Become a Member of CILA
Please allow up to 5 business days to process your membership application.
Submitting your membership application does not guarantee membership with CILA. We review all applications to ensure eligibility. Click on the membership categories below to view the eligibility requirements.
If you do not meet eligibility requirements, you will receive a full refund of any paid membership dues. Please allow 5 to 10 business days to receive the refund.
Please note all payments to CILA are non-refundable 30 days after payment. If you have any questions, please contact info@cila.co.
Membership Eligibility
Lawyer members must:
- Be in good standing with their provincial or territorial law society in Canada, whether practising or otherwise.
- Not have outstanding disciplinary action on file with their provincial or territorial law society in Canada.
- Not be an immigration consultant, whether practising or otherwise.
Lawyers
Practicing Lawyer (More than 5 years of practice)
$450.00 / year
Practicing lawyer in good standing for more than 5 years and in active status pursuant to the laws of a Canadian province or territory.
Inclusions: 1 year membership, premium visibility on the CILA directory
Visibility: Premium – Your profile will be sorted at the top of the CILA directory. Your profile will showcase all standard information as well as your picture, your firm, and a link redirecting to your website.
Practicing Lawyer (less than 5 years of practice)
$300.00 / year
Practicing lawyer in good standing for less than 5 years and in active status pursuant to the laws of a Canadian province or territory.
Inclusions: 1 year membership, premium visibility on the CILA directory
Visibility: Premium – Your profile will be sorted at the top of the CILA directory. Your profile will showcase all standard information as well as your picture, your firm, and a link redirecting to your website.
Practicing Lawyer (more than 5 years of practice)
$300.00 / year
Practicing lawyer in good standing for more than 5 years and in active status pursuant to the laws of a Canadian province or territory.
Inclusions: 1 year membership, standard visibility on the CILA directory
Visibility: Standard – Your profile will be sorted below the premium profiles. Your profile will show all standard information including your name, location, bar admission, languages spoken, and area of expertise.
Practicing Lawyer (Less than 5 years of practice)
$150.00 / year
Practicing lawyer in good standing for less than 5 years and in active status pursuant to the laws of a Canadian province or territory.
Inclusions: 1 year membership, standard visibility on the CILA directory
Visibility: Standard – Your profile will be sorted below the premium profiles. Your profile will show all standard information including your name, location, bar admission, languages spoken, and area of expertise.
Non-practicing Lawyer
$65.00 / year
Non-practicing lawyer previously in good standing and in active status pursuant to the laws of a Canadian province or territory
Inclusions: 1 year membership, basic visibility on the CILA directory
Visibility: Basic – Your profile will be sorted below the standard profiles. Your profile will show all basic information including your name, email, province and languages spoken.
Premium Upgrade for Existing CILA Members Only
$150.00
Please only choose this option if you are already an existing CILA member who wishes to upgrade your membership to obtain Premium visibility on our website.
Inclusions: 1 year membership, premium visibility on the CILA directory
Visibility: Premium – Your profile will be sorted at the top of the CILA directory. Your profile will showcase all standard information as well as your picture, your firm, and a link redirecting to your website.
Refugee Lawyers (All Experience Levels)
$150.00 / year
Practicing lawyer in good standing who primarily practices refugee law. CILA reserves the right to request proof your practice is primarily dedicated to refugee law.
Inclusions: 1 year membership, standard visibility on the CILA directory
Visibility: Standard – Your profile will be sorted below the premium profiles. Your profile will show all standard information including your name, location, bar admission, languages spoken, and area of expertise.
Firms
Law firm & 10 Lawyers
$3,500.00 / year
22% off and free law firm profile
Inclusions: 1 Law Firm Profile and Premium Membership for 10 Lawyers. Each profile will include 1 year membership with all members’ benefits, premium visibility on the CILA directory.
Visibility: Premium – Your profiles will be sorted at the top of the CILA directory. Your profile will showcase all standard information as well as your picture, your firm, and a link redirecting to your website.
Law firm & 8 Lawyers
$2,800.00 / year
21% off and free law firm profile
Inclusions: 1 Law Firm Profile and Premium Membership for 8 Lawyers. Each profile will include 1 year membership with all members’ benefits, premium visibility on the CILA directory.
