I believe u of t and UBC have page restrictions no?

Thanks for the reply! I haven't looked into UBC and UofT cause the fees are insane. but maybe..

Thanks for the reply! Yes I heard as well lol just the fees are bonkers.

Ryerson, Waterloo, Laurentian, McGill, Manitoba seems no page limit just file size
and various type of content limitation

I graduated from a bachelors in Landscape Architecture and on a whim decided last minute to apply for the Architecture School a couple days before the applications were due. I actually put a bunch of reproductions of recent school work and a few drawings I had done in a couple offices as an intern and stuffed them into a red Duotang. Dating myself but talk about low brow, I cringe when I think about it and was totally humbled when other class mates had make had crafted boxes and customized binders etc. Laughable but oh my god based on the cover there is no way I should have been accepted.haha

Why do you say U of T has the lowest entry bar?

It seems like a lot of the more recognized Canadian architects came from u of t, dal, and McGill. But from what I’ve heard talking to Vancouver-based architects, dal and McGill are kinda starting to fall behind. I’m guessing mainly because they lack the same

Funding that U of T and UBC generally get.

Thanks for reply @non sequitur. I heard your the big gun here! Yes I understand what you said maybe I just wanted a reference of how a portfolio should feel like. I understand some pprtfolios are extremely busy and its not welcomed also some are very minimalistic

Dougy, UofT suffers because of its terrible design undergrad degree that exists solely to feed people into its 3y March. It’s “recognized” because the university is well known, not because of its architecture program. It’s also the largest arch school so it will take the most applicants and pump out the most grads. Some students will be excellent but it’s not because of the school and all my colleagues who choose UofT did so because of convenience, rather than quality of education.

tbh most canadian schools will provide you with a good education. There aren't that many of them to begin with and standards are relatively high. Personally I went to U Manitoba (too long ago to say my experience is relevant I know), but it was good enough that I had no problems getting a job in the UK and then Japan, etc etc. My classmates have gone on to found offices that are successful by any measure you want. So even Winnipeg is fine. The downside is that Winnipeg is a pretty specific kinda place. Which is true of all the cities in Canada. Vancouver and Toronto are the most urban, but UBC is in a forest, while UofT and the newly re-named Toronto Metropolitan U (formerly Ryerson) are both downtown. That said, I find life in Toronto rather slow paced compared to Tokyo, so YMMV. To get to your original question, what NS said is totally true. Try to show yourself and your interests based on the work you have done. If you dont have anything to say in your work it is going to be a challenge to work out if you would fit into a program.

Dal and Loo and still pumping out top grads. McGill too. They did not loose their steam.

Cool. Seems my colleagues, myself included, who are wanting to work right away after graduation are having no issues finding jobs.

Oh sweet, congrats! Yeah I mean the architects I talked to where speaking from

Anecdotal experiences so probably not that accurate