Access Copyright. Members can apply to become an Access Copyright publisher affiliate to receive royalties for your published works that are copied under Access Copyright licences. Each year, Access Copyright receives royalties that, due to insufficient information, can't be attributed to specific Canadian copyright owners. These royalties are pooled and divided among copyright owners who were affiliates of Access Copyright. They may also act on your behalf to protect your rights by following up on reported infringements of your copyright and taking action which is necessary or advisable. To become an affiliated rightsholder download and print the affiliation agreement and form and mail original to Access Copyright.

Get that extra edge. Budgets are tight. Technology is changing everything. You have to work smarter and faster just to stay even. To get ahead requires an extra edge. CBP was formed to protect and advance the professional, technological and educational interests of business and professional publications and to help build an economy in which they can flourish. To give them that extra edge.

CBP gets the job done. CBP is an action-oriented association that zeros in on the pressing needs of business publishers in Canada. The Association acts for the industry in meetings to develop standards, to present the case for business publications to governments, related organizations, your clients, agencies, the media and the public. Together its members accomplish what cannot be done individually. Members receive real value through lobbying, educational seminars, newsletters, networking, original research, and many other services.

Encouraging excellence. You could say that the Kenneth R. Wilson Awards helped put CBP on the map. For over 50 years, the finest business writers and graphic designers in Canada have been honoured by their peers. The gala awards presentation dinner brings recognition to the inspired minds behind business publishing and to the industry as a whole.

Take postal rates. Everyone in the business has a Canada Post story. CBP is on the case. Your support enables the Industry Association to champion member interests - to push for reasonable rates and improved systems. CBP has lobbied to ensure that the bar coding systems for magazines are kept simple, efficient and cost effective. In 2003, CBP secured postal rate assistance for Request Circulation Publications through the Federal Publications Assistance Program.

How about education and professional development? You need lots of all to survive in business publishing today. CBP proves you don't have to learn the hard way; we offer seminars, networking and educational events throughout the year. The information keeps members up to snuff on such important issues as how to get the most out of the internet, copyright, balance editorial integrity and advertiser demands, make advertising sales without discounting the rate sheet, sell key accounts. The goods are delivered by top experts and the networking alone is worth the price of admission. Ask anyone who attends.

Lobbying is also big. CBP efforts make a difference. The Association works closely with government departments and agencies that influence the destinies of publishers. We're monitoring the foreign competition in a major way, acting as industry watchdog to prevent unfair competition, and continue to work diligently with the Department of Heritage to improve the Canada Magazine Fund (CMF) and the Publicatiosn Assistance Program (PAP).

Research is a CBP priority. Special studies are conducted by leading researchers to reveal readership trends and provide members with pertinent data to aid in their selling efforts. Good solid, Canadian-based information.

Newsletter. Through its email newsletter, CBP keeps Members and Non-Members up to date on activities, industry issues and upcoming events. For a free subscription, click here.

Networking.The association encourages dialogue among members and offers many opportunities for active participation, from committee work to speaking at educational events, to sharing information on a one-on-one basis with other members.