The 2026 Annual Re-Enrollment deadline of January 31 has passed. However, we have a grace period with escalating late fees through February.   If you have not yet re-enrolled for 2026, please complete your annual re-enrollment by February 28, 2026.  

Students may complete their re-enrollment through the RAIC Syllabus student portal by navigating to Courses and Registration, scrolling to the bottom of the page, and selecting Continue.  

Students who have not re-enrolled by February 28, will be marked as inactive. To reactivate their account, they will need to pay both the re-application fee and the annual re-enrollment fee. Click here to view the fee schedule.

We are looking forward to the start of the next term. In preparation, the RAIC Syllabus National Office will be hosting a welcome meeting open to everyone in the Syllabus community. This meeting is an excellent networking opportunity, offering the chance to connect with students from other studios.    

In addition, we welcome ideas and questions that you would like discussed during the meeting. Suggestions may be submitted in advance by email to info@raic-syllabus.ca

The meeting will be held  Wednesday, February 25th at 7:00 p.m. EST. The meeting is open to all members of the Syllabus community, and pre-registration is required. 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the meeting. If you have any questions, please submit them in advance by email to info@raic-syllabus.ca 

We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 RAIC Conference on Architecture, happening May 5-8, 2026 at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre.  

Meet us on the West Coast for the RAIC’s signature national event, bringing together hundreds of architectural professionals, industry leaders, educators, and partners from across Canada and abroad to share ideas, foster collaboration, and knowledge exchange in architecture 

Student pricing is available for active RAIC Syllabus students. If you need any assistance accessing student associate membership benefits, please reach out to RAIC membership manager Sarah Holtman at sholtman@raic.org. 

Early bird rates close March 17. Register early to secure preferred pricing and your reserve your place at Canada’s premier architecture conference!.  

Learn more and register today. 

This endowment fund was established in honour of Kiyoshi Matsuzaki FRAIC, 1943- 2012.  It awards the annual Kiyoshi Matsuzaki RAIC Scholarship to a student enrolled in the RAIC Syllabus Program. The Scholarship advances Kiyoshi Matsuzaki's personal belief in the future of the profession of architecture and his unyielding support of the new generation of students, the next leaders of our profession. 

This award is open to Syllabus students in good standing who have completed a minimum 50% of the program. 

Each application/ submission must include the following material:

• Curriculum Vitae/biography (max. 2 pages)
• Supporting material: student or work experience activity, projects and relevant background information
• Letters of support (minimum 1, maximum 3)
• A statement by the applicant outlining why his/her application should be considered for the Scholarship

The scholarship award is $10,000. Learn more here.

The call for submissions is currently OPEN until March 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET.

We are proud to announce a new scholarship opportunity for RAIC Syllabus students, created in collaboration with the Ontario Association of Architects. 

The OAA Scholarship for Exceptional Leadership through Design Excellence will award  $2,000 to an active Syllabus student in recognition of outstanding leadership through a project addressing  Truth and Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), or Sustainability / Climate-Responsive Design 

This meaningful investment reflects the OAA’s commitment to supporting emerging professionals and advancing design excellence grounded in social and environmental responsibility. We extend our sincere thanks to the Ontario Association of Architects for their leadership and generosity in establishing this new award. 

Applications will officially open in May 2026, with the first award to be announced in Fall/Winter 2026. Students will be invited to submit a Syllabus project that thoughtfully engages one or more of the scholarship themes. This opportunity will be open to all active (enrolled) Syllabus students.  

Further details, including eligibility criteria and submission requirements, will be shared this spring.  

We encourage students to begin considering which project best reflects their leadership and commitment to design excellence. For questions, please contact  info@raic-syllabus.ca 

Calling all Architecture Students! The Canadian Architecture Student Association (CASA-ACÉA) would like to celebrate the excellence of our architecture students. CASA-ACÉA is calling for work to be showcased at the 2026 RAIC Conference this May in Vancouver to continue our efforts to profile student work to potential employers, colleagues, and the public.

Eligible participants must be current students or recent graduates of an accredited Canadian architecture school or RAIC Syllabus. All projects must have been completed in 2025.

The submission form and competition brief can be found here. Competition entry closes April 1st 2026 at 11:59pm EST.

Please email questions to submissions@casa-acea.org. Best of luck! 

Students in Part 2 of the Syllabus Program must manually register for APST 505: Advanced Structures and ARCH 653: Contemporary Architectural Theory and Research through Athabasca University’s Faculty of Science and Technology graduate program office.Steps to manually register for APST 505 and ARCH 653:  

1. Request a Letter of Enrollment by contacting info@raic-syllabus.ca. 
2. Send the signed Letter of Enrollment to fst_grad_success@athabascau.ca and request assistance with course registration.   

If you have any questions, please contact us at  info@raic-syllabus.ca. 

All Syllabus students enrolled in Parts 2 and 3 of the Program must work under the supervision of an architect licensed to practice in their applicable ROAC jurisdiction. All professional experience must be recorded in the Canadian Experience Record Book (CERB).     

Submission Requirements 

Students are required to submit CERB experience logs after every 900-1,000 hours of experience. Submissions received more than eight weeks after completion or exceeding 1,000 hours are subject to a late processing fee of $115.76 per log.    

There has been a recent increase in CERB submissions containing mathematical errors. Please double-check the addition in the totals column on page 4 to ensure the totals accurately reflect the hours accrued in each sector.  

For detailed guidance on completing and submitting CERB logs, please refer to the Architectural Experience Manual.    

Students approaching the end of their Part 1 studies, who have been accruing hours while working under a Canadian-licensed architect, must submit their back-entered hours immediately prior to starting Part 2.  

Reminder: Students may record up to seven consecutive years of Canadian architectural experience accrued before starting Part 2, with a maximum 4,900 hours eligible for back-entry, divided as follows:   

• Part 2: 2,450 hours 

• Part 3: 2,450 hours 

All back-entered hours must be divided into logs of 900–1,000 hours each.  

For more information on back-entering architectural experience, please refer to Section 5.4 in the Architectural Experience Manual. 

Work Experience Requirements

RAIC Syllabus Work Experience Webinar

Architectural Experience Manual

Submission and Enforcement of Architectural Experience

CERB Log Forms, including:

• Fillable CERB Log
• Fillable Spare Pages
• 2019 CERB Example

Thesis Proposal

RAIC Syllabus Thesis Proposal Webinar

Thesis Proposal Outline

Report Writing References

Syllabus Policies

Principles of Conduct, Misconduct & Disciplinary Actions

Student Performance and Academic Reviews

Leave of Absence

Withdrawal Policy

Athabasca registration

The registration deadline is the 10th of each month for history, theory, and technical courses with our educational service provider, Athabasca University. Courses begin on the 1st of the following month.  
  
Remember to register on the Syllabus Student Portal as well. Our systems are not linked with Athabasca University, so this does not register you twice or result in additional fees. This step allows us to maintain student records and transcripts within the Syllabus system.  

Upon completing Athabasca courses, students should forward their Statement of Grades to the Syllabus office. However, official RAIC transcripts, certificates of completion, and diplomas will only be issued once official Athabasca University transcripts have been received through MyCreds, the secure document-sharing platform. 

Statement of Grades and Athabasca University transcripts can be submitted to info@raic-syllabus.ca  

Jessica McCormick
RAIC Syllabus Registrar