Join the UELAC and be part of the family that enjoys history, especially that of the Loyalist era. Share family stories. Learn more about the Loyalists. Receive our Loyalist Gazette and Branch newsletters. Be part of the group that had significant impact on the shaping of our country in its relatively early days.

Membership may be granted to an applicant who supports the aims and purposes of the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada and who indicates a desire to be associated with, and to participate in, the activities of UELAC.

To join UELAC, you join a branch. With twenty-seven of those across the country, there may well be one local to you. We recommend that you join that one so you can share in events and network with others. However, some people in Canada, or from other countries round the world, are remote from a branch. If you have Loyalist ancestors, we suggest you join a branch near where they originally settled. Some people belong primarily to a local branch, and additionally to branches where their ancestors settled, in order to receive newsletters etc. from those locations.

For those who believe they have Loyalist ancestry, you have the option of proving that ancestry and applying for a Loyalist Certificate which would attest to the facts that your ancestor was a UE Loyalist and that you are genealogically descended from that person. See Applying for a Loyalist Certificate below.

We have members in several countries, with most of those outside Canada residing in the USA. Some of these members have proved their Loyalist ancestry; others have joined because of an interest in all aspects of the Revolutionary War/Loyalist era. It is intriguing that quite a number of members both in Canada and in other countries have proven ancestors who were Loyalists and others who were Patriots. We can't do anything about the ancestors we have inherited, so why not celebrate them all?

For a list of branches, contact emails and web sites, visit our Branches page.