Though it might seem really difficult to navigate, the University of Toronto is Canada’s biggest research university and it is definitely worthwhile to get some hands-on experience to complement your course-based training. I didn’t know much about this when I was in undergrad so don’t feel bad if you’re a bit confused about how to go about doing this. When I was in undergrad I felt like I was perpetually stumbling through; I was passionate and really wanted to do research but barely knew what this meant, let alone how to go about doing it.
But eventually it worked out: I went from having profs ignore my emails to tons of exciting research opportunities by the time I was applying for grad school. A classic #ragstoriches story amirite?!