Renew Membership

DTRC

Membership Year

  1. The DTRC membership year runs from September 1st to August 31st;
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  2. Renewing members are eligible to renew for the past 2 years to bring their membership up to date.
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  3. Members who have not renewed in 2 years will lose their accumulated consecutive years.

About Renewal

Quickly and conveniently renew your membership online. Don’t forget to update your contact information and provide your most recent dance performance details.

If you are no longer performing, no longer need our services, and/or have graduated from our membership programs, choose to Become an Alumni.

Membership Year: September 1 – August 31

  • Please complete the form below.

Online payment is by credit card (VISA or MasterCard) only.

Criteria

Membership in the Dancer Transition Resource Centre is open to all professional dancers legally entitled to work in Canada, and to Canadian professional dancers working abroad. The dancer must be at least 18 years of age, be actively looking for dance performance opportunities, and:

  • have had at least one professional dance performance within the past two years;

     OR

  • be an emerging dancer who has undertaken specialized training (see below) within the past two years.

DTRC recognizes communities define what “professional” means in their own context. Thus, the term “professional” is defined differently by different cultures and dance practices. DTRC acknowledges this and seeks to be inclusive of all communities by using the following definition of “professional dancer” within the form below.

*If you are unsure about your eligibility to renew due to extenuating circumstances (injury or other health-related concerns, parental leave, etc.), please contact membership@dtrc.ca to discuss.

Fees

    • Membership fees are based on your gross annual earnings from the previous tax year as a dancer/interpreter, including all performance-related activity (i.e. creation, rehearsal and performance).
    • For example, if paying fees for the 2024/2025 membership year, the amount is based on your performance-related income for the 2023 tax year.
    • You will be asked to select a pay bracket from the fees list that corresponds to these gross annual earnings.
    • The annual membership fee minimum is $75 and maximum is $250.
    • Members in financial need may request a payment plan to remit their fees. Please email nationaloffice@dtrc.ca to arrange details.

Active Grant Recipients

If you are receiving a Retraining Grant, Full-Time Subsistence Grant (Type 1 or Type 2), or a Special Award from the DTRC that continues in the 2024-2025 membership year, you must maintain your membership in good standing. If you are currently receiving one of these grants or a Special Award and are not currently performing, check the “On a Retraining Grant, Subsistence Grant or Special Award” box on the renewal form.

Become an Alumni

Alumni are former members who are no longer performing and have graduated from DTRC’s membership programs. Many of our alumni continue their relationship with the DTRC and choose to transform their membership fee into a monthly or annual donation. As an alumni, you have the opportunity to give back to dance artists like yourself as they navigate their own career development and transition journeys.

If this sounds like you, follow this link!

Become an Alumni

Renewal Form

National Office

The Lynda Hamilton Centre
Suite 303
1000 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4W 2K2

Phone: 416-595-5655

nationaloffice@dtrc.ca

Office Hours:
By Appointment Only – Please contact nationaloffice@dtrc.ca

*Wheelchair accessible

Quebec Office

5584 chemin de la Cote-de-Liesse Mont-Royal
Montreal, QC
H4P 1A9

bureauqc@crtd.ca

The Quebec Office is open on a part-time basis, according to a variable schedule. Please email the office to book an appointment.

BC Office

The BC office runs as a virtual office and is open on a part-time basis, according to a variable schedule.

bcoffice@dtrc.ca

Regional Reps

British Columbia
Jessica Mckeown
bcrep@dtrc.ca

Alberta
Paige Wichers
abrep@dtrc.ca

Manitoba
Eugene “GeNie” Baffoe
mbrep@dtrc.ca

Atlantic
Sydney Ewert
atlanticrep@dtrc.ca

Toll-free: 1-800-667-0851

Territory Acknowledgment

We acknowledge the lands, waterways, languages, and Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island – First Nations, Inuit and Métis – who have been living on these lands since time immemorial. As we carry out our work, digitally and in person across many distinct territories, we offer our recognition and respect to all the peoples and places that are connected through our engagement together. We, at the Dancer Transition Resource Centre, commit to the ongoing work and learning required of all of us to address past and persistent harms. We continue to deepen our understanding and we welcome dialogue as we strive to move into better relations with Indigenous peoples and with the land.