MEMBERSHIP FEES

Membership Categories

Full Member

Persons of good character and reputation who have successfully completed an Institute-approved 40-hour course in arbitration or mediation or have equivalent expertise arising from experience in arbitration, mediation or alternate dispute resolution in Canada.

The basic membership fee for "Full" membership is $232.25 (plus HST) calculated as follows:

1. $135 plus HST for membership fees collected on behalf of ADR Institute of Canada;
2. $97.25 plus HST for membership with ADR Atlantic Institute.
   
   

Non-Practicing Member

Non-practicing member, which allows individuals to secure membership during periods in which they are not practicing for any reason. Examples might include: long-term absence from practicing ADR; an individual interested in ADR that does not meet the Full Member criteria.

The basic membership fee for "Non-Practicing" membership is $97.25 (plus HST).

Student Member

Persons of good character and reputation who are enrolled in full-time post-secondary studies. Student member, which allows individuals to secure membership while actively engaged in post-secondary studies and while the individual does not otherwise meet the requirements for full membership.

The basic membership fee for "Student" membership is $50.00 (plus HST).

Dual Member

Dual membership in ADR Atlantic is permitted for individuals who already hold membership in another ADRIC affiliate. In the case of a Dual membership, with the prior approval of ADRIC, the ADRIC portion of the membership fee for the Dual member will be waived, but the remainder of the regular membership fee must be paid. The Dual member will have all the rights, entitlements, and obligations of a regular member.

Please reach out to [email protected] for more information or to join.

The basic membership fee for "Dual" membership is $97.25 (plus HST)

Corporate/Organization/Association Member

Corporate/organization/association member, which allows any number of employees of a corporation, organization, or association to receive membership under a single corporation/organization/association membership.

Please reach out to [email protected] for more information or to join.

Past Members ~ persons who have been members of ADR Atlantic and who decide to retire from ADR practice may continue to be listed as past members (inactive) at no charge for one year after their membership. After this time their profile will be archived and no longer listed publicly. If the person continues to offer ADR services but declines to maintain membership then ADRAI will archive their profile immediately.

Designations Applications Processing Fee (effective July 1, 2013)

Chartered Arbitrator and Chartered Mediator Applications Fee: $200 plus HST

Qualified Arbitrator and Qualified Mediator Applications Fee: $100 plus HST

NOTE: the fees listed above are used by ADR Atlantic to defray the expenses associated with processing applications from members to hold designations.

In addition to the one-time processing fee, there are yearly fees payable to the National Organization (ADRIC) to hold the designations.