Jane Archibald began her career in her native Canada, before becoming an Adler Fellow with the San Francisco Opera. She then joined the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera, debuting many coloratura roles. She has since gone on to perform regularly in the celebrated opera houses and concert halls of the world.

Her 2019/20 season included performances of Mathilde (William Tell) at the Opéra de Lyon, the title role in Semele for the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra with Long Yu, recitals in Toronto and environs, Messiah with the Toronto Symphony, a nationally televised German New Year's Eve gala in Dresden (Léhar), as well as concerts in Chicago (Handel/Mozart) and Madrid (Vaughan Williams) before COVID-19 cut short the rest of her season. The pandemic continues to affect the current season, but her website, janearchibald.com, is updated regularly to reflect current plans.

Her career thus far has taken her to the Metropolitan Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Paris Opera, La Scala Milan, Teatro San Carlo, Carnegie Hall, Barbican London, Royal Opera Covent Garden, Zurich Opera, Frankfurt Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and Canadian Opera Company; major orchestras in London, Atlanta, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Madrid, Hamburg, Tel Aviv, Cincinnati, and Salzburg; and opera houses and festivals in Lyon, Geneva, Hyogo, Copenhagen, Toulouse, Baden-Baden, Aix-en-Provence, and Santa Fe, among others.

Jane appears on numerous CD and DVD recordings, including her JUNO-winning solo album of Haydn coloratura arias. Jane lives in Halifax with her husband, tenor Kurt Streit, and their family.