All CAHP Professional members fulfil the following three criteria:

1. A post graduate degree and three (3) years relevant heritage work experience.



2. An undergraduate degree and five (5) years relevant heritage work experience.
   
   The degree mentioned in items 1. and 2. above and in a field allied to the planning, preservation, wise use and/or better understanding of heritage resources such as:
   • Architecture;
   • Planning;
   • Archaeology/Anthropology;
   • Social Sciences (History, Geography);
   • Museum Studies;
   • Archival Science.


3. Demonstrated experience in heritage conservation gained through seven years of employment in heritage conservation and currently employed in that field.



4. Abide by CAHP's Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics.

Canadian experience pre-requisite: approximately one-third of a Professional members' experience is Canadian or their academic degree conferred from a Canadian institution.