Membership Status Change

Reduced Dues

An active ASET member may qualify for reduced dues in the following cases:

• Illness - On employment leave from their employer due to illness.
• Low Income - Employed in a low income position at the time of annual dues billing up to and including the cancellation date. (Low income is defined annually as per the Canada Revenue Agency)
• Not Employed - Not working in any capacity at the time of annual dues billing up to and including the cancellation date.
• Out of Province - Temporarily working in the field in another province or country with the intent of returning to work in Alberta.
• Temporary Leave - Not working due to parental leave, return to full-time study or due to compassionate reasons. 
• Retired - Available to members who have worked in the profession for a minimum of 10 years, and who are no longer actively working in the profession, including full-time or part-time consulting, teaching, and/or contract employment. Those qualifying for this status will also need to have been a member of a national organization of technicians and technologists for a minimum of 10 years, of which at least the last three have been with ASET.”

Please refer to the Annual Dues page for current rates. 

To apply, please go to the “Pay Dues” section of your member portal, click "Renew My Membership," and select your Employment Status from the drop down list when you update your personal information. Then follow the direction prompts to complete the status change request. Members must apply for reduced dues on an annual basis, excluding retired members. For full details, please refer to the Status Change handout.

CPD Exemption

Regulated members who are not actively practicing due to illness, unemployment, parental leave, or retirement are exempt from the annual CPD requirement. CPD exemption is processed automatically following approval of a membership status change request.

Return to Active Practice 

Members seeking to reinstate to active practice after unemployment, low income, temporary leave, illness or retired status (and within the year):
              a. may be required to pay the remainder of the current years’ membership dues; and
              b. complete their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirement for the                                      current year.

Members seeking reinstatement who are unable to provide proof of Continuing Professional Development compliance at the time of reinstatement will have a period of one year in which to meet CPD program requirements.

To start the reinstate to active practice process, please contact the ASET Registration department.

Resignation

Active members wishing to resign may notify ASET by clicking the link on the Profile page of the member portal, or contacting the ASET Registration department. In accordance with the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act, resigning members must return their certificate of registration and stamp (if applicable).