Facilitating Diamond & Gemstone Trading Activities in Canada


Membership



Membership in the Diamond Bourse of Canada is open to select diamond dealers and retailers — specifically reputable wholesale and retail businesses who known to engage in regular diamond and gemstone related commercial activities, within Canada.

In addition to diamond dealers and retailers, membership in the Diamond Bourse of Canada is open to certain diamond-industry service providers, diamond miners, and to government entities. These entities do not typically engage in direct trading activity within the Bourse.

Click on the following buttons to explore the various types of membership that are offered by the Bourse:
Enter the name for this tabbed section: Diamond Dealer
Diamond Dealers
Diamond Dealers form the backbone of the Bourse's core purpose: to serve as a commodity exchange for diamond goods. A diamond dealer would typically be classified as a wholesaler whose core commercial activity involves the B2B sales of gemstones and/or diamonds. Diamond dealers are full voting members of the Bourse.

dealer membership fees are set at $1,500 cad
Enter the name for this tabbed section: Diamond Retailer
Diamond Retailers
Diamond Retailers are essentially the final link in the diamond pipeline. A diamond retailer is classified as a business in which the primary commercial activity involves the B2C sale of diamonds and/or diamond intensive jewellery. Vetted retailers who become members of the DBC can use all Bourse facilities, systems, and services, and are voting members of the Bourse. They are restricted though from executing direct B2B diamond wholesaling through the Bourse.

retail membership fees are set at $1,500 cad
Enter the name for this tabbed section: Service Provider
Service Providers
Service providers are business members of the diamond Bourse who provide industry stakeholders with important support services. Bourse membership for diamond industry service providers is by invitation only.

membership fees for service providers are currently set at $1,500 cad
Enter the name for this tabbed section: Associate Member
Associate Members to the Bourse
Diamond stakeholder who are directly involved in the Canadian diamond industry, but do not take part in diamond trading or sale activities, can become associate members of the Bourse. Associate members of the Bourse would typically utilise their membership status, to maintain an open line of communication with other diamond industry stakeholders, and to share and disseminate information throughout the diamond pipeline.

associate members typically pay a membership fee of $1,000 cad
Membership




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