Membership Criteria: HRN memberships requires that the organization is:

• Actively engaged in humanitarian programming (including through direct implementation or through local partners) at an international level;
• Committed to continuous and active participation in HRN activities;
• A registered Canadian charity with funds raised in Canada for humanitarian programming;
• HRN also accepts observer members who are not directly engaged in implementing humanitarian programming including Global Affairs Canada and CCIC, or other humanitarian agencies who want to maintain independence.

Procedure: For an organization to join HRN, a letter requesting membership should be sent from the head of agency to the HRN coordinator, who will then share the request with the HRN executive. The HRN executive will assess and decide on membership.

Membership fees: $1000, annually, for all members.