Membership Benefits
New Benefits
Marsh Canada Commercial Insurance Program
The Sign Association of Canada (SAC-ACE) is pleased to provide the introduction of a national Commercial Property, Liability and Auto Insurance Program for our member companies. For additional information on this program, please contact:
Mario Coelho
Mario.coelho@march.com
Phone: 416-349-4636
Or
Steve Primiani
Steve.primiani@marsh.com
Phone: 416-349-4607
Corel Approved Service Bureau
SAC members
Save 63% off CASB membership
SRP: $799
CASB PRICE: $499
Corel Approved Service Bureau Membership (CASB)
The Corel Approved Service Bureau program is a 12-month renewable subscription service, established
for sign and print service providers throughout North America. It gives members five (5) CorelDRAW®
Graphics Suite licenses, and also offers strategic marketing benefits and discounts on Corel software.
An annual CASB Membership provides the following benefits:
• Deployment rights for CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X5 on up to 5 computers!
• Free unlimited priority technical support
• Free upgrades to any new releases of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
• Access to product training materials and online webinars
• A dedicated account representative at Corel
Why add CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 to your print shop?
• Vectorize images and logos quickly and easily with Corel® PowerTRACE™
• Open and edit Adobe® Photoshop®, Illustrator® and PDF files on non-Adobe computers
• Manage vector and raster files with one program
• Perform image masking with the powerful Image Cutout Lab
• Gain access to 10,000 premium clipart images, 2,000 vehicle templates, 1,000 professional fonts and much more.
National Group Mortgage Program
The Sign Association of Canada (SAC-ACE) is pleased to announce the introduction of a National Group Mortgage Program that can help SAC members save thousands of dollars on your mortgage with access to preferred rates.
Take advantage of the company’s one-stop convenience and impartial advice. National Group Mortgage Program provides a computerized service that presents your mortgage requirements to many lenders at one time. By shopping the market for you, they can find the mortgage that best suits your financial situation.
Marsh Canada Group Home and Auto Insurance Program
LOWER YOUR HOME AND AUTO INSURANCE COSTS WITH GROUP RATES
The Sign Association of Canada (SAC-ACE) is pleased to announce the introduction of a national Group Home and Auto Insurance Program for employees of our member companies. In addition for our member companies we introduce Business Insurance and Benefits Solutions packages.
Work Place Safety Group Program
- WebWSIT suite of 22 courses are $89.95 per person / year for SAC members
- WHMIS on line course for members is $30 per person
First Data Merchant Processing Program
SAC partners with First Data for Merchant Processing Program! Rates from 1.59% will save members $1,000's in credit card processing fees.
Mark's Work Wearhouse Imagewear Program
The Mark's Work Wearhouse/SAC program continues to offer SAC members a 10% off card in addition to the brand new Imagewear program.
Working together with Mark's we have identified and tailored an aggressively priced program consisting of several work wear items commonly purchased by our industry. All of these items offered can be purchased or custom ordered through your local Mark's Work Wearhouse store.
All orders placed must be accompanied by the special SAC/Mark's voucher. Please ensure all of your staff have a copy of this voucher to be presented at time of order. No order may be processed without this voucher.
Shell Gas Program
Apply now through the Sign Assocation of Canada and start earning 3¢ per litre rebate on fuel purchases with the Shell TRITON card.
Existing Benefits
International Sign Association Membership
Simply by being a Class 1 Member of SAC, local sign manufacturers can become members of ISA as a sign company and access the huge U.S. market for no additional fee. Benefits include access to the FREE Sign Code Hotline, ISA publications at the member prices, listing in the ISA Membership Directory and Buyers’ Guide and on the ISA Web Site, and access to the “Members Only” section of the ISA web site. (A $95 - $1500 U.S. value)
Referrals
Many companies and/or organizations outside the sign industry regularly contact the SAC National Office looking for products and/or services provided by our members. The Sign Association of Canada office will be forwarding these requests for quotes, services, or products via email to all of its members. In addition many of our larger member companies often need to sub-contract work and will use other member companies to complete specific projects. Members are listed in the SAC Membership directory, SAC web site search engine, and ISA web site and directory to maximize their exposure to the sign industry in North America.
For additional information and/or assistance please contact:
Just Cole
Director of Legislation & Operations
cole@sac-ace.ca
Toll Free: (877)470-9787 ext 223
Website Listing
Free listing on the search engine membership database (Sign Service and Vendor Locator) referencing specific products and services. Third parties such as property managers, architects, end-users, and advertising agencies often use this as a reference and contact members directly.
Industry Representation and Support
For all our members at every level of government. The Sign Association of Canada has successfully fought restrictive legislation in many jurisdictions and will assist companies in local areas across the country when required. SAC’s sign code consultant has also supported members by providing input and guidance to municipalities that are revising or updating their sign bylaws.
For additional information and/or assistance please contact:
Just Cole
Director of Legislation & Operations
cole@sac-ace.ca
Toll Free: (877)470-9787 ext 223
SignWorks
UNDER CONSTRUCTION! Temporary job site link on About US!
Or you can go directly to the job board by click on the link below:
http://www.sac-ace.ca/about/documents
Please email all postings to:
Franca Cudini
franca@sac-ace.ca
Be sure to have the document in word or pdf format, and include the city & province the job is being offered in.
Commerce div of Icecorp Logistics
Preferential pricing available to SAC-ACE members on brokerage services and on shipping to and from the U.S.
ICECORP Logistics Inc. is a leading Canadian provider of International Forwarding, Customs Brokerage & 3rd Party Logistics solutions.
With offices across Canada and a networkof partners around the world, we design customized solutions that facilitate the total supply chain management process. We are a technology leader giving our clients 24/7access to their Information via the web.
We are committed to offer our customers a high quality,Innovative and reliable service at competitiverates from well maintained facilities.
- Canadian Owned & Operated
- Principals run the company
- $50M annual turnover
- 100 Employees
- Global Network
- Information Technology Leader
- 21 Years of Service Excellence
Do you have questions and/or require assistance?
Please contact our Member Representative:
Pat D'Alessandro
1600 Courtneypark Drive East, Unit 2
Mississauga, ON L5T 2W8
Tel 905.673.5445 Fax 905.673.2574
Educational Seminars and Training
Electric and non-electric sign manufacturing topics. Seminars are held in various parts of the country as well as during Consac. Please review each Regions' web pages for topics, dates and locations. (Members receive admission discounts, and advance notice)
Consac - Imagemakers TradeShow and Conference
Discounted exhibitor space for SAC Members, free admission to the trade show (when pre-registered), admission to the annual general meeting breakfast. Please review the Consac section of this web site for all show and conference information. (Members receive $630 discount on each booth rented).
Petro-Canada "Superpass"
This program offers rebates on gasoline purchases as well as many other services not offered to the general public. Please contact Sherri Edwards: sherri@sac-ace.ace.ca at the Sign Association of Canada, to receive an application form. Once completed please fax both sides directly to Petro-Canada, fax: (800) 268-4415.
Occupational Analysis Profile Charts for Sign Occupations
This booklet was produced in conjunction with Human Resources Development Canada, and it contains information that is useful for job descriptions and mapping career path skills. Please contact Just Cole, cole@sace-ace.ca at the Sign Association of Canada's office to obtain a copy of this valuable document:
