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Conservatory Canada is a non-profit, charitable organization that offers music examinations to students across Canada. It offers practical examinations for a variety of disciplines, including cello, clarinet, flute, guitar, horn, organ, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, viola, violin, and voice. Written examinations include theory, history, and pedagogy. Certificates are awarded after the completion of each exam. Conservatory Canada also provides professional diploma programs in both performance and teaching. These diploma are recognized by the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations.

Conservatory Canada's main office is located in London, Ontario.

History
Conservatory Canada’s roots go back to 1891, when the London Conservatory was first founded. The reach became truly national in 1997 through a merger of The Western Board of Music and the Western Ontario Conservatory of Music. Conservatory Canada now works with many teachers, examiners and thousands of students nationwide as a not-for-profit educational institution.

Mission
Conservatory Canada's mission is to develop musical talent by creating well-rounded programs of study and offering comprehensive evaluation.

Honorary Licentiates
Every year, Conservatory Canada recognizes one notable Canadian for their contriubtions to music by awarding them with an Honorary Licentiate Diploma. Past recipients of this award include:

Programs
In its early years, Conservatory Canada focused its attention on the study of classical music. In 2006, Conservatory Canada expanded it's programs to include contemporary styles of music. The first Contemporary Idioms syllabus was created for piano and it became available to students and teachers across the country in 2006. In 2009, Conservatory Canada created two more contemporary syllabi - one for voice and the other for guitar.

Accreditation
The classical examinations offered by Conservatory Canada are accredited by the Ministry of Education in Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia. The Contemporary Idioms examinations for piano are also recognized by these provinces and students are able to obtain high school credits for their musical accomplishments.