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Membership Information
Guild members
Since the humble beginning, the Guild has grown to almost 200 members
Our members work as Pastry Chefs or Executive Pastry Chefs in hotels, bakeries and restaurants, they manage their own wholesale or retail businesses, they are teachers of the trade in Secondary Schools or Community Colleges or operate their own trade schools.
Many of our members have made names for themselves in winning important competitions.
Members also frequently act as judges at local (Final Exams – George Brown College, Skills Canada), national and international events (Bakery Showcases, Hostex, etc.).
Membership is also open to persons closely connected to the trade. They may include suppliers, equipment manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and persons working in the trade, baking course students or persons interested in the trade.
Members who are suppliers and manufacturers can keep in close personal contact with the users of their products and, therefore, serve the needs of the industry and the public.
Should YOU be a member of the "Canadian Pastry Chefs Guild?
As a pastry chef, baker or chef, you will meet colleagues who have the same interests as you. People interested in the trade and especially those working in the industry will find that the contacts they can make will help them in their understanding of the trade.
Junior members are students in baking and pastry courses as well as apprentices (they are eligible for special membership rates)
The exchange of ideas, keeping up with new trends and generally having a pipeline to the newest information will help you to be well informed. You may develop life-long friendships.
You also will be most welcome to help further the aims of the Guild, be it as a member serving on committees or as part of the Executive.
You are able to help promote our young, recently graduated pastry chefs to increase their knowledge and find opportunities where they can develop and grow (apprenticeships).
If you have your own business, we will try to help you find qualified employees. As a recent graduate or apprentice, you just have to ask – you will find Guild members very helpful.
Suppliers, manufacturers and people connected with the trade will value the personal contacts they can make to help them in their endeavors.
How to join the Canadian Pastry Chefs Guild
If you are interested and feel that being a member of the Canadian Pastry Chefs Guild will be of benefit to you, here are the easy steps for joining the Guild:
1. Ask for an application form by mail, telephone, fax (please call first)
or e-mail ( bmclenn609@rogers.com or can-pc-guild@cogeco.ca ).
2. There is also an application form (click link for PDF file) on this web site that you may print out and send in.
The Guild's mailing address is:
Canadian Pastry Chefs Guild Inc.
c/o Egon Keller
36 Melrose Avenue
Barrie, Ontario
L4M 2A7
3. Fill out an application form and write a cheque or money order in the amount of
$65.00 payable to the "Canadian Pastry Chefs Guild".
The membership fee is discounted to $55 per year, if you agree to provide your email address and receive the Guild Journal electronically only, via email.
Special rate for apprentices and students: $30.00
International: US $65.00 per year
4. Mail the application and the fee to the above address. A receipt and a year-seal will be provided.
Upon acceptance you will be notified (the "Thank-You" letter) and be awarded a beautifully designed Membership Certificate (ready to be framed) with the Corporate Seal and your registered membership number. You will then regularly receive the "Guild Journal" with invitations and reports. You will also be eligible to buy chef jackets, books and other items from the Guild at a special discount.
The "Canadian Pastry Chefs Guild looks forward to welcoming you as a new member!