The Canadian Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors says its proposed merger with the Canadian Association of Financial Planners is gaining momentum.

The majority of CAFP members who responded to CAIFA’s October 9 proposal enthusiastically support the creation of a new merged organization, says CAIFA. All comments provided by CAFP members have been posted on CAIFA’s Web site.

CAIFA met with CAFP’s leadership earlier today to pass along the comments and to discuss next steps. “Clearly, there appears to be wide spread support for the creation of a single organization,” said Brian Mallard, the member of CAIFA’s board of directors who is leading the negotiations with CAFP leadership. “It is time that the members of both organizations were given the chance to play a significant role in deciding their future.”

CAIFA has also proposed a “Call to Action” for the leadership of both organizations. CAIFA has suggested that the leadership teams of both CAFP and CAIFA dedicate themselves to coming up with a clearly worded, straightforward question on whether to proceed with the creation of a single organization. Both leadership teams should commit to negotiating in good faith the final wording of that question.