Welcome to the NSFA!
We have four membership categories:
- Regular (WT, GEL, AEL/AQX, ADE, MBL, ICE) includes 2M liability insurance
- Regular ( PT ) includes 5M liability insurance
- Associate (no insurance included)
- Community Organization
$125/year
Membership includes 2 Million in Liability Insurance
Regular Members are anyone who is an NSFA certified fitness professional (WT, GEL, AEL, ADE, MBL, ICE) and is part of our insurance plan.
Please note: You cannot join as a Regular member without prior approval from an NSFA administrator.
Benefits:
- National $2 million liability insurance (via SBC insurance) for all scopes of practice except PT (PTs must purchase extra insurance see below)
- Nationally and internationally recognized certification (as a member of FLC & ICREPS)
- Eligible to be/become a Course Conductor if additional requirements are met
- Listing on the provincial & national registry
- 1 vote per member at the AGM
- Eligible to sit on the Board of Directors and sub-committees
- Eligible to host official NSFA events as a partner
- Member prices for all events & courses
- Discounts to local businesses (where available)
- Access to fitness industry job postings
- Discount membership with Dance Nova Scotia, including their special rate with SOCAN.
- Promotion of your business or events on the official NSFA Facebook (if you inform the social media organizer in advance)
- Discounts on additional certification courses, workshops and NSFA events.
*Please Note* our annual renewal for Regular members is June 15th. Anyone joining on another date will have their annual fee prorated.
Regular Members- Personal Trainers
$185/year
Membership includes 5 Million in Liability Insurance
Regular Members are anyone who is an NSFA certified Personal Trainer and is part of our insurance plan.
Please note: You cannot join as a Regular member without prior approval from an NSFA administrator.
Benefits:
- National $5 million liability insurance (via SBC insurance) for PT
- Nationally and internationally recognized certification (as a member of FLC & ICREPS)
- Eligible to be/become a Course Conductor if additional requirements are met
- Listing on the provincial & national registry
- 1 vote per member at the AGM
- Eligible to sit on the Board of Directors and sub-committees
- Eligible to host official NSFA events as a partner
- Member prices for all events & courses
- Discounts to local businesses (where available)
- Access to fitness industry job postings
- Discount membership with Dance Nova Scotia, including their special rate with SOCAN.
- Promotion of your business or events on the official NSFA Facebook (if you inform the social media organizer in advance)
- Discounts on additional certification courses, workshops and NSFA events.
*Please Note* our annual renewal for Regular members is June 15th. Anyone joining on another date will have their annual fee prorated.
$60/per year
Associate Members are those who are not NSFA certified, and are therefore not insured by us, or who are certified and wish to use their own practice insurance but who wish to be members of our organization for other benefits. Anyone may self-register as an Associate member. First-time NSFA students are automatically enrolled as Associates when they pay in full for their first course.
Benefits:
- Listing on the provincial registry
- 1 vote per member at the AGM
- Eligible to sit on the Board of Directors and sub-committees
- Eligible to host official NSFA events as a partner
- Membership prices for continuing education events & webinars
- Discounts to local businesses (where available)
- Access to fitness industry job postings
- Discount membership with Dance Nova Scotia, including their special rate deal with SOCAN.
- Promotion of your business or events on the official NSFA Facebook (if you inform the social media organizer in advance)
- Discounts on certification courses, workshops and NSFA events.
Community Organization Members
$0/per year
Community Organizations are any charity or non-profit that, for any reason, would like to have an official relationship with the NSFA. This is a no-fee membership.
Benefits:
- Membership prices for NSFA's continuing education events
- Free space for materials in the swag bags at the annual NSFA Exercise Leadership Summit (ELS)
- Access to fitness industry job postings
- A link to your organization on our website on the COMs page, and mutual follows from the NSFA social media pages
- A free meeting every year for Community Organizations to come together to network, share ideas & best practices, and collaborate.
The Nova Scotia Fitness Association is a non-profit organization.
Join us
Anyone may join any time as an Associate Member or Community Organization Member (see descriptions above). Only those with a current certification from an FLC (Fitness Leadership Canada) member organization can become Regular Members.
New Regular Members cannot self-register, only an NSFA Administrator can grant you access to that level.
For transfers & PLARs, please email us at info@nsfitness.ca with your credentials.