The forum for the advancement of the welding profession in Canada.
Canadian Welding Association Mission
To provide a Canadian forum in which welding professionals, their employers, fabricators and welding-products suppliers are all able to exchange information, share knowledge resources and work with government and regulatory agencies and each other to advance the welding profession, its products and its practices.
General Membership Benefits
The CWA provides all its members the opportunity to participate in the improvement of the profession and the industry in the areas of:
- Productivity
- Access to technical information
- Influence of legislation and regulation
- Development of education standards and programs
- Development of trained professionals
- Networking
- Industry image
- Representation at national and international conferences, symposiums and trade shows
Through CWA membership, all members can connect with their peers, influence the manner in which they communicate and work, educate themselves and their employees, and improve productivity, profitability, safety and environmental responsibility in their operations.
Members will also be able to develop programs that they feel are important to the industry.
Welding Professionals
Online Membership Form
Printable Membership Form (pdf)
Individual members gain from their membership through:
- Access to training and education courses and materials
- Access to technical information
- Subscriptions to trade publications as qualified
- Networking with fellow members
- A national viewpoint on welding issues
- Access to Chapter seminars, tours and roundtables
- Participation in national events, committees and initiatives
Fabricators/Manufacturers
Online Membership Form
Fabricators/Manufacturers Membership Form (pdf)
Companies using welding as a process gain from their membership through:
- Access to training and education courses and materials, and technical information
- Networking opportunities with fellow manufacturers and welding-product manufacturers
- Opportunities to lobby all government and regulators on an industry-wide basis
- Reduction of workers’ compensation costs
- Development of appropriate safety standards, operational and environmental regulation
- Influencing welding education and the training and skills of current and future welders
- Standardization of welding-professional certification
