Membership Information & Forms

Membership in the ACA runs from January 1st to December 31st, matching the calendar year. To join or renew membership with the ACA, please locate the appropriate option below and follow those instructions. If you're new or renewing and know which form you need, click to open the appropriate PDF.  Note these forms have data entry fields for much of your information. 

Please contact the ACA office should you have any questions about your options or if your specific situation is not as described below.

Applying for membership for the first time

Complete, print & sign the form (individual or institution), identifying your category, then fax or mail it to ACA.

Renewing membership for the coming year, in the same member category

From late October and January 31, you can login at the members website to renew online while outside this time period, click to view the form (individual or institution), then fax or mail your completed form to ACA.

Renewing membership for the coming year in a different member category

  • Contact the office aca@archivists.ca so we can create your invoice in the correct category; then you can login at the members website to renew online within the period from early October to January 31, or,
  • Complete, print & sign the form (individual or institution), identifying your new category, then fax or mail it to ACA.

Full-time Students applying for membership

Full-time students have the choice of a 3-year e-membership or an annual student membership.

  • For the 3-year, non-renewable student e-membership, complete, print and sign the student e-membership form (2012), then fax or mail it to ACA.
  • To obtain or renew an annual student membership (which includes print copies of Archivaria) please complete the individual membership form identifying your category as Student, then fax or mail it to ACA. Note: renewing a student membership can be done online, as described above in #1.

Renewing By Mail or Fax

Should you choose to renew by mail or fax please send the forms to:

Association of Canadian Archivists
P.O. Box 2596, Station D
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5W6

fax: (613) 234-8500

Credit card payment accepted using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.

Please make your cheque payable to Association of Canadian Archivists.