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    Convocation

    Credentials

    • Obtain your credential by contacting the Registrar’s Office.
      Please complete the form Credential Request Form to have your credential mailed to you.
      Note: credentials are retained for just one (1) year following Convocation.

    222 St. Patrick Street, Fifth Floor, Room 500
    Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday – 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm
    Phone: 416-596-3101 (follow the prompts for the Registrar’s Office)
    Email: regoffice@michener.ca

    Diploma Frames

     

    Saturday, June 13th 2026


     9:30am – student gowning room opens

    10:00am – 11:30am – gather with friends & family (there will be coffee, tea & water, plus photo walls & convocation merchandise for sale)

    11:00am – gowning room closes

    11:30am – Hall opens for guest seating (no assigned seating) and students return to 2nd floor for processional lineup

    11:30am – students return to 2nd floor for processional line up

    12:00pm – ceremony starts (ceremony run time is estimated at 90-120 minutes)

    *all times are subject to change

    Regalia Standards

      • The academic regalia of all Michener Programs includes a gown and a hood. Caps (mortarboards or tams) are not part of Michener’s regalia and are not worn.
      • Academic gowns are not very breathable and when combined with high temperatures /humidity can lead to overheating; dress lightly so you are comfortable during the event.
      • Stoles
        • while stoles are sometimes worn as an expression of one’s culture or heritage, they are not part of Michener’s approved academic regalia and may not be worn during the convocation ceremony.
      • Indigenous Graduands
        • in this context, Indigenous peoples include the First Nations, Inuk (Inuit), and Métis peoples of Canada
        • Michener normally requires all graduands to wear an academic gown and hood when crossing the stage at convocation. However, if an Indigenous graduand wishes to wear their traditional Indigenous regalia in place of the academic gown they are very welcome to do so.
        • Michener’s academic hood, the colour and style of which corresponds to the academic credential earned, must be worn. The hood is the recognition of the graduating student’s academic success and a critical part of the academic tradition. It signifies admission into a community of scholars, and as such must be worn with one’s traditional Indigenous or academic regalia.

        Ticket Details

          • All tickets must be secured in advance, there are no tickets available at the venue on the day of convocation.
          • Children 2 years of age and older require tickets. Children under 2 years of age are expected to sit on the lap of a ticketholder.
          • Guest seating is general admission, unless an accommodation has been requested.
            • Please indicate an accommodation request (e.g., wheelchair seating, aisle seat, ASL interpreter, front row seating, etc.) during the registration process.
            • If you require an accommodation and have already completed your registration, email convocation@michener.ca at your earliest opportunity and include details of the accommodation required (as above).

        IMPORTANT: Graduands do not require a ticket and will not be issued one.

        Note: Participants in Michener’s Convocation are consenting to The Michener Institute recording, broadcasting, reproducing and using their visual and/or aural likeness from any still images, video recordings and/or audio recordings, in any medium, for any purpose, for perpetuity unless consent is explicitly denied by contacting  convocation@michener.ca. The Michener Institute is the copyright owner of the recorded materials, and reserves all rights.