By joining InformCanada, you are entitled to the benefits of membership with the Alliance of Information
and Referral Systems (InformUSA).

The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems is the professional membership association for community Information and Referral (I&R) serving the nonprofit and government sectors. InformUSA is the driving force behind the delivery of quality I&R services and the sole source for standards, program accreditation and practitioner certification for the I&R sector.

The benefits of membership include:

• a vote in InformUSA matters
• access to the InformUSANetworker
• discount rate for the InformUSA Conference registration
• receive regular information emails from InformUSA on I&R news

InformCanada members who meet eligibility criteria may also:

• have access to InformUSA extensive and comprehensive Accreditation program (exclusive to InformUSA and InformCanada members)
• have access to the Canadian versions of exams to become a Community Resource Specialists (CRS) or a Community Resource Specialists – Database Curators (CRS-DC).

Interested in the Canadian version of the certifications? Click here to visit our Certification page.