Thank you for your interest in joining The Faculty Club at the University of Toronto, located in the heart of downtown Toronto. The Faculty Club building was founded in 1907 as the Primrose Club, a private meeting place for business and professional men. The Primrose Club remained at 41 Willcocks until 1959 when the University of Toronto acquired the building for its new Faculty Club.

Prior to creation of The Faculty Club, male and female members of the University`s Faculty Union customarily met separately – the men at Hart House and the much smaller contingent of women at the University Women’s Club on St. George Street. On the insistence of some professors, including German scholar Barker Fairley and his wife, Margaret, who offered the Club a large collection of original Group of Seven works on the condition that The Faculty Club welcome women as members, The Faculty Club opened its doors in the summer of 1960 to faculty and senior administrators of both genders. This impressive collection of Group of Seven art is open for public viewing in the elegant Fairley Lounge on the main floor of the building.

For more than sixty years, The Faculty Club has served as an important social centre for the University of Toronto community, including faculty, administrative staff, alumni, and has been one of the most successful university faculty clubs in Canada and North America. The Faculty Club is the ideal on-campus location for conducting business, for entertaining visiting guests, for hosting conferences, and indeed for all special occasions.

I look forward to welcoming you to the Club.

Alex Maggiacomo
Executive Director
The Faculty Club of the University of Toronto

Categories

Joint Membership Plan - (JMP)

• The Joint Membership Plan is available to current and retired University of Toronto Faculty and Staff.  Offering a combined and discounted membership fee for The Faculty Club, Hart House and Athletic Centre that is also subsidized by the University of Toronto as an employee and pensioner benefit.
• JMP members pay a monthly discounted fee either as a payroll deduction similar to other employee benefits, or through pre-payment options for pensioners.
• Employees should send a request through the HR service center to their Divisional HR office.

 sites.utoronto.ca/jointplan/

Voting Member 

• Currently employed faculty or appointed staff of the University of Toronto.
• Retired faculty or appointed staff of the University of Toronto.
• Alumni of the University of Toronto.
• New voting members receive 50% discount the first 12 months of membership.

Patron

• President’s Circle.
• Associate Patrons, who shall be those individuals that have been sponsored  by a Member to be a Patron of the Corporation.
• Special Patrons, who shall be those individuals, or individuals belonging to specified organizations or administrative units of the University of Toronto (approved by the Board of Directors).
• Spousal Patrons, who shall be those individuals whose spouse or common- law partner is a Member of the Corporation or Patron of the Corporation.
• University Women’s Club Patrons, who shall be those individuals that are members in good standing of the University Women’s Club of Toronto.
• Senior College Patrons, who shall be those individuals that are members in good standing of the University of Toronto’s Senior College.
• New Patrons receive 50% discount the first 12 months of membership.

Graduate Students & Recent Alumni

• Graduate students are eligible for this category until status is obtained.
•  Recent alumni are those who have graduated within the last twelve months.

Retirees (Both Member and Patron) 

• Applicant must be a full retiree to qualify.

Community Patron 

• Any individual interested in joining that does not meet any of the above categories.

Corporate Patron 

• Membership must be in the corporation's name and will allow up to four individuals to use the one corporation account for fees and charges.