Membership - Italian Canadian Cultural Association of Nova Scotia
Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the Italian Canadian Cultural Association of Nova Scotia. We offer several types of memberships, including our “Social” membership, which allows you to join in members’ only events.
Everyone is welcome to join the ICCA as a member, you do NOT have to be Italian or of Italian descent.
INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY MEMBER BENEFITS include discounted Sunday dinner fees, a 20% discount on facility rentals*, printed copies of La Voce, ICCA Member discounts at local businesses, and early notice of special events and language and cooking classes are open for registration.
Members-only events include Seniors Social Group, Club Nights, Italian Picnic, LaBefana … and more being developed …
CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS include all the benefits above along with additional benefits for the sponsor, including complimentary event tickets, advertising in La Voce and Facility rental credits*.
Online Registration is our preferred method for payment of membership.
If you prefer to pay for your membership via cash, cheque or e-transfer, you can make arrangements with the office, but note that doing so requires more volunteer time to track memberships and renewal dates. If you can pay online, we would appreciate it if you could do so.
Details on the membership options are listed below.
Membership with the ICCA has its benefits! The 2024 rates are listed below.
Memberships are renewed on an annual basis and charged as an annual subscription that starts the day you sign up for your 2024 membership.
To vote at the AGM, you must have had a Membership in current standing on December 31st of the previous year. (You cannot ‘backdate’ membership payments in order to vote at the AGM. )
Memberships can be cancelled at any time by emailing the office within 7 days of your renewal date. (We will send you reminders 30 days before your membership renews.)
Membership fees are not refundable.
Membership levels and rates - as of January 2024
PERSONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Online payment only
Memberships are an annual recurring fee.
Individual - $100.00 (entitled to 1 vote at the AGM) Adults 18 and over.
Family - $150.00 (entitled to 2 votes at the AGM)**
Senior - $50.00 (entitled to 1 vote at the AGM) Adults 65 and over.
Social or Student Member - $50.00 (Non-voting) Adults 18 years and over
**A family is defined as (2) Adults over 18 in the same household with 2 voting privileges at the ICCA-NS AGM and any children under 18 or in school full time and living at home with no voting privileges.
CLICK ON THE MEMBERSHIP TYPE BELOW TO REGISTER OR RENEW YOUR ICCA-NS MEMBERSHIP NOW!***
SPECIAL MEMBERSHIPS
Honorary Member - No fee (non-voting, must be approved by the Executive Committee)
Amici Di ICCA - Lifetime Member - No fee (Minimum 15 years of service. 1 vote at the AGM, must be approved by the Executive Committee)
CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS
Payment by cheque or etransfer only.
SILVER CORPORATE - $1000.00
Entitled to 2 votes at the AGM
Two (2) Voting members and two (2) Non-voting members.
One quarter-page advertisement in La Voce per year
Ten (10) Complimentary passes for the Festa Italiana
Two (2) Complimentary tickets to any in-house event (ICCA hosted and on-premises - i.e. Hunter’s Feast, Sunday Dinner, Festa della Mamma etc.)
GOLD CORPORATE - $2500.00
Entitled to 2 votes at the AGM
Two (2) Voting members and four (4) Non-voting members.
One half-page advertisement in La Voce per year
Fifteen (15) complimentary passes for the Festa Italiana
Four (4) Complimentary tickets to ICCA Hosted events. (2 Sunday Dinner and 2 for any ICCA in-house event - i.e. Hunter’s Feast, Sunday Dinner, Festa della Mamma etc.)
$500 facility rental credit** to be applied to rentals of the ICCA facility by the corporate member company during the year of sponsorship.
PLATINUM CORPORATE - $5000.00
Entitled to 2 votes at the AGM
Two (2) Voting members and six (6) Non-voting members.
One full-page advertisement in La Voce per year
Twenty (20) complimentary passes for the Festa Italiana
Eight (8) Complimentary tickets to any in-house event (6 Sunday Dinner and 2 for any ICCA in-house event - i.e. Hunter’s Feast, Sunday Dinner, Festa della Mamma etc.)
$1500.00 facility rental credit** to be applied to rentals of the ICCA facility by the corporate member company during the year of sponsorship.
* To qualify for the facility rental discount for personal memberships, you must have had an ICCA Membership for a minimum 2-year period prior to the event rental date. Only Gold and Platinum Corporate memberships are offered facility rental credits.
** Rental credits cannot be combined with the 20% rental discounts.
*** Please note per our bylaws, our list of members’ names is presented at the AGM each year and recorded in the official membership role and our AGM Minutes.