Become a Member

Join Today! Membership in the Canadian Propane Association (CPA) has a number of benefits – it is the ideal way for businesses in the propane industry to stay informed, get involved and maximize their success. For information on the benefits of CPA membership, please visit the Membership Benefits page of our website.

Types of Membership

Manufacturers of Appliances, Cylinders and Equipment (MACE)/Services: Those members who offer to the Canadian market for sale, rent or lease directly or through agents, end-use products or services used by the LP industry to manufacture, process, odorize, measure, handle, store or consume Natural Gas Liquids (NGL).
Producer: Those members who produce NGLs at refineries or natural gas processing plants and/or who make such production available for distribution beyond the source of production, or those who manufacture products produced from propane.
Retail Marketer: Those members who are engaged in selling NGLs directly to ultimate consumers or indirectly through distributors and/or dealers.
Transporter: Those Members who offer to the Canadian market the transportation of NGLs.
Wholesale Marketer: Those members whose business is primarily the purchase of bulk quantities of NGLs for resale in either tank trucks, rail cars or via pipeline to the export of Canadian domestic market.
Associate: That person, firm, corporation or association not otherwise defined as a Retail Marketer, Transporter, Wholesale Marketer, Producer/Processor/Midstreamer or MACE/Service, who is interested in the purpose of the Canadian Propane Association (CPA).
Trainer Associate: That person, firm, corporation or association not otherwise defined as a Retail Marketer, Transporter, Wholesale Marketer, Producer/Processor/Midstreamer, MACE/Service or Associate Member, who is engaged in the delivery of the Canadian Propane Association/Propane Training Institute training programs.

Applying for Membership

To become a CPA member, please complete the Membership Application Form and send it to info@propane.ca.

Please note, this process will take a maximum of 14 days once your completed form and required documents are received. New members requiring fast track will incur an additional charge of $500.

If you have any questions, please  contact us at 613.683.2272 or info@propane.ca.

*To obtain an Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP) you must enroll with Emergency Response Assistance Canada (ERAC) – additional forms must be completed. Please contact Cheryl Dahlager at cheryl.dahlager@erac.org or 403.543.6092 for details.

Accredited Representative & Voting

Each Member shall appoint an accredited representative and alternate, and these representatives shall be deemed to be authorized to act on behalf of the member in matters pertaining to the CPA.

All Members (except Associate Members and Trainer Associate Members) may vote at annual and special meetings of the CPA, including the election of the CPA’s Board of Directors.