Resources
Resilience, Agility & Innovation: Canadian Publishers and COVID-19 Recovery
Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2021 Budget Summary of Recommendations 1. Increase Canadian publishers’ competitiveness in a post-COVID-19 economy by immediately increasing the permanent annual budget of the...
Accessible Publishing Research Project
In March 2019, the Government of Canada announced an investment of $22.8 million over five years for the development of an initiative to support the sustainable production and distribution of accessible digital books by Canadian independent...
Audiobooks: Building Capacity for Canadian Creation and Publishing
An invited group of cross-sectoral professionals took part in a one-day session on the state of audiobook production and publishing in Canada and to pursue ideas that could contribute to improved visibility, sales, capacity, accessibility and...
Consultation on Proposals for Ensuring Appropriate Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
Submission to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada ACP welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s suite of proposals for reforming the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act...
Beyond 2020: Investing in Canadian publishing’s next decade
Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2020 Budget Recommendation That the government increase the annual budget of the Canada Book Fund from $38.4 million to $58.4 million over five years or sooner, with proposed...
ACP releases study on diversity in the Canadian publishing industry
The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) has released the results of its 2018 baseline survey measuring diversity in the English-language Canadian book publishing industry. The first survey of its kind conducted of the Canadian industry, the...
Submission to Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel
ACP was an active participant in the consultations that led to the development of the Creative Canada Policy Framework, released by the Department of Canadian Heritage in September 2017. While that policy framework addresses the full scope of the...
Study on Remuneration Models for Artists and Creative Industries
Submission to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage Copyright is a key pillar of the creative economy and an essential policy tool. It upholds the intellectual property rights of publishers and creators, while allowing all Canadians ready...
Investing in Community, Education, Culture, Diversity, Equity and Export Development
Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2019 Budget Recommendation That the government increase the annual budget of the Canada Book Fund from $38.4 million to $58.4 million over five years or sooner, with proposed...
Submission to Statutory Review of the Copyright Act
Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology Copyright is a key pillar of the creative economy and an essential policy tool. It upholds the intellectual property rights of publishers and creators, while allowing all Canadians ready access...
The Canadian English-Language Book Publishing Industry Profile
Nordicity was engaged by the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) to conduct an economic impact and industry profile study of the Canadian English-language publishing industry. The purpose of this study is to establish baseline indicators of...
Net Benefit: Canada’s Policy on Foreign Investment in the Book Industry
The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) commissioned this report as a longitudinal study of Canadian government policy on foreign investment in the book industry. The report focuses on the policy’s current iteration, the Revised Foreign...