There are 15 steps that a community must go through to become an official Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) member community. It usually takes about 2 years to complete all the steps but the Allard community accomplished that in record time. The Allard community will take the final step will happen on November 22nd when Allard holds its first annual general meeting and board election.

Although people in Blatchford would also like to become an EFCL member Baltchford has been going through growing pains and doesn't even qualify for step 1 as yet. Though becoming an official EFCL member is not yet possible Blatchford have does have a non-profit Community Society presided over by Heather MacKenzie. The Blatchford Community Society benefits from engaging with the EFCL as it advocates for and liaises with the City regarding the community.