Categories and Fees
REGULAR MEMBERS
To qualify for regular membership, an individual must be a lawyer in good standing of a Law Society in a Province or Territory of Canada who has been called to the Bar for at least five years prior to admission to membership and whose principal occupation, representing a substantial portion of the total time such individual devotes to work, is advocacy in civil disputes, criminal proceedings, public law matters or administrative processes. The categories of regular membership are:
| Regular Toronto Member | |
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For those in private practice in Toronto: $395.00 + HST = $446.35 |
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| Regular Quasi-Judicial Member | |
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For those whose occupation is directed to acting as an arbitrator, a mediator or a member of an administrative tribunal before which advocacy is practiced: $395.00 + HST = $446.35 |
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| Regular Counsel Member | |
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For those whose occupation is devoted to counsel or policy work in the civil, criminal or administrative justice systes and who demonstrate a keen interest in advocacy consistent with the ob- jectives of the Corporation: $395.00 + HST = $446.35 |
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| Regular Out of Toronto Member | |
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For those in private practice outside of Toronto but within Ontario: $345.00 + HST = $389.85 |
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| Regular Government Member | |
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For those in the employ of the Department of Justice, Ministry of the Attorney General or other government department: $99.00 + HST = $111.87 |
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| Regular Not-For-Profit Member | |
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For those whose occupation is direct to advocacy in house, includ- ing in the employ of a not-for-profit organization, charity, legal clinic, legal association or advocacy group: $175.00 + HST = $197.75 |
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| Regular Out of Ontario Member | |
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For those in private practice outside of Ontario: $99.00 + HST = $111.87 |
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JUNIOR MEMBERS*
To qualify for junior membership, an individual must be a lawyer in good standing of a Law Society in a Province or Territory of Canada who has been called to the Bar for less than five years and who expresses the intention of practicing advocacy as his or her principal occupation. The categories of Junior membership are:
| Junior Member | |
| $295.00 + HST = $333.35 | |
| Junior Government Member | |
| $99.00 + HST = $111.87 | |
| Junior Member Outside Ontario | |
| $99.00 + HST = $111.87 | |
| Junior Not-For-Profit Member - NEW! | |
| $175.00 + HST = $197.75 | |
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AFFILIATE MEMBERS*
To qualify for Affiliate membership, an individual must be a lawyer in good standing of a Law Society in a Province or Territory of Canada or a Law Society or equivalent regulating organization in another country as determined by the board in its discretion and who is an individual upon whom the board determines a membership should be conferred by reason of the individual’s distinctive and meritorious contribution to advocacy, the just resolution of disputes or the rule of law. The categories of Affiliate membership are:
| Affiliate Member | |
| $125.00 + HST = $141.25 | |
| Affiliate Judicial Member | |
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Must be a Justice, Master or Prothonotary of any court in Canada: $125.00 + HST = $141.25 |
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| Affiliate Professor Member | |
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Must be a professor of law at an accredited faculty of law in Canada whose work demonstrates a keen interest in advocacy consistent with the objects of the Corporation: $125.00 + HST = $141.25 |
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| Affiliate Retired Member | |
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Must be a Regular, Junior or Affiliate Member who elects to retire or semi-retire from the practice of advocacy: $99.00 + HST = $111.87 |
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*Junior and Affiliate Members shall not be entitled to receive notice of, attend or vote at meetings of the members of the Corporation.
Initiation Fee: A one-time only initiation fee of $200.00 is payable by Regular (Toronto and Outside of Toronto), Government and Counsel members only. A charitable tax receipt for the full amount will be issued.
Membership Dues: Billed on a calendar basis. You will be invoiced for membership dues and the initiation fee (if applicable).
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