10. Membership Conditions  Policy Home

The Board, guided by the corporation's Aims and Objectives, may, by resolution, approve the admission of members to the corporation. Members may also be admitted in such other manner as may be prescribed by the Board. 

No person, group, or association shall in their application for membership in the Corporation, be discriminated against based on a protected characteristic as outlined in the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Subject to the articles, there shall be three subclasses of members in the corporation, namely:

a.    Class A

Organization Members, being the groups, societies, federations, associations, clubs and enterprises whom the Board may admit as Organization members.   Each Organization member is entitled to receive notice of, attend, and vote at all meetings of the members of the Corporation. Each Organization member shall have one (1) vote per meeting, exercisable upon full payment of dues.

Household Delegates, being the persons who are elected on an annual basis by the Household Representatives in such manner as may be prescribed by the Board. Each Household Delegate shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and have a single vote at all meetings of the members of the Corporation. Eligibility, restrictions, acceptance, suspension, termination and discipline of a Household Delegate shall be as prescribed by the Board. 

b.    Class B

Household Members, being the groups of individuals having a common kinship living together at the same physical postal address to whom the Board may admit as a Household Members. Persons accepted as Household Members shall, upon full payment of dues, appoint a Household Representative. 

Household Delegates and Household Representatives must be of the age of majority as defined by the jurisdiction of Canada.