CAFLP membership is open to anyone interested in food law and policy! Whether you are an academic, a student, a practicing lawyer or a food law and policy enthusiast, you are welcome to join!
Members of the CAFLP join a dynamic community of food law and policy scholars, practicing lawyers, students and enthusiasts across Canada and abroad. There are many benefits of membership:
Members will have access to our listserve, where information will be shared on pressing issues in food law and policy
Members will be eligible to participate in our Annual Meeting of the Members, helping to steer the direction of the Association in the years to come
Members may apply for positions on the CAFLP Operational Committee and to sit on the Board of Directors.
Members will receive discounts at our annual conferences
For more on the benefits of membership, please review our bylaws.
There are three categories of membership.
An Established-Career Member is any individual who is interested in food law and policy with 5 or more years of employment. The Established-Career Membership fee is set at $90.
An Early-Career Member is any individual who is interested in food law and policy and in their first 5 years of employment. The Early-Career Membership fee is set at $60.
A Student Member is any individual interested in food law and policy, who studies at a school or university or is currently working as an articling student or clerk at the time of registering as a member. Even if you will be called to the bar this year, but you have not yet been called, you may register as a Student Member. The Student Membership fee is set at $30.
Membership in the CAFLP must be renewed on an annual basis.
All memberships, no matter when a member registers, will expire on June 30th of each year.
Feel free to reach us at info@foodlaw.ca and we will do our best to answer your question!