The Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance (CSIA), founded in 1938, is an association of more than twenty thousand professional skiers located across Canada.
Lately, the CSIA came up with a merit certification for ski instructors that were part of the organization for twenty-five or more consecutive years.
Today, the CSIA is divided into a set of regional chapters, each of which covers at least one Canadian province.
Members are since then required to accumulate "education credits" in order to be eligible to obtain higher certification levels.
In general, participation in a one-day national education program will provide approximately 10 education credits, as will certification from a member organization, such as the Canadian Ski Coaches Federation and the Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors, among others.
Apart from more extensive training and examinations, a total of 40 education credits are needed in order to obtain this certification.
Instructors who are members of multiple partner organizations can only obtain the 10 education credits once as the offer is non-cumulative.
They may work in any ski resort across Canada, the United States, Australia, and the countries of Europe.
The CSIA offers a merit certification for ski instructors' that were part of the organization for twenty-five or more consecutive years.