Magazines Canada

08/06/2025

Just two days left to make your voice heard about the value and importance of Special Measures for Journalism! Link below!

In 2020 the federal government introduced the Special Measures for Journalism fund as a timely and responsive policy tool to address the urgent challenges facing the industry.

Special Measures for Journalism (SMJ) funding has now ended.

Magazines Canada and the Canadian Magazine Coalition have been advocating for the continuation of this program as a permanent part of the Canada Periodical Fund. The government needs to hear from SMJ recipients directly. To facilitate your involvement, please review and sign your name to the letter at the link below and comment on the positive impacts SMJ has had on your business, and the potential repercussions of losing this funding (staffing, content, distro, etc.) Deadline to add your voice August 8.

A strong show of support from our members in our communications with the Government of Canada is critical. We need a united voice from coast to coast to coast.

https://magazinescanada.ca/programs/advocacy/support-for-smj/

08/05/2025

The very magazine-knowledgeable folks at Issues Magazine Shop want to know even more about our beloved industry—and they've launched a survey to find out from across Canada! People like YOU? The link is below, the survey only takes 7 minutes and will make you think (in a good way!)

https://form.typeform.com/to/dXykS0Mn

07/31/2025

Magazines Canada's July 2025 "The Fun Issue" of Cover Lines is truly packed with everything you need to know about what's happening in the Magazine Publishing Industry right now!

https://mailchi.mp/magazinescanada/cover-lines-july2025

Please sign up for our Sept.10 Symposium, and if you are a recipient of the Special Measures for Journalism, we ask you to sign our petition letter.

https://magazinescanada.ca/programs/advocacy/support-for-smj/

07/28/2025

The excitement for the Magazines Canada Symposium on September 10 continues—here's the lineup for our third and final panel, on Diversifying Revenue. Can't wait to be there (in-person or virtually)? Be sure to book your ticket at the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/magazines-canada-symposium-tickets-1465746159219?aff=oddtdtcreator

Todd Latham is a media entrepreneur with over three decades experience in business management, marketing and communications. He is President of Actual Media Inc.; a full-service agency, B2B publisher and event delivery company serving organizations in the water, waste, infrastructure, and environment sectors with unique content, experiences and marketing services. Todd is also an active investor in various Canadian cleantech startup companies and a proud 2011 IAE alumnus of 2041 - an international group founded by Robert Swan which is committed the promotion of renewable energy and the preservation of the Antarctic continent.

Bryan M. is the Director of Audience Engagement at The Walrus , a not-for-profit media organization known for its award-winning, long-form journalism. With over two decades of experience in the publishing industry, Bryan has held roles across sales, marketing, finance and audience development. At The Walrus, he leads strategies to grow and deepen audience relationships across current and emerging channels, helping to shape the future of public-interest media in Canada.

Since 1997, Matthew Blackett has been an innovative figure in the Canadian magazine and media landscape. His creative and entrepreneurial approach to independent publishing — combined with his design, editorial, and promotional skills — has set him apart from his colleagues and won him numerous distinctions over his career. He is best known as the publisher, creative director, and one of the founders of Spacing magazine and the Spacing Store, as well as the author, editor, and photographer of 13 books.

Corinne Lynds (moderator) Vice President, Content & Partnerships at Actual Media Inc., is a seasoned multi-platform journalist, content marketing strategist, and industry speaker. With over two decades of experience leading editorial teams and shaping content strategy, Corinne plays a pivotal role in overseeing Actual Media's editorial and content operations within the infrastructure, water, and environment sectors. Her expertise lies in humanizing intricate technical narratives, seamlessly translating them across print, digital, and experiential platforms. As a compulsive storyteller, Corinne possesses a unique ability to captivate business audiences, making complex subjects accessible and engaging.

07/25/2025

In 2020 the federal government introduced the Special Measures for Journalism fund as a timely and responsive policy tool to address the urgent challenges facing the industry.

Special Measures for Journalism (SMJ) funding has now ended.

Magazines Canada and the Canadian Magazine Coalition have been advocating for the continuation of this program as a permanent part of the Canada Periodical Fund. The government needs to hear from SMJ recipients directly. To facilitate your involvement, please review and sign your name to the letter at the link below and comment on the positive impacts SMJ has had on your business, and the potential repercussions of losing this funding (staffing, content, distro, etc.) Deadline to add your voice August 8.

