisciplinary). |
| Trent University – Peterborough, Ontario | Public | BA Minor | no standalone Theatre/Drama degree; BA in English (Theatre & Performance pathway); BA in Cultural Studies with substantial theatre courses; Option in Theatre Studies (multi-dept option added to any BA/BSc); Indigenous Performance Specialization (Indigenous theatre/dance/storytelling, added to Indigenous degrees). |
| George Brown Polytechnic | Public | Advanced Diploma (3 Year) | Theatre Arts – Performance – Advanced Diploma (3 years), Acting for Media – Diploma (2 years), Theatre Arts – Preparation – Certificate (1 year) |
| St. Clair College – Windsor | Public | Advanced Diploma (3 Year) | Music Theatre Performance (Advanced Diploma, 3 yrs); Entertainment Technology (Advanced Diploma, 3 yrs – technical theatre / live entertainment). |
| Canadore College – North Bay | Public | Advanced Diploma (3 Year) | Acting for Stage and Screen (3 Year Advanced Diploma) |
| Fanshawe College – London | Public | Diploma (2 Year) | Acing for Stage & Screen (2 year diploma) |
| Niagara College – Niagara | Public | Diploma (2 Year) | Acting for Film and Digital Media – 2 year diploma |
| Seneca Polytechnic** | Public | Diploma (2 Year) | Acting for Camera & Voice – 2 year diploma |
| Humber Polytechnic | Public | Diploma (1 Year) | Comedy: Writing and Performance (Diploma, 1 year/3 semesters). |
| Toronto Academy of Acting** | Private | Diploma (4 Months) | Film Acting Diploma (4-month intensive); Film & Television Production Diploma (4-month intensive) – both vocational diplomas at a registered private career college. |
| Toronto Film School** | Private | Diploma (18 Months) | Acting for Film, TV & the Theatre, College Diploma (18-month conservatory-style acting program for stage & screen). |
Quebec & The Atlantic Region
| School | Type | Highest Undergraduate Degree | Program Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial University (Grenfell) (NL) | Public | BFA | BFA (Theatre) – with two streams: Acting or Technical Theatre Production. Minor in Theatre (Acting), Minor in Theatre (Technical Theatre Production) |
| Concordia University (QC) | Public | BFA | BFA – Theatre: Specialization in Acting for the Theatre, BFA – Theatre: Specialization in Performance Creation, BFA – Theatre: Specialization in Scenography (design/production), Minor in Theatre |
| Dalhousie University (NS) | Public | BA Honours | BA Honours in Theatre (Acting), BA Honours in Theatre (Costume Studies), BA Honours in Theatre (Stage Design & Technical Theatre), BA Honours in Theatre (Theatre Studies), BA – Theatre (Major / Double Major / Combined Honours), Minor in Theatre |
| Acadia University (NS) | Public | BA Major | BA with Major in Theatre – Performance stream, BA with Major in Theatre – Production stream, Theatre minor |
| Bishop’s University – Drama Musical Theatre (QC) | Public | BA Major | BA – Major in Drama – hands-on acting, directing, and stage production in a liberal-arts setting. Musical Theatre Concentration (30 credits) – can be added to Drama or Music majors; |
| Cape Breton University (NS) | Public | BA Major | BA / BACS – Applied Theatre Major, Applied Theatre Minor, Applied Theatre Certificate |
| Crandall University (NB) | Private | BA Major | Major in Communication Arts – Theatre, Minor also, Partner for internship at Rosebud School of the Arts |
| Mount Allison University – Sackville (NB) | Public | BA Major | BA – Major in Drama Studies, Drama Studies Minor. |
| University of New Brunswick – Frederickton (NB) | Public | BA Major | Drama program housed in English. BA – Drama Double Major (Drama + English or another subject), Drama Minor |
| MUN St. Johns (NL) | Public | BA Minor | BA – Major in English with Specialization in Theatre/Drama – English BA with a formal Theatre/Drama specialization. |
| St. Thomas University – Frederickton (NB) | Public | BA Minor | Fine Arts (BA) with Musical Theatre stream.Interdisciplinary Major in Fine Arts – can be built with a Musical Theatre concentration (acting, singing, dancing, production). Interdisciplinary Minor in Fine Arts – also allows a Musical Theatre focus. So: STU doesn’t have a “BA in Theatre” label but offers conservatory-style musical theatre training inside a BA in Fine Arts. |
| U PEI (PEI) | Public | BA Minor | Minor in Theatre Studies – undergraduate minor focusing on performance and advanced theatre skills (directing, criticism, etc.). |
| Dawson College (Cégep) (QC) | Public | Advanced Diploma (3 Year) | DEC – Professional Theatre (Acting) (3-year career program), This is a professional acting training program (stage + camera). |
| John Abbott College (Cégep) (QC) | Public | Advanced Diploma (3 Year) | DEC – Professional Theatre (Acting) (3-year), DEC – Live Entertainment Design and Production (3-year; technical theatre / production for live entertainment). |
| NTS*** (QC) | Private | Core professional programs: Acting, Production Design and Technical Arts, Directing, Set and Costume Design, Playwriting | |
| UNB – St John (NB) | Public | No Theatre Plays – just individual theatre-production courses. |
Canadian Post Secondary Theatre Clubs by Region
BC Region
| School | Province | Drama Club |
|---|---|---|
| UBC | BC | UBC Players Club |
| SFU | BC | Theatre Student Union (TSU), SFU |
