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Membership is open to welding professionals, fabricators or manufacturers Through CWA membership, all members can connect with their peers, influence the manner in which they communicate and work, educate themselves and their employees, improve productivity, profitability, safety, environmental responsibility and participate in the improvement of the profession and the industry.

Great News! The new membership pamphlets have arrived, with exciting changes to the membership structure. From May 2009, the CWA will be phasing in a multi –level membership structure with new and enhanced benefits. Download our pamphlet now to read all about it, or fill in the application. Please note that the new applications will only be processed in May 2009, and will apply to new members or phased in with renewals.

Online Membership Form

Printable Membership Form (pdf)

Printable Membership Form (french)

For Individuals and Welding Professionals

The CWA provides all its members the opportunity to:

  • Access technical information
  • Influence legislation and regulation
  • Participate in the development of education standards and programs
  • Help in the development of trained professionals
  • Networking with fellow members and within industry
  • Promote the importance of welding and joining in Canada
  • Access to training and education courses and materials
  • Subscriptions to trade publications such as the CWA Journal
  • Promote a national viewpoint on welding issues
  • Participation in Chapter seminars, tours and roundtables
  • Participation in national events, committees and initiatives


For Fabricators/Manufacturers

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