Local Government Enrollment is for Municipalities and Regional Districts. Enrolling with the BCRPA enables local governments to extend free and unlimited Individual Government memberships to their recreation, parks, and culture employees and retirees; members of municipal councils, sub-committees, and governing boards; and long-term senior leadership level volunteers.
Benefits
Membership enables active participation within an association with more than 5,100 professionals throughout the province who collectively are helping improve the overall health and sustainability of our province.
Providing your employees with a free BCRPA membership will connect them to their counterparts across BC, educating and informing them while expanding their professional networks. The BCRPA’s annual conferences and events give direct access to innovative technologies and ideas, industry knowledge, and interaction with sector practitioners to help continue their professional development; all at discounted member rates.
Fees
The population-based enrollment fee is adapted from the model used by UBCM and follows their same tiered structure.
Recreation, parks, and culture employees and retirees; members of municipal councils, sub-committees, and governing boards; long-term senior leadership level volunteers of a BCRPA enrolled local government are eligible to receive free Individual Government memberships. Individual application is required.
Benefits
With a BCRPA membership you will be an active part of an association with more than 5,100 professionals throughout the province who collectively are helping improve the overall health and sustainability of our province.
BCRPA membership will connect you to your counterparts across BC, educating and informing you while expanding your professional networks. The BCRPA’s annual conferences and events give direct access to innovative technologies and ideas, industry knowledge, and interaction with sector practitioners to help continue their professional development; all at discounted member rates.
Becoming an Individual Government Member
Individual Government memberships are assigned based on one’s employment relationship with a currently enrolled local government. If you have an account on this website, and the municipality or regional district that you work for is currently enrolled with BCRPA, you will automatically be assigned membership status. If you are a retiree, please follow the process described in New memberships, below.
Renewals: Memberships are automatically renewed once a municipality or regional district has renewed their enrollment with BCRPA. There is nothing you need to do.
New memberships: If you haven’t already, create an account here. In the Info section of your account, ensure you have entered the name of your municipality or regional district in the ‘Company’ field.
Note, start by entering the ‘root’ name of your community (ie: Vancouver, Langley, Okanagan; not ‘city of…’ or ‘township of…’). As you type you will be presented with related options to choose from. Save your information.
If your community is currently enrolled, your membership status will be automatically applied with the membership expiration date noted under your name. If this expiry date is not displayed it means your employer is not currently enrolled with BCRPA, or you may have entered an incorrect 'Company' name.
Please contact us if you would like to take out a *new* Local Government enrollment for your community, or if you have any questions about your membership status.
For practitioners working in the physical activity, recreation, parks and culture sector, however their employer is not a currently enrolled Local Government or an Affiliate Member.
Benefits
With a BCRPA membership you will be an active part of an association with more than 4,700 professionals throughout the province who collectively are helping to improve the overall health and sustainability of our province.
BCRPA membership will connect you to your counterparts across BC, educating and informing you while expanding your professional networks. The BCRPA’s annual conferences and events give direct access to innovative technologies and ideas, industry knowledge, and interaction with sector practitioners to help continue their professional development; all at discounted member rates.
Fee
$315.50 per year
Please contact us if you would like to take out a *new* Individual Independent membership.
A private-sector corporation or commercial organization with a constructive interest in furthering the objectives of the Association. Corporate memberships includes two voting members.
Benefits
Our membership consists of more than 5,100 professionals in positions ranging from local government elected officials, parks and recreation directors and senior administrators, to managers, programmers, fitness leaders and volunteers. Collectively, they are responsible for over $11 billion worth of infrastructure and purchasing across the province.
You will have access to your key target audiences in the recreation, parks and culture industry, with the ability to interact with them through conference attendance and exhibition opportunities, all at discounted rates.
Membership also gives you a voice in support of the recreation, parks and culture sector.
Membership includes:
- Voting privileges*
- Discounted registration fees to some BCRPA events*
- BCRPA electronic Communiques*
- Access to resources on the member-only section of the BCRPA website*
- Discounted exhibitor booth fee at all BCRPA events
- Company logo on BCRPA website
- Sponsorship and advertising opportunities are available. Please contact partnerships@bcrpa.bc.ca for more information.
*available to the two registered corporate members only
Fee
$523.50 per year
Not-for-profit organizations, educational institutions and other organizations with connections to the recreation, parks, and culture sector are welcome to take out an Affiliate Membership.
Choose the tier that works best for your organization:
Individual Affiliate memberships within each tier can be assigned to staff, volunteers or retirees of the Affiliate organization.
Benefits
Affiliate Membership with BCRPA opens doors for you and your organization. It connects you directly to BC’s network of recreation, parks, and culture professionals—giving you opportunities to build valuable relationships, share ideas, and support the growth of the sector.
As a member, you’ll stay current with the latest trends, opportunities, grants, and partnerships shaping recreation and parks. You’ll get access to BCRPA’s annual conferences and events, as well as e-learning opporutnities where you can explore new technologies, gain knowledge, and connect with leaders in the field—all at special member rates.
Most importantly, membership gives you a voice in shaping the future of recreation and parks in BC. By joining, you’re helping move the sector forward.
Please contact us if you would like to take out a *new* Affiliate membership for your organization.
Students who are enrolled in a full-time post-secondary program in British Columbia are eligible to become a Student Member of BCRPA at no charge.
Benefits
BCRPA student membership allows you to explore the expansive, inspiring and impactful field of recreation and parks, and includes the following member benefits:
- Voting privileges (after the first year of Student Membership)
- Discounted registration fees to BCRPA events and conferences
- Discounted fees for e-Learning programs and trainings
- Regular BCRPA communications, including information about jobs, grants, programs, professional development, and innovations and promising practices in the sector
- Opportunities to develop your leadership within and network within the recreation and parks sector through many volunteer opportunities within the Association
- Access to resources on the members-only section of the BCRPA website
Please complete the online form if you are interested in taking out a free Student membership. Note: You will be required to submit a copy of your unofficial transcript. This document will be used to verify your eligibility for a Student Membership.