A strong show of support from our members in our communications with the Government of Canada is critical. We need a united voice from coast to coast to coast.

https://magazinescanada.ca/programs/advocacy/support-for-smj/

07/24/2025

More excitement for Magazines Canada's September 10 Symposium—here's the lineup for our panel on Subscriber Acquisition and Retention! Want more info or to book your ticket! Check out the link below!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/magazines-canada-symposium-tickets-1465746159219?aff=oddtdtcreator

Vesna Moore is the Director of Audience Development at Annex Business Media, overseeing a robust data and engagement strategy across more than 50 brands. With decades of experience in magazine publishing, she specializes in data-driven engagement, first-party audience growth, and Audience acquisition and retention. Vesna is a passionate advocate for the evolving role of audience development in modern media.

Laurie D. Graham grew up in Treaty 6 territory near amiskwaciwâskahikan/Edmonton, and she lives in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough, where she is a writer, an editor, and the publisher of BRICK MAGAZINE, a journal of literary non-fiction based in Toronto. Laurie has two decades of experience working with literary magazines in Canada and has edited the work of writers the world over, including Anne Carson, Michael Ondaatje, Louise Erdrich, Sheila Heti, Don DeLillo, Ocean Vuong, and many others. She started at Brick in 2010 as its assistant editor and circulation manager, and she has been the magazine’s publisher since 2016.

Lisa Whittington-Hill is the publisher of This Magazine, an award-winning progressive magazine of politics, ideas and culture. She also works as a circulation, marketing and fundraising consultant for small magazines. She is the coordinator for Centennial College’s book and magazine publishing program, which she also teaches in. Her writing has appeared in Longreads, The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, Hazlitt, Catapult, and more. She is the author of a book in Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 music series on Beauty and the Beat by The Go-Go’s and Girls, Interrupted, her collection of essays on how pop culture is failing women, was published by Vehicule Press in 2023.

Tali Voron-Leiderman (moderator) is an event organizer, community builder, and freelance editor. She is the managing editor of The Ampersand Review of Writing & Publishing and teaches in the Honours Bachelor of Creative Writing & Publishing at Sheridan College. Tali was the founder and publisher at The Soap Box Press and is the founder and managing editor at Plume Press. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto where she majored in English, and completed her Master of Arts in Literatures of Modernity at Toronto Metropolitan University.

07/22/2025

Excited for the Magazines Canada Symposium on September 10? To whet your appetite, here's the lineup for the first of our three amazing panel discussions—Increasing Ad Revenue. For more info and tickets, follow the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/magazines-canada-symposium-tickets-1465746159219?aff=oddtdtcreator

Pam Chodda Young is currently a Business Director for Canadian Underwriter Magazine at Newcom Media Inc. Pam has extensive experience in business development, advertising, and marketing, with previous positions at AZURE Magazine, Modulex Americas Group, Rogers Media (working with brands like Medical Post, Benefits Canada, Maclean’s and Canadian Business magazines), The Toronto Star, Branded Cities, and Twentieth Century Fox. Pam holds a degree in science with a focus on Psychology from the University of Toronto. She has served as a board member for Achēv (a not-for-profit organization that provides services for newcomers in Canada) and is currently seated as media chair on the board of directors for Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade Ontario.

Nicholas Wattson is currently the Advertising Manager of the Inuit Art Quarterly and the Inuit Art Foundation website and targeted newsletters. The Inuit Art Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Inuit Artists and their work. Prior to this Nick spent many years in the print industry in both magazines and newspapers with 13 years at Time Inc.representing such titles as Time, People, Sports Illustrated and This Old House, leading the Time Canada Special sections division, including Olympic Sponsor Special sections and New Business development. He also spent time in advertising sales at the Toronto Star in various advertising sales capacities and at CanWest Media Sales newspaper division calling on major chain retail accounts for all their major market newspaper across Canada.

Alexander Sallas, PhD: I’m the Assistant Publisher of the Literary Review of Canada, where I’ve held various roles since 2019, including Senior Editor. My writing spans literature, philosophy, and public policy, with some fifty book reviews, essays, and peer-reviewed articles published to date. I hold a Ph.D. in English from Western University, where my dissertation laid the groundwork for my first book, "The Impossible Is Possible: Deus Ex Machina and the Boundaries of Imagination" (forthcoming from McGill-Queen’s University Press). In addition to contributing opinion pieces to The Globe and Mail, I’ve won a National Magazine Award and been nominated for a Digital Publishing Award. In 2025, I was named one of Canada's Top Emerging Leaders Under 40 by The Peak.

Adam Szpakowski (moderator) is a Group Publisher at Annex Business Media, responsible for the growth and profitability of 11 Canadian B2B media brands. With 15 years of experience in media sales and marketing across both B2B and B2C sectors, he brings expertise in driving revenue and navigating Canada’s evolving media landscape.

