Membership Info

CAPS-I is a non-profit association comprised of publicly-funded schools or groups of schools with established international student programs. Currently, 128 public school district/boards from across Canada are represented by the organization.

Mission

The Canadian Association of Public Schools-International is committed to advocacy and promotion of international education programs in Canadian public schools.

Mission, Mandate & Beliefs of CAPS-I

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Membership

Membership in CAPS-I is open to any Canadian publicly-funded school with an established international student program. The membership fees for the 2023-2024 school year are as follows:

Associate Membership = $1,000 CAD (for a maximum of 2 years until in compliance with Full Membership qualifications.)

Full Members =

$1,500 CAD based on 0-50 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) fee-paying international students enrolled

$1,750 CAD based on 51-200 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) fee-paying international students enrolled

$2,000 based on 201-400 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) fee-paying international students enrolled

$2,500 based on 401-800 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) fee-paying international students enrolled

$3,000 based on 800+ Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) fee-paying international students enrolled

Full members have one vote at all meetings, which are held annually.

Executive Committee

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Why Join?

CAPS-I is the first national organization for public, K-12 international education programs
CAPS-I provides unparalleled opportunities for information-sharing, networking, collaborative marketing and support within the public K-12 sector (annual conference and AGM)
CAPS-I is the recognized ‘voice’ within the public K-12 sector with representation at the National Education Marketing Roundtable (NEMR) meetings
CAPS-I member schools will be linked to and represented through the Global Affairs Canada Edu-Canada web portal
CAPS-I members share a wealth of ‘best practices’ knowledge
An investment in CAPS-I is an investment in marketing and branding Canadian education as a whole as well as your program

Click here for the Top 20 Reasons to Join CAPS-I (French version click here)

Once an application for membership has been received, approved and membership dues paid, a confirmation email will be sent to the primary contact. This email will contain information required to access the ‘Members Only’ section of the website (which contains a wealth of ‘best practice’ and industry info.)