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Join the Activity Professionals of Ontario

Membership Categories

Active Membership is open to individuals currently employed in the field as an activity director, co-director, assistant, or consultant.

Currently our membership includes Activity Professionals in long term care facilities (including nursing homes, homes for the aged, and chronic care units in hospitals), as well as day care centres and retirement homes.

Associate Membership is available to individuals having an interest in the activity profession, but who are not eligible for Active Membership. Examples are health care aides, volunteers, administration, and full-time students*.

Business Membership applies to suppliers that have equipment or educational resources appropriate to the activation field, long term care facilities, or related organizations.

NEW For more information on Activity Professionals of Ontario, download this information resource. ( PDF)

Membership Benefits

Active Members benefit from the following:

• Vote in matters of the corporation
• Eligible to sit on committees, executive, or board
• Receive newsletter four times per year
• Receive "Activity Awareness Week" packages annually
• Receive reduced rates at all workshops and conventions
• Eligible to participate in awards of the corporation
• Have access to "Members-Only" section on the website

Associate Members benefit from the following:

• Receive reduced fees at conventions and workshops
• Receive newsletter four times per year
• Receive "Activity Awareness Week" package
• Eligible to participate in Activity and Mentor of the Year awards

Business Members benefit from the following:

• Receive a listing of the current membership
• Receive reduced fees at the convention for one member from the corporation
• Receive special rates for advertisements in the member newsletter
• Receive newsletter four times per year
• Receive reduced exhibitor fees at convention
• Are promoted on the APO website with a link, logo, and brief description of the corporation

Membership Renewal

To renew your current active membership with Activity Professionals of Ontario, visit this page for online renewal processing. Note: to access the early-bird rate, you need to be logged into our website with your membership credentials.

Should you prefer to renew through the mail, please download the membership form from the bottom of this page, complete it, and mail the form along with payment to the APO Head Office before the deadline.

Processing time: Please allow two to three weeks for processing of renewals.  In general, membership renewals are processed within a few days of being received at the APO Head Office.  However, the processing time may be longer in some instances, particularly in cases where documents are incomplete or missing.  Should have any any questions about the processing of a membership renewal, please contact us.

Membership Fees

The membership year is from April of the current year to March of the following year.  Renewals and new memberships will remain valid through to March 31, 2012.

Membership Application, Queries, and Concerns

For membership inquiries and/or concerns please contact the APO Membership Chair:

Use our online contact form here.

To join APO, download the printable version ( PDF) of the APO membership brochure and the application form.  

Please print the application form, complete it, and mail it to APO along with your cheque to cover the membership fee. Thank you.

Online membership registration is also available. Click this button to register and pay for membership through our online store:

Processing time: Please allow two to three weeks for processing of new memberships. In general, membership applications are processed within a few days of being received at the APO Head Office.  However, the processing time may be longer in some instances, particularly in cases where documents are incomplete or missing.  Should have any any questions about the processing of a membership application, please contact us.

* Students: Please note that in order to qualify for associate membership with APO, you should include with your membership application proof of full-time studies at a recognized college or university.  This can be mailed or faxed to us, or submitted by e-mail.

Active and Associate Memberships are held by individuals, even if an employer pays for the membership.  Memberships are non-transferable, so even if you leave your current place of employment, your membership will stay with you wherever you go.

Business members, please e-mail us your corporate logo, along with a short description of the services/products you provide so we can feature this information for you on our website.

APO Regions Map

Active and Associate members are grouped by provincial region, based on the workplace city.  A high-resolution version of this map may be downloaded here ( PDF).