A National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC) annual membership provides you with what you need to succeed: opportunities for funding, networking, and training.
Why Become an NCC Member?
Welcome to Canada’s key not-for-profit cybersecurity and privacy organization!
Your membership will support the NCC in its mission to strengthen cybersecurity across multiple disciplines, helping academia, industry, government, and not-for-profits keep Canada and Canadians safe.
Choose the type of membership that fits your organization
Industry Membership
Industry members include groups within the private sector, including businesses, corporations, and other for-profit enterprises.
- Access to collaboration, partnerships, funding programs, and unique cybersecurity events.
- Discover cybersecurity-focused opportunities for your business and employees and market your ideas and innovations.
Membership Fees
- 1 – 20 employees $2,500
- 21 – 100 employees $5,000
- 101+ employees $7,500
An additional 3.5% incremental membership fee applies to successfully funded projects.
Membership benefits include:
Access to funding
More than $65M will be allocated to NCC members in good standing to carry out research and development, commercialization, and training projects.
Access to training
Offer your workforce opportunities to enhance and acquire new cybersecurity skills through our training and reskilling sessions.
Connect to the ecosystem
Your NCC membership will connect you to growth and development opportunities through a network of academia, not-for-profit, government, and corporate peers. NCC membership will also be a unique and dynamic way to boost your cybersecurity market presence with opportunities to share your products and innovations.
Post-Secondary Institution Membership
Post-secondary membership is open to academic institutions, including universities, colleges, research institutions, etc.
- Access to industry collaboration, funding programs, and conferences that will help advance your research initiatives
- Develop new training programs, and tailor and market your intellectual property.
- Foster and grow the cybersecurity ecosystem in Canada and worldwide
Membership Fees
- 1 – 5,000 students $500
- 5,001 – 15,000 students $5,000
- 15,001+ students $7,500
An additional 3.5% incremental membership fee applies to successfully funded projects.
Membership benefits include:
Access to funding
More than $65M will be allocated to NCC members in good standing to carry out research and development, commercialization, and training projects.
Access to training
Offer your students and faculty opportunities to enhance and acquire new cybersecurity skills through our training and reskilling sessions.
Connect to the ecosystem
Your NCC membership will connect you to growth and development opportunities through a network of industry, not-for-profit, government, and other academic peers, including the opportunity to find like-minded academics and the ability to present your research in conference environments. NCC membership will be a unique and dynamic way to boost your cybersecurity presence, and to build research and development relationships across the country and around the world.
Not-for-profit Membership
Not-for-profit membership is open to organizations within the not-for-profit sector, including registered charities, societies, associations, etc.
- Gain access to funding opportunities for your organization’s cybersecurity-related initiatives.
- Empower your organization with opportunities for funding, training, and networking within the cybersecurity ecosystem.
Membership Fees
- 1 – 1,000 members $500
- 1,001+ members $2,500
An additional 3.5% incremental membership fee applies to successfully funded projects.
Membership benefits include:
Access to funding
More than $65M will be allocated to our members in good standing to carry out research and development, commercialization, and training projects.
Access to training
Gain access to training opportunities to enhance and acquire new cybersecurity skills through our training and reskilling sessions. Discover programs and ideas that can support the security of your organization.
Connected to the ecosystem
Through a membership with the NCC, gain access to our peer network, funding programs, and events that will help advance the mission, vision, and values of your organization with a greater eye to organizational and member security. Join us, and foster and grow the cybersecurity ecosystem in Canada and worldwide.
To be eligible to join the NCC Member Network, Organizations must be fully based in Canada, exist as a Canadian subsidiary, or as a fully independent organization in Canada with complete control over its operations separate from any international affiliation.
Our door is open
Reach out to our Manager of Community Engagement, Jen Pecoskie, to learn more about how your organization can benefit from, or contribute to the NCC Member Network.