At the September 2021 Annual General Meeting, By-law 2021-1 was approved regarding matters necessary to manage the affairs of the Association. Included in this communication is a Guide to the Membership Categories along with our new Membership Application. A reminder that memberships are due January 1 of every calendar year.
What’s New?
Corporate Membership is available to a municipality for persons who would qualify as Regular and Associate members. (the fee is based on the population of the municipality)
In addition to registering staff responsible for enforcement of By-laws as regular members, municipalities may now include staff who are involved in the administration of By-law enforcement. This includes but is not limited to clerical staff whose duties include the administration of enforcement and to Municipal Clerk’s and Deputy Clerk’s who oversee the administration of enforcement. These employees would be classified as Associate members and may be included in addition to the i list of Regular Members in the submission for Corporate Membership.
Existing Categories Also Remain
Regular Membership – available to a person who is appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Police Services Act, or other provincial statute, who is actively employed in the enforcement of by-laws of a municipality or the like, law enforcement service, a police or local board, authority or commission or whose duties include the enforcement of by-law or Provincial Acts on behalf of a municipality or the like.
NOTE: NOTE: Regular Membership[Individual or Corporate], Retired and Life Membershipcontinues to be the criteria necessary for applying and maintaining certification and to vote at the Annual General Meeting.
Associate Membership shall be available to a person inside or outside the Province of Ontario whose employment includes the administration of by-laws on behalf of a municipality or the like or, on behalf of a private entity which includes enforcement of by-laws of a municipality or the like, law enforcement service, board, authority or commission and is appointed by a provincial statute of that Province and has complied with the confines of this by-law
Law Enforcement Service Group shall be available to an agency whose employees would other otherwise quality as Associate members of the Association.
Student Membership is available to an applicant who is actively enrolled in a law enforcement program or has graduated a law enforcement program within the past 24 months.
Retired Membership is available to members who held Regular membership prior to retirement and requires the approval of the Board of Directors.
Transitional Membership available to members who held a Regular or Associate membership in good standing preceding two years of employment who is now unemployed or in receipt of Employment Insurance Benefits.
Honorary Membership and Life Membership requires approval of the Board of Directors.
If you have any questions regarding the submission of your application for 2024, please feel free to forward them to:
Memberships are renewable annually and are valid during the period of January 1 to December 31 of each year. A lapsed membership may nullify Certification as a Municipal Enforcement Officer.
In accordance with the By-laws the following are the categories of membership with the Association.
Regular Membership
REGULAR MEMBERSHIP is available to a person who is appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Police Services Act, or other provincial statute, who is actively employed in the enforcement of by-laws of a municipality or the like, law enforcement service, a police or local board, authority or commission or whose duties include the enforcement of by-law or Provincial Acts on behalf of a municipality or the like.
NOTE: Regular Membership continues to be the criteria necessary for applying and maintaining certification and to vote at the Annual General Meeting.
Associate Membership
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP shall be available to a person inside or outside the Province of Ontario whose employment includes the administration of by-laws on behalf of a municipality or the like or, on behalf of a private entity which includes enforcement of by-laws of a municipality or the like, law enforcement service, board, authority or commission and is appointed by a provincial statute of that Province and has complied with the confines of this by-law
Corporate Membership
CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP is available to a municipality for persons who would qualify as Regular and Associate members. (the fee is based on the population of the municipality)
In addition to registering staff responsible for enforcement of By-laws as regular members, municipalities may now include staff who are involved in the administration of By-law enforcement. This includes but is not limited to clerical staff whose duties include the administration of enforcement and to Municipal Clerk’s and Deputy Clerk’s who oversee the administration of enforcement. These employees would be classified as Associate members and may be included in addition to the i list of Regular Members in the submission for Corporate Membership.
Law Enforcement Service Group
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE GROUP shall be available to an agency whose employees would other otherwise quality as Associate members of the Association.
Retired Member
RETIRED MEMBERSHIP is available to members who held Regular membership prior to retirement and requires the approval of the Board of Directors.
Student
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP iss available to an applicant who is actively enrolled in a law enforcement program or has graduated a law enforcement program within the past 24 months.
Honorary and Life Membership
HONORARY AND LIFE MEMBERSHIP requires approval of the Board of Directors
Transitional Membership
TRANSITIONAL MEMBERSHIPS are available to members who held a Regular or Associate membership in good standing preceding two years of employment who is now unemployed or in receipt of Employment Insurance Benefits.
