Convocation Ceremony – Thursday, May 14, 2026 from 1 p.m. to approximately 4 p.m.
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
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.
Sunset Ceremony – Thursday, May 14, 2026 from 7 p.m. to approximately 9:15 p.m. on the Parade Square, 15 Valour Drive, Kingston.
The ceremony will feature a fanfare, the Fort Frederick Guard – a reenactment team that demonstrates the infantry tactics of RMC during the late 19th century, around the time of the original first 18 cadets of RMC known as the “Old Eighteen” – using original Martini-Henry Mk1 rifles firing blanks in addition to a Naval Field Gun, a Silent Drill demonstration, Indigenous Leadership Opportunity Year drummers, performances by Highland dancers and colour party demonstrations with RMC’s prestigious band, an honour guard performing a ‘feu de joie’, and a lone piper on the top of RMC’s clock tower, leading spectators to the event finale: a seven-minute fireworks show at sunset.
Many of the activities presented in this ceremony benefit from ongoing financial support from the RMC Alumni Association.
Vehicular Restrictions: All assigned reserved staff parking is suspended and staff are to park in the Sawyer Parking Lot from 6 p.m. to 11 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: Spectating CAF members and DND employees: Appropriate attire for environmental conditions.
The Sunset Ceremony could be cancelled due to inclement weather.
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 Southwest corner of the Currie Building at 6:45 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, you will be informed should the Sunset Ceremony be cancelled.
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.
Commissioning Parade – Friday, May 15, 2026 from 10 a.m. to noon on the parade square, 15 Valour Dr. Markers will be called at 9:30 a.m.
General Officers and Flag Officers will present commission scripts to naval and officer cadets during the Commissioning Parade, which is the formal presentation of a CAF commission script in the name of His Majesty. Upon completion of the parade, the graduates will march through the Memorial Arch, signifying the conclusion of their time under the Regular Officer Training Plan at RMC.
Vehicular Restrictions: All assigned reserved staff parking is suspended and staff are to park in the Sawyer Parking Lot from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 16. Parking is not allowed along Valour Dr. 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: There will be many professional photographers on the parade square who have been hired for our NCdts/OCdts. DND/CAF camera operators and photographers including those from the media are asked to keep reasonable safe distance around the cadets on the parade square. The public is asked to remain outside of the perimeter marked by the red and white stripes. This is to ensure everyone’s safety and that there is no interruption to the ceremony.
In case of inclement weather, the parade will take place indoors at the Kingston Military Community Sports Centre’s Anderson Field House and will be announced during the Sunset Ceremony.
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 Southwest corner of the Currie Building at 10 a.m.
To mark RMC’s sesquicentennial, two unique, rich, and comprehensive historical displays of RMC’s past will be open to the public on Friday, May 15, from noon to 2 p.m. Entry is at 15 Valor Dr. (Currie Building); elevator access is available via the northeast side of Currie Hall.
Ref: Sunset Ceremony – Only the USA has Honour Guards. Commonwealth countries have Guards of Honour.