Sustain Ontario - New Member Sign-Up
Sustain Ontario is a project of Tides Canada Initiatives Society, a federally registered charitable organization. Learn about the benefits of membership on What it means to be a Member.
We use Membee to manage our membership records and event registrations. Once you become a member of Sustain, you will receive a Membee log-in via email that will make it easy to update your organization profile, connect with other members, and register for events.
Membership is open to incorporated and non-incorporated non-profit groups and organizations as well as to businesses that are owned exclusively by Ontario residents or located wholly within the borders of Ontario. Part of the Members’ work must include food and/or farming.
National organizations and groups are welcome to join Sustain Ontario as Members, provided they have proven substantial activity within Ontario.
To become a Member, groups must pay their annual membership fee and sign a pledge to the following statement: "As a member of Sustain Ontario, we commit to working collaboratively with diverse groups from across the province to help create a food system that is healthy, ecological, equitable and financially viable."
For more information about what it means to be a Member, please visit the Membership Policy webpage.
Becoming a Member
Sustain Ontario encourages annual financial contributions from its Members to support the financial sustainability of the Alliance.Contribution amounts are based upon your organization's annual budget or business's gross revenue. Please select from the list below and insert the letter here: ____.
Annual Budget or Gross Revenue / Suggested Annual Contribution- Under $100 000
- $100 000 – $250 000
- $250 000 – $500 000
- $500 000 – $1 million
- Over $1 million
Note: There is no hierarchy within our membership. These funding 'levels' are used for internal reporting only and do not coincide with preferential treatment.
Membership Details
Sustain Ontario is collecting the following information from our Members and Supporters to better inform our programming and resource use. We request that you provide as many details as possible to improve our reporting on the people, programs, and products that we are representing as an alliance.
By collecting this information, we will be able to provide more targeted surveys, consultations, and calls-to-action.
By providing this information, you will be able to share your work through our online searchable directories and connect with fellow Members more easily.
Fields in red are required.
Your Information
In order for us to provide you with the best possible service it is important that we have the following information.
Organization Name:______
Employees
Please enter the information for the Main Contact for your organization. Once the main contact has been entered you can enter up to five additional contacts by clicking on the "Add up to 5 Additional Contacts" button below.
Main Contact
First Name:______Last Name:______
Title: ______Email:______
Phone (with extension): ______
Additional Contact(s)
First Name: ______Last Name: ______
Title: ______Email: ______
Phone (with extension): ______
First Name: ______Last Name: ______
Title: ______Email: ______
Phone (with extension): ______
Area of Expertise
We use categories help us to define your area(s) of expertise. Please select the category from the list below that best reflects your organization's main area of expertise regarding food and farming.
If you would like to join the Ontario Edible Education Network in addition to joining Sustain Ontario as a Member: please select the Edible Education Network as your 'Additional Category'.
Main Category(select one from list below):______
Additional Categories (choose up to 2): ______
- Distribution
- Edible Education Network
- Environment
- Farming and Farm Inputs
- Food Literacy / Education
- Food Processing
- Food Security / Food Access
- Food Systems
- Healthcare / Nutrition
- Labour
- Other
- Retail and Food Service
Type of Organization. Select one with an X below.
- Academic / Research
- Business
- Cooperative
- Governmental Body
- Non-profit
Are you able to participate in advocacy and policy initiatives?Select one with an X below.
Please note that Sustain Ontario, a charitable initiative of Tides Canada Initiatives Society, will not take partisan positions, in abidance with federal charity law. Members will be given reasonable notice prior to an initiative's launch to indicate that they would like to opt out of formally supporting the specific initiative. More information about Sustain Ontario's endorsement policy is available in our Membership Policy Terms & Conditions.
- Yes – Endorsing unless otherwise indicated.
- Conditional – not endorsing unless indicated.
- No – Strict advocacy limitations prevent.
What region(s) of Ontario does your organization/business work in or represent?Select all that apply with an X below.
- Central Ontario
- Eastern Ontario
- Northern Ontario
- Southern Ontario
- Western Ontario
Is your group a non-profit with substantial activity within Ontario, or is it a business owned exclusively by Ontario residents or located wholly within Ontario’s borders?Select one with an X below. Please note that you must reply 'Yes' to be eligible for Membership. Does your group work outside of Ontario? Maybe our Supporter Circle is a better fit for your group.
- Non-profit
- Business owned exclusively by Ontario residents
- Business located wholly within Ontario’s borders
- Business both owned exclusively by Ontario residents and located wholly within Ontario’s borders
- None (non-member)
What is your group's main focus regarding food and farming in Ontario?Select all that apply with an X.
- Ecological Food Systems
- Equitable Food Systems
- Financially Viable Food Systems
- Healthy Food Systems
Tell Us More About You
Share your organization's mission statement as well as its connection to food and farming. If available, we ask that you provide additional information on the size of your organization so that we can improve our reporting on the diversity and reach of the Alliance.
Began Business: ______Full-time Employees: ______Part-time Employees: ______
Mission Statement:
Connection with food and farming:
Contact Information
Stay connected! For you to get the most out of your membership it is important that we are able to contact you. This information will appear in your directory listing. Please enter the information below.
Organization Email Address:
Website URL:
Organization Phone Number (with extension):
Organization Fax and/or Toll-FreeNumber:
Facebook URL:
Twitter URL:
LinkedIn URL:
To best display the geographic variety of our Membership, we ask that you provide your organization's physical address. If that is not possible, please provide your mailing address. This organization address will appear in the public Members Directory.
Physical/Mailing Address (with postal code):
Directory Listing
A full Members directory will be accessible, searchable by organizations' area of expertise (i.e. category) and main area of focus regarding food and farming. Additional directories will be created in the near future, such as an Edible Education Network directory.
Copy your mission statement into thespace below and include any other information you'd like to be visible in your directory listing.You will be able to edit and enhance this listing with photos, videos, and links once you receive your Membee log-in.
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