Membership Dues
To become a member, fill out a request form from our main Saturday event
Language Exchange and tell us that you’re
interested in becoming a member. Please note that University of Toronto
Students receive a discount versus other members. We can be found every
Saturday from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Registration is from 2:00 to 2:30.
Please check JCSA’s news to find our location
Please be on time! North-east corner of College and
St. George. See the maps section if needed.
U-of-T Student (1 year) $7
U-of-T Student (6 months) $5
Non U-of-T Student (1 year) $13
Non U-of-T Student (6 months) $8
Non U-of-T Student (3 months) $5
First time trial fee is $2, and this will be used as a deposit for your membership
Conditions of Membership
You may become a member of JCSA after you have paid your membership dues
and have read and understood the Codes of Conduct
for the JCSA. By signing the membership form you are agreeing that you
accept the terms of the JCSA Codes of Conduct.
This basically means that you’re here to learn or take part and not
offend anyone. Behaviour not deemed in the interests of JCSA will be
grounds for membership termination.
Information Privacy
All personal information given to JCSA upon membership is not used or
sold for any other purpose than to contact the member or to establish
membership within JCSA. As a member, you have the right to not have your
information disclosed without your consent.
No Email or Phone Number Exchange
There is a cultural difference that must be considered. Saving face in
Asia is common and well understood between people in Asia. However, this
is not well understood outside of Asia where a simple “no” would do for
the average Canadian. Please note, that this is a polite “no” in Canada
and no face is lost or intended by saying it.
Although customary in both Japan and Canada to give out contact
information, doing so in Canada is considered more an invitation for
contact rather than just being polite. This may not be your intention at
all. In Japan, you can receive a card etc and it still might not mean
that you should call. This however, can be mistaken in Canada as
interest and should be avoided until a Japanese gets the hang of using
the polite “no” instead.
Normally in Canada, if we do not know the person very well we just say
so, and do not give out information. It is completely unnecessary in
Canada during a first meeting to give contact information and should
only happen with people you know well. Do not be misunderstood. If
someone is asking for your telephone number or email address and you do
not know this person, do not give it out. This is normal, and you should
not feel bad. No one will be angry with you, so please don’t worry! If
they are serious about their studies you will see them again during JCSA.
We want our members to feel free to attend events for the sake of
Language Exchange without other issues. For your own protection and in
the interests of JCSA, please do not give out or ask for a member’s
personal information during Language Exchange. This includes email or
telephone numbers. Although not illegal, this is a condition of your
membership and should be taken seriously.
Cultural differences aside, we feel strongly that a student club such as
the JCSA /cannot be put into a position of liability/ regarding the
unwanted harassement of members.
- The purpose of this club is a meeting place for members only.
- Any issues regarding the disclosure of personal information will be met with a warning from the Executive.
- Continued failure or warnings will be met with membership termination to the discretion of the Executive.
- When you sign the membership form, you are confirming your understanding and acceptance of these rules.
- If the decision is made to exchange information, it is outside of the JCSA and is the choice of the member alone.