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.
BROCHURES
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.
Grower
A person, partnership, corporation or firm involved in the growing of tea and/or herbal.
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.
THAC 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.
Foodservice Tea Specialist
This is strictly for graduates of our Foodservice Tea Specialist program who are not involved in any other membership category. To use and maintain the Foodservice Tea Specialist designation, the Code of Conduct must be signed and membership to the Tea & Herbal Association of Canada must be paid every year.
BENEFITS
| Producing Country | Grower | Importer | Packer | Retailer | Allied Trade | Tea Sommelier | Tea Specialist | Foodservice Tea Specialist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member Pricing at Events | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Weekly Tea Bulletin | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Member Alerts | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Marketing Resources | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Complimentary registration to all Listen-Learn-Lead Webinar Sessions | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| AGM Attendance | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Industry Advice | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Crisis Support | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Legislation Information | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Secure Members Website Area on tea.ca | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Secure Members Website Area on teasommelier.com | x | x | x | ||||||
| Access to Consumer Research | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Access to Health Research Library | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Access to Carbon Calculator | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Group Buying Benefits Program | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Credit Card Discount Program | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| THAC Website Listing | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Find a Retailer Website Listing | x | ||||||||
| Work with a Tea Sommelier® Listing | x | ||||||||
| Work with a Tea Specialist Listing | x | ||||||||
| Work with a Foodservice Tea Specialist Listing | x | ||||||||
| Tea Grading Program | x |