There are two primary categories of membership within the IDA.
A Registered member is an interior designer who is actively engaged in the interior design profession; holds a degree or its equivalency which meets the minimum CIDA educational standards; has successfully completed a minimum combination of seven years of education and practical training, and has successfully completed the NCIDQ examination.
A Provisional member is an individual who has successfully completed a recognized program of interior design and who is actively pursuing the experience and educational requirements of a Registered Interior Designer. Within two years of meeting these requirements, the applicant must make application for membership as a Registered Interior Designer.
The other categories of membership are:
A Paraprofessional member is an interior designer who is actively engaged in that portion of the practice of interior design limited to the preparation of plans, drawings, specifications or graphic representations; has successfully completed a program of interior design; and has successfully completed a minimum combination of seven years of education and practical training.
A Student member is a person enrolled in a post-secondary interior design program. A Student member must make application for Provisional membership within nine months of graduation.
| Application For Membership |
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Download the attached application for membership form. |
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| Application For Student Membership |
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Download the attached application for student membership form. |
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| IDA Fee Schedule 2008 |
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Download a copy of the 2008 Membership Fee Schedule |
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| Membership Benefits |
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Professional develop and educational upgrading are offered on a regular basis in the form of seminars that award accredited continuing education units.
Two chapters within the IDA, North (Edmonton-based) and South (Calgary-based) that offer a series of educational and social gatherings for members.
Personal professional liability insurance program that offers third party coverage, with a limit of liability of $250,000 per occurrence; comprehensive general liability coverage arising from bodily injury, property damage, products and completed operations, employee benefits, non-owned automobile, tenants legal liability; professional errors and omissions coverage arising from errors or omissions in the performance of services as an interior designer with a $750,000 annual aggregate limit.
Reduced rates on automobile and home insurance
Membership in the Interior Designers of Canada that affords the following benefits
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• being named in the Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government that allows IDA members to bid on federal government contracts;
• being included in the NAFTA agreement that provides reciprocity to interior designers to work within the United States;
• participation in NCIDQ and CIDA; bodies that set educational standards for the profession on a North America wide basis through national membership and board representation;
• liaison with the International Interior Design Federation;
• liaison with the Interior Design Education Council
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Lobbying /liaison with the Government of the Province of Alberta in the areas of education and self-regulation;
Liaison with allied design and related professions within the Province of Alberta;
Publication of a provincial newsletter and membership directory
Liaison with interior design schools within the Province of Alberta; presentation of annual scholarships;
Individual professional history repository;
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| Membership Process |
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Membership within the IDA is on an individual basis, not by firm. Any individual wishing to obtain membership with the IDA is required to submit a completed application form along with educational transcripts and references. Student applicants are not required to submit transcripts. The application is reviewed, transcripts are vetted and references checked prior to the application being submitted to the Registrar for final approval. Annual renewal requires proof of liability insurance coverage and fulfillment of currency and continuing education requirements.
Once a member of the IDA, professional development and educational upgrading are tracked and recorded on an annual basis to ensure that the designer is fulfilling the terms of membership.
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| Accredited Interior Design Schools |
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The list below includes all accredited Canadian programs. For a full list of CIDA accredited interior design programs, see the CIDA web site at http://www.accredit-id.org/
| Algonquin College |
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Interior Design Program
Ottawa, ON
Diploma in Interior Design (terminating Spring 2006);
Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design (2001, 2007)
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| Dorothy Stern, Coordinator |
Phone: 613.727.4723 |
| Dawson College |
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Interior Design Department
Westmount, PQ
Diplome d'Etudes Collegiales (2001, 2007)
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Scott Millar, Co-Chairperson
Leigh Barnett Shapiro, Co-Chairperson
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Phone: 514.931.8731
Fax: 514.931.3567 |
| Humber College |
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The Interior Design Program
School of Applied Technology
Etobicoke, ON
Diploma of Interior Design / Bachelor of Applied Arts (2000, 2007) |
| Kelly Gluck, Program Coordinator |
Phone: 416.675.6622 |
| International Academy of Design & Technology, Toronto |
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Interior Design Program
Toronto, ON
Diploma in Interior Design (2003, 2009)
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| Joyce O'Keefe, Chair
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Phone: 416.927.7811
Fax: 416.927.9244 |
| Kwantlen University College |
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Professional Level Interior Design Program
Interior Design Department
Richmond, BC
Bachelor of Applied Design in Interior Design (2000, 2006)
website
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| Panteli Tritchew, Coordinator |
Phone: 604.599.2542 |
| Mount Royal College |
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Department of Interior Design
Calgary, AB
Bachelor of Applied Interior Design (2005, 2011)
website |
| Janice Smith, Chair |
Phone: 403.440.6106 |
| Ryerson University |
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The School of Interior Design
Toronto, ON
Bachelor of Interior Design (2004, 2010)
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| Lennie Scott-Weber, Chair |
Phone: 416.979.5188
Fax: 416.979.5240 |
| St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology |
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Interior Design Department
Windsor, ON
Advanced Diploma in Interior Design (2005, 2011)
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Brian Hucker, Coordinator |
Phone: 519.972.2727
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| University of Manitoba |
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Department of Interior Design
Winnipeg, MB
Master of Interior Design (2001, 2007)
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Akemi Miyahara, Head |
Phone: 204.474.9458
Fax: 204.474.7533 |
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