The Publishing Industry

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Book Publishing in Canada

“Publishing Canadian books has always been an experiment. Like the great experiments of building a transcontinental railway and a national broadcasting system, it constitutes one of the nation’s defining acts. Publishing, after all, is a people’s way of telling its story to itself.”

The Perilous Trade: Book Publishing in Canada, 1946-2006 by Roy MacSkimming

See The Perilous Trade Collection, with Audio Interviews, Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing, McMaster University

OMDC Magazine Publishing Industry Profile

The Canadian magazine publishing sector includes many kinds of publications, such as consumer magazines, business-to-business publications, trade and professional magazines, magazines focusing on cultural production like the visual arts, and academic and scientific publications.

Ontario Media Development Corporation