Become a Member
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) is the country’s leading trade and industry association serving as the voice of manufacturers for nearly 150 years. Join today, together we can manufacture change.
CME improves your business competitiveness through:
- Trade: CME’s cross-Canada network gives you access to resources and intelligence to help you compete in domestic and international markets. CME also facilitate trade by representing the sector in international trade deal negotiations.
- Events & Networking: CME events encourage networking to help you develop partnerships, learn from your peers, increase sales, interact with your future workforce and connect with all levels of government.
- Advocacy: CME is committed to developing advocacy positions that are member-driven and helps shape policy through access to all levels of a government. CME is your voice in challenging policy, regulatory, and tax issues affecting you.
- Productivity: Our training programs help your business to develop internal ‘champions’, to cash in on green innovation funds, increase productivity and improve competitiveness. Our HR tools can support your company by finding, training and retaining employees
- Return on investment: CME provides customized support services and can help you access available financial support in addition to offering discount savings —from office supplies to health benefits Your investment in CME is a smart business decision that will pay for itself time and time again.
No convinced yet? Check these out:
- Joining CME will make your business more competitive. Here are five reasons why.
- Here's what our policy team did for manufacturers in 2017. Hint: We're not on Canada's list of top lobbyist for nothing.
- In 2016, CME published, Industrie 2030, a roadmap to double Canadian manufacturing output by 2030. We tracked our Year 1 successes.
To join, or to learn more about CME member benefits, call at 1-877-427-1141 or fill out this inquiry form, and we’ll be sure to get back to you ASAP.
But don't just take our word for it.
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“Without CME’s support and outstanding advocacy on initiatives such as corporate income tax rate reduction, ACCA, elimination of capital tax, the SMART program etc., we would not have been able to invest more than $20 million in leading-edge technologies and capital assets. For tangible actions your business can count on, look no further than to leaders in the industry in getting your voice heard and issues addressed.” Winston Woo |
“CME listens and helps us with our issues and is our company’s connection to the network of like-minded businesses. Without CME, we would not have learned the value of time. CME is a strong link to our success.” Bonnie Cook |
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“CME membership allowed us to network, explore new business opportunities and save on critical business purchases. I highly recommend it to any company looking to maximize its potential and keep money in its pockets.” Anthony Khoryach |
"This organization takes the time to keep their fingers on the pulse of changes affecting manufacturing and exporting interests, and makes the implications of these changes known to individual members; which allows us to compete on the world stage.” David Lane |
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"CME has been instrumental in ensuring manufacturers and exporters are well represented at federal and provincial government levels. Their support of member companies through advocacy and the advancement of common issues is an important role performed exceptionally well.” Jean-Paul Deveau |
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“CME has allowed us to connect with senior government officials, and work together with other manufacturers to improve government policies and programs to support our Canadian operations. CME has been particularly helpful in supporting us in critical areas of international trade, tax policies, and improving our access to qualified labour.” David McHattie |