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# 2026 Design Career Fair
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The annual Design Career Fair at OCAD University is back! Don’t miss out on one of Toronto’s largest events for talent recruitment and careers in design.
The Great Hall 100 McCaul St. Level 2
January 29, 2026 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Department Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers
Faculty Faculty of Design
Cost Free
Website [Learn More](https://www.ocadu.ca/careerfair)
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The Great Hall 100 McCaul St. Level 2
January 29, 2026 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Department Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers
Faculty Faculty of Design
Cost Free
Website [Learn More](https://www.ocadu.ca/careerfair)
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### **2026 Design Career Fair**
**Date/Time: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM**
**Location: OCAD University, Great Hall, 100 McCaul St. 2nd Floor**
**Click** [**HERE**](https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/ZFUsup7S9K) **to RSVP**
The annual Design Career Fair at OCAD University is back! Don’t miss out on one of Toronto’s largest events for talent recruitment and careers in design.
Mark your calendars for the Design Career Fair on **January 29, 2026,** in the Great Hall. Meet with top design firms on the hunt for OCADU talent across a variety of design disciplines.
To get some insight and keep up to date on the 2026 Design Career Fair, check out this link: [www.ocadu.ca/careerfair](https://www.ocadu.ca/careerfair "https://www.ocadu.ca/careerfair") . In addition to the Fair we have upcoming programming planned to help you prepare for the main event. Check out the full schedule below.
### **Schedule of Events:**
- #### ***Design Career Fair Preparation Webinar: Tips for Building an Impactful Portfolio Website with Format.com \|*** [***RSVP HERE***](https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/K0881d7RGe)
**Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM**
**Location: Virtual**
- #### ***2026 Design Career Fair Speaker Series (In-Person)***
**Wednesday, January 28, 2026**
**Location: CEAD, 115 McCaul St., Level 3**
On January 28, 2026, attend the all-day DCF Speaker Series to hear from industry partners as they profile their companies and deliver presentations on specific topics of interest within the design field.
***-10:00 AM to 12:30 PM: Your Work is Already Enough: Building a Portfolio You’re Proud to Share** **\|*** [***RSVP HERE***](https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/2cvcwPWYj0)
*-**1:00 PM to 2:00 PM: Transition from Student Life to Working in Design \|*** [***RSVP HERE*** ](https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/uTjtpczhq3)
- #### ***2026 Design Career Fair (Main Event) \|*** [***RSVP HERE***](https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/ZFUsup7S9K)
**Thursday, January 29, 2026, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM**
**Location: OCAD University, Great Hall, 100 McCaul St. 2nd Floor**
**Participating employers include:**
- [Salt XC](https://www.saltxc.com/)
- [Shutterb](http://www.shutterb.co/)
- [ChangeMakers](http://www.thechangemakers.com/)
- [Government of Canada - Public Service Commission of Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission.html)
- [Rethink](https://www.rethinkideas.com/)
- [Umbra Ltd/TCH](https://www.umbra.com/)
- [Intellectual Property Institute of Canada](http://careersinip.ca/)
- [Scotiabank](https://www.scotiabank.com/careers/en/careers/careers-students-and-new-grads.html)
- [Intuit](https://www.intuit.com/careers/)
- [Rakuten Kobo Inc.](https://www.kobo.com/ca/en)
- [Community](https://thecommunity.ca/)
- [Kitworks Inc](https://www.kitworksco.com/)
- [Red Nucleus](https://www.rednucleus.com/)
- [DesignAgency](https://www.designagency.co/)
- [DKK](https://dkkbrands.com/)
- [Gastronomous Technologies Inc.](https://www.gastronomous.ca/)
- [Yabu Pushelberg](https://www.yabupushelberg.com/)
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