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Join the Canadian Access Federation
On April 1, 2012, management of the Canadian Access Federation (CAF) officially transitioned from Canadian University Council of CIOs (CUCCIO) to CANARIE. For the past year, CUCCIO and CANARIE have shared management of this service.
CANARIE looks forward to improving, evolving and growing CAF so that you get the greatest benefit.
Joining CAF is a simple three-step process.
Complete an application:
CAF Participant Application [PDF | 332 KB]
CAF Service Provider Application [PDF | 135 KB]
Work with CANARIE to complete a Participation Agreement, which we will send you. [View a sample agreement | PDF | 322 KB]
Submit your Trust Assertion Document and provide CANARIE with your institution’s configuration information. [Download a fillable Trust Assertion Document | MS Word | 546 KB]
CANARIE has reviewed its pricing structure after consulting with the R&E community and concluded that pricing based on Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) was the most suitable approach as it directly relates to the value of the service based on user population.
Service Providers that aren’t also Identity Providers have no fee – but are still required to complete a Service Provider Application and a Trust Assertion Document.
Tier |
FTEs |
Non-CANARIE Members |
|
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
20,001 and over |
$5,000 |
$7,600 |
2 |
10,001 to 20,000 |
$2,500 |
$5,100 |
3 |
0 to 10,000 |
$ 0 |
$2,600 |
(FTE Definition: full-time = 1 FTE; part-time = 1/3 FTE)
* Learn about CANARIE membership. Please note: the CAF fee is per identity provider (IdP), and hence the CANARIE discount can only apply to the CAF fee for a single IdP (or a single domain).
If you have questions about your CAF participation, please e-mail us at caf@canarie.ca.
