Become a Member

To become a member of the Tea and Herbal Association of Canada, please submit a Membership Form along with payment and someone from our office will contact you shortly, or call Adi Baker at (416) 510-8647 Ext #2.

MEMERBERSHIP FORM

FEE SCHEDULE

MEMBER CODE OF CONDUCT

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY DEFINITIONS

Producing Country

The government of any tea and/or herbal producing country or duly designated agency shall be eligible to be a member of the Association.

Importer

In the business of importing tea and/ or herbal tea in bulk only, there is no ‘value added’ to the product.

Packer

In the business of importing tea and/or herbal tea and adding value to the product and/or selling tea brands.

Retailer

In the business of selling tea and/or herbal in a retail store (brick and mortar), online, wholesale or any combination of the above.

Allied Trade

A partnership or corporation engaged in any business allied or associated with the tea and/or herbal trade.

TAC TEA SOMMELIER® Professional

This is strictly for graduates of our Tea Sommelier® Certification Program who are not involved in any other membership category. To use and maintain the Tea Sommelier® designation, the Code of Conduct must be signed and membership to the Tea & Herbal Association of Canada must be paid every year.

	Producing Country	Importer	Packer	Retailer	Allied Trade	Tea Sommelier
Member Pricing at Events	x	x	x	x	x	x
Weekly Tea Bulletin	x	x	x	x	x	x
Member Alerts	x	x	x	x	x	x
Marketing Resources	x	x	x	x	x	x
Webinars (2 complimentary/year)	x	x	x	x	x	x
AGM Attendance	x	x	x	x	x	x
Industry Advice	x	x	x	x	x
Crisis Support	x	x	x	x	x
Legislation Information	x	x	x	x	x
Secure Members Website Area	x	x	x	x	x
Access to Research	x	x	x	x	x
Group Buying Benefits Program	x	x	x	x	x	x
Credit Card Discount Program	x	x	x	x	x
THAC Website Listing	x	x	x	x	x	x
Find a Retailer Website Listing				x
Work with a Tea Sommelier® Listing						x
Tea Grading Program			x