Learn about who should become a member of CMLA, our membership types and fees, and how to join below.
CMLA welcomes everyone who has an interest in maritime law to become a member.
Membership of the CMLA includes lawyers in public and private practice, academics, judges and corporate counsel. It also includes many non-lawyers involved in a diverse range of maritime activities including marine insurance, ship and cargo brokerage, freight forwarding and other intermediaries, banking, surveying, vessel owners and operators, terminal operation, stevedoring, seafaring, ship supply and government including, Transport Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Environment Canada.
| Type | Description | Annual Fee |
|---|---|---|
Honourary & Honourary Life |
Honourary and Honourary Life members are persons who have been specially recognized because of their contributions to CMLA and/or uniformity of maritime law. Neither are required to pay a membership fee. The main difference between Honourary and Honourary Life members is that Honourary Life members have voting privileges whereas Honourary members do not. |
Free |
Constituent |
Constituent members are organizations or corporations who have a special interest in maritime law. Constituent members are elected annually. At least one quarter of the members of the Board of Directors are representatives of Constitutent members with full voting rights at meetings of the Board of Directors. |
$500 |
Regular |
Regular members are individuals resident in Canada. |
$175 |
Student |
Student members are students who are ordinarily resident in Canada and who are participating in an educational programme in Canada or elsewhere. |
$30 |
Non-resident |
Non-Resident members are individuals, associations or corporations who are not resident in Canada. Non-resident members do not have the right to vote. |
$175 |
Before your application to join the CMLA can be considered by the Board of Directors, you must deposit with the Secretary-Treasurer your membership dues payable for the applicable calendar year (or one-half that amount if your application reaches the Board of Directors between the CMLA’s Annual Meeting and December 31). If your application is not approved by the Board for any reason, the deposit will be promptly refunded to you in full.
Please make your cheque or money order, in Canadian or U.S. funds (at par), payable to “The Canadian Maritime Law Association” and mail it to:
J. Paul M. Harquail, Secretary-Treasurer, CMLA
c/o BB & C Management Services Inc.
7145 West Credit Avenue, Building 2, Suite 201
Mississauga, ON L5N 6J7
If you wish to deposit your membership dues by wire transfer, the Secretary-Treasurer will provide the necessary banking information, on request.
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