Applying For Membership

Thank you for your interest in joining The PIDIM. When you are ready to apply for membership, please be sure to include the following along with your application:

1) The General Membership Application or Student Application
2) Proof of Insurance (see membership application)
3) Proof of Education (copy of degree or transcript)
4) Web Consent form (see membership application)
5) NCIDQ Certificate number (if applying for Professional status)

Upon confirmation of membership The PIDIM office will invoice the outstanding
membership dues for the balance of the calendar year.

Please feel free to contact our Registrar with any of your membership questions.

Alternate Pathway to Membership - Intern Competencies Review System

International applicants without a CIDA accredited bachelor’s degree in interior design may have their minimum education competencies assessed via the ICRS in order to determine if they qualify for PIDIM Intern or *Professional Membership. The Alternate Pathway into PIDIM Membership is available through ARIDO’s Intern Competency Review System (ICRS)™.  

* If applying for Professional Membership candidate must have also passed the qualifying examinations (NCIDQ Exam).

Insurance

The PIDIM requires that all Intern and Professional Members carry Errors & Omissions Liability Insurance.

For Professional Members the minimum amount of insurance required is:

$1,000,000 -Professional Liability and $1,000,000 General Liability. 

Intern Members the minimum amount of insurance required is:

$500,000 Professional Liability and $1,000,000 General Liability.

The PIDIM and PROLINK have advocated for your personal and professional insurance needs with a network of insurers, to ensure that you’ll benefit from superior protection at unparalleled rates. For more information, please contact:

Margaret Francis, Account Manager for the IDC Insurance Program
PROLINK - Canada’s Insurance Connection
150 King Street West
Suite 2401 - P.O. Box 16
Toronto, ON. M5H 1J9
Direct: 647.494.3870 | Toll Free: 800.663.6828
Email: margaretf@prolink.insure

If you are covered by a policy provided by your place of work, you must complete a Non-Participation Form and return it to The PIDIM office.

Below is the Manitoba link to Prolink Insurance Programs and Applications