Visibility: Premium – Your profiles will be sorted at the top of the CILA directory. Your profile will showcase all standard information as well as your picture, your firm, and a link redirecting to your website.
Law firm & 5 Lawyers
$1,800.00 / year
20% off and free law firm profile
Inclusions: 1 Law Firm Profile and Premium Membership for 5 Lawyers. Each profile will include 1 year membership with all members’ benefits, premium visibility on the CILA directory.
Visibility: Premium – Your profiles will be sorted at the top of the CILA directory. Your profile will showcase all standard information as well as your picture, your firm, and a link redirecting to your website.
Law firm & 3 Lawyers
$1,100.00 / year
22% off and free law firm profile
Inclusions: 1 Law Firm Profile and Premium Membership for 3 Lawyers. Each profile will include 1 year membership with all members’ benefits, premium visibility on the CILA directory.
Visibility: Premium – Your profiles will be sorted at the top of the CILA directory. Your profile will showcase all standard information as well as your picture, your firm, and a link redirecting to your website.
Membership Eligibility
University Student and National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) Candidate members must:
- Be actively pursuing a law degree from a Canadian university’s faculty of law, with the intention to practice as a lawyer following their studies; OR
- Be an internationally trained lawyer and currently completing National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) Candidate education requirements, with the intention to practice as a lawyer following their studies.
- Not be an immigration consultant, whether practising or otherwise.
Articling Student members must:
- Be registered with the Law Society of a Canadian province or territory and currently completing articles at a Canadian immigration law firm, with the intention to practice as a lawyer following their articling position.
- Not be an immigration consultant, whether practising or otherwise.
Students
LL.B. OR J.D. Student at Canadian University
$0.00 / year
LL.B. OR J.D. Student at Canadian University registered with the Law Society of a Canadian province or territory.
Inclusions: 1 year membership, basic visibility on the CILA directory
Visibility: Basic – Your profile will be sorted below the standard profiles. Your profile will show all basic information including your name, email, province and languages spoken.
Student-at-Law and Articling students
$65.00 / year
Student-at-Law and articling students registered with the Law Society of a Canadian province or territory
Inclusions: 1 year membership, basic visibility on the CILA directory
Visibility: Basic – Your profile will be sorted below the standard profiles. Your profile will show all basic information including your name, email, province and languages spoken.
Membership Eligibility
Academic members must:
- Be affiliated with a Canadian university’s faculty of law.
- Not be an immigration consultant, whether practising or otherwise.
Non-governmental organization members must:
- Not be an immigration consultant, whether practising or otherwise.
- Note: Approval is at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Academics and members of an NGO
Member of non-government organization (NGO)
$200.00 / year
Member of non-government organization (NGO).
Inclusions: 1 year membership, basic visibility on the CILA directory
Visibility: Basic – Your profile will be sorted below the standard profiles. Your profile will show all basic information including your name, email, province and languages spoken.
Academic affiliated with a Canadian University
$65.00 / year
Academic affiliated with at a Canadian University.
Inclusions: 1 year membership, basic visibility on the CILA directory
Visibility: Basic – Your profile will be sorted below the standard profiles. Your profile will show all basic information including your name, email, province and languages spoken.
Eligibility criteria:
- Member of the judiciary in Canada, or
- A lawyer employed or contracting with the Government of Canada, including the Department of Justice, or a province or territory of Canada
Please note Associate Members do not have access to the CILA list serve and Online Library in order to preserve the confidentiality of the immigration bar. In addition, Associate Members do not have voting rights.
Judicial and Government Membership
Judiciary and government officials
$200.00 / year
Inclusions: 1 year membership, basic visibility on the CILA directory
Exclusions: Associate Members do not have access to the CILA list serve and Online Library in order to preserve the confidentiality of the immigration bar. In addition, Associate Members do not have voting rights.
Visibility: Basic – Your profile will be sorted below the standard profiles. Your profile will show all basic information including your name, email, province and languages spoken.
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A practicing lawyer in good standing and in active status pursuant to the laws of a jurisdiction outside Canada.
Non Canadian Lawyer Membership
Non-Canadian Lawyers
$200.00 / year
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