Professional Membership Renewal Dues
The Association collects annual Professional Membership Renewal Dues from its certificated members in order to help meet its obligations with respect to overhead, daily operating, and regulatory compliance costs.If you would like more information about the Association's financial stewardship, please visit:
About Us > The CGA News Room > Annual Reports
Professional Membership Renewal Dues are payable by June 30, each year. Dues are posted and available for payment as of May 1.
Dues can be paid online (Visa or MasterCard) through My CGA Profile or by cheque to the following address:
- Certified General Accountants' Association of Alberta
100-325 Manning Rd NE
Calgary, AB T2E 2P5
If your employer will pay your dues, login to My CGA Profile, print a copy of your invoice from the dues payment page, and submit it to your employer for payment. Your employer should reference either the invoice number or your membership ID when remitting payment.
Amount Payable
The amount payable depends on your current Membership Status:
- Full Dues
Members with "Full" status pay full dues (2011/2012: $920 + GST).
- Reduced Dues
Members with "Not Employed - Not Permanent" status pay significantly reduced annual dues (2011/2012: $200 + GST).
- Associate Member Dues
Associate members (members who are primarily registered with another CGA affiliate), pay associate member dues (2011/2012: $100 + GST).
- Exemption from Dues
Members with "Not Employed - Permanent" and "Life" statuses are not required to pay dues.
For more information about Membership Statuses, please visit:
Members > Maintaining Your Designation > Professional Membership Renewal > Membership Status
If you would like to know the Professional Membership Renewal Dues you will be expected to pay for the next fiscal year, please contact our Member Services team at MemberService@cga-alberta.org
Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD)
If you would like to pay your dues monthly via automatic withdrawals from your bank account, please complete the Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD) Application [PDF] and send it to Sandi Morley at smorley@cga-alberta.org or fax it to (403) 299-1339.
When on PAD, dues are debited from your bank account on the first working day of each month. The CGA Alberta fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30 and this is how your dues are invoiced. However, when you are on PAD, you pay during the calendar year (in a sense, half in advance and half in arrears). If you join PAD at the beginning of each calendar year, there is no fee for this service. If you join PAD later in the year, a deferral fee of $75 may be applied. New members may take the opportunity to start PAD with no penalty or fee from the initial due date of their member dues. The amount will be prorated, based on the number of months left in the calendar year.
Note: Only Full Dues can be paid through PAD. If you are currently on PAD, but have changed status to "Not Employed - Not Permanent", then you will have to pay the total amount payable by June 30. However, any amount already paid for the year will be applied to your account and the remainder returned to you. Please contact our Member Services team for more information at MemberService@cga-alberta.org
Tax Receipts
Tax receipts are posted to My CGA Profile no later than February 28 for all payments made in the prior calendar year. Tax receipts do not include any payments made after December 31.
Non-Compliance Process
Members who do not comply with annual Professional Membership Renewal Dues requirements are in contravention of the CGA Alberta Code of Ethical Principles and Rules of Conduct (CEPROC) and will be penalized accordingly. (Note: The following list is not comprehensive and any failure to comply with a restriction, condition, or undertaking of the Association may result in a suspension and subsequent cancellation of membership.)
If you did not pay annual Professional Membership Renewal Dues before the June 30 deadline:
- You will be notified via email and mail that you have not paid your annual dues.
- You will be charged a $50 late-fee.
- You will have 30 days after the deadline to pay the outstanding amount in-full, including the late-fee.
- After 30 days, if payment has not been made, you will be suspended by registered mail.
- If you do not respond to the Association within 60 days and comply as required, your membership will be cancelled without further notification.
IMPORTANT: The non-compliance process is always under review and subject to change; however, members are notified in advance of changes through Association monthly e-newsletters, email, and this website.