| UVIC | BC | Student Alternative Theatre Company (SATCo) |
| VIU | BC | Satyr Players – VIU Theatre Club (VIU, Nanaimo) |
| UNBC** | BC | UNBC Musical Productions |
| OC** | BC | Red Dot Players (Okanagan College, Kelowna) |
PRAIRIE Region
| School | Province | Drama Club |
|---|---|---|
| U SASK | SK | Drama Students’ Association (DSA) – University of Saskatchewan |
| University of Regina | SK | Theatre Students’ Association (TSA) – University of Regina |
| University of Manitoba | MB | English, Film, & Theatre Students’ Association (EFTSA) |
| University of Manitoba | MB | Black Hole Student Theatre Community (a.k.a. Black Hole Theatre student group) |
| University of Winnipeg | MB | Theatre & Film Students’ Association (TAFSA) |
| Brandon University | MB | Brandon University Drama Club |
| University of Alberta | AB | Undergraduate Drama Students’ Association (UDSA) |
| University of Calgary | AB | Drama Undergraduate Society (DUS) |
| University of Calgary | AB | ND – student-run theatre company |
| University of Calgary | AB | Musical Theatre UCalgary (MTU) |
| University of Lethbridge | AB | Theatre Arts Society (TAS) |
| University of Lethbridge | AB | Musical Theatre Society (MTS) |
| MacEwan University | AB | MacEwan Musical Theatre Student Group |
| Concordia University of Edmonton | AB | Green Thespians Collective (GTC) |
| Mount Royal University** | AB | MRU Drama Club |
ONTARIO Region
| School | Province | Drama Club |
|---|---|---|
| Algonquin College | ON | Musical Theatre Club |
| Centennial College | ON | Centennial Theatre Club (CCSAI) |
| Conestoga College** | ON | Conestoga College Players (Drama Club) |
| Confederation College** | ON | Confederation College Performing Arts Club (SUCCI Performing Arts Club) |
| George Brown College | ON | GBC Theatre Mice – The Musical Club |
| Georgian College** | ON | Drama Club |
| Mohawk College** | ON | Dramafy Club (Mohawk College Drama Club) |
| Lakehead University** | ON | Lakehead Theatre Club (LUTC) |
| Nipissing University** | ON | NU Lakers Theatre Club |
| University of Windsor | ON | Club SODA (Students of Dramatic Art) |
| Wilfrid Laurier University** | ON | Laurier Musical Theatre (LMT) |
| McMaster University | ON | McMaster Thespian Company (MTC) |
| McMaster University | ON | McMaster Musical Theatre (MMT) |
| University of Guelph | ON | Curtain Call Productions |
| University of Guelph | ON | Drama Students Federation (DSF) |
| Brock University | ON | Brock Musical Theatre (BMT) |
| Trent University** | ON | Anne Shirley Theatre Company (ASTC) |
| University of Toronto | ON | University of Toronto Students Theatre Company (UTC) |
| University of Toronto (UTM) | ON | UTM Musical Theatre Club |
| University of Toronto (UTSC) | ON | Music in Theatre (MiT) |
| York University | ON | Vanier College Productions (VCP) |
| York University | ON | Theatre Student Association (TSA) |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | ON | Toronto Metropolitan Theatre Company (TMTC) |
| Queen’s University | ON | Queen’s Musical Theatre (QMT) |
| University of Ottawa | ON | uOttawa Theatre Club |
| University of Ottawa | ON | University of Ottawa Musical Theatre Society |
| University of Ottawa | ON | FTX Productions (Faculty of Law) |
| Carleton University** | ON | Sock ’n’ Buskin Theatre Company |
| Carleton University** | ON | Carleton Musical Theatre Society (CMTS) |
| University of Waterloo | ON | UW Cabaret Club |
| University of Waterloo | ON | FASS Theatre Company |
| University of Waterloo | ON | Theatre Students Union (TSU) |
| University of Waterloo | ON | UW Student Theatre |
QUEBEC & THE ATLANTIC Region
| School | Province | Drama Club |
|---|---|---|
| Dawson College | QC | Theatre Club |
| Vanier College** | QC | Vanier Theatre Troupe (VTT) |
| Champlain Regional College – Saint-Lambert** | QC | SHINE Theatre Club / SHINE Theater Society |
| Heritage College** | QC | Bacchus Players Drama Troupe (Heritage College Drama Club) |
| McGill University** | QC | Players’ Theatre |
| McGill University** | QC | Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society (AUTS) |
| McGill University** | QC | McGill Savoy Society (Gilbert & Sullivan Musical Theatre) |
| Concordia University | QC | Autodidacts Concordia Theatre – The A.C.T. Club |
| Concordia University | QC | Concordia Association of Students in Theatre (CAST) |
| Mount Allison University | NB | Garnet and Gold Musical Theatre Society |
| St. Thomas University | NB | STU Early English Drama Society (STEEDS) |
| Crandall University | NB | Crandall Theatre (student-led theatre company) |
| Dalhousie University | NS | Dalhousie Theatre Society (DTS) |
| Saint Mary’s University** | NS | Saint Mary’s Drama Society (SMUDS) |
| Acadia University | NS | Acadia Musical Theatre Society |
| St. Francis Xavier University** | NS | Theatre X / StFX Theatre Society |
| Cape Breton University | NS | CBU Theatre Society |
| University of King’s College** | NS | King’s Theatrical Society (KTS) |
| University of Prince Edward Island | PEI | UPEI Theatre Society |
| Memorial University (St. John’s campus) | NL | MUN Drama Society / Drama Club (MUN Drama) |
| Grenfell Campus (MUN) – GCSU club | NL | Theatre Harlow 2026 |
| Grenfell Campus (MUN) – GCSU club | NL | ** = CLUB ONLY — School without a curricular theatre program |