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Help shape the payments and secure identity landscape: Become an ACT Canada Member
If you have a stake in secure identity, mobile, NFC, loyalty, secure payments or leveraging EMV, you owe it to yourself to join ACT Canada. Now in our 22nd year, we are the world's pre-eminent authority on the Canadian market, focused on payment, identity management and advanced applications using the security of chip, regardless of form factor.
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Insight, Networking & Visibility
A non-profit association, ACT Canada facilitates knowledge transfer and thought leadership in a neutral forum, respecting the perspectives of all stakeholders and enhancing cooperation among diverse groups. By enabling a better understanding of the market's players, opportunities, barriers, and public and private sector applications, we help members protect their interests, advance their causes, build their business and grow the market.
Why Join?
Membership offers privileges you can't get anywhere else:
- Your own market expert on retainer year round to answer any inquiry
- Sound insights to help you increase revenues, lower costs and reduce risk
- Savings on ACT Canada and industry events, conferences and publications
- Access to global market research, industry contacts and data on best practices
- An industry voice for you through our advocacy and stakeholder relations efforts
There's a Membership category that's right for you
Principal: Key market shapers with significant interests in secure payment, secure identity management and other advanced applications and technologies.
General: Active participant representing issuers, acquirers, suppliers and others with interests in secure payment, secure identity management and other advanced applications and technologies.
Please note that there is special pricing for available for the General Level Membership for the following organization types - Small to Medium Canadian enterprises (wholly-owned Canadian enterprises with annual revenues under $25M) ; Government entities & Retailers.
Associate: Business with under 15 employees who do not supply or purchase advanced card technology products or services. Also covers associations (any size) and sole independent consultants.
| MEMBER CLASS | ANNUAL RETAINER* (1 yr from activation date) |
|---|---|
| Principal | $7500 |
| General | $3995 |
| - Special General Level Pricing for Government Entities | $2995 |
| - Special General Level Pricing for SME** | $2995 |
| - Special General Level Pricing for Retailers | $995 |
| Associate++ | $500 |
| Research Subscription | $3995 |
*Fees are subject to HST
**Wholly-owned Cdn organization with annual funding/revenues less than $25 million.
++ Organization or consulting firm of less than 15 employees who does not directly supply or purchase advanced card technology products and services. Non-profit or industry associations may be exempt from the 15+ employee rule.
Membership Kit & Application
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What Our Members Have To Say
"Being a member allows us to remain competitive and anticipate shifts in technology."
Senior Manager, Business MasterCard Marketing, ATB Financial
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Special member discounts for Cardware 2013: Payment Insights + Exclusive Access to Cardware Connections Networking Meetings!
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For more information about joining ACT Canada; please contact Eileen Cassidy at + 1 905 426 6360 ext. 122 or eileen@actcda.com.