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The IDC, founded in 1972, is the national professional association in Canada. IDC works in coordination with nine provincial associations:

 Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia (www.idibc.org)

 Interior Designers of Alberta (www.idalberta.ca)

 Interior Designers Association of Saskatchewan (www.idas.ca)

 Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba (www.pidim.ca)

 Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (www.arido.ca)

 Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick (www.aridnb.ca)

 Interior Designers of Nova Scotia (www.idns.ca)

 Association professoinnelle des designers d'interior du Quebec (www.apdiq.com)

 Interior Designers of Newfoundland and Labrador (www.idnl.ca)

The IDC is “the national advocacy association for the interior design associations”⁴ in Canada. It works with its nine provincial association members to advance the interior design profession and design education in Canada. Its members work in all specialties of interior design and design education. Members of IDC must hold the highest level of membership in their provincial association and must pass the international NCIDQ qualification examination.

IDC offers its members conferences, a newsletter, and education and learning opportunities through continuing education classes and programs. IDC also serves as the primary representative of the Canadian interior design profession to the Canadian federal government. It supports forums related to government relations, the environment, and cross‐disciplinary collaboration, and also offers assistance to members who are working in the global market.

The nine provincial associations have individual membership categories and requirements. The reader should contact the appropriate provincial association for information. There is a direct link to those associations on the Web site www.idcanada.org.