How to become a member

Subject to the condition hereinafter provided, anyone who is interested in promoting the objects of the Association, shall be eligible for membership provided he or she possesses at least one of the following qualifications :
· Not less than two years of practical experience in the bleaching, dyeing, printing or finishing of textiles ;
· Not less than two years of practical experience as a supplier of textile chemicals, dyestuffs or textile dyeing and finishing machinery ;
· Is a student, or graduate of a recognized textile school or university where he or she is studying or has studied bleaching, dyeing, printing, or finishing of textiles.

Members are in different classes as follow:
· Active members;
· Corporate members;
· Student members;
· Associate members;
· Honorary members;
· Emeritus members.

Application for membership accompanied by the membership fee shall be submitted to the sectional secretary on the official application form that you can find in MEMBERSHIP FORM. An applicant must be sponsored by two active members in good standing. Membership fee includes subscription to the “Canadian Textile Journal” and “Textile Manual”. To learn more about the rules of the association and its members, please refer to the CONSTITUTION section.

A corporation interested in the work of the sectional association may, with the approval of the sectional council, be admitted to corporate membership. Corporate membership shall entitle the corporation to one nominee who must be or promptly become a member of the association.

Qualifications for student membership are: interest in all or any of the objects of the association, and enrolment in any recognized textile school, college or university, in chemistry, chemical engineering, bleaching, dyeing, printing or finishing courses. Application for student membership accompanied by the membership fee must be so certified in writing by the registrar or other responsible faculty members of the educational institution in which the applicant is enrolled. Student members shall have all the rights and privileges of active members with the exception of the right to vote or hold office. No applicant qualifying for active membership will be considered a candidate for student membership.

Associate membership is open to any person interested in promoting all or any of the objects of the association and who does not qualify as an active member. An associate member has all the privileges of an active member, with the exception of the right to vote or hold office. Annual dues for associate members is the same as those of an active member.

Sectional councils have the power to elect honorary members for life or for such term as the sectional council shall deem advisable. Honorary members are exempt from payment or fees and shall have all the rights and privileges of active members, with the exception of the right to hold office.

After full retirement, an active member currently or formally enrolled with 25 years membership or an active member with 20 years membership who, by reasons of health or disability, is in early retirement, may apply for emeritus membership by writing to the secretary of sectional council requesting verification of eligibility for such membership. Applications for emeritus membership may also be made on behalf of an eligible by sectional council. Sectional councils have full authority for approval or rejection of applications. Emeritus members could be billed annually at the same rate as student members to cover the costs of the subscription to the Canadian Textile Journal and will retain all the privileges of active members.