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To obtain membership in the Ontario Professional Foresters
Association (O.P.F.A.) and become a Registered Professional Forester,
a forester must meet specific educational and practical experience
and sponsorship. For more detailed information contact the OPFA
at the address below.
See also the Application
Forms, Sponsorship
Form and Membership
Standards.
The OPFA has eight categories of membership.
These include:
Additional details on the categories or in making
application can be obtained by contacting the OPFA office.
See the
Rules & Regulations - Fee Schedule for full details of the
Fees (pdf format).
Every person applying for a certificate of registration
shall have reached the age of majority and shall be of good character
and may be required to show proof of these qualifications when application
is made. Registration may be subject to any terms, conditions or
limitations as determined by the Registration Committee or by Council.
For information on Reading Materials and Examinations, contact
the OPFA Office.
Full Membership - See Guidelines
for Full (R.P.F.) Membership
To be considered for registration in this category, applicants shall
satisfy the requirements.
Fees
For details on the Fees for Full Active Members; Life
Members; Honorary Members; Non-Resident Members; Associate Members;
Student Members and Provisional Members; and Inactive members as
well as: Application Fee;
Registration Fee; Examination Fee; Fees in Arrears; Non-Resident
Membership; Reinstatement; Penalty/Late Fees see Rules
& Regulations - Fee Schedule for full details (pdf format).
Member Categories
Full Active Members: An individual who has
achieved the right to be known as a Registered Professional Forester,
is qualified to engage in the practice of professional forestry
and who is entitled to all of the privileges of membership in the
Ontario Professional Foresters Association.
Non-Resident Members: An individual who has
achieved the right to be known as a Registered Professional Forester,
is qualified to engage in the practice of professional forestry
and who is entitled to all of the privileges of membership in the
Ontario Professional Foresters Association and resides and works
outside the province of Ontario.
Any Full Member who resides and works outside the province of Ontario
may apply for registration as a Non-Resident Member. Membership
in this category shall be terminated upon the member resuming his/her
residence or employment in the province of Ontario, and he/she may
be eligible for reinstatement as a Full Member.
Upon application for reinstatement, the applicant may be required
to satisfy the Registration Committee as to his/her knowledge of
Ontario forest policy.
Provisional Member: A individual who
has applied for Full Membership and is in the process of acquiring
the necessary competencies.
Any person requiring additional competencies to attain Full membership
may apply for Provisional membership. This category of membership
may be retained for a maximum of five years and shall be terminated
by the end of the fiscal year during which the person becomes eligible
for Full Membership.
Associate Member: -see Guidelines
for Associate Membership
An individual who is qualified to engage in one or
more specific aspects of the practice of professional forestry.
Any person who wishes to continue to engage in the
practice of professional forestry as defined in the Act, but who
does not meet the qualifications for registration as a Full Member,
may apply for registration as an Associate Member pursuant to this
By-law and in accordance with guidelines adopted by Council from
time to time. The applicant must be of good character and
repute and may be required to satisfy the Registration Committee
as to his/her knowledge of forestry theory and forest policy which
relates to his/her activities which fall within the definition of
the practice of professional forestry, and as to his or her suitability
to become a member of the Association and to engage in the practice
of professional forestry. Applications must be accompanied
by the recommendation of four sponsors, at least two of whom must
be Registered Professional Foresters who are currently members in
good standing of the Association.
Student Member: An individual enrolled
as an undergraduate in any post secondary, forestry-related program.
Inactive Member: Any Full Member who
ceases to practice professional forestry may apply for registration
as an Inactive Member. The Registration Committee will consider
such applications based on the circumstances of the situation and
have the authority to set conditions of membership. Inactive registration
shall be terminated if the member becomes active in professional
forestry and is eligible for reinstatement as a Full Member. Amended
AGM 2004
Life Members: An individual who has achieved
the right to be known as a Registered Professional Forester, is
retired from practicing professional forestry and who is entitled
to all of the privileges of membership in the Ontario Professional
Foresters Association.
Honourary Members: An individual who has made
an outstanding contribution to the advancement of forestry in Ontario
and has been elected an Honourary member of the Association by a
unanimous vote of Council.
There shall be no fee for Honorary Members. No more than one
Honourary Member shall be elected in any given year and Honourary
Members shall comprise no more than one percent of the total Association
membership at any one time. Consideration of Honourary Membership
shall be initiated by nomination in writing by at least six active
Association members in good standing and all applications for Honourary
Membership shall be approved by the Recognition and Awards Committee
prior to Council election.
Honourary Members shall be exempt from the payment
of membership dues and shall have the right to attend meetings,
but not the right to vote.
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