Membership categories & fees

1. Active Member
The Active Member category is open to physicians who have received at least one of the following:

• certification of fellowship in ophthalmology from the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada
• a diploma of the American Board of Ophthalmology or its equivalent
• certification by the board of the province in which he or she practices
• other specialist qualifications in ophthalmology deemed acceptable to the COS Board of Directors

FEES: $698 + HST
Note: Graduated fee following Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada certification: balance of graduating year, complimentary; 2nd year, 50% of fee; 3rd year, 75% of fee; 4th year $698 + HST

2. Associate Member
The Associate Member category is open to individuals who:

• hold the degree of Doctor of Medicine and are not certified ophthalmologists but whose professional standing is acceptable to the COS Board of Directors and
• are engaged in a field allied with, or in a basic science related to, ophthalmology

FEES: $359 + HST

3. Affiliated Member
The Affiliated Member category is open to any person who:

• holds the degree of Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy or an equivalent degree or professional standing acceptable to the COS Board of Directors and
• is not an ophthalmologist, but is engaged in a field allied with, or in a basic science related to, ophthalmology

Affiliated Members may participate in debate at all business meetings, and shall receive all publications of the Society.

FEES: $359 + HST

4. International Member
The International Member category is open to physicians:

• who hold a valid and unrestricted license to practice ophthalmology in a country other than Canada and
• whose professional standing is acceptable to the COS Board of Directors

FEES: $584 (Canadian dollars)

5. Life Member
The Life Member category is open to individuals who:

• have been Active Members of COS for the previous consecutive 25 years and
• have either reached the age of 65 or have retired from practice

FEES: Still in practice: $320 + HST; no longer in practice: $94 + HST; the annual meeting registration fee for Life Members in practice is $470 and for retired, $235.

6. Junior Member
The Junior Member category is open to physicians who are either:

• engaged on a full-time basis in an accredited Canadian ophthalmology program or
• actively engaged in a recognized ophthalmology specialist program

FEES: Complimentary