▁Arts ▁in ▁Theatre ▁Design ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁( 1 9 7 2 ). ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Toronto ▁to ▁find ▁work ▁opportun ities . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Wil fred ▁Laur ier ▁University ▁presented ▁J anson ▁with ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Let ters . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁ ▁J anson ▁started ▁her ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Dance ▁Theatre ▁as ▁a ▁cost ume ▁designer ▁for ▁its ▁ 1 9 7 2 – 1 9 7 3 ▁season . ▁So on ▁after , ▁she ▁began ▁work ▁at ▁Toronto ▁Work shop ▁Produ ctions , ▁working ▁as ▁the ▁resident ▁designer ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁then ▁fre el ance ▁designer ▁for ▁five ▁more ▁years . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁she ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation ▁as ▁a ▁cost ume ▁designer ▁and ▁made ▁her ▁designer ▁debut ▁at ▁Shaw ▁Festival ▁and ▁Str at ford ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁she ▁contributed ▁to ▁small ▁theatre ▁companies ▁like ▁Theatre ▁Comp act , ▁Global ▁Village ▁Theatre ▁and ▁Tar rag on ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁J anson ▁started ▁design ing ▁for ▁large ▁ven ues ▁such ▁as ▁Young ▁People ' s ▁Theatre , ▁National ▁Bal let ▁of ▁Canada , ▁Royal ▁W inn ip eg ▁Bal let , ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁Centre ▁for ▁the