Ontario Section: CONNECT 2026
Jan 10 2026
CONNECT 2026 | January 10th, 2026 | York University
Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre
110 ACE Accolade East Building
83 York Blvd
Toronto, Ontario
CITT/ICTS Ontario Section is happy to announce that CONNECT is back!
This year we will be hosting 1 day of sessions and our popular job fair. Students and emerging professionals should attend with resumes in hand, ready to chat and network with potential employers.
CITT Ontario has come back to the GTA with first time hosts, York University! Thank you to the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design for hosting us as the beautiful Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre for our annual job fair.
The CITT/ICTS Ontario Section Board of Directors is excited to offer Connect 2026 at no cost this year and we can’t wait to see you there!
Our tentative schedule for the day will be as follows:
10:00am to 11:30am - Breakout Sessions (Rooms TBA)
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“Health & Safety for Industry Newbies (and seasoned vets)” with Evan Sandham
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“Audio 101 & the Allen & Heath SQ5” with Mathew Lisk
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“The Genesis of the Counterweight Rigging System in Theatre” with Rick Boychuk
12noon to 3:00pm - Job Fair (Sandra Faire & Iven Fecan Theatre) featuring employers such as:
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Port Stanley Festival Theatre
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Drayton Entertainment
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Blyth Festival
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EPiQvision
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Snap Hoek Productions
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Shaw Festival
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Bespoke Audio Visual
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University of Waterloo/SMArts
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IATSE 357
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and more to come!
3:00pm to 4:30/5:00pm - Breakout Sessions (Rooms TBA)
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“Going wireless with DMX - Options available and general Do’s & Don’ts” with Jurjen Barel
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“Finance for Freelancers” with John Cabanela
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"York University Performance Facilities Tour” with York U Performance Staff
5:00pm - Evening Social at VMV Sports Bar & Grill Upper Dining Room (4207 Keele St Unit 1-2, North York, ON M3J 3T8)
We will update those who have registered on Saturday morning with room information and more about our speakers.
DEADLINE EXTENDED! JOB FAIR BOOTH RESERVATION:
CITT/ICTS Ontario Section maintains a list of potential employers that we engage with every year to be present at our Job Fair. If you know an organization or someone who is looking to hire, we encourage potential employers to register for a spot in our job fair using this Google Form no later than end of day Tuesday, January 6th at: https://forms.gle/qoy7adNodeW26HeQ9
We look forward to being able to offer opportunities from a variety of different employer from across the live events and entertainment industry. As always we are happy to answer any questions about the Job Fair that employers may have by email at ontario@citt.org.