The Minister of National Defence confers graduating students with their Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees in his role as Chancellor and President of RMC.
Booklet: Here
Thursday, May 14, 2026 from 1 p.m. to approximately 4 p.m.
Kingston Military Community Sports Centre’s Anderson Field House, Building 65, CFB Kingston, 11 Navy Way (off Highway 2), Kingston, Ont.
Please note that only qualified or certified Service Dogs and Service Animals are allowed inside on-campus facilities. Proper documentation may be required on a case-by-case basis to be given access.
Vehicular Restrictions: All assigned reserved staff parking is suspended and staff are to park in the Sawyer Parking Lot from 5:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 15. Parking is not allowed in the parking area located along Navy Bay, next to the Aquatic Center and to the Sawyer Parking Lot. Parking is authorized in designated areas, and parking attendants will be on site to guide visitors.
Note: Violators will be ticketed and/or towed at their cost.
Dress: CAF members: DEU 1A, N/OCdts: Scarlets and #4, DND Employees: Appropriate Attire.
Please note that only Service Animals are allowed in the Anderson Field House and that they require proper documentation to be given access.
Members of the news media are asked to contact the RMC Public Affairs Officer the day before to make arrangements for parking and to arrive with photo identification at the Anderson Field House’s main doors at 12:30 p.m.
To mark RMC’s sesquicentennial, two unique, rich, and comprehensive historical displays of RMC’s past will be open to the public on Thursday, May 14, from 5 to 7 p.m.: The History of RMC in 100 Objects and Surroundings: Shaped by Us, Shaping Us and Currie Hall. Entry is at 15 Valor Dr. (Currie Building); elevator access is available via the northeast side of Currie Hall.
The 100 Objects exhibit
For 150 years, RMC has assisted in the defence of the nation and produced outstanding military officers who have shaped history at home and abroad. This exhibition traces the history of the College from archaeological material used by Indigenous Peoples on Point Frederick thousands of years ago, to the 19th century as our country was established, to today as the College embraces inclusive values that define modern Canada.
The Surroundings
In a 1943 speech to the British Parliament about rebuilding the House of Commons after the Blitz, Winston Churchill said “We shape our buildings and afterward our buildings shape us.” This quote was the inspiration for Surroundings: Shaped by Us, Shaping Us.
As RMC marks its 150th anniversary, we find ourselves thinking about the spaces around us.
This collection of photographs and artworks explore the changes we have made to our surroundings, and how we in turn, have been shaped by them.
The photographs on the top half of the walls are from the RMC Museum’s collection. The photographs on the bottom half are recent and show the changes that we have made to the buildings on Point Frederick.
The quotes interspersed with the photos reflect how the buildings and spaces affected staff and cadets.
The models of Fort Lasalle Dormitory and the Stone Frigate, made by Artist, Nancy Douglas, using written reflections by naval and officer cadets, and historical photos and documents, show the relationship between people and their surroundings here at RMC.
The First Dictionary of Canadian English exhibition by Dr. W.S. Avis will be opened in the Currie Building, right inside the main door, and at the Massey Library, on Friday, May 15 from noon to 2 p.m.