Become a Member

Every year FSC Canada works with Aboriginal Peoples, environmental organizations, labour unions and businesses to make sure the FSC logo provides you with the guarantee that the paper and wood products you purchase come from healthy forests and strong communities.

Balance, Accountability, Transparency, Participation

Decision-making within  FSC takes place by members around the world. International Members are divided into three chambers (Economic, Environmental and Social), with an additional, Aboriginal Peoples chamber, in Canada. Each chamber has equal voting power, which maintains the balance of voting power between different interests.

As a non-profit organization and registered charity, FSC canada is only able to do its valuable work of building healthy forests and strong communities through the generous support and participation of companies and individuals such as yourself. Please become an FSC member and contribute to forests for al, forever.

By becoming a member you:

• Support healthy forests and strong communities. For all, Forever. 
• Join an international network of individuals, companies and organizations taking action to improve the state of the world's forests.
• Have a voice on the conservation and responsible use of our forests.
• Participate in FSC's governance by voting at General Assemblies,
• Participate in Annual General Meetings and electing our Board of Directors.
• Participate in the development of FSC certification standards.

Become a Member and help keep our forests healthy for generations to come.

Select one of the options below and send in the required documentation to info@fsccanada.org or
400-245 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M4P 3J1

Organization Requirements +/-

Organization. To become a member, organizations must provide the following documentation: (Click here to download a checklist)

• A completed membership application form. 
• Signed letters of support from two FSC members.
• Organizational statues, annual report, publicly available financial information (incl. funding information if applicable) and any other documents showing their status.

Note: If the applicant is a non-profit organization, evidence of charitable or non-profit status is needed.

For applicants to the Economic Chamber, details of commercial activities are required. Applicants to the Economic Chamber must have demonstrated a commitment to implementing the FSC Principles and Criteria in their operations.

Documents

Icon	Resource Name Description	Size
	Organizational Requirements: Checklist	128.78 Kb
	FSC Membership Application Form	64.7 Kb
	Sample Letter of Support	20.5 Kb
	Form of Payment	218.12 Kb

Individual Requirements +/-

 Individuals. to become a member, individuals must provide the following documentation: (click here to download a checklist)

• A completed membership application form.
• Signed letters of support from two FSC members.
• A curriculum vitae, indicating your citizenship. the citizenship of the applicant is needed only to choose the appropriate subchamber (South or North).
• Applicants to the Economic Chamber must have demonstrated commitment to the FSC Principles and Criteria.

Documents

Icon	Resource Name Description	Size
	Individual Requirements: Checklist	118.94 Kb
	FSC Membership Application Form	64.7 Kb
	Sample Letter of Support	20.5 Kb
	Form of Payment	218.12 Kb

FSC Membership Fees +/-

All membership fees are payable by cheque, money order or credit card to FSC International (in USD). (click here to download forms of payment)

Individual

$100.00

Non-Profit Organizations: 

	# of employees	Turnover (USD)	Annual Fee (USD)
Small	1-100	>15 million	$150
Medium	101-200	15-20 million	$1000
Large	201-1000	30-150 million	$2000
Very Large	>1000	>150 million	$5000

For-Profit Organizations:

	# of employees	Turnover (USD)	Annual Fee  (USD)
Very Small	1-100	< 20 million	$200
Small	101-200	20-40 million	$1500
Medium	201-1000	40-200 million	$3,000
Large	1001-10,000	200-2 billion	$6,000
Very Large	>10,000	>2 Billion	$10,000