The ADR Institute of Alberta is the professional association for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practitioners such as mediators and arbitrators, other professionals who use ADR practices in their work, and supporters of ADR in Alberta.
Click through our membership levels to see which meets your needs.
Memberships are annual, and renewal is on the enrollment date. All applications are subject to review.
Associate Memberships
$125 per year
Associate memberships purchased online allow for immediate access to course and event registration.
Benefits of Associate Memberships:
- enhance your professional profile
- register for ADRIA’s nationally-recognized training
- receive discounts on professional development events, including ADRIA conferences
- receive news and updates about current issues, events, and opportunities in ADR
- Member discounts through the Perkopolis program
- discounted individual memberships annually for employees of organizational members
- share or gain experience through volunteer opportunities
- connect with other ADR professionals
- support the use of ADR in our province
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Associate Membership$125.00 / year and a $50.00 sign-up fee
Full Memberships
$325 per year,
includes Membership in ADRIC
Full memberships include membership in the ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC).
Benefits of Full Memberships:
- add your profile to ADRIA’s online Directory of ADR Practitioners if qualified (additional fee applies)*
- be eligible for ADRIA’s Select-and-Appoint referral process*
- apply to our roster of instructors, coaches, and evaluators*
- qualify for rosters ADRIA manages for other organizations*
- enhance your professional profile
- register for ADRIA’s nationally-recognized training
- apply for national designations in mediation and arbitration* (separate fees apply)
- qualify for an international designation with the International Mediation Institute* (for those holding a Chartered Mediator designation)
- receive discounts on professional development events, including ADRIA conferences
- receive news and updates about current issues, events, and opportunities in ADR
- save on professional liability insurance for mediators and arbitrators*
- have access to preferred group rates on home, condo, renter’s, and car insurance*
- subscribe to ADRIC’s Zoom for Enterprise Group Plan at a substantial cost saving*
- Member discounts through the Perkopolis program
- discounted individual memberships annually for employees of organizational members
- matching dual membership* discounts annually for AFMS members (up to $150 in total)
- share or gain experience through volunteer opportunities
- connect with other ADR professionals
- support the use of ADR in our province
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Full Membership$325.00 / year and a $50.00 sign-up fee
LINK Membership
$75 per year
LINK memberships are available to those who have fully or temporarily withdrawn from the workforce, either through retirement, personal, family or medical circumstances that preclude meaningful employment or contract income from any sector. Full-time students in a College, University or training program qualify for a LINK membership, which includes both ADRIA & ADRIC communications and limited benefits.
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LINK Membership$75.00 / year
Organizational Membership
Interested in joining as an organization? Visit our Membership for Organizations page.
Become a Member
Click on the membership levels to explore the benefits and to purchase a membership.
Renew a Membership
If you are already a member and would like to renew, log into your account and then click here to renew.
Membership FAQs
Full membership is open to anyone practicing or supporting Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) who is committed to excellence in this field. This level of membership is required to hold professional ADR designations, participate on ADRIA rosters, and to be eligible for ADRIA’s directory of ADR practitioners. It includes membership with the ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC) and full voting rights.
Associate membership allows the member to enroll in ADRIA courses, but does NOT include an annual membership in the ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC). Associate members are not eligible for a listing in ADRIA’s directory of ADR professionals or to join our roster of instructors, coaches, and evaluators.
Associate members applying for national ADR designations, or who simply want the benefits of full membership in ADRIA, including membership in the ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC) and access to their newsletters, conference discounts, and/or professional liability insurance, need to upgrade their ADRIA membership level from Associate to Full. Because ADRIA is required to send a portion of the annual fee to ADRIC, an upgraded Full membership will always be for a full 12 months commencing at the time of the upgrade.
If you are renewing on your membership anniversary date and choose to upgrade to a Full membership, it is simply a matter of choosing that option when you renew online. In this case, your expiry date does not change.
If you wish to change levels before your membership is due for renewal, and your Associate membership has not expired, the fee for your Associate membership will be prorated and refunded as a credit towards your new Full membership. For example, if your Associate membership expires in early January and you apply for an upgraded membership in late August, you would receive a $50 credit towards your new Full membership (ie. a credit of approximately $10 for every month remaining in your Associate membership). Your new expiry date with both ADRIA and ADRIC would then be late August of the following year. Since our online renewal system does not automatically calculate this amount, you are encouraged to contact the membership desk at 780-433-4881 ext 110 to receive an appropriate credit.
