CIFST Membership benefits and features

Subscriptions:

• Complimentary subscription to Food In Canada magazine ($81 value).

Partner programs / special member rates:

• Elsevier Science Ltd. offers CIFST members the opportunity to subscribe to a wide range of journals  devoted to the rapid publication of research on all aspects of food science (i.e. Food Research International and Trends in Food Technology) - all at discounted rates.

• The Personal Insurance Company offers CIFST members preferred group rates on auto and home insurance

• Primus Canada offers CIFST members a variety of communications services at special discounted rates 

Discounts

• Employment postings

• National Conference and Table Top exhibition

• National Seminars and Symposia

• Regional events such as scientific and networking meetings, Table Top exhibitions and student activities

Awards and Scholarships

• Eligibility for CIFST Institute Awards

• Eligibility for Student Scholarships

Member-only web site services

• Access to employment postings

• Automatic e-mail notification of new employment postings

• Free posting of curriculum vitae

• Access to on-line membership directory

Section membership:

• Complimentary membership in your nearest Regional Section:
  
  o      British Columbia
  o      Alberta
  o      Manitoba
  o      Guelph
  o      Toronto
  o      Québec
  o      Atlantic
  
• Optional membership in additional Regional Sections for only $16 per Section

Membership in subject interest divisions:

• Food process engineering
• Functional foods
• Government & regulatory affairs
• Microbiology
• Nutrition
• Packaging
• Sensory evaluation
  
• Membership in subject interest divisions is complimentary
  
• Belong to as many subject interest divisions as you like