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Become a WIRA Member
It's easy to become a
WIRA member.
- Fill out our online
application to join WIRA
- Arrange for off-line payment of your membership.
- We will confirm activation of your membership by e-mail, so
you can enjoy unlimited access to WIRA data.
Member benefits
WIRA caters primarily to its members. For a modest annual fee, members
gain access to the most current, detailed information on Canadian
water-related injuries and fatalities through a password-protected
area of this Web site. Would you like to see samples of this information?
You can preview a sample data table, a sample layout of the WIRA
database or a complete table of contents for the incident facts
on which we provide data.
Member benefits include:
- Access to data on injuries, rescues and fatalities that is
not available elsewhere.
- Access to data tables that are highly relevant to members;
they can pick the scope/frame of reference they want (e.g., boating,
public pools, local, regional, etc.).
- Quick and current information - our tabulated data is updated
frequently on our Web site, so it is always up-to-date.
- Information that is rich in depth and easy to navigate with
the member predefined query set.
- Easy-to-access information - not only is it available for viewing
on-line, data can be downloaded for members to use in their own
reports.
- Data that is easy to format and work with - members can download
graphs and charts displaying WIRA data, as well as the data tables.
- Upon request, customized data reports can be tailored to the
unique information needs of a particular member.
- All WIRA members have input on WIRA's future. Our members are
key stakeholders, who elect our board of directors and vote on
WIRA's key business policy decisions at our annual general meetings.
Who should become a member?
Anyone who wants quick, easy access to up-to-date data on water-related
incidents involving injuries, rescues and fatalities. The data and
services WIRA offers are useful to organizations such as:
- federal, provincial and municipal government departments and
agencies;
- not-for-profit agencies, organizations and associations, including
regional, county and local health units; boating, aquatic and
recreational agencies; search-and-rescue organizations; injury-prevention
foundations; researchers; medical and hospital associations; coroners;
cottage associations;
- educational institutions;
- private sector corporations, such as marine, boating and recreational
products manufacturers; sponsors of water-related activities;
insurance companies; consultants;
- international organizations.
In large organizations,
each individual who needs direct access to WIRA's online data should
apply for his or her own member license. This will enable each member
in an organization or association to access the data independently,
from his or her own computer. Only members can log on and access
WIRA's detailed data. Each separate e-mail address used to log on
is considered a separate WIRA member.
If you're hesitating on
becoming a member, remember that WIRA is a not-for-profit organization
formed to collect and publish water-related incident and injury
data for those interested in having quick, easy access to such data.
Our ongoing operation is funded through membership fees. WIRA can
only continue to provide this data with ongoing member support.
Members enjoy major shared-cost economies
of scale. The fees received from each member contribute toward the
cost of generating and providing WIRA data. These fees help develop
the depth and breadth of data that members can access, which is
more than any single organization could create on its own. If you
want and need WIRA data, we would like to have you as a member.
Online application to join WIRA
Fill out the application form to become a WIRA member. You will
not have to pay online. When we receive your application, we will:
- arrange for invoicing and payment of your membership fees;
- confirm your membership information in an e-mail sent to the
address you include in your application;
- and activate you as an active WIRA member on the date you specify.
Please fill in the application
form as completely as you can. You must complete the mandatory asterisked
(*) fields in order for your application to be processed.
If you are interested, but have questions
or you're unable to apply online, then contact
us and we'd be pleased to help.
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