Thank you for your interest in joining the Directors Guild of Canada - Alberta District Council.

In Alberta the level of membership depends on experience. If you are an active Alberta Registered Permittee and you have worked a minimum of 90 workdays on 3 different Alberta Signatory productions, you qualify for Membership.

If you are not an active Registered Permittee, your application will be evaluated to assess your level of relevant experience gained over 150 workdays, worked over a minimum of 3 productions, in a position equivalent to a category represented by the DGC in the District you are applying to. The same applies to those who are already a Member of another Guild/Union and wanting to become a Member of the Alberta DGC. 

In Alberta there are 2 different types of Membership:

Associate Membership - Production Assistant or Trainee in all departments.

Full Membership - Everything above a Production Assistant or Trainee.

HOW TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP:

1. Determine if your industry experience falls within a job category that is represented by the Alberta District Council (ADC). Review what positions are covered by the ADC here.

2. Call or email the ADC office and confirm that you are eligible for Membership. 1-403-217-8672 & dgc@dgcalberta.ca

• If you are not a Registered Permittee with 90 workdays on 3 Alberta Productions you likely do not qualify for Membership with the ADC, and need to join the Registered Permittee program. Click here to find out, what it means, to become a ADC Registered Permittee and contact the ADC office if you have questions that cannot be answered by looking at our website. 
• If you are a Member of another Union in Alberta or in another Canadian Province or with the DGA, please make contact with the ADC office for next steps.
• If you are a Permittee with another District Council of the DGC, we have different rules, please make contact with the ADC office for next steps. 

3. If you determine that you are indeed eligible for Membership with the ADC, please download the National Application Form and fill it out.

• Ensure that the two sponsor signatures on the application are from 2 Full ADC Members.
• Contact the ADC office and request a Work History Report, for a tally of your workdays and production count, from DGC signatory productions. 

4. Membership with the ADC DGC includes becoming part of a Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP & NRSP) and a Health Benefits Plan. Please determine if you are going to become a Member as an Individual or under your Loan-Out Corporation, as it will effect what paperwork needs to be completed:

• MEMBER APPLICATION AS AN INDIVIDUAL: You will be sent a link by the office, to fill out the forms online once you start your application. More information will be sent to you at that time. In case you need the individual documents, click here for the RRSP Individual Enrolment Form and the NRSP Individual Enrolment Form.

OR

• MEMBER APPLICATION AS A CORPORATION or otherwise known as a "LOAN OUT": If you are incorporated and wish to have your payroll routed to your corporation you need to fill out the A.) NRSP Corporation Enrolment Forms (You must fill this out, print it and sign it. This must be the original document with a pen and paper signature and must either be mailed or dropped off to the ADC DGC office. We can only accept paper original copies for this, online enrolment does not exist for this element.) as well you also need to complete b.) RRSP Individual Enrolment Forms and then c.) NRSP Individual Enrolment Forms (you can choose to do these two online or in paper form, whichever you prefer) Additionally, all Corporation NRSP Applications must include a copy of the official corporate record that contains the provision relating to the power to bind. Normally this document will be a Board resolution of signing authority or something similar, but smaller corporations that do not have a board resolution can complete the certificate of Incumbency form. Here is the Certificate of Incumbency Form that needs to be completed and included in the Corporation application.
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5. HEALTH & WELFARE: Beneficiary form - Please download, fill out, print and then sign this document. This form must have the original pen and paper signature and must either be mailed or dropped off to the ADC Office. We can only accept paper original copies for this, online enrolment does not exist for this element.

6. The membership fee and pro-rated annual dues payment required for your specific membership type (*Now done through online banking* - the ADC office does not accept Cash or Cheques or CC payments for membership application fees):

• The total fee to join as an Associate Member (Production Assistant/Trainee) is $262.50
• The breakdown of this is a one-time fee of $150 + one quarter ($112.50) of your annual dues ($450). Please check with your ADC Office to verify the amount. 

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• The total fee to join as a Full Member is $687.50
• The breakdown of this is a one-time fee of $500 + one quarter ($187.50) of your annual dues ($750). Please check with your ADC Office to verify the amount.

7. Once your application is approved by the Alberta District Council, your payment options are:

• Online through your personal online banking system. Log in to your online banking, go to "Pay Bill" and add "Directors Guild of Canada" as a new Bill Payee. Once added as a new bill payee, confirm with the ADC Office the amount to be paid, and submit payment. It will ask you for a membership number when you add a new Bill Payee, for which the default is "9999".

NOTE: Applications must be submitted with all the required paperwork including: sponsors, verification on days worked, training and certificates, original NRSP & Beneficiary forms and method of payment. Once approved payment will be processed. Incomplete application will not be processed and returned to the applicant. If you have any questions about the application fees required with membership or if you believe that you have special circumstances that would affect your application, contact the ADC Office.

FOR REJOINING MEMBERS:

You will need to complete Steps 3 -6.  Please contact the DGC-Alberta office 587-349-9790 or e-mail dgc@dgcalberta.ca - as we will need to generate a new Work History Report, to go along with your application. 

If you would like more information on joining the Directors Guild of Canada in a District Council other than Alberta please contact:

National Membership Department:
1-416-925-8200
membership@dgc.ca  
Toll-Free: 1-888-972-0098
Toll-Free French Language: 1-855-904-1880