An excellent strategy for finding internships that are not publicly listed is to research and contact companies directly.
Established companies and organizations often join member associations. Below are links to a number of these associations, many of which have hundreds if not thousands of members. You can research companies in specific fields and often find contact information. You can also visit tenthousandcoffees.com to arrange an informal chat with industry leaders.
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Advertising Music Visual Culture / Heritage
Communications Fashion Theatre / Performance
Radio / TV / Film Interior Design Publishing / Journalism
Industry Research: Advertising and Communications
The Association of Quebec Advertising Agencies
The Association of Canadian Advertisers
Conseil des directeurs médias du Québec
The Canadian Marketing Association
Canadian Media Directors’ Council
The Institute of Communication Agencies
Global and Local Advertising and Communications Agencies
Toronto is home to a wide range of advertising and communications agencies, with many of the largest global leaders in this field having offices in Toronto. The city also has a range of smaller agencies which have garnered significant national attention.
Global advertising and communications firms located in Toronto include:
BBDO Toronto
Brandworks International
DDB Group
Bruce Mau Design
Dentsu Canada
Grey Canada
JWT
kbs+p Canada
Leo Burnett Company Limited
Lowe Roche
MediaCom
MindShare CanadaOMD Canada
Publicis Toronto
Sid Lee
Saatchi & Saatchi Canada
TBWA Toronto
ZenithOptimedia
Canadian-owned firms located in Toronto include:
Agency59
Cleansheet
Cundari Group
Day Advertising
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TAXI Toronto
Industry Reseach: Radio, TV, Film
Canadian Media Guild
Canadian Media Production Association
Mandy’s Film and TV Production Directory
CHRC: Careers in Film and Broadcasting
Canadian Publishers’ Council (CPC)
Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators & Performers (CANSCAIP)
Library and Archives Canada – Cataloguing in Publication (CIP)
Société des Auteurs de Radio, Télévision et Cinéma (SARTEC)
Society for Technical Communication
Industry Research: Music Industry
Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA)
Canadian Music Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA)
Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)
Music Industries Association of Canada
Re-Sound, Music Licensing Company
Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)
Association des professionnels de l’édition musicale (APEM)
Association of Canadian Women Composers (ACWC)
Audio-Video Licensing Agency Inc. (AVLA)
Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS)
Canadian Amateur Musicians (CAMMAC)
Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA)
Canadian Conference of the Arts
Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA)
Canadian Disc Jockey Association
Canadian Music Publishers Association
Freelance Musicians Association
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Guild of Canadian Film Composers
National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
Songwriters Association of Canada
Society for reproduction rights of authors, composers and publishers in Canada (SODRAC)
Industry Research: Fashion
Fashion Design Council of Canada
Industry Research: Interior Design
Design Exchange – Canada’s Design Museum
The Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO)
The Design Industry Advisory Committee
Association of Chartered Industrial Designers of Ontario
Industry Research: Publishing/Journalism
Canadian Association of Journalists
Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA)
Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP)
Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)
Editors Association of Canada (EAC)
Literary Press Group of Canada (LPG)
Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC)
Regroupement des éditeurs canadiens-français (RÉCF)
Association for Canadian and Québec Literatures
Book and Periodical Council (BPC)
Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP)
Canadian Conference on the Arts
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
Canadian Library Association (CLA)
Canadian Publishers’ Council (CPC)
Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators & Performers (CANSCAIP)
Library and Archives Canada – Cataloguing in Publication (CIP)
Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)
Société des Auteurs de Radio, Télévision et Cinéma (SARTEC)
Society for Technical Communication
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
Industry Research: Heritage and Visual Culture
Association for Preservation Technology International
Banff International Curatorial Institute
Canadian Heritage Information Network
Canadian Heritage: Preserving My Heritage
The Heritage Canada Foundation
Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada
Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture
Art Dealers Association of Canada Inc.
Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals
Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art
Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec
Federation of Canadian Artists
Industry Research: Theatre, Performance
Actors’ Fund of Canada
The Banff Centre
Associated Designers of Canada
Canadian Conference of the Arts
Canadian Actor Online
Canadian Actors’ Equity Association (Equity)
Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists
Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA)
Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals
Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology
Canadian League of Composers
Canadian Music Centre
Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators & Performers
Dancer Transition Resource Centre
Directors Guild of Canada
En Piste – Circus Arts National Network
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada (IATSE)
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas
Opera.ca
Playwrights Guild of Canada
Playwrights’ Development Centres of Canada
Playwrights’ Theatre Centre
Professional Association of Canadian Theatres
Talent Agents and Managers Association of Canada
Union des artistes