07/21/2025

An important report!!

07/14/2025

It's the Magazines Canada Symposium, our first in-person (and hybrid) conference since pre-pandemic! A lot has changed since then, but what remains is the enormous value of magazine media people getting together, sharing great ideas, and helping each other with the challenges of our ever-evolving industry.

What a great afternoon we have lined up! After an exclusive members-only lunch, we'll dive into three fascinating panel discussions on urgent topics as chosen by members in our most recent engagement survey (details below). If you can't make it in person, all panels will be streamed at this fully hybrid event—and recorded on our members-only website.

And then a cocktail hour to relax, connect, and discuss what we've heard. All in the beautiful surroundings of the Islington Golf and Country Club.
All of this is included with your membership at no additional costs—tickets for staff at member publications, individual, professional development, or student/instructor members in good standing are all at no cost!

But what if you aren't a member? NO WORRIES! You can still attend the panels/cocktail hour and join the conversation—non-member tickets are $150 (only $25 for students with valid ID from a journalism, publishing, or writing program). Even better? If you attend the Symposium and realize later that a Magazines Canada membership is right for you/your organization—your ticket cost can be deducted from the cost of a new membership. How amazing is that?

Find out the full (outstanding!) line-up, location details, and GET REGISTERED at the link below. Don't wait—this is going to be an event you won't want to miss!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/magazines-canada-symposium-tickets-1465746159219?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

07/10/2025

Hey Magazines Canada Members in Ontario! The Government of Ontario has proposed a number of changes to the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act (RRCEA), 2016, and Magazines Canada is lobbying on this important topic. Over the next two weeks, there is an opportunity for members like you to add your voice to the public consultation process to make sure that magazines have a seat at the table now and going forward.

The RRCEA is Ontario’s framework for reducing waste and increasing the reuse and recycling of products and packaging through producer responsibility. Under this law, producers—including many magazine publishers—are required to cover the full cost of recycling the printed paper and packaging materials they supply into the market, which has imposed new financial and administrative burdens on magazine publishers. The Government of Ontario is proposing changes that would improve data collection and system oversight, improve transparency for producers like you by requiring Producer Responsibility Organizations to disclose more detailing and operational data for easier comparison, and is separately delaying the enforcement of mandatory recovery targets by five years (from 2026 to 2031).

Magazines Canada is supporting these changes and also asking for targeted financial relief for magazine publishers by extending the newspaper exemption, advocating for opportunities for public education partnerships through agreements with magazine publishers, and calling for a small publisher impact study to ensure cultural media producers are brought into long-term conversations about the impacts of legislation and patchwork legislation across the country.

Now through July 21, members of the public can submit comments on the proposed RRCRA changes directly on the Environmental Registry of Ontario at the link below. This is your opportunity to get your concerns about Ontario’s End Producer Responsibility (EPR) program on the record, including:
—How have EPR costs and administrative requirements impacted your business and ability to serve the Ontario market?
—Do you feel that magazine publishers’ concerns are being adequately considered in legislation?
—Do you believe that magazines should be treated like packaging or, like newspapers, given an exemption?
—Note: Do not include any identifying information, like names, addresses or phone numbers in your comments.

Have your say today...or before July 21!!



https://ero.ontario.ca/user/login?action=comment&destination=/comment/reply/node/14040/comment

07/07/2025

Hey Magazines Canada Members! Our AGM is THIS WEDNESDAY! There's still time to register and get your info package—see details below!

Hey Magazines Canada Members! Please mark your calendars: Magazines Canada will be hosting our virtual AGM on Wednesday July 9, 2025 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET. And please RSVP as soon as possible. We encourage all members to attend this important meeting—your vote matters!

Not able to attend? SIGN UP YOUR PROXY NOW!

To get all the details, the information packet, the registration link, and/or the proxy form, please go to the link below! To ask a question, email us at [email protected] !Let's talk governance!

https://magazinescanada.ca/agm-package/

07/02/2025

Hey Magazines Canada Members! Please mark your calendars: Magazines Canada will be hosting our virtual AGM on Wednesday July 9, 2025 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET. And please RSVP as soon as possible. We encourage all members to attend this important meeting—your vote matters!

Not able to attend? SIGN UP YOUR PROXY NOW!

To get all the details, the information packet, the registration link, and/or the proxy form, please go to the link below! To ask a question, email us at [email protected] !Let's talk governance!

https://magazinescanada.ca/agm-package/