How To Apply for Membership as a GAP Graduate

1. Download the National Application Form here.

2. The only mandatory course for GAP graduates is the DGC Ontario Membership Fundamentals Orientation. This course is available online. Registration details for this course will be provided upon application submission.

3. Fill out the Individual RRSP form and NRSP form (both must be completed and included with the application). Membership includes becoming part of a group retirement savings plan.

If you are incorporated, you must also complete the NRSP Corporation form. For details and information on filling these forms out correctly, please review this package from CEIRP. These forms must include the original pen and paper signature and either be mailed or dropped off at the DGC Ontario office.

For more information on the Canadian Entertainment Industry Retirement Plan (CEIRP), please check out the following links:

Information Booklet | How to Enroll | Frequently Asked Questions

For further details, you can visit the CEIRP website.

4. Complete and send a digital copy of the DGC Health & Welfare Trust Beneficiary Form for Life Insurance with your application and mail or drop off the original form to the DGC Ontario office. This form must include the original pen and paper signature.

5. In addition to your Membership application, you must complete the DGC Membership Orientation Course online. To get started, visit dgcontario.ca/onlinelearning and sign up.

Membership Fees

6. Pay your Membership fee and annual dues (payment methods provided upon application approval):

Associate Member

• The fee to join as an Associate Member (Trainee/PA/4AD) is $500.00 + one installment of quarterly dues ($112.50*).
• Therefore, the total due with your application is $612.50 ($500.00 fee + $112.50 dues).
• When you upgrade from an Associate Member to Full Member status, you will be required to pay a one-time upgrade fee of $500.00.

*Note: For 2025, DGC National has reduced the annual dues to $420.00 (or $105 quarterly) for Associate Members. The total amount due upon joining is now $605.00.

7. Once your application is approved, your payment options are:

• Online through your online banking system, by adding the Directors Guild of Canada as a payee. You will be asked for a Membership number, which can be requested by emailing membership@dgcontario.ca.
• Credit card (Visa or MasterCard) by completing the authorization form and emailing it to membership@dgcontario.ca.
• In-person: Debit, credit, cash (exact change) or cheque issued to “Directors Guild of Canada.”
• By mail: Please send a cheque to the Directors Guild of Canada

Attention: Member Services Department

65 Heward Avenue, Building A, Suite A201

Toronto, Ontario

Canada

M4M 2T5

Note: Applications must be submitted with all the additional paperwork, including RRSP and NRSP forms, original Life Beneficiary Form and method of payment. Once approved, payment will be processed.

Incomplete applications will not be processed and will be returned to the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, including fees required with Membership, or if you have any special circumstances that may affect your application, contact Member Services at 416-925-8200 or membership@dgcontario.ca.