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Government

Department of Canadian Heritage: Canadian Heritage is committed to playing a vital role in the daily lives of Canadians. The Department is responsible for national policies and programs relating to broadcasting, cultural industries, arts, heritage, official languages, Canadian identity, Canadian symbols, exchanges, multiculturalism and sport.

The Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) plays an important role in book publishing, music, interactive digital media, film, magazine publishing, and television industries.
Our focus is to build capacity and competitiveness of Ontario's cultural media industry, individually and across the sectors and to provide opportunities that encourage business alliances across the cultural industries.


Industry Associations

ABC Canada Literacy Foundation: ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation is a national, registered charitable organization committed to promoting literacy to the general public and to the private sector.

The Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA): It may surprise you to know that over 90 magazines are published in the province of Alberta. Some of these you may read on a regular basis and not even be aware of their local origin. Others you may have never heard of until now, but wished you had.

The BC Association of Magazine Publishers (BCAMP): Whether you look to BC magazines for art and culture, news and business, lifestyle or leisure, or other areas of interest, BC magazines represent the diversity of West Coast perspectives.

Canadian Society of Magazine Editors (CSME): CSME is a volunteer-driven organization that meets periodically to discuss issues relevant to the craft of magazine editing. It also holds an annual dinner and awards presentation, honouring the top magazines in three circulation categories.

Magazines Canada: Magazines Canada represents a diverse and vital group of more than 300 Canadian consumer magazines – titles both large and small – devoted to covering a wide range of subjects of interest to the Canadian reading public.

The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (CANCOPY) : Under Canada's copyright law, creators and publishers have the right to decide when and how their work is reproduced, whether it's being copied with a photocopier, electronically or through other means. CANCOPY licences provide users with convenient and easy to obtain legal permission to copy, while fairly compensating copyright owners for that copying.

Circulation Management Association of Canada (CMC): Canada began in 1981 as a non-profit organization formed to provide professional development, promote fellowship within the circulation profession, and to raise the profile of circulation professionals by rewarding outstanding achievement.

Periodical Publishers Exchange (PPE): For 25 years small to medium size Toronto area independent magazine owners have been getting together every month for dinner, to share their thoughts and views through discussion, to seek advice from experienced publishers, and to keep on top of trends and innovations affecting the publishing industry.


Schools of Journalism

Centennial College, Ontario

Humber College, Ontario

Ryerson University Magazine Publishing Certificate, Ontario

Simon Fraser University, British Columbia