To qualify for an Associate Membership you must be:

• A person, who is enrolled in a post secondary school course in professional land surveying;
• A party to Articles of Agreement with a member of the Association; or
• Employed in, retired from or aligned with the practice of professional land surveying 

Associate Membership entitles you to:

• Reduced costs to attend the AOLS AGM
• Reduced costs to attend Continuing Education Seminars
• The AOLS Quarterly magazine and other mailings
• Access to publications, videos and the AOLS library
• Information about industry events.
• Receive general information issued by the Association and to attend meetings of the Association, but are not entitled to vote at meetings.
• Associate Membership year runs from July 1st to June 30th of the following year.  Applications received between December and June will be prorated for a 1/2 year.
 

To appply for articles, the following items must be submitted to the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors. Please note that you may commence articles when you are within 3 term courses of completing your academic requirements. However, all courses must be completed at least 8 months prior to writing the professional examination. Applications are reviewed twice yearly - at the January and July meetings of the AERC. Applications have to be received one month prior to the respective meeting.Once the AERC has reviewed and approved* the application to article, the student and the articling surveyor must attend the Articling Workshop. *The approval is always subject to the student and articling surveyor attending the Articling Workshop. Links to the forms or sample forms are listed below.

• 1. Completed Student Information Sheet
• 2. Completed Training Programme Questionnaire(to be completed by Articling Surveyor)
• 3. Two references: Submit the name, address and facsimile number of two individuals who are prepared to give a character reference.The Association will write directly to these individuals, asking them to complete a questionnaire. At least one of the references should be a professional (e.g. doctor, lawyer, engineer, surveyor) other than to whom you will be articled. References from the company for which you are working are not acceptable.
• 4. Undertaking Form—to be submitted on company letterhead. On approval of articles, the student and articling surveyor will be required to attend the Articling Workshop.
• 5. Current Fee* *Contact the Association for current fee.