Benefits and Qualifications

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Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Calgary is dedicated to empowering women to excel, influence and lead throughout their commercial real estate careers.

With over 195 members, CREW Calgary offers our membership a network for development to positively impact the commercial real estate industry by advancing the power and success of diverse professionals. Founded as a non-profit society in 2005, CREW Calgary is one of seven Canadian chapters of the worldwide organization, CREW Network.

Our membership comprises some of the most influential, enterprising and energetic professionals in commercial real estate. Individuals willing to step up, take risks and take the lead.

CREW Calgary members represent nearly every discipline within commercial real estate including law, finance, property management, development, engineering, asset management, construction, design, brokerage and more.

CREW Calgary exists to advance women and diversity in commercial real estate. We seek opportunities for women to succeed in business, develop effective leaders, inform the industry and recruit promising young professionals into commercial real estate.

Member Benefits

  • Leadership Training & Professional Development
  • Exclusive Members Only Events
  • Business Development
  • Networking
  • Mentoring
  • Career Outreach and Advancement
  • Awards and Recognition
  • Industry Research

Membership Qualifications

CREW Calgary membership is multidisciplinary and diverse. In fact, we offer a variety of membership levels to ensure we maintain our broad spectrum of commercial real estate professionals. 

Membership Levels

  • Principal Member: Any professional actively engaged in a substantially full-time, professional position in a Qualified Field of Commercial Real Estate (“QFCRE”) and who has at least 5 years of experience in a QFCRE. “Qualified Field of Commercial Real Estate” or “QFCRE” shall include, without limitation, accounting, acquisitions and disposition, appraisal, architecture, asset management, brokerage, CRE business development (100% CRE firm only), commercial insurance, commercial lending, construction (including subcontractors), consulting, corporate real estate, cost segregation, development, economic development, education, engineering, environmental, facility management, finance, CRE human resources, interior design/space planning, investment management, investor relations, land use planning and zoning, land surveying, law, leasing, market research, program/project management, property management, quasi-governmental transportation, relation services, risk management, title/escrow, and such other fields as may be approved by the CREW Calgary Board of Directors.
  • Associate/Candidate Member: Any professional with more than two of the past five years of current direct involvement in commercial real estate. Associate members have voting privileges but cannot chair a committee or serve on the Board of Directors.
  • Affiliate (Supplier/Vendor) Member: Any professional who is employed full time in a position, the primary professional responsibilities of which relate to, benefit or support commercial real estate, or whose primary responsibility is selling a physical product or service related to commercial real estate.
  • Civic Member: Any professional who is employed full time in a position, the primary professional responsibilities of which relate to, benefit or support commercial real estate, or whose primary responsibility is selling a physical product or service related to commercial real estate.
  • Legacy/Retired Member: CREW members who want to remain involved in the chapter and connected to members after retirement.
  • New to CRE Member: Any individual actively engaged in a substantially full-time, professional position in a QFCRE and has less than 2 years of experience working in a QFCRE.
  • Student Member: Any individual who is in full-time undergraduate studies to pursue an opportunity in one or more QFCRE.

2023 Membership Dues

  • Principal & Associate/Candidate: $395
  • Affiliate: $550
  • Civic & Legacy/Retired Members: $230
  • New to CREW / Recent Graduate: $210
  • Student: $105

* Please note that payment of annual dues is required to be made in USD.

CREW Calgary membership dues are based on calendar year terms. All memberships expire on December 31 and are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Questions about your eligibility for membership? Contact Ashley Dundas or Ed Tsang for more information.

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