Our membership registration and renewal procedure is now online. However, it is only available to our regular and affiliate members in the educational sector (retired teachers and support staff, university, college and technical institution personnel). If you do not want to use the online service, you may still send in your application and cheque payment as before. We are not quite ready yet to enable new members to access this capability.

A two-step operation is required to access online membership services.

Step One: Registration Procedure

When you have completed this process you will be able to access your membership profile and make changes to such information as your address and email. We encourage you to do this and we think you will find it useful. To register with ARTA online, and most of you will not yet have done so, please use the following procedure:

1. Go to ARTA's website at: www.albertarta.org Ignore for now the box that asks for your email address and password in the upper right side of the home page. Instead, go below the two boxes to where is says "Not Registered Yet? Register Here" and click on the "Here."

2. This operation will take you to a page entitled "ARTA Registration" where you will be asked to complete at least three of four boxes???First Name, Last Name, Email address and Postal Code. (If you do not have an email address it will still accept your information provided you have completed the other three boxes.) Once that information has been entered, click on the "Register" box.

3. This action will take you to another page where you will be asked to create and confirm a password. You must read and scroll down through ARTA's privacy information to the bottom of this page and click on "Submit."

4. This process will take you to a page entitled "ARTA-Update Account Information" where you will be asked to fill in a number of boxes requiring demographic information. (If you are already a member, much of this information has already been inserted by our office staff. Please check to see if all of the information is correct.) Updates can be made to your address, phone number, etc. at any time. The registration process is now complete. You can now access your information online by typing in your email address and password on ARTA's home page.

Step Two: Online Membership Renewal and Payment for Existing Members

1. In the upper right corner of the home page, www.albertarta. org type your email address and password, however, this will only work if you have completed step one "ARTA Registration."

2. This operation takes you to a page entitled "ARTA-Update Account Information" Please check to see if all of the information is correct. You may make corrections to your address, phone number, etc.). Before leaving this page click on the icon in grey print near the upper right corner that reads, "Renew."

3. This action takes you to a "Member Information Page." It verifies your name and membership expiry date. It then directs you to select the number of years for which you would like to renew. It will automatically adjust the total amount according to the number of years you select. Choose, "Submit."

4. It now takes you to a screen named "ARTA Shopping Cart." Complete the information here for credit card approval. Click, "Continue."

5. This process takes you to a page providing a confirmation order number. (See below for official receipt information.)

6. As we get this information in the office we will send out a new membership card for your use with the new expiry date and an attached official tax receipt that should be retained as membership is a taxable medical expense if you are an ARTA Benefit Plan policyholder.

Note: New members to ARTA must get an application form from either our office or online at www.albertarta.org and call our office at 1-800-232-7208, Ext. 474 to get membership type and other details.