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How to apply for membership

Physicians may apply for CMPA membership if they are a graduate in medicine and are duly licensed or registered by a Canadian provincial/territorial medical regulatory (licensing) authority.

To apply for membership

Online:

• Complete and submit the Online Membership Application/Reactivation Form. If using this method, you must pay your membership fee by pre-authorized debits from a Canadian bank account (cannot be a line of credit or credit card account).

By Fax or Mail:

• Print the Membership Application/Reactivation Form.
• Complete the form using the online fee calculator to determine the membership fee that applies to your particular situation. (Find out how we set membership fees and view the complete Fee Schedule.)
• Mail to the CMPA the completed Membership Application/Reactivation Form, including payment. You may send by fax if using the Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD) plan. When paying by cheque, remember to make the cheque payable to The Canadian Medical Protective Association.

Please allow two weeks for processing.

For first-time applicants, the minimum payment in your first calendar year of membership is two months.

Membership can only begin once we have received a completed application form, payment, your licence/registration number and all necessary documents. You may submit your membership application without your licence/registration number and then you must notify the CMPA once it becomes available.

You will receive your proof of CMPA membership (Membership Update) and an information package about CMPA services in the mail.

To reactivate membership:

If you are a former CMPA member who wishes to reactivate membership, see Reactivate CMPA Membership.