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Black Talent. Build Stronger
Businesses. Create Lasting
Impact.
BTI Membership connects you, as an individual or an organization, to an empowered community, exceptional talent, and the resources to drive meaningful change.
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More Than a Network
BTI is a registered Canadian charity built to challenge anti-Black racism and dismantle the systemic barriers that limit access and advancement for Black professionals. Since 2021, we've connected over 1,100 individuals with career development, leadership events, and a community that compounds over time.
Membership is how we sustain that work. It funds the events, the career portal, the ERG programming, and everything that keeps the network running. Every membership makes it stronger: more events, more connections, and more opportunities for Black professionals across Canada.
1,100+
Community members
200+
Senior leaders in the network
30+
Partner organizations
77%
Identify as Black
Post roles on the BTI career portal and reach a vetted network of Black professionals across industries. Higher tiers unlock more postings, a searchable talent pool, and a branded employer profile.
Get early access to IGNITE, Navigate, Juneteenth, Unbounded, and everything we add next. Hear from the speakers shaping Black professional life in Canada, join the conversations that move careers forward, and meet the people worth knowing. Paid members also save 20% on every event.
See upcoming eventsThe ERG toolkit, an on-demand session library with discussion guides your team runs itself, and the cross-company ERG Leaders Network.
Your name or logo on the members wall, a communications toolkit written for your channels, and recognition that grows with your tier, up to on-screen billing and a reserved table at the flagship for Champions.
The BTI Community
Moments That Matter
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“BTI taught me that my Blackness didn’t need to be separate from my professional identity. In fact, keeping them intertwined is what allows me to show up fully, in how I lead and how I see the world. I have been lifted and carried by women who never had to help me but chose to anyway, and I carry that same responsibility forward now.”
Brooke Graham
Associate Director, Global Inclusion & Diversity, AstraZeneca
Find Your Tier
Six tiers designed to meet you where you are. Whether you're one professional or a whole organization, there's a place for you here.
Community
Be part of the movement (open to all).
Free
- Join a community of 1,100+ Black professionals building their careers across Canada
- Connect every month at our free Friday Meetups
- Be the first to hear about every BTI event
- Get inside the BTI Hub, our online community, and find your way to volunteer and take part
Circle
Invest in what’s next, for you.
For individual professionals ready to be seen.
$120/yr
$30/yr if under 25
- Get found by the companies hiring across our network
- Get listed in the member directory and into members-only networking
- Show your membership with a Circle badge and LinkedIn banner
- Grow with our full library of career-development resources
- Book events early and save 20% on every one
Advocate
Grow what you’ve built.
For entrepreneurs and small businesses.
$1,000/yr
- Put your business in front of the community, with a profile and directory listing
- Connect with founders and small-business owners across the network
- Fund the events and programs building the next generation of Black leaders
- Post 5 jobs a year and bring 5 of your team into the BTI Hub
- Get ready-to-use wording to promote your membership, plus 20% off events for your whole team
Assembly
Do more together than apart.
For non-profits and community organizations.
$2,000/yr
- Connect with Black-led organizations across the country
- Prove your impact with reporting built for grant applications and funders
- Share your own events and programs with the BTI community
- Run our recorded sessions for your community and bring 25 of your people into the BTI Hub
- Post 5 jobs, get featured twice in our newsletter, and pass 20% off events to your whole community
Alliance
Make your ERG stronger, together.
For employee resource groups.
$3,000/yr
- Give your ERG a full year of programming, ready to run
- Connect your ERG leaders with their peers at other companies
- Show leadership what your ERG delivered, with a report built for the ask
- Run our recorded sessions and get ready-to-use wording for your intranet, email, and Slack
- Bring 50 of your people into the BTI Hub, with early access and 20% off events for every member
Champion
Create lasting organizational impact.
For enterprises investing across the whole organization.
$10,000/yr
- Be known year-round as an employer of choice for Black talent
- Get your roles in front of candidates: 50 job posts a year, a branded career page, and talent network access
- Own the stage: your logo on screen, a reserved table at our flagship, and speaking spots for your executives
- Report your impact with a yearly summary built for your ESG and DEI reporting
- Bring 250 employees into the BTI Hub, with early access company-wide and 20% off events for everyone
Pay by card at checkout, or choose “Request an invoice” to pay by PO or e-transfer.
