Membership
Join Team CSMTA
Two entry levels, one membership year, seven documents. Everything below is the association’s own rule, exactly as published — nothing here is a summary of it.
What it costs
$180
Sport Candidate Member
CAD per year · prorated by season
Jan 1 – May 31: $180 · Jun 1 – Aug 31: $108 · Sep 1 – 30: $72 · Oct 1 – Dec 31: $180, which includes the rest of the current year and the following year.
$25
Student Member
CAD per year · Jan 1 – Dec 31
One flat rate for the calendar year. Everyone initially joins as either a Sport Candidate Member or a Student.
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
- The membership year, every year
- Dec 1
- Renewal deadline, yearly
- $60
- Late fee after Dec 1, on any dues payment
Current members are sent a renewal notice directly, in the fall.
What a new application needs
The complete list, as required of new members: have all relevant information available before you start.
- 01Letter of confirmation of graduation from massage school
- 02Confirmation of a sport massage course in the curriculum of your school
- 03Proof of good standing with your provincial massage therapy organization
- 04Proof of liability insurance
- 05Proof of Standard First Aid and CPR, or First Responder with Sport Module
- 06SafeSport training from Coach.ca
- 07Vulnerable-sector criminal record check: done within the last 12 months from date of issue when first applying; any check submitted stays valid 2 years from its date of issue
Send your documents to admissions@csmta.ca: clear, easy-to-read copies in pdf format. Screenshots and photographs of documents will not be accepted; the free Adobe Scan app makes clean copies and sends all of your pages in one pdf document.
It may take up to six weeks to process your application, providing all of your documents have been submitted and are in order.
The CSMTA is primarily run by volunteers with only part-time help at the administrative level. This is truly a not-for-profit organization that has a passionate and dedicated base of support.