ACP is excited to launch the Certified Canadian Publisher program! 🍁📚

Look for the seal when you buy books and you'll:

📖Support Canadian jobs
🏆Champion Canadian talent
🏘 Strengthen communities
💰Boost our economy
🍁 Preserve Canadian stories

www.certifiedcanadianpublisher.com

The Canadian publishing industry calls for the repeal of @youralberta.bsky.social's discriminatory book ban. The revised directive continues to restrict access to literature, stigmatize marginalized communities, and undermine the expertise of educators & librarians. publishers.ca/repeal-alber...

ACP condemns Alberta’s recent banning of "sexually explicit" books in school libraries, which disproportionately targets 2SLGBTQIA+ titles under the pretense of age-appropriateness. All students deserve to see themselves reflected in the stories they read. publishers.ca/alberta-scho...

ACP condemns the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling which targets LGBTQ+ children’s books like Pride Puppy! published by @orcabook.bsky.social. Limiting students’ exposure to stories that reflect the real diversity of society undermines the mission of public education.

ACP is very excited to be displaying our members' books at the #NAISA2025 Conference this year! Our table features some of the leading Indigenous literature by Indigenous and Canadian independent presses. 📚 A special thank you to @ubcpress.bsky.social for volunteering to staff the table!

ACP is honoured to announce that Margaret Bryant, former Sales Director at @orcabook.bsky.social, is the recipient of the 2025 President’s Award, and Kieran Leblanc, former ED of @abbookpub.bsky.social has been presented with honorary lifetime membership in ACP. publishers.ca/acp-awards-n...

The Canadian publishing industry urges thoughtful, inclusive dialogue on Alberta’s "Ensuring Age-Appropriate Books in School Libraries” initiative. The review disproportionately targets 2SLGBTQIA+ content and lacks transparency & professional input. publishers.ca/alberta-age-...

“A better-paid industry, with fewer low-pay jobs, especially post-pandemic” @cdnpublishers.bsky.social
Book Industry salaries have risen since 2018, new ACP salary survey shows
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Thank you to the @accesscopyright.bsky.social Foundation for providing funding to make this project possible, and to everyone who filled out the survey!

The 2024 Salary Survey offers the most comprehensive look at the Canadian publishing workforce to date.

Highlights:

🔸Average salaries up 30% since 2018
🔸Gender pay gap has narrowed
🔸Racial wage gap remains
🔸Workforce is aging, with fewer new entrants

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📢 The Association of Canadian Publishers, in partnership with @workinculture.bsky.social, has released the results of the 2024 Canadian Book Publishing Industry Salary Survey! Find out how wages & workforce demographics have changed since 2018—read the full report: publishers.ca/2024-salary-...

Books don’t write, edit, or publish themselves. Copyright ensures creators & publishers can keep doing what they do best—bringing Canadian stories to life. It’s time for policies that protect publishers & creators so Canadian books can thrive at home & globally. #WorldBookAndCopyrightDay

Copyright is essential to publishers' business. Without changes to the Copyright Act, future investment in Canadian-specific learning materials is at risk. Legislative changes are essential to ensuring a sustainable educational publishing industry.

Canadian books are being used without consent or compensation to train generative AI. Tech giants like Meta have fueled their platforms with thousands of pirated Canadian titles. We need AI policy that doesn't value conglomerates over Canadian creators.

📚 On #WorldBookAndCopyrightDay, we stand with Canadian publishers & creators navigating a challenging copyright landscape due to ambiguity around fair dealing and lack of AI regulations. Strong copyright is essential to support authors, publishers, and the stories that shape us.

📣 Calling all publishing professionals! Help us measure wages across the sector by filling out ACP’s Canadian Book Publishing Industry Salary Survey! 💸 Let's get the data we need to build a fairer future for Canada’s publishing workforce. surveymonkey.com/r/publishing...