About
The Association of Canadian Publishers is the voice of Canadian independent book publishers. Our diverse membership consists of approximately 115 Canadian-owned and controlled book publishers from across the country, and range both in company size and editorial mandate.
ACP focuses its resources on four distinct areas:
The Association of Canadian Publishers contributes to the development and maintenance of vibrant, competitive book publishing companies, professionally managed, and owned and controlled in Canada, in order to support and strengthen the contribution that Canadian books make to Canada’s cultural, economic, and educational landscape.
ACP represents approximately 115 Canadian-owned and controlled book publishers from across the country. The membership is diverse and includes publishers from a variety of genres. Over 80% of Canadian-authored titles are published by the Canadian-owned sector. This means a strong Canadian-owned sector is vital to the development of new Canadian authors and writers.
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Government and Public Relations, including advocacy for Canadian books and writing to elected officials and the general public.
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Collaborative Marketing initiatives, which extend the competitive capacity of Canadian publishers.
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Research and Communications, including information-sharing across the book industry and the broader cultural sector.
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Professional Development activities that foster the evolution of a more dynamic cultural industry.
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ACP Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission
Through collective work, we advocate and collaborate to create the conditions for Canadian-owned book publishers’ economic and cultural success. We work to help our members build the audience share for Canadian-authored and Canadian-published books in Canadian bookstores, libraries, educational institutions, and homes, and around the world.
Vision
A vibrant and diverse Canadian-owned book publishing industry producing works by Canadian creators that are valued by all Canadians.
Values
Respect: We uphold respect for each other as foundational to our work and workplaces. This includes, but is not exclusive to, work free from harassment, bullying, discrimination, and personal and sexual harassment.
Diversity & Inclusion: We uphold the importance of diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and gender parity in the Canadian book publishing industry. This includes, but is not exclusive to, culture, race, ethnicity, gender identification, sexual orientation, physical ability, and age.
Responsiveness, Communication & Collaboration: Open, transparent, respectful, and timely communication and collaboration are intrinsic to our success. They empower us to respond in meaningful ways to challenges and opportunities.
Shared Success & Recognition: We are stronger working together. Collectively, we express and add value to Canadian culture through the books we publish and promote across the supply chain. We believe publishers are the hub of book culture. The success of our members and their authors, individually and collectively, should be recognized, rewarded, and celebrated.
Copyright: We uphold the power and value of the written word. This includes respect for and the defence of copyright, which protects creators’ and publishers’ right to fair remuneration so that a diversity of voices and ideas can be amplified and heard.
Literacy: We uphold literacy as a basic human right. It is the key to a participatory society and cultivates a love of reading that benefits this and all future generations.
Financial Responsibility: We uphold responsible financial management and act with transparency to make wise, effective, and efficient use of the funds entrusted to us.
Board & Governance
A volunteer board of directors directs the work of ACP. It is carefully balanced to include representation from all genres of publishing, geographic diversity, all genders, and younger and veteran publishers. An effective system of standing committees and ad hoc task forces ensures that the association addresses the full range of members’ priorities and concerns.
Committees provide the foundations of ACP’s work on behalf of its members. They offer all ACP members direct opportunities to propose, develop, and review ACP policies and programs. Committees are also tasked with identifying emergent or continuing issues in their areas of focus for thorough discussion from all points of view held within the membership, and, if possible, recommending courses of action.
2024–25 Board of Directors
Executive Members
President: Alana Wilcox, Editorial Director (Coach House Books; Toronto, ON)
Vice-President: Lisa Quinn, Executive Director (McGill-Queen’s University Press; Montreal, QC)
Treasurer: David Caron, Co-Publisher & President (ECW Press; Toronto, ON) and Co-Publisher (Annick Press; Toronto, ON)
Secretary: Sheeza Sarfraz, Editorial Director (ROM Press; Toronto, ON)
Past President: Ruth Linka, Associate Publisher (Orca Book Publishers; Victoria, BC)
Members at Large
Teddy Anderson, Publisher, (Medicine Wheel Publishing; Victoria, BC)
Graham Scott Angus, Manager (Theytus Books; Penticton, BC)
Jen Gauthier, Publisher (Greystone Books; Vancouver, BC)
Douglas Hildebrand, Director & Publisher (University of Alberta Press; Edmonton, AB)
Meghan Macdonald, Chief Publishing Officer (Dundurn Press; Toronto, ON)
George Murray, Marketing Manager (Breakwater Books; St. John’s, NL)
Kay Rollans, Managing Editor (Brush Education; Edmonton, AB)
Phuong Truong, General Manager (Second Story Press; Toronto, ON)
Board Committees and Advisory Groups:
Finance Committee
Chair: David Caron, ECW Press and Annick Press
Nominating and Governance Committee
Chair: Ruth Linka, Orca Book Publishers
2024–25 Membership Committees & Discussion Groups
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Children’s and Education Committee
Co-chairs: Lara LeMoal, Greystone Kids; Karen Li, Groundwood Books
Copyright Committee
Co-chair:Brendan Ouellette, Annick Press; Glenn Rollans, Brush Education
Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Co-chairs: Annie Gibson, Playwrights Canada Press; Sheeza Sarfraz, ROM Press
Environmental Sustainability Committee
Co-chairs: Jen Knoch, ECW Press; Kay Rollans, Brush Education
Export Committee
Co-chairs: Jen Gauthier, Greystone Books; Gayna Theophilus, Annick Press
Higher Education Committee
Chair: Tom Lore, Brush Education
Library Committee
Co-chairs: David Larsen, University of Manitoba Press; Brendan Ouellette, Annick Press
Trade Publishing Committee
Co-Chairs: Karen Boersma, Owlkids Books; David Caron, ECW Press
Production Discussion Group
Ricky Lima, House of Anansi Press/Groundwood Books; Paul Markowski, Bayard Canada (Owlkids Books)
Terms of reference for ACP committees, task forces, discussion groups, and advisory groups are available here.
