Joining
the OPFA
Membership
Applications
Standards for: Full
Membership & Associate
Membership
For information on Exams & Reading materials
contact
the OPFA office
RULES & REGULATIONS
Fee Schedule
Approved by 2010 AGM, Pembroke, ON
Fee Schedule (in pdf format)
Becoming
An OPFA Member & Membership Categories
To obtain membership
in the Ontario Professional Foresters Association (OPFA) and
become a Registered Professional Forester, a forester must meet
specific educational and practical experience requirements, and
be sponsored by two other R.P.F.'s. 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:
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.
Member Categories
Full Active Member: 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 Member: 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 be granted 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 the By-laws 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 Member: 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 Member: 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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