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Who Can Join?

CAFC has several membership categories with different benefits. To view the list of benefits associated with the membership categories, click here. Have a question about membership, please send an email to atherrien@cafc.ca.

Individual (Voting) Members

Individual: The primary membership category is an individual member. Individual members are individuals who hold a management position in emergency services, provided that they do not hold active membership in any association or union that represents firefighters in collective bargaining. To register, please fill out the form, or click here to register online. 

Cost per Year: $295 + tax

Women Fire Chiefs can also join the CAFC and the Women Fire Chiefs and Fire Officers Network (WFCN) Learn more about the WFCN.

Affiliate Members

Affiliate Company Officer:  Company officers who are interested in career development opportunities and who may be members of unions can join the CAFC as Affiliate Company Officers. Exposure to the culture, network, issues, and policy files is a key benefit of this membership. To register, please fill out the form, or click here to register online. See full membership benefits above. Note: For those not familiar with a Company Officer, it refers to a type of role in a fire cepartment. You must be an employee in a fire department to be a member of this category.

Women Company Officers can also join the CAFC and the Women Fire Chiefs and Fire Officers Network (WFCN) Learn more about the WFCN.

Cost per Year: $150+ tax

NEW ECFO Aspire Company Affiliate membership - bringing in the leaders of tomorrow: Company Officers who register into the ECFO Aspire program will receive a complimentary Affiliate membership with the CAFC, a value of $350. Fill out the attached form and return to atherrien@cafc.ca. Our program administrator will be in touch to register you. For those not familiar with a Company Officer, it refers to a type of role in a fire cepartment. You must be an employee in a fire department to be a member of this category.

Cost per Year: $200

Business Affiliate: Each year, the CAFC welcomes a limited number of business affiliate members. These are typically private-for-profit or not-for-profit companies that share in the interests of the CAFC. Business associates may include service, policy-makers, technology or equipment providers.  Business affiliates are entitled to the benefits shown for business associates in the chart on page 2 of the form, and above on this page. This does not replace or include the traditional sponsorship or exhibitor opportunities at Fire Rescue Canada, but it does allow business associates to become more aware of the work of the CAFC. To join, please fill out this form, and return to Anabel at atherrien@cafc.ca. 

Cost per Year: $500 + tax

NEW Consulting Company Affiliate: New this year, the CAFC is welcoming a limited number of consulting affiliate members. These are typically private-for-profit consulting companies that share in the interests of the CAFC. Business affiliates are entitled to the benefits shown for business associates in the chart on page 2 of the form, and above on this page. This does not replace or include the traditional sponsorship or exhibitor opportunities at Fire Rescue Canada, but it does allow business associates to become more aware of the work of the CAFC. To join, please fill out this form, and return to Anabel at atherrien@cafc.ca. 

Cost per Year: $295 + tax

Retired Affiliate: Former Individual Members who have now retired and who are not currently pursuing significant/full time consulting or industry related positions (such individuals should seek business associate status) but who wish to remain with and support the CAFC are welcomed as retired associates. Retired associates are invited to CAFC events, receive materials, and are called upon as mentors and advisors. To register, please fill out the form, or click here to register online. See full membership benefits above.

Cost per Year: $65 + tax

Researcher Affiliate: New this year, the CAFC welcomes a limited number of research affiliated memberships for individuals who are conducting or participating in research deemed relevant to fire sector by the CAFC. Research affiliates may be from any of the following categories tenured or non-tenured faculty members, post docs, and graduate students at Canadian Universities, Colleges and Research Hospitals/Institutes. Please note (1) research affiliate memberships are not voting memberships per our bylaws (2) Research affiliates are asked to join the Fire Research Roster (FR2) here which is also open to non-research member affiliates as part of membership application. For more details, please access the membership form. To apply, return your filled form to our Manager of Membership Services, Anabel Therrien at atherrien@cafc.ca. 

Life/Honorary Associate: The Honorary Associate status is conferred on past presidents who have served with distinction on a case by case basis and is renewed on a yearly basis.

Cost per Year: N/A

Ready to Join? Sign up now! 

Questions?

If you have any questions about CAFC membership, please contact us: 

Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs - Membership Services

1 Rideau Street, Suite 700

Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7

Phone: 1-800-775-5189 x2

Email:  atherrien@cafc.ca