Piano practice access is part of the venue planning. Arrangements for OPS participants have not yet been confirmed with a final host. The published offer will specify facilities, booking or allocation arrangements, access hours and any costs. No daily practice-time entitlement is established at this stage.

Accommodation and meals are intended to be separate from tuition and participant-paid. OPS is exploring possible options and assistance, but no residence package, hotel partnership, group rate, room availability, meal plan or catering price is confirmed. Whether participants would book directly or through an OPS arrangement remains to be decided.

Any future guidance will specify the provider, availability, booking responsibility, dietary arrangements, payment and cancellation terms. No reserved rooms or accommodation subsidy can currently be relied upon.

Guidance on local transit and travel between teaching, practice and performance spaces will follow the final venue arrangements. OPS has not arranged a shuttle, airport transfer or other transport service.

From Pearson Airport to York’s Keele campus. For the prospective York University Keele-campus setting, one public-transit route from Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) is:

1. Pearson Airport, Terminal 1, to Highway 407. Take GO Bus 40 toward Richmond Hill Centre and get off at Highway 407 Bus Terminal.
2. Highway 407 to York University. Transfer to TTC Line 1 southbound toward Finch. Travel two stops, via Pioneer Village, to York University Station.

York’s current travel guide estimates around 40 minutes and C$5–7 for this route. Allow extra time for the bus connection and check current service, fares and disruptions before travelling. For an eligible One Fare transfer, use the same PRESTO card or contactless payment method throughout: tap on and off GO, then tap onto the TTC with the same card or device. GO e-tickets are not eligible for One Fare.

York has not yet been confirmed as the festival host. This is general travel guidance, not an OPS airport-transfer service or confirmation of the festival location.

Sources: York airport travel guide (PDF), GO Transit transfer information, TTC Line 1

International travel. Applicants travelling from outside Canada will need to consider the entry requirements applicable to their circumstances. OPS’s guidance, any documentation it may be able to provide and the allocation of travel responsibilities remain to be approved. Admission to a festival cannot be treated as an immigration authorization.

11–25 August 2027 is the proposed festival calendar, and the working plan places teaching and other festival activities on 12–24 August. Participant arrival, check-in, departure and any required residency period have not been set. An opening concert date is not a mandatory arrival instruction, and the closing gala date is not a departure policy.

Individual lesson times, recital schedules, attendance expectations and preparation obligations still need approval.

Access routes, facilities and any arrangements to discuss individual needs must be verified with the eventual host. No campus accessibility provision or individual accommodation is promised at this stage.

Final age eligibility has not been set. Consent, safeguarding, supervision, guardian and accommodation arrangements for any eligible minors must be approved before applications open. No supervised residence or guardian service has been arranged.