When you join RGD Ontario, at any level of membership, you become a part of the professional association working on your behalf to:

• Establish standards of knowledge, skills and ethics for professional graphic designers.
• Provide a unified and credible voice for the industry.
• Lobby business and government on issues affecting the industry such as spec work and the application of PST.
• Increase recognition of the R.G.D. designation and an understanding of what graphic design is by the general public.
• Heighten awareness of the value and strategic importance of graphic design as a strategic business tool.
• Disseminate information about trends, developments and new processes affecting the industry.
• Promote professional dialogue and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas.
• Improve standards of education in the industry.
• Foster and facilitate liaison with other graphic design organizations and allied professions.
• Offer discounts and other useful, tangible benefits.