Mission

OCAD University's vision and mission statements are part of the six-year Academic and Strategic Plan, which also identifies seven interconnected priorities with corresponding objectives.

Vision

OCAD University is a vibrant community of bold, curious and compassionate artists, designers and scholars imagining and creating a joyful, equitable and sustainable world.

Mission

OCAD University advances interdisciplinary art and design education and research grounded in liberal arts and science and driven by leading-edge technologies, innovative teaching and professional practice. 

In our work as members of the OCAD University community, we actively address our relationship with Indigenous Nations, land-based values and the Calls to Action put forward by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, while adhering to the principles of the Dish With One Spoon treaty agreement, and in recognition of the imperatives of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Intellectual Sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples.