Membership

No, individuals and companies from anywhere in the world can join the PDAC.

PDAC membership is based on the calendar year from January 1 through December 31. If you renew or join between October 1 and December 31, you will enjoy membership through the next calendar year.

Membership numbers are displayed on your member dashboard and on your receipt/invoice under customer ID.

Individual members must login to their membership profile at events.pdac.ca and click, “Update Individual Membership Profile”.

Corporate member representatives (and booth representatives) must login to their profile at events.pdac.ca and click, “Update Corporate Membership Profile” to modify company details. Corporate representatives can update their own contact information by clicking, “Update Individual Membership Profile”.

To obtain an individual membership invoice or receipt, login to your profile at events.pdac.ca and click, “Invoices/Receipts” under Individual Membership.

To obtain a corporate membership invoice or receipt, the corporate member representative or booth representative can login to their respective profile and click “Invoices/Receipts” under Corporate Membership.

The annual corporate membership fee for junior mining and non‐mining organizations is $437.50 CAD plus applicable taxes. The fees for producing mining companies are based on the company’s market capitalization. Click here to view the full list of corporate membership benefits.

Membership Type	Description	Fees
Corporate Junior Mining	Exploration companies not in production	$437.50
Corporate Non-Mining	Service/equipment suppliers; legal/financial/investment firms; governments, etc.	$437.50
SENIOR CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP (fees are based on company's market cap)
Corporate Class A	> $1B	$15,000.00
Corporate Class B	$500M - $1B	$7,500.00
Corporate Class C	$100M - $500M	$3,000.00
Corporate Class D	$1M - $100M	$1,500.00
Corporate Class E	Non-Canadian & no exploration in CAN	$1,200.00
NOTE: Taxes are applied based on company's province of residence; International Members are tax-exempt.

Each corporate membership includes one complimentary individual membership which is assigned to the corporate representative. Any other employees of the corporate member organization wishing to take advantage of member benefits must purchase their own individual membership(s).

This individual serves as the primary point of contact for all communications regarding corporate membership and is responsible for renewing. The corporate representative enjoys all the benefits individual membership has to offer, including discounted rates on registration for our annual convention and short courses, complimentary member-only webinars, and more.

No. Corporate members receive a substantial discount on exhibiting at our annual convention but membership is not required in order to exhibit.

No. New and renewing exhibitors who would like to take advantage of the discounted member rate can complete the corporate membership and exhibitor applications at the same time. Booth representatives must login to their respective profile and click on "PDAC 2024 Exhibitor Application" under the Booth Management heading. 

Only corporate member representatives and booth reps can login to their respective profiles to renew or apply for their company's corporate membership. To change your corporate member representative, your current corporate member representative (or an individual on their behalf), must login to their profile and click “Update Corporate Membership Representative” under Corporate Membership. For assistance, please contact [email protected].

RENEWING – corporate member representatives (or individuals acting on their behalf) must login to their profile and click, "Renew 2024 Corporate Membership" under Corporate Membership.

JOINING – New members can sign up here. Prefer to fill out a PDF application for corporate membership, click here.

There are four distinct types of individual membership – Core, Regular, Senior, and Student.

Click here to view the full list of individual membership benefits.

Membership Type	Description	Fee
Core	The Core Member loyalty program requires continuous, annual membership with payments made each year between October 1 and December 31. Members who maintain 25 years of continuous membership qualify for free lifetime membership at the age of 65.	$95.00
Regular	Regular members can join the association at any time of the year and are eligible to become a Core member after one year of membership.	$175.00
Senior	Senior members must be at least 65 years of age.	$20.00
Student	Students must be able to demonstrate proof of enrollment in full-time post-secondary studies.	$20.00
NOTE: All fees are quoted in Canadian dollars. Taxes are applied based on the individual's province of residence. International members are tax-exempt.

No. If you would like to take advantage of the discounted member rate on registration, you can renew or apply for a new individual membership and register for the convention at the same time.

RENEWING – login to your profile and click, "Register for PDAC 2024" under Attendee Registration. You must select the "membership" option in order to receive the discounted rate on registration. The individual membership dues will be added to your cart and you will be prompted to complete the registration form.

JOINING - if you have never been a member in the past, create an account to obtain a username and password. If you have been a member in the past, you may login using your existing credentials. If you cannot remember your username and/or password, click the "Recover username/Forgot password" button and follow the onscreen instructions. After login, click "Register for PDAC 2024" under Attendee Registration.

Prefer to fill out a PDF application for individual membership, click here.