February 2011 is IPMA-Canada's National Membership Drive Month: There are many ways to get involved! 

Become a new member!: If you join IPMA-Canada in February 2011, you will have a May 2012 renewal date - in other words, you will receive 14 months of membership for the cost of 12 months.  There will also be a draw for all new members from February 2011 - prize to be determined.

Sponsor a new member and enter the draw! Members are eligible to enter a draw for a complimentary registration to the 2012 National Training Conference in Regina, Saskatchewan. Your name will go into this draw as a sponsor for every new member you bring into the association during February - ie. if you sponsor 5 new members, your name goes in the draw 5 times.

Help your Chapter! Half the national membership fees for those who join in February goes to your Chapter to help build local programs.

IPMA is an international human resources association with locations in 27 countries worldwide. IPMA-Canada has been in existence, under various names, since 1906 and has members in every province. The Mission of IPMA-Canada is "to promote excellence in the practice of human resource management".

See What IPMA-Canada Has To Offer You!

• HR events, training and workshops at various locations across Canada and internationally at reduced costs
• Free webinars
• National and International HR Conferences that address cutting edge HR issues
• HR Certification that shows employers you have achieved a high level of competence as an HR professional (IPMA-Canada HR certification is available to both those with degrees and those with qualifications obtained in other ways!)
• HR Job Opportunities
• National HRM Certificate
• National and local HR Awards
• International linkages and ability to transfer HR certification between countries.
• Support and special membership rates for HR Students
• Other specials offers to members
• Volunteer leadership opportunities

For further information on membership in IPMA-Canada, please direct any questions you may have to any member of your local Chapter's Executive Group or call me at 1-888-226-5002 or e-mail me.

Glenn Saunders, IPMA-CP
Executive Director,
IPMA-Canada