Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC)
Established: 1920
Enabling Legislation: Architects Act of British Columbia, RSBC 1996
Number of Members: 2,249
Composition of Council: 10 registered architects who are members, 1 director from UBC School of Architecture or designate, 4 government appointees
Alberta Association of Architects (AAA)
Established: 1906
Enabling Legislation: Architects Act, RSA 2000
Number of Members: 669 resident, 601 non-resident
Composition of Council: 10 registered members, 1 public appointee, 1 licensed interior designer
Saskatchewan Association of Architects (SAA)
Established: 1911
Enabling Legislation: The Architects Act, RSS 1996
Number of Members: 112 resident, 159 non-resident
Composition of Council: 8 registered members, 2 government appointees
Manitoba Association of Architects (MAA)
Established: 1914
Enabling Legislation: The Architect’s Act, RSM 1987
Number of Members: 290 resident, 270 non-resident
Composition of Council: 8 registered members, 1 university and 2 lay appointees and 2 interns
Ontario Association of Architects (OAA)
Established: 1889
Enabling Legislation: Architects Act, RSO 1990, c.A.26
Number of Members: 3,800 resident and 682 non-resident
Composition of Council: 15 elected architects, 3-5 government appointees, 1 licensed technologist OAA,
1 intern architect representative (non-voting)
Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ)
Established: 1890
Enabling Legislation: Architects Act, RSQ 1994
Number of Members: 4155, 140 non-resident
Composition of Council: 15 elected architects, 3 représentants du public
Association des Architectes en pratique privée au Québec (AAPPQ)
Established: 1977
Number of Firms: 360
Composition of Executive Committee: 5 members
Architects’ Association of New Brunswick / Association des architectes du Nouveau-Brunswick
Established: 1933
Enabling Legislation: An Act Respecting the Architects’ Association of New Brunswick, RSNB 1987
Number of Members: 76 resident, 215 non-resident
Composition of Council: 8 registered members; 1 registrar (registered member appointed by Council);
1 non-voting intern member
Nova Scotia Association of Architects (NSAA)
Established: 1932
Enabling Legislation: The Architects Act, RSNS 2006
Number of Members: 165 resident, 202 non-resident
Composition of Council: 7 licensed architects, 1 university appointee
Architects Association of Prince Edward Island (AAPEI)
Established: 1988
Enabling Legislation: Architects Act, RSPEI 1990
Number of Members: 17 resident, 103 non-resident
Composition of Council: Not less than 5 and not more than 15 Councillors
Architects Licensing Board of Newfoundland and Labrador (ALBNL)
Established: 2008
Enabling Legislation: Architects Act
Number of Licence Holders: 46 resident and 108 non-resident
Composition of Board: 6 elected licence holders plus 1 appointed lay person
Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Architects (NLAA)
Established: 1949
Enabling Legislation: Architects Act
Number of Members/Licence Holders: 46 resident and 108 non-resident
Composition of Board: 6 elected Licence Holders plus 2 government appointees
Composition of Council: 6 members, 1 appointed member
Northwest Territories Association of Architects (NWTAA)
Established: 2001
Enabling Legislation: Architects Act, SNWT 2001, c.10
Number of Members: 18 resident, 63 non-resident
Composition of Council: 6 registered architects, 1 intern architect representative, and 1 public member appointed by the government
Yukon/Nunavut
There are no associations of architects in the Yukon or Nunavut Territories. Refer to http://nwtaa.ca/nunavut-yukon for additional information.