A grace period may be offered if the Stripe subscription system or GCRI Canada’s administrative process allows it, but participants should not assume that a grace period always applies.
If a grace period is available, it may allow a short time to update payment information, resolve a card issue, complete employer approval, or correct billing details before access or status is affected. Stripe may retry payment automatically, depending on the subscription configuration.
However, any grace period should be understood as an administrative courtesy, not a right to continued participation without payment. If payment remains unresolved, the subscription may become past due, unpaid, cancelled, restricted, or inactive.
During a grace period, some access may remain available, but eligibility for deeper activities may be paused. This may include National Stewardship Council participation, role nomination, Council secretariat workflows, Capital-Reader Room eligibility, Insurance-Readiness Room eligibility, Nexus Universe preparation, or recognition in the Stewardship Pool.
If your employer or institution is paying and approval is delayed, you should contact the official billing channel early. Bank transfer may be accepted only case by case where permitted, and it should not be assumed as an automatic alternative.
The best approach is to keep payment current and update billing information before renewal.
