Membership Categories & Dues

Active members wishing to suspend their membership during a leave of absence (such as sick leave, maternity, paternity or parental leave) have two options: they can resign their membership and become a non-member for the duration of their leave, or, they can change their membership category to non-practicing.

Members who choose to resign their membership during a leave of absence may be eligible for a refund of the un-used portion of their annual dues. Members are required to contact the CAMRT office at membership@camrt.ca within 1-month of the last day worked and provide: their name, the last date worked, and the reason for the leave of absence. Refunds for the un-used portion of the membership will be processed within 3 weeks of the last date worked, or the date the notification was provided to the office, whichever occurred last. Members contacting the office more than 30 days after the last date worked may still be eligible for a refund of the unused portion of the dues, but only from the date of notification.

Members choosing to resign their membership will not be eligible for member benefits or discounts (such as discounts on CPD or event registrations, or member discount programs such as Telus, Goodlife, or Jonson insurance) for the duration of their leave.

Members wishing to take advantage of valuable member benefits during their leave can simply change their membership category to “non-practicing” by contacting the CAMRT office.  Your member benefits will remain unaltered, except for the PLI coverage, which is not available with the non-practicing membership category.

It is important to note that non-practicing membership does not include PLI coverage. If you are planning to work, even casually, during your leave of absence, you should maintain full-practice membership.