Requirement 2: Paying the Annual Membership Fee
The second requirement for renewal is to submit payment of the full annual membership fee by the renewal due date.
Important: You must pay the annual membership fee in full. If the fee is not paid in full, or if the College is not able to successfully process your payment (e.g., insufficient funds, credit card expiry, etc.) by your renewal due date, your membership renewal will be considered late. There are consequences for not renewing on time, such as paying an additional late fee and having your Certificate of Registration suspended.
The Membership Renewal Form categorizes payment methods into three groups. Review Section 3: Membership Fees of the Membership Renewal Form to determine which method you would like to use to pay the fee.
If you are paying by credit card or through your bank, you may renew online once you have received an email from the College with a customized link. This link will be sent to you approximately two months before your renewal is due.
Click on a payment method below to see instructions for how to make the payment. The College does not accept payment by cash.
Cheque / money order / bank draft made out to the College of Early Childhood Educators
- Make the cheque, money order, or bank draft payable to the College of Early Childhood Educators.
Are you paying by cheque?
If so, note that:
- An additional process fee of $35 (in Canadian dollars) will be charged for any cheque that is not honoured (i.e., not sufficient fund (NSF))
- Post-dated cheques are not accepted Are you paying by money order?
If so, note that:
- Money orders are only accepted if they are in Canadian funds and from a Canadian issue
- Print your name on the cheque, money order, or bank draft.
- Mail your cheque, money order, or bank draft to the College. Photocopied, scanned, or faxed cheques, money orders, or bank drafts are not accepted.
- You should mail your cheque, money order, or bank draft together with your completed Membership Renewal Form (and any supporting documents, if applicable). Submitting everything as one package makes it easier for the College to cross-reference your payment with your Membership Renewal Form.
- The College’s mailing address is provided in the next section of this guide – Submitting the renewal package.
Online banking through your financial institution (this option also applies to you if you are paying in-person at your financial institution)
Paying online
- Log into your online banking account.
- The annual membership fee can be paid online through most major financial institutions, including TD Canada Trust, CIBC/PC Financial, RBC, BMO, National Bank, Desjardins, HSBC, Laurentian, TelPay, Credit Union Central1, and Scotiabank.
- Select ‘Bill Payments / Pay Bills’.
- Select ‘Add a payee’.
- Search for “College of Early Childhood Educators”.
- Are you paying through CIBC online banking? If yes, note that the College’s name appears as “College of Early Childhood Edu”.
- In the account field, enter your registration number with the College.
- In the payment field, enter the amount that you are paying.
- Submit the payment and record the bank confirmation/reference number.
- Approximately two months before your renewal is due, you will receive an email from the College with a personal link to My College Account. Once you have logged in to My College Account, complete your membership renewal and enter your bank confirmation number to confirm your fee payment.
Paying in-person
- Inform a bank teller that you would like to pay a bill for the College of Early Childhood Educators.
- Specify the account you will pay from and amount that you are paying.
- Provide the bank teller with your registration number with the College.
- Ask for a record of the bank confirmation/reference number for the transaction.
- Approximately two months before your renewal is due, you will receive an email from the College with a personal link to My College Account. Once you have logged in to My College Account, complete your membership renewal and enter your bank confirmation number to confirm your fee payment.
Visa, Visa Debit, or MasterCard
If you are paying by credit card or through your bank, you may renew online once you have received an email from the College with a customized link to My College Account. You will receive the link approximately two months before your renewal is due.
Please note the following instructions:
- Do access My College Account, update your contact information and renew your membership online, when you receive your personal link from the College.
- Do not forward your personal link. The link is provided solely for your use.
- Do not start a new application or create a new account. Wait until you get your personal link and log in instructions from the College.
Can an employer pay the membership fees for staff (i.e., in a bulk payment)?
- Yes, an employer can submit a single payment for several staff. The employer should submit to the College a list of the names and registration numbers for the staff covered by the single payment.
- Individual members are still responsible for:
- Ensuring payment is received by the member’s renewal due date, and
- Submitting a completed Membership Renewal Form, with supporting documents as applicable, by their renewal due date
- If the employer pays a member’s membership fee after the member’s renewal due date, the late penalty fee will apply. If these circumstances relate to multiple members covered by the bulk payment, the late fee will be applied to each of those members.