ACP encourages all of its members to participate in committees to ensure members are well informed, fully consulted on issues and policy development, and fully involved in the ACP’s work. Please note: all staff of ACP member firms are welcome to attend any committee meeting or its respective email notification lists. Please contact admin@canbook.org for further details.
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Discover ACP's Membership Benefits
ACP Supporters
The ACP Supporter designation is available to individuals or firms whose primary business is not book publishing, but who support the core goals of ACP.
Benefits of Supporter designation
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Subscription to ACP Update, the biweekly newsletter distributed via email to all ACP members.
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Attendance by invitation to selected ACP events.
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Priority opportunities for sponsorship of ACP member events.
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Reduced rates for participation in the ACP’s ebook initiative, eBOUND Canada.
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ACP member rates for advertising on 49th Shelf, our online discoverability platform, which showcases more than 100,000 Canadian books and has become the destination for Canadian book lovers.
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Company information on the ACP website.
For more information, contact ACP staff.
Ampersand Inc.
213-321 Carlaw Avenue
Toronto, ON M4M 2S1
416-703-0666
1-866-849-3819 (toll-free)
2440 Viking Way
Richmond, BC V6V 1N2
604-243-5594
1-866-736-5620 toll-free)
ampersandinc.ca
For over 60 years, Ampersand Canada’s Book & Gift Agency Inc. has represented a wide variety of book and gift lines. The ampersand symbol is a connector, and that is what we do – connect our clients with their retail partners.
Beyond Print - CNIB
1929 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON M4G 3E8
Tel: (416) 486-2500
www.beyondprint-cnib.ca
www.au-deladelimprime-inca.ca/
Beyond print is a CNIB social enterprise offering production and consulting services to writers, publishers and others interested in making their works accessible to print-disabled readers.
From it’s founding in 1908 as the Toronto Library for the Blind, first transcribing books into braille before moving into the creation of Talking Books on vinyl and cassette tape and, more recently, fully accessible ePubs, CNIB has remained a leading producer of alternate-format material for Canadian libraries.
Beyond Print now offers CNIB’s decades of experience and expertise to more Producers, Creators and Publishers with the goal of accelerating the mainstreaming of accessibility and overcoming the book famine by increasing the number of alternate-format works available to print-disabled readers.
Canadian Manda Group
664 Annette Street
Toronto, ON M6S 2C8
T: 416-516-0911
F: 416-516-0917
info@mandagroup.com
mandagroup.com
Canadian Manda Group is a leading sales agency of books, stationery and gift products, offering renowned international and local publishers to retailers, libraries and wholesalers.
Copywell
Copywell Inc.
60 Creditview Road
Vaughan, Ontario L4L 9N4
905-264- 6006
copywell.com
With over 30 years of serving the printing & graphic arts industry in Canada, Copywell is excited about digital inkjet technology, and they are ready to produce your next job on time, and under budget.
Editors/Réviseurs Canada
1507-180 Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8
info@editors.ca
https://www.editors.ca/
https://www.reviseurs.ca/
Editors/Réviseurs Canada is the largest member-run, not-for-profit association of editorial professionals in Canada. The association promotes professional editing as key in producing effective communications and publications. Our members are salaried and freelance, working with individuals and organizations in the publishing, corporate, technical, government, not-for-profit, and academic sectors across the country and around the world in English and French. Many of our members offer a wealth of editing-related services to their clients and employers. To learn more about our association, please visit https://www.editors.ca/ or https://www.reviseurs.ca/
Friesens
One Printers Way
Altona, MB R0G 0B0
204-324-6401
book_info@friesens.com
friesens.com
Friesens Corporation is North America’s premier book, yearbook and packaging manufacturer, providing publishers, self-publishers, institutions, businesses and schools with quality, in-house services at our 250,000 sq. ft. state of the-art production facility.
Hornblower Group
Tel: 416-461-7973
Fax: 416-461-0365
rsamec@hornblowerbooks.com
www.hornblowerbooks.com/
Established in 1978 as the publishing sales agency Hornblower Books, Hornblower Group evolved and expanded to become an association of independent sales agents (co-owners) in 2007. We continue to be one of Canada’s most respected book publishing and gift sales groups.
Marquis Book Printing Inc.
