Explore your benefits as a member
CASC is a registered charity that serves its members by fostering relationships, creating opportunities for learning, and facilitating a space where knowledge and resources are shared.
Your membership helps us better advocate on behalf of Canada’s science engagement community. Being connected makes us stronger as a community.
Our members believe:
- It’s important to make science approachable and relatable on a local scale
- Providing accessible places for people to learn fuels their curiosity about science
- Building a strong and curious community bridges the formal and informal science learning environments
- Science and innovation engagement has the power to ignite curiosity, deepen learning, and empower collective action
- Inspiring the next generation of young adults to build careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) is important for adding voices and bringing new faces into these industries
Join us
Support the idea of sharing best science engagement practices and cultivating an ecosystem approach.
Help us
Scale innovative initiatives and drive policy change to recognize and value the informal science learning and public engagement sector.
Share your voice
All members are entitled to one (1) vote at the Annual General Meeting and other special meetings.
Member Types
- Science Centre/Museum Members
- Affiliate Member
- Individual Member
This category is specifically for informal science engagement organizations that are open to the public on a regular basis
Members Include:
Benefits
Annual participation in our Reciprocal Agreement, which allows access to other participating places across the country
- Helping to drive policy change to recognize and value the informal science learning and public engagement sector.
- Representation at the federal level on issues of support and science awareness and literacy.
- Access to programming and funding opportunities, like GenAction
- Opportunity to host the CASC Annual Conference
- CASCADE Awards Nomination Eligibility
- Postings in our Job Bank
- Share news in our Monthly E-blast Newsletter and Recent News page (limited to public offerings and organizational announcements)
- Shared content on social media
- Direct weblink to your page from the CASC website (Our Members)
- Exclusive CASC member virtual webinars, forums, and social events
- Members-only pricing on CASC events, such as our Annual Conference and Canadian Get-together at ASTC
- Access to Communities of Practice (CoP)
- Opportunities for you and your staff to lead the industry by volunteering to sit on the CASC Board of Directors, advisory committees, and advisory Boards
- Access to the CASC Members portal, including a sharing forum, detailed members director and CASC Research Publications
2023-24 Membership Dues
*Fees subject to relevant provincial taxes
Memberships are from January 1 – December 31. Applications received after April 30 will be prorated by month.
Additional eligibility criteria
The Board of Directors has the discretion to define additional eligibility criteria for membership in addition to the above categories. They can also define and establish categories of membership within each of the three to establish member dues or other reasons relevant to the CASC’s purposes. These three categories can also be revised from time to time.
Additional benefits for all members
A full range of flexible HR and payroll options with integrated payroll, time and attendance software and specific solutions for small and large businesses.
Credit card processing services that can reduce your costs by as much as 50%, depending on your current systems.
* We encourage members to reach out to these companies to find out more and determine if these programs are suitable for your organization. If you have any questions, concerns, or need help navigating this information, please contact Stephanie at CASC. Your participation in these new benefit programs are also a benefit to CASC. We will receive a 10% referral fee from these program providers at no additional cost to members.