An applicant may appeal to the membership committee for special consideration. Decisions made by the membership committee are final. The Academy has four types of membership with varying eligibility requirement as outlined below. Friends of the Academy are entitled to all membership benefits except voting privileges for the Awards. To be eligible for alumni membership, you must have been an Academy member for the last five years and must be sixty-five years of age or older.
Proof of age is required.
Whether initially voting members of Friends of the Academy, all Alumni members maintain their existing membership benefits and privileges. Student Membership Students currently enrolled in a film and television program at a Canadian post-secondary institution are eligible to become student members. A valid student identification card must be presented. A student membership can be renewed for up to one year after graduation. The Academy offers discounts on membership dues if ten or more memberships are purchased at the same time.