DesCan is a nationwide, membership-based community that has been establishing standards for design professionals since 1956. The organization seeks to lead, support, and advance professional design communications in Canada. It offers the CDP™ Certified mark to members whose services meet a rigorous and professional standard certification.
DesCan is an adaptive and vibrant nationwide community fuelled by member participation. Designers, students, educators, other professionals, and businesses band together as chapters and each chapter is defined by its city.
DesCan is Canada’s national Certification body. Committed to the advancement of Certification, DesCan licenses the CDP™ Certified mark to members whose services meet a rigorous and professional standard. The CDP™ Certified mark is recognized as the mark of professional design services and ethical business conduct. Design Professionals of Canada has been an advocacy-based organization for over 65 years. Since its inception in 1956, it has advanced professional design and cemented itself as a leader and supporter of the Canadian design profession.