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Compare All Tiers
| Benefit | Community Anyone Free | Circle Individual Professionals $120 | Advocate Entrepreneurs & Small Business $1,000 | Assembly Non-profit & Community Orgs $2,000 | Alliance Employee Resource Groups $3,000 | Champion Enterprise $10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core purpose | Belonging and discovery | Personal opportunity | Business opportunity | Community collaboration | Collective employee experience | Organization-wide impact |
| Value | ||||||
| Annual investment | Free | $120 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $10,000 |
| Discount on eligible in-person BTI events | General pricing | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Who the rate covers | — | You | Your team | Your community | Your whole ERG | Every employee |
| Early event registration | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Priority for ERG members | Priority organization-wide |
| Friday Meetups | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Learning & resources | Public resources | Professional-development library | Entrepreneurship & business resources | Community-org resources + on-demand sessions | ERG toolkit + on-demand sessions + discussion guides | Full organizational library + ERG resources |
| Designation | ||||||
| Designation held | — | Circle | Advocate | Assembly | Alliance | Champion |
| Digital badge with year of standing | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Name or logo on the members wall | — | Name | Logo | Logo | Logo | Logo + enhanced recognition |
| Communications toolkit | — | LinkedIn and bio language | Website, proposal and social language | Grant and funder language | Internal email, intranet and Slack toolkit | Corporate comms and employer-brand toolkit |
| Recognition on-screen at BTI events | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Three- and five-year tenure marks | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Engagement | ||||||
| BTI Community Hub | Public and community spaces | Individual member spaces, resources and opportunities | Entrepreneur and small-business spaces | Community-organization spaces | ERG resources + ERG leader spaces | Employee and member experiences + ERG leader spaces |
| Hub seats | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 50 | 250 |
| Member directory | — | Individual professional profile | Business profile and listing | Organization listing | ERG and company listing | Enhanced employer profile |
| Networking & connection | Open BTI community | Member channels and networking | Entrepreneur and founder network | Community-organization network | Cross-company ERG Leaders Network | Corporate network + ERG Leaders Network |
| Community engagement | Public volunteer opportunities | Member and priority volunteer opportunities | Contribute business expertise and services | Joint community programming | ERG volunteer and community engagement | Employee-wide community engagement |
| BTI participation opportunities | Public and open calls | Participate in BTI programming | Business showcase and participation | Co-programming and cross-promotion | ERG members as speakers, moderators, mentors and volunteers | Employee and executive thought leadership |
| Reserved table at the flagship | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Reporting | ||||||
| Monthly newsletter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Annual Impact Report | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tailored annual summary | — | — | Member Impact Summary | Partner Collaboration Summary | ERG Engagement Snapshot | Enterprise Impact Summary |
| Service | ||||||
| Job postings a year | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 50 |
| Searchable talent profile | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Employer profile + talent network access | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Announcements a year | — | — | Quarterly batch | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| First news of every event | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Charitable receipt on the eligible portion | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Renews | — | Aug 1 | Aug 1 | Aug 1 | Aug 1 | Aug 1 |
| In a sentence | Be part of the movement. | Invest in what's next, for you. | Grow what you've built. | Do more together than apart. | Make your ERG stronger, together. | Create lasting organizational impact. |
Custom Partnerships
Need something beyond the six tiers? We build custom partnership packages for organizations with bigger or more specific goals. Tell us what you're trying to do, and we will design something that fits.
Talk to Our TeamFrequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before you join.
Membership is billed once a year, and every membership renews on August 1, Emancipation Day in Canada. Individuals pay by card and get access right away. Organizations can pay by card or request an invoice, and we accept POs and e-transfer. We send onboarding details as soon as you’re in.
Yes. Upgrade any time, and we will prorate the difference for the rest of your membership year.
Circle is a single seat for one professional. Advocate and above cover your whole organization, with Hub seats and access scaled to your tier.
If you are under 25, Circle is $30 a year instead of $120. Just choose the under-25 option when you join.
Every paid member gets a flat 20% off all BTI events: IGNITE, Navigate, Juneteenth, Unbounded, and anything new we add. One rate, every event, no fine print.
Yes. If your goals do not fit neatly into a tier, reach out and we will build something that does.
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