2700 Rue Rachel Est, Suite 100
Montréal, Québec H2H 1S7
1-855-566-1937
marquis@marquisbook.com
www.marquisbook.com/en/
Marquis’ mission is to be the preferred partner to book and bound publication publishers by offering innovative and integrated technology solutions for graphic production and printing. By continuously investing in technology and people, Marquis plays a prominent role in the transformation of the North American industry.
Affiliate Organizations
The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (Books BC)
600-402 West Pender StreetVancouver, BC V6B 1T6
(604) 684-0228 (Tel)
(604) 684-5788 (Fax)
admin@books.bc.ca
books.bc.ca
Books BC is a provincial association of BC owned and controlled book publishing companies. Books BC works to support the long-term health and success of the Canadian-owned book industry in British Columbia.
Association of English-Language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ)
1200 Atwater Avenue, Suite 3
Westmount, QC H3Z 1X4
(514) 932-5633 (Tel)
(514) 932-5456 (Fax)
admin@aelaq.org
aelaq.org
The Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec (Association des editeurs de langue anglaise du Quebec) represents a wide-ranging community of publishers. Members include publishers of scholarly and historical works, poetry, fiction, graphic novels and comics, language instruction, travel guides, and children’s literature.
We support and promote the broad spectrum of books published in English in Quebec through a variety of initiatives and projects, including professional development seminars, advocacy, the Montreal Review of Books, and Read Quebec. The mRb is published three times a year, showcasing a variety of books written and/or published in Quebec through intelligent, in-depth reviews, features, and interviews.
Association of Manitoba Book Publishers (AMBP)
100 Arthur Street, Suite 404
Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3
(204) 947-3335 (Tel)
(204) 956-4689 (Fax)
ambp@mymts.net
ambp.ca
The Association of Manitoba Book Publishers represents a diverse group of Manitoba publishing houses. The AMBP strives to raise the profile of Manitoba publishers and create awareness by drawing attention to one of the province’s most culturally dynamic industries. In doing so, the AMBP works with people central to the business of publishing: publishers, writers, editors, designers, booksellers, distributors, librarians, sales personnel and many others.
Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association (APMA)
1888 Brunswick Street, Suite 710
Halifax, NS B3J 3J8
(902) 420-0711 (Tel)
(902) 423-4302 (Fax)
atlanticpublishers.ca
The APMA works to maintain and grow a strong book industry owned and controlled in Atlantic Canada. The APMA also provides a common forum for our publisher members and the exchange of ideas and information related to publishing in the Atlantic region. The Association coordinates promotional projects such as Books for the Summer, Books for the Holidays, the Best Atlantic Published Book Award and Pitch the Publisher, in addition to organizing professional development sessions and industry growth projects for its members. The Association publishes the magazine Atlantic Books Today, 3 times a year, which brings readers across the region the latest news about books, writers and cultural life in Atlantic Canada.
Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA)
Second Floor, Percy Page Centre
11759 Groat Road NW
Edmonton, AB T5M 3K6
(780) 424-5060 (Tel)
(780) 424-7943 (Fax)
info@bookpublishers.ab.ca
bookpublishers.ab.ca
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) was founded in 1975 and works to support the development and success of a thriving provincial publishing industry. Members publish books by local, national and international authors and provide significant cultural and economic benefits to Alberta.
The BPAA respectfully acknowledges that their offices are located in Amiskwacîwâskahikan, or Edmonton, Treaty 6 territory and a traditional home, meeting ground, gathering place, and travelling route of many peoples, including the Nêhiyawak (Cree), Anishninaabe (Saulteaux), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Inuit, Dene, and Nakota Sioux.
Literary Press Group of Canada (LPG)
234 Eglinton Street East, Suite 401
Toronto, ON M4P 1K5
(416)483-1321 (Tel)
(416)483-2510 (Fax)
info@lpg.ca
lpg.ca
The Literary Press Group of Canada (LPG) is a not-for-profit association of Canadian literary book publishers. With a current membership of sixty Canadian-owned and -operated publishing houses, the LPG’s mandate is to support the growth of Canadian literary culture.
The LPG helps member publishers sell, distribute, and market their books to booksellers, libraries, institutions, as well as directly to readers.
Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario (OBPO)
2 Amelia Street
Picton, ON K0K 2T0
(416)536-7584 (Tel)
(416)536-7692 (Fax)
contact@obpo.ca
obpo.ca
Since 1990, the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario has encouraged the writing, publishing, distribution and promotion of books written by Canadian authors. The OBPO acts as a representative of member publishers in lobbying the provincial government and agencies about issues directly of concern to Canadian-owned Ontario-based book publishers.
SaskBooks
324-1831 College Avenue
Regina, SK S4P 4V5
(416)306-780-9808 (Tel)
(416)306-780-9810 (Fax)
info@saskbooks.com
skbooks.com
An industry association for Saskatchewan publishers, providing professional development, marketing, and advocacy support.
How do I apply for membership?
Applications for membership are considered by the ACP board at each of its meetings. Payment of fees is not required until a publisher’s application has been approved.
More information is available on our Membership page. If you have any further questions, please contact ACP.