Requirements for Membership

Membership in The Canadian Contemporary Acupuncture Association is open to both professional and non-professionals interested in the advancement of Contemporary Acupuncture.
Memberships run for a one-year term from date of joining, are non-refundable and are renewable on a yearly basis.
Membership includes being listed in the CCAA Online Directory of certified practitioners when and if the member meets the criteria listed below in “Requirements to Be Listed in the Online Certified Practitioner Directory.”

Member Categories

A. FULL VOTING MEMBERS

Individuals interested in advancing the interests of the association who are licensed in Canada by their regulatory body to practice acupuncture in their province or territory, and are of good moral character are eligible for voting membership.

B. NON-VOTING MEMBERS

Canadian or non-Canadian individuals interested in advancing the interests of the association who are not licensed to practice acupuncture in any province or territory in Canada. These members do not have voting privileges but receive all the other benefits of association membership including being listed in Certified Online Member Directory (Only if the member meets the criteria listed below in “Requirements to Be Listed in Online Certified Member Directory.”)

Requirements To Be Listed In The Online Certified Practitioner Directory

The CCAA Online Directory lists only those practicing professionals (Canadian and Non-Canadian) who have successfully completed a minimum of 300 hrs of CE approved acupuncture training through the McMaster University Contemporary Acupuncture Program. In order to be listed individuals must also be active members in good standing with the CCAA.  The purpose of the directory is to assist the public in choosing a qualified practitioner and to assist others in verifying that an individual member is in good standing with the association and has attained a level of academic training considered by some third party payers to be a threshold for reimbursement.