News & Events
Save the Date: ACP 2022 Mid-Winter Meeting
Our upcoming Mid-Winter Meeting has been scheduled. ACP members and staff at affiliate organizations are welcome to participate. January 25 – 27, 2022, 11:30 am – 3:30 pm EST, approx., Online via Zoom. ACP members are invited to log in to find...
ACP 2021 Publishing 101 Program
Are you new to the publishing industry, or do you have new staff who have recently joined your company? Do you have some publishing experience but are interested in learning more about the business? Did you participate in last year’s Publishing 101...
ACP Roundtable on Diversity and Inclusion Best Practices
ACP Roundtable on Diversity and Inclusion Best Practices The ACP Diversity and Inclusion Committee is organizing a roundtable on diversity and inclusion best practices on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 2:00 - 3:30 pm EDT. Members and staff at...
Consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things
Responsible innovation involving AI systems must take place in a regulatory environment that respects fundamental rights, including copyright, and creates the conditions for trust in the digital economy to flourish. We note that the global...
POSTPONED: IEA ACP Networking Café
Updated September 20: This event has been postponed to a later date. Thank you to all ACP members who registered; we will share with registered members and announce a new registration window when possible. ACP and the Indigenous Editors Association...
ACP 2021 Fall PD Days: Back to the Books
Back to the Books: A Sustainable Publishing Future for Canadian Book Publishing Thank you to the staff of ACP member firms and affiliate organizations and members of the Indigenous Editors Association and the BIPOC of Publishing in Canada for...
Canadian publishers call for urgent reform of the Copyright Act
The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) is discouraged by the Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC) July 30 judgement in the long-running legal dispute between York University and Access Copyright. The judgement dismisses appeals from both parties...
2021 ACP awards honour Hamish Cameron and Quill & Quire
The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) is delighted to announce that Hamish Cameron, Vice-President, Distribution at the University of Toronto Press (UTP), is the recipient of the 2021 President’s Award. The ACP is also pleased to report that...
Consultation on a Modern Framework for Online Intermediaries
Copyright is essential to the work that we do and is a key pillar of the creative economy. Copyright supports the continued creation and publication of written works in all genres and for a variety of markets. The online environment continues to...
ACP welcomes Budget 2021 commitments and seeks targeted support for book publishers in its implementation
The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) welcomes the tabling of Budget 2021, which charts the course for Canada’s economic recovery from COVID-19. In addition to targeted support for the arts and culture sector, the budget includes a...
Consultation on how to implement Canada’s CUSMA commitment to extend the general term of copyright protection
Copyright is essential to the work that we do and is a key pillar of the creative economy. Copyright supports the continued creation and publication of written works in all genres and for a variety of markets. ACP recognizes that the Government of...
Resilience, Agility & Innovation: Canadian Publishers and COVID-19 Recovery
Written Submission to the Department of Finance from the Association of Canadian Publishers Summary of Recommendations Increase Canadian publishers’ competitiveness and support their recovery from COVID-19 by enhancing the Canada Book Fund for...