Indigenous Student Orientation

Campus & Community Tour - Tuesday August 29,2023 

Indigenous OCAD U students are invited to join the ISC Team for a drop-in breakfast followed by a tour of OCAD U! Check out your future classrooms, studies, and service areas on campus. We will return to the ISC for a catered lunch, and in the afternoon we will travel to various Indigenous organizations in the city. All participants will receive a presto card and ISC Welcome Kit. Click here to register!

This event is open to Indigenous OCAD U students and their friends/families, and is being cohosted by the Indigenous Visual Culture program and School of Graduate Studies.

Campus Tour 10AM-12PM

10AM-10:30AM Drop-In Breakfast (Indigenous Student Centre, 113 McCaul Street, Level 4, Room 410) Click here to view a campus map

10:30AM-12PM OCAD U Campus Tour

12PM-1PM Catered Lunch

Community Tour 1PM-5PM 

Some of the organizations we will be stopping by:

• Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment & Training

• Anishnawbe Health Toronto (Gerrard Street Location)

• Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto

• Native Canadian Centre of Toronto

• Native Youth Resource Centre

Please note we will only participate in guided tours at some locations. Students are not obligated to attend both tours, and can join/depart at any time during the day.

Welcome Day: Tuesday September 5

Stop by the Indigenous Student Centre booth at OCAD U Welcome Day! Meet some of our staff, learn about our services, and enter for your chance to win a gift basket full of goodies from Indigenous-owned businesses! Welcome Day is the day we see 1,000 new students descend upon campus to kick off the academic year! Engagement is fun and inviting—including a special welcome and Service Expo, the Annual Above Ground Art Supplies Materials Fair, and Community Fair with free lunch courtesy of Salad King, and a corn roast by Mr. Corn—and more! Welcome day is presented by Campus Life and the OCAD U Student Union, and runs from 9:30am-3:30pm in and outside of 100 McCaul. For more information about other events during welcome day click here. 

Dish with One Spoon Lunch - Indigenous OCAD U Meet & Greet: Thursday September 14 

Indigenous OCAD U students, faculty and staff are invited to join us in the ISC between 12PM-2PM for Indian tacos and refreshments from 4Winds Indigenous Catering, and an Indigenous OCAD U meet & greet! This event is being cohosted by the Indigenous Visual Culture program. No registration required.