About Us

CIGRE Canada is the Canadian National Committee of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE), the leading international organization on high-voltage electricity generation and transmission. CIGRE was founded in France in 1921. For more information on CIGRE, visit www.cigre.org.

CIGRE Canada's mission is to raise CIGRE's profile in Canada, increase membership, and provide information about its activities and publications. In addition, CIGRE Canada fosters the participation of Canadian members in CIGRE activities, and encourages them to present papers, or join working groups. CIGRE Canada also organizes an annual conference.

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To become a member, you have two options :

Register online and pay with PayPal
Fill in the application form, print it, and send it with your check payable to CIGRE Canada.

If you are applying as a corporate or educational institution member, you have the privilege of naming a representative to one or more of the 16 national study committee forums. You can name the representatives now online. You can name the representatives later by mailing the form to CIGRE Canada.