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Dr. Cornelia Baines and Dr. Anthony Miller led the National Breast Screening Study (NBSS), a randomized controlled trial aimed at evaluating the role and impact of screening mammography and physical examination in reducing mortality from breast cancer for women aged 40-49. The study also aimed to determine whether mammography provides additional benefit beyond routine physical breast examinations for women aged 50–59. This study, which involved the participation of nearly 90,000 women across Canada, influenced public policy around the implementation of breast cancer screening programs in Canada and abroad.

The University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra (UTSO) as we know it today had its beginnings in 1924 when Luigi von Kunits started a student orchestra at the Toronto Conservatory of Music (renamed the Royal Conservatory of Music in 1947). At the time, the University oversaw TCM's operations. Conductors of this orchestra included Kunits (1924-1930); Donald Heins (1930-1934); Ettore Mazzoleni (1934-1968); Boyd Neel (occasionally, starting 1956); Sir Ernest MacMillan (occasionally); and Karel Ančerl (1968).

The ensemble was officially renamed the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1969 and gave its first concert under this name on January 17, 1969, conducted by Victor Feldbrill. Feldbrill was the main conductor of the UTSO until 1982, at which point the orchestra was led by a series of guest conductors, including Mario Bernardi, Kazuhiro Koizumi, and Otto-Werner Mueller. Subsequent regular conductors of the orchestra have been: Michel Tabachnik (1985-1991); Pierre Hétu (1991-1994); Dwight Bennett (1993-1997); Raffi Armenian (1999-2008); David Briskin (2008-2015); and Uri Mayer (2015-present).

The Conservatory Symphony Orchestra (later, the UTSO) is first listed as an academic requirement for performers in the 1952-1953 academic calendar.

This orchestra should not be confused with the other "University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra," created by John Weinzweig in 1934 as an undergraduate student at the Faculty of Music. This community orchestra was not part of student training at the Faculty of Music and was run by the university's Student Administrative Council. It continued until 1966 under various conductors, including Victor Feldbrill, John Reymes-King, Hans Gruber, Harold Neal, Lee Hepner, Elmer Keith Girard, Robert Rosevear, Milton Barones, Albert-Josef Schardl, and Tibor Polgar.

The University of Toronto 12tet is a 12-piece jazz ensemble at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music directed by Terry Promane (2013-2020) and Jim Lewis (2016-2017, 2021-present).

Peter Yeung (楊國雄) was born and raised in Hong Kong. He graduated from the School the Chinese in The University of Hong Kong. Afterwards, he began working in The University of Hong Kong Libraries. Later on, he pursued a second degree in Librarianship in the University of Hawaii. Upon returning to Hong Kong, he was appointed the first hon. librarian of the Hung On-To Memorial Library (孔安道紀念圖書館) in 1974. Yeung migrated to Canada in 1990. He became an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto and also made the first Coordinator of the Canada-Hong Kong Resource Centre between 1994 and 2005.

Yeung is respected for his dedication in collecting and researching the history of Hong Kong in books and newspaper. Both the Hung On-To Memorial Library and Canada-Hong Kong Resource Centre are well-known for their significant newspaper microfilm collection. Important publications of Yeung include 舊書刊中的香港身世, 香港身世:文字本拼圖, 香港戰前報業 etc.

Tammy Flynn Seybold is an American-born artist and conservator. She attained a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Art and Chemistry at University of California, Berkeley in 1988; and completed a Master of Art Conservation, Paintings Conservation at Queen's University in 1990. Her intimate knowledge of artistic methods and techniques empower an active career in both museums and the private sectors. Following a few years of distinguished internship and fellowship in National Gallery of Art and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, she started her own business, TFS Conservation, in 1997. It is her private practice that specialized in treatment of twentieth-century art, servicing museums and galleries in San Francisco, Toronto, and Hong Kong. She has also been the Contract Conservator of Paintings and Sculpture in the Art Gallery of Ontario in 2007–2011.
But conservation did not take away from her passion in artistic creation. She was heavily influcened by San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement and enjoyed working with challenging materials such as gold leaf, rare pigments, and found objects. Her works emphasized exquisite and the emphemeral nature of the world surrounding us. She has exhibited in Lisbon, Toronto, Hong Kong, Whistler, and Vancouver. She currently lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sir Kan Yuet Keung (簡悅強爵士) was born in Hong Kong on July 26, 1913 in a family of banker. His father Ka Tong Po (簡東浦) is one of the founder of The Bank of East Asia (東亞銀行). He went to Diocesan Boy's School in 1925 and and the University of Hong Kong in 1930 where he acquired a Bachelor of Arts degree. With the hope of helping with his father's bank business, he pursued a law degree in The London School of Economics and Political Science in 1935. In 1940, he earned the practicing qualification as a solicitor in the UK and Hong Kong alike. After his return to Hong Kong, he joinned Lo & Lo as a senior partner. With his father passing away in 1963, he shouldered the responsibility of Chairman of Bank of East until 1983.

But Sir Kan was more well known for his career dedicated to civil services in Hong Kong. Between 1960 to 1980, he served muiple positions in his capacity as Unofficial Member (非官守議員) in the Executive and Legislative Councils, including as Deputy Commissioner of Civil Aid Service (民眾安全服務隊); chairman of Finance Committee of the Legislative Council (立法局財務小組委員會), Transport Advisory Committee (交通諮詢委員會), The Consumer Council (消費者委員會), and Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service (公務員薪俸及服務條件常務委員會); and member of Hong KOng Housing Authority (香況屋字建設委員會), Chinese Temples Committee (華人廟宇委員會), and The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (香港社會服務聯會). Kan was one of the most outspoken Chinese representatives in the Legislative Council and his contributions were instrumental to social growth in the 1960s to 1970s. His career witnessed critical issues such as transportation policy, establishment of ICAC, and right of abode in the UK. Other than internal affairs, Sir Kan represented Hong Kong in the international landscape. From 1970 to 1975 and 1979 to 1983, he was appointed the Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Councils. He spearheaded numerous trade talks in Asia, Europe, and North America furthering Hong Kong's trade interests. He also led delegations to China to negotiate for Hong Kong's future. In particular, he accompanied Governor Murray MacLehose (總督麥理浩) first visit to Deng Xiaoping (鄧小平) in 1979.

Sir Kan achievement were recognized by the many honour he received from the royal family. He was first awarded the OBE medal in 1959, Knight Bechelor in 1972, and then he was the only one of two Hong Kongers granted the Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1979. He retired from most of his positions in 1983. living a low-profile life afterwards. He passed away on September 14, 2012 in Hong Kong.