The Academy has three types of membership with varying eligibility requirements. Voting members of the Academy have both a division and branch affiliation and are entitled to all membership benefits including voting privileges for the Awards. Friends of the Academy are entitled to all membership benefits except voting privileges for the Awards. Alumni members maintain their membership benefits and privileges. To be eligible for alumni membership you must have been an Academy member for the last five years and must be 65 years of age or older.
Proof of age is required.
Students currently enrolled in a film and television program at a Canadian post-secondary institution are eligible to become student members of the Academy at a reduced rate. A valid student identification card must be presented. A student membership can be renewed for up to one year after graduation. The cinema division was created in 1979 and the television division in 1985. A member can belong to both the cinema and television divisions provided they meet the eligibility requirements for each division.