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Check out the link below for tentative agenda, ticket options and much more about Magazines Canada 2026 Symposium: Dream, Build, Innovate.

Join us in 2026 to dream big, build connections, and spark fresh ideas at the Magazines Canada Symposium!

Magazines Canada Symposium 2026: Dream, Build, Innovate

The Magazines Canada Symposium is back, with more amazing professional development sessions to help busy magazine media professionals build and innovate what they do—and dream even bigger for the future. There will also be plenty of time to connect and consult with colleagues and friends old and new—our industry’s most valuable asset is the people who make it work, after all!

Building on our success in 2025—the fascinating conversations, the valuable professional development, the amazing connections—we are coming back with another great day for on Wednesday September 23 at The Guild Inn Estate in Scarborough. Join us for a great day of magazine media talk!

Whether you join us in-person or virtually, we think you’ll get great value from spending the day with other magazine media people, sharing great ideas, and helping each other with the challenges of our ever-evolving industry.

To learn more or buy tickets, check out the link below! Really looking forward to seeing you there!!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/magazines-canada-symposium-2026-dream-build-innovate-tickets-1993959557713

Join us in 2026 to dream big, build connections, and spark fresh ideas at the Magazines Canada Symposium!

Magazines Canada Symposium 2026: Dream, Build, Innovate

The Magazines Canada Symposium is back, with more amazing professional development sessions to help busy magazine media professionals build and innovate what they do—and dream even bigger for the future. There will also be plenty of time to connect and consult with colleagues and friends old and new—our industry’s most valuable asset is the people who make it work, after all!

Building on our success in 2025—the fascinating conversations, the valuable professional development, the amazing connections—we are coming back with another great day for on Wednesday September 23 at The Guild Inn Estate in Scarborough. Join us for a great day of magazine media talk!

Whether you join us in-person or virtually, we think you’ll get great value from spending the day with other magazine media people, sharing great ideas, and helping each other with the challenges of our ever-evolving industry.

To learn more or buy tickets, check out the link below! Really looking forward to seeing you there!!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/magazines-canada-symposium-2026-dream-build-innovate-tickets-1993959557713

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Special Measures for Journalism Deadline July 13!!

Our colleagues at Heritage Canada remind us all that the deadline for the Special Measures for Journalism component of the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) fast approaches. The 2026-2027 Application Guidelines are available on their website. You can now submit your 2026-2027 funding application by accessing your applicant profile through the Canadian Heritage Funding Portal (CHFP).

The deadline: Monday, July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to you by email automatically following the submission of your funding application via the Portal.

Canadian Heritage deadline for all programs is now set at 4 p.m. ET.

Previous applicants should have received an email from PCH regarding an important change made to the guidelines and the application form concerning the marked issue. Just in case anyone missed it, we have included that info here:

Changement au cycle MSJ 2026-2027 - Lignes directrices et formulaire Nouvelle annotation

CO = CONTENU RÉDACTIONNEL CANADIEN ORIGINAL

CR = CONTENU RÉDACTIONNEL CANADIEN REPRODUIT

ÉO = CONTENU RÉDACTIONNEL ÉTRANGER ORIGINAL

ÉR = CONTENU RÉDACTIONNEL ÉTRANGER REPRODUIT

P = CONTENU PUBLICITAIRE

N = CONTENU NON GÉNÉRATEUR DE REVENU **************************************

Change to the SMJ 2026-2027 cycle - Guidelines and application form New Annotation

OC = ORIGINAL CANADIAN EDITORIAL CONTENT

RC = REPRODUCED CANADIAN EDITORIAL CONTENT

OF = ORIGINAL FOREIGN EDITORIAL CONTENT

FR = REPRODUCED FOREIGN EDITORIAL CONTENT

A = ADVERTISING CONTENT

N = NON-REVENUE CONTENT

Learn more:

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/periodical-fund.html

Canada Periodical Fund - Canada.ca Apply to this funding program that provides financial assistance to Canadian print magazines, non-daily newspapers and digital periodicals to enable them to overcome market disadvantages and continue to provide Canadian readers with the content they choose to read.

Has Generative Artificial Intelligence impacted your earnings as a writer, visual artist or publishing professional? The International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations wants to hear from you. Please take five minutes to fill out its online Market Impact of AI on Text and Image-Based Works survey.

Take the survey here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rFJpolfn_Um3rIE4QldIvMbIvGbHs9BKhmGFIHx5z-RURU9JMDNHMVRNRjZDVERMRFdGRVFCSEMyWS4u

Responses will be collected until July 8.

A slightly less busy time for the magazine publishing industry? Is there such a thing?? Maybe—and maybe it's now! Nobody wants to jinx it, but did you maybe catch a glimpse of the surface of your desk (or computer desktop) recently? Were you able to take a break between meetings to listen to some birdsong and ice-cream truck melodies floating through your window? Did you come into the office one morning and find only a handful of emails waiting for you, and none of them were even marked urgent???

I mean...we still work in magazines. We still have loads of summer grant deadlines, issue launches both to publish and read, important surveys to answer and professional development to catch up on—you can read about all these things on the newsletter below!—but perhaps a vacation in there somewhere? At least a few days? A glass of lemonade??

https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/2018889/emails/189995572538639456

Nice to see you, old pal!

Hey Magazines Canada Members—don't forget that the deadline to apply for the Magazine Strategy Network is Monday June 15, 5pm! Check it out at the link below and send us any questions and/or your application!

Hey Magazines Canada Members! New Consulting Support for Publishers!

Running a magazine today means navigating constant change. But you don’t have to tackle these challenges alone. With the Magazine Strategy Network — Magazines Canada’s new remote consultants program — you’ll have access to practical, one-on-one consulting support to help your publication grow stronger.

Don’t miss this opportunity to tap into expert, customized consulting support designed specifically for your needs. And thanks to the generous support of our funding partner, Canadian Heritage, you pay only $350, a fraction of the total cost.

Space is limited. Only 15 magazines will be accepted for the program, and all consultations must be completed by March 31, 2027. Let’s get started! Apply now to give your magazine access to the expertise, strategy, and support you need to move your organization forward.

Applications open June 1, 2026

Deadline is June 15, 2026.

https://magazinescanada.ca/pd/magazine-strategy-network/

Hey Magazine People! Did you know that Magazines Canada offers memberships for individuals working in the magazine space who are not employed by member publications? These inexpensive memberships are great for freelancers, part-timers, (semi-)retirees, and anyone who wants to keep up on the world of Canadian magazines!

We also have an even cheaper option for those affiliated with a recognized publishing program at a Canadian university or college, as an instructor or a student.

Interested? Curious? Knee deep in magazines and need some people to talk about them with? Check out the link below or message [email protected] and let's talk!

https://magazinescanada.ca/memberships/

Got Issues? We’ve Got Solutions. Publishing Essentials: An On‑Demand Webinar Series for Small and Literary Publishers.
Our pals at Alberta Magazine Publishers Association have recorded a practical, no‑nonsense publishing essentials on-demand webinar series designed specifically for Canadian publishers working with limited resources, ambitious ideas, and a deep commitment to literary and cultural work.
Whether you’re new to publishing or looking to strengthen your foundational knowledge, this series meets you where you are, with clear guidance you can apply right away. Watch the series today!
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