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Industry Associations

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 in a new tab to arrange an informal chat with industry leaders.

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The Association of Quebec Advertising Agencies (external link) 

The Association of Canadian Advertisers (external link) 

Advertising Standards Canada (external link) 

Conseil des directeurs médias du Québec (external link) 

The Canadian Marketing Association (external link) 

Canadian Media Directors’ Council (external link) 

The Institute of Communication Agencies (external link) 

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

Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) (external link) 

Canadian Music Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA) (external link) 

Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) (external link) 

Music Industries Association of Canada (external link) 

Re-Sound, Music Licensing Company (external link) 

Orchestras Canada (external link) 

L’Union des Artistes (external link) 

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) (external link) 

Association des professionnels de l’édition musicale (APEM) (external link) 

Association of Canadian Women Composers (ACWC) (external link) 

Audio-Video Licensing Agency Inc. (AVLA) (external link) 

Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) (external link) 

Canadian Amateur Musicians (CAMMAC) (external link) 

Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA) (external link) 

Canadian Conference of the Arts (external link) 

Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) (external link) 

Canadian Disc Jockey Association (external link) 

Canadian Music Centre (external link) 

Canadian Music Publishers Association (external link) 

Fonds RadioStar (external link) 

Freelance Musicians Association (external link) 

Factor (external link) 

Guild of Canadian Film Composers (external link) 

National Youth Orchestra of Canada (external link) 

Radio Starmaker Fund (external link) 

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) (external link) 

Songwriters Association of Canada (external link) 

Society for reproduction rights of authors, composers and publishers in Canada (SODRAC) (external link) 

Canadian Association of Journalists (external link) 

Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA) (external link) 

Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) (external link) 

Places for Writers (external link) 

Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) (external link) 

Quill & Quire (external link) 

Creators Rights Alliance (external link) 

Editors Association of Canada (EAC) (external link) 

the League of Canadian Poets (external link) 

Literary Press Group of Canada (LPG) (external link) 

Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) (external link) 

Regroupement des éditeurs canadiens-français (RÉCF) (external link) 

The Writers’ Union of Canada (external link) 

Association for Canadian and Québec Literatures (external link) 

Canada Books (external link) 

Book and Periodical Council (BPC) (external link) 

Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) (external link) 

Canada Council for the Arts (external link) 

Canadian Authors Association (external link) 

Canadian Conference on the Arts (external link) 

Canadian eAuthors (external link) 

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (external link) 

Canadian Library Association (CLA) (external link) 

Canadian Media Guild (external link) 

Canadian Publishers’ Council (CPC) (external link) 

Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators & Performers (CANSCAIP) (external link) 

Library and Archives Canada – Cataloguing in Publication (CIP) (external link) 

Places for Writers (external link) 

Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) (external link) 

Société des Auteurs de Radio, Télévision et Cinéma (SARTEC) (external link) 

Society for Technical Communication (external link) 

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (external link) 

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) (external link) 

Writers Guild of Canada (external link) 

ACTRA Toronto (external link) 

www.stage-door.com (external link) 

Actors’ Fund of Canada
 (external link) 

The Banff Centre (external link) 

Associated Designers of Canada
 (external link) 

Canadian Conference of the Arts
 (external link) 

Canadian Actor Online
 (external link) 

Canadian Actors’ Equity Association (Equity)
 (external link) 

Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists
 (external link) 

Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA)
 (external link) 

Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals
 (external link) 

Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology
 (external link) 

Canadian League of Composers
 (external link) 

Canadian Music Centre
 (external link) 

Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators & Performers
 (external link) 

Dancer Transition Resource Centre
 (external link) 

Directors Guild of Canada
 (external link) 

En Piste – Circus Arts National Network
 (external link) 

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada (IATSE)
 (external link) 

Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas
 (external link) 

Opera.ca
 (external link) 

Playwrights Guild of Canada
 (external link) 

Playwrights’ Development Centres of Canada
 (external link) 

Playwrights’ Theatre Centre
 (external link) 

Professional Association of Canadian Theatres
 (external link) 

Talent Agents and Managers Association of Canada
 (external link) 

Union des artistes (external link)