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Associate of the Ontario Principals’ Council

 Who can become an Associate of OPC?

• Principals/vice-principals who are former Members of OPC
• Aspiring principals/vice-principals who are members of OTF
• Individuals with an interest in education
• Ontario district school board senior staff employed as Supervisory Officers and Directors
• Former OPC Members on leave, secondment or reassignment who do not meet the definition of Member
• Approved For-Profit Corporations with an interest in education
• Approved Not-for-Profit Corporations with an interest in education.

Associates are entitled to different benefits, depending on their class.

Class 1    Retired principals/vice-principals who are former Members of OPC* have:

• The right to have access to the Constitution
• The right to receive The Register and other mailings
• The right to participate in professional development programs, including the annual conference, at the Member rate
• The right to maintain optional term life/accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

*Associate status is not necessary for retired Members to maintain

entitlement to historical coverage.

Class 2    Aspiring principals/vice-principals who are members of OTF have:

• The right to have access to the Constitution
• The right to receive The Register and other mailings
• The right to participate in professional development programs, including the annual conference, at the Member rate.

Class 3    Individuals with an interest in education have:

• The right to have access to the Constitution
• The right to receive The Register and other mailings
• The right to participate in professional development programs, including the annual conference, at the Member rate.

Class 4   Ontario district school board senior staff employed as supervisory officers and

                directors have:

• The right to have access to the Constitution
• The right to receive The Register and other mailings
• The right to participate in professional development programs, including the annual conference, at the Member rate
• The right to apply for or maintain LTD benefit coverage and/or optional term life/accidental death and dismemberment insurance benefit coverage.

Class 5    Former OPC Members on leave or secondment who do not meet the definition

                of Member have:

• The right to have access to the Constitution
• The right to receive The Register and other mailings
• The right to participate in professional development programs, including the annual conference, at the Member rate
• The right to apply for or maintain LTD benefit coverage and/or optional term life/accidental death and dismemberment insurance benefit coverage
• The right to preserve their entitlement to historical legal coverage should they revert to full Membership.

Class 6    Approved For-Profit Corporations with an interest in education have:

• The right to have access to the Constitution
• The right to receive three copies of The Register and other relevant mailings
• The right to have their corporate name and/or logo displayed on the OPC website (size, placement and location are at the discretion of the OPC), with a link to the corporation's own website

Class 7    Approved Not-for-Profit Corporations or organizations with an interest in

                 education have:

• The right to have access to the Constitution
• The right to receive three copies of The Register and other relevant mailings
• The right to have their corporate name and/or logo displayed on the OPC website (size, placement and location are at the discretion of the OPC), with a link to the corporation's own website
• The right to be included in a list of corporate sponsors published in The Register (size and placement are at the discretion of the OPC)
• The right to access advertising discounts for advertising in The Register as may be available to Corporate Associates from time to time, at the discretion of the OPC
• The right to have up to three people, identified to the OPC on an annual basis, participate in professional development programs, including the annual conference, at the Member rate.
• The right to be included in a list of corporate sponsors published in The Register (placement is at the discretion of the OPC)
• The right to access advertising discounts for advertising in The Register as may be available to Corporate Associates from time to time, at the discretion of the OPC
• The right to have up to three people, identified to the OPC on an annual basis, participate in professional development programs, including the annual conference, at the Member rate.