Become a Member
Why join OMTRA?
As the professional association exclusively for Ontario’s municipal tax and revenue specialists, OMTRA provides a wealth of relevant resources to help you in your role and your career.
OMTRA members enjoy a wide range of benefits, including access to:
- Networking opportunities within a tight-knit community of approximately 500 professionals, including member-developed resources, templates and forums
- Educational and training opportunities including the Municipal Tax Administration Program (MTAP) through Seneca College
- Opportunity to apply for Certified Municipal Revenue Professional designation (CMRP)
- Professional development workshops, committees, focus groups and survey participation, with discounted registration at spring and fall events
- Municipal Advocacy
- Job boards and volunteer opportunities
Every OMTRA member also automatically receives a subscription to our eVoice newsletter—full of news, facts, event listings and job postings for municipal tax and revenue specialists.
Membership period
OMTRA annual memberships are valid from January 1 to December 31 each year. Please note that after your first year of membership, fees paid after the stated due date will incur an administrative late fee of $50 plus HST.
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- Full Member
Who’s eligible?
Any full or part-time employee of a municipal corporation, municipal utility provider or school board in Ontario who is engaged in tax or revenue administration, billing, and/or collection or municipal finance.
Fee: $$300.00 (less $50 early payment discount if paid by February 28)
HST: $$39.00
Total: $$339.00 ($282.50 if paid by February 28, 2023)
- Associate Member
Who’s eligible?
Any employee of a municipal corporation, utility provider or school board in Ontario involved in tax, assessments, utility or revenue billing, collections or administration;
OR, any employee or owner of a company or bureau that may be contracted or authorized for municipal revenue, tax or municipal utility billing, or collection duties;
OR, any member of the provincial government or government employee in a branch of service that recommends policy or laws related to municipal tax collection, municipal utility administration or municipal revenue;
OR, any member or officer of an affiliated municipal association.
Fee: $$300.00 (less $50 early payment discount if paid by February 28)
HST: $$39.00
Total: $$339.00 ($282.50 if paid by February 28, 2023)
- Group A Membership (7 – 12 members)
Who’s eligible?
Any municipality, school board or other realty taxing authority
When you apply for corporate membership, please provide a list of up to 12 individuals as members to be included at the time you pay your dues. Each named individual must be a full or part-time employee involved in the administration or collection of property taxes, assessment, municipal utilities or municipal revenues.
Member lists are valid for the one-year membership period and can be updated on renewal or following any change of a named individual’s employment status (e.g., resignation, retirement, termination, reassignment or leave of absence.)
Fee: $$2,100.00 (less $350.00 early payment discount if paid before February 28)
HST: $$273.00
Total: $$2,373.00 ($1,977.50 if paid by February 28)
- Member in Transition
Who’s eligible?
Any individual who is unemployed or in receipt of employment insurance benefits and who, immediately prior to being so, was:
- A member in good standing of OMTRA; and
- Employed by a municipal corporation or a local board or by a government organization directly involved with the activities of a key service area
Eligibility as a Member in Transition will be limited to a maximum period of two years, with the first being the year in which the member became unemployed or began to receive employment insurance benefits.
Fee: N/A
HST: N/A
Total: Free for first year of transition
- Retired Member
Who’s eligible?
Any member of OMTRA who has retired because of:
- Reaching retirement age
- Medical reasons
- Downsizing, municipal amalgamation or reorganization
To be a retired member you must not be receiving any form of remuneration from a municipality, except as the result of being elected to a municipal council.
Fee: $35.00
HST: $4.55
Total: $39.55
- Group B Membership (4 – 6 members)
Who’s eligible?
Any municipality, school board or other realty taxing authority
When you apply for corporate membership, please provide a list of up to 6 individuals as members to be included at the time you pay your dues. Each named individual must be a full or part-time employee involved in the administration or collection of property taxes, assessment, municipal utilities or municipal revenues.
Member lists are valid for the one-year membership period and can be updated on renewal or following any change of a named individual’s employment status (e.g., resignation, retirement, termination, reassignment or leave of absence.)
Fee: $$1,200.00 (less $200 early payment discount if paid by February 28, 2024)
HST: $$156.00
Total: $$1,356.00 ($1,130.00 if paid by February 28, 2023)