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Take your ADR Career to the next level and join ADRIO today. We assist our members, and users of ADR services, by providing information and education, maintaining high professional standards and implementing a structure to ensure members adhere to those standards.

In order to ensure and encourage enhanced professionalism and adherence to best practices, ADRIO™ requires that all new members take the online course: Practical Ethics for Working Mediators before or within the first three months of new membership. Before applying, please read the details on the course here.

Please note that proration is only available for first time applications, our proration schedule starts in July.

For returning members, please contact our Member Experience Specialist to rejoin: membership@adr-ontario.ca
Please note that the fee for the Ethics Course is collected by the course provider upon registration.

Full Membership Application

Associate Membership Application

Student Membership Application

Membership applications require at least 2 business days to process. 

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Membership Categories

Full Member: Full Membership is open to any person practicing in the area of arbitration, mediation or other forms of alternate dispute resolution who is of good character and reputation, and can satisfy the Membership Committee that he or she has obtained and maintained standards of academic achievement (have successfully completed an Institute-approved 40-hour course in arbitration or mediation or have equivalent expertise arising from experience in the area of alternate dispute resolution in Canada) and professional experience consistent with the aims and objectives of the ADR Institute of Ontario. Completion of the online course: Practical Ethics for Working Mediators is a condition of membership. Once you have satisfied all conditions for membership, your application will be approved and your membership will be activated.
Annual Fee: $360 plus HST. Plus one-time fee of $90+HST for Ethics Course. (This fee includes full membership with Ontario, as well as with the ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC) i.e., two memberships in one. 

Associate: Open to all persons of good character and reputation interested in the field but have no training in the area of alternate dispute resolution, or those who have training but are not practicing in the field. Completion of the online course: Practical Ethics for Working Mediators is a condition of membership. Once you have satisfied all conditions for membership, your application will be approved and your membership will be activated.
Annual Fee: $150 plus HST. Plus one-time fee of $90+HST for Ethics Course.

Student: Open to persons of good character and reputation who are enrolled in full-time studies (i.e., Ph.D., B.A., LL.B.). Please note: Student Membership is not available to those involved in part-time studies. Completion of the online course: Practical Ethics for Working Mediators is a condition of membership. Once you have satisfied all conditions for membership, your application will be approved and your membership will be activated.
Annual Fee: $75 plus HST. Plus one-time fee of $50+HST for Ethics Course.

If you have any membership questions, please contact membership@adr-ontario.ca / 437-332-2479

You must submit application with electronic payment. Your application will not be considered without payment. If your application is not accepted, your payment will be refunded in the same form originally used.

Your application will be reviewed and you will be informed of your membership status as soon as possible.

The information in this application will be used for the sole purpose of assessing your qualifications for membership.

If accepted as a member, your “basic information”, will be listed on our web site and your e-mail address will be used to send you information including our Member Bulletin newsletter, ADR Update Newsletter, event notices and other important information. Once accepted, you will be able to manage your communication preferences via your Member Portal.

The membership year is January 1st to December 31st.

For more information, please contact us:
Tel: 437-332-2479
Email: membership@adr-ontario.ca