Getting a title

What are the qualifications to get chess titles like FM NM IM and GM. How can I get them?

FIDE is international and gives titles like FM, IM, GM.

NM is "national master" and would be given by a national federation (like CFC in Canada or USCF in United States).

I don't know how you get a NM title in Canada. I'm sure you could google it. Obviously you will have to play in sanctioned OTB tournaments.

http://chess.ca/tournaments
 

Now to FIDE. FM is a rating of 2300. Of course to increase your FIDE rating you have to play in FIDE events (which may be hard to find in Canada).

IM and GM are different because you can't get them only for your rating, they're based on "norms." The short answer is a norm is like a tournament performance, and you get an IM norm when you score as well as an IM is expected to score in a tournament against other titled players. If you can do this 3 times you get the title. Same idea for GM. Finish a tournament like a GM would 3 times and you get the title.

There are many restrictions such as how many rounds, how many countries are represented, the time control, etc. You can also easily google this if you want the full details.

I am abashed (wrong word?)  how some people avoid mentioning CM title and even gives NM more points. Well in some countries is really hard actually to get NM, but not in USA. So we can say CM is equal to NM - so real master title which is 2200 FIDE.

You can receive CM FM title the easiest way - if you are in Africa/Asia where there are zonal tournaments and if you score 50 or 65% you receive title. Last year some 1800 fide rated got like this title and even African player got IM title and he was 1900 rated.. Or kids U8 U12.. etc.. in some tours.

You can get title online also google fide online title.

Yeah, you can get titles by winning certain tournaments... sometimes even if you're not a very good player. Luckily these are relatively rare. Most people have to make the norms.

I do forget about CM titles. It's a strong player to me, obviously I'm below CM strength. But as far as titles go it's the lowest, so I tend to forget about it 

At my rating, is it possible to get any title?

Patzer!

Don't worry - that term applies to me as well. I still drop my Q routinely, it's pretty sad, actually.

Absolutely!  FIDE decided that it just wasn't fair that only highly trained professionals got titles and has thrown the doors open to amateurs as well.  You can get an official card with your name on it and everything!

https://arena.myfide.net/ratings-and-titles/titles