Industry Partners
The Alberta Partners for Arts and Culture is a coalition comprised of Alberta’s eight Provincial Arts Service Organizations and four Cultural Industry Associations, including the Alberta Craft Council, Alberta Dance Alliance, Alberta Magazine Publishers Association, Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society, Alberta Media Production Industries Association, Alberta Music, Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta, Book Publishers Association of Alberta, Regroupment artistique francophone de l’Alberta, Theatre Alberta, Visual Arts Alberta – CARFAC and Writers’ Guild of Alberta.
L’Association québécoise des éditeurs de magazines regroupe une quarantaine d’éditeurs et plus de 100 magazines à travers le Québec. Nous couvrons de nombreux segments de l’industrie, allant de la petite maison d’édition aux plus grands éditeurs de la province.
L’industrie du magazine québécois représente un milieu d’une grande vitalité, qui reflète l’immense diversité culturelle du Québec d’aujourd’hui. Nos liens d’affaires sont multiples et nos publications rayonnent partout à travers le Québec.
Nous nous sommes donné comme mission de favoriser la poursuite de l’excellence dans le domaine de l’édition de magazines, de contribuer au développement de l’industrie du magazine – papier et numérique – et de défendre les intérêts de nos membres.
Aspen Films is an Alberta-based video production company that helps businesses and organizations tell their story through high-quality, professional video! Whether it’s a promotional video, event coverage, or a social media campaign, we make the process easy and deliver videos that look great and get results. We’re committed to making the production process smooth, creative, and collaborative, so our clients not only love the final product, but enjoy working with us every step of the way!
For over 60 years, DCM has been one of Canada’s leading marketing and communications services companies, with core strengths in commercial printing and digital workflow solutions. Serving some of North America’s biggest brands, we provide them with solutions and services ranging from magazine printing and personalized marketing to AI-powered content management and social media optimization. Whatever the platform or message, our goal is is to make it surprisingly simple, so our clients can do what they do best, and do more of it with less.
The Magazine Association of BC (MagsBC) was founded in 1993 to represent, connect and promote the British Columbia magazine industry.
Our membership and affiliate base consists of publishers, editors, writers, designers, salespeople, printers and developers who work for magazine titles that range from literary and lifestyle to business and news, and are in both online and in print formats.
Magazines Canada has been providing our members with news, professional development and advocacy since 1973. As a member-driven, not-for-profit organization we serve Canadian magazines of all scope and size through ongoing programs and special initiatives. Magazines Canada protects and supports the interests of the Canadian consumer and business media magazine industry, and is a strong voice in all levels of government.
Magazines Canada Member Benefits: Now even better! The national magazine association has long offered a strong national advocacy program, a newsstand distribution service, professional development programs, networking opportunities, events, committees—and more! Starting this year, our members have the opportunity to access our association memberships at FIPP and the Interactive Advertising Bureau for even more value. Plus, members in good standing at provincial associations like AMPA continue to receive a 25% discount on their membership benefits—every year! Take a look at our membership options or get in touch to find out more!
Founded in 2003, Mirabel Technologies provides integrated software solutions for publishers and media organizations. Its flagship product, Magazine Manager, serves more than 34,000 magazines, newsletters, events, and websites with tools for CRM, ad sales, order management, production, project management, billing, and accounts receivable. Magazine Manager also seamlessly integrates with Mirabel’s Marketing Manager for marketing automation and audience development, as well as ChargeBrite for recurring revenue and subscription billing, giving media teams one connected platform to manage advertising, customer data, production workflows, invoicing, and revenue operations.
Mount Royal University’s four-year Bachelor of Communication – Journalism degree aims to develop entrepreneurial multi-media communications skills grounded in critical thinking and ethical and professional practices. Students contribute to The Calgary Journal, an award- winning community news organization that produces a multi-media website, documentaries, and six print news magazines per year. Classes blend practice and theory for a broad-based education of value for many career choices.
Our faculty members blend extensive professional experience with current media research expertise. We focus on nurturing student journalists’ abilities in a supportive environment geared toward student success. Among other program requirements, journalism students complete one paid, full-time, supervised professional work experience (12 week, 450 hour minimum), from either May – August, September – December, or January – April.
Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge is proud to sponsor the Editor of the Year award. The recipient receives a one-night stay in the exclusive Black Diamond Club, an elevated mountain experience that combines luxury accommodations with private lounge access, curated culinary offerings , personalized concierge service, thoughtful in-room amenities, and a food and beverage credit. It’s the perfect opportunity to experience the breathtaking beauty and warm hospitality of Kananaskis.
PopMount is a strategic media partner that helps publishers monetize their existing content through premium keepsakes and award plaques—while protecting their brand from third-party exploitation. Our mission is to get ahead of unauthorized companies that profit from your recognition lists and editorial content without your involvement or consent. With PopMount, you stay in control—and benefit financially. We produce and fulfill high-quality products including plaques, certificates, window clings, banners, awards, and more—allowing honorees to proudly showcase their achievements in a modern, lasting format. Best of all, you don’t have to lift a finger. Once you provide your logo and artwork, we take care of everything—from building and managing your white-labeled e-commerce store to manufacturing, fulfillment, and customer service. With a generous 40% revenue share, PopMount offers a hands-off, high-margin solution that turns content you’ve already created into a consistent revenue stream. “As a trusted partner, we help protect your content, engage your audience, and grow your bottom line—effortlessly.”
SFG is a technology and operational solutions provider, with great depth of experience working with Regional Magazine brands. With our industry-leading order management and operational solution set, FlexOMS™ + FlexOps™, SFG excels in serving the media industry, with end-to-end services. We offer both front-end and back-end services to fulfill your audience needs and manage your customer lifecycle across all channels. Utilizing a single customer record within our real-time, integrated, and fully relational database, we offer a comprehensive solution as well as stand-alone services like customer care, data hygiene, fulfillment, and payment processing. You can expand into product fulfillment, move to a membership option, offer premiums, solicit donations, and more, without adding another vendor because SFG does that. If you do add a third-party vendor for expertise in specific areas, we’ll integrate with the vendor of your choice, using APIs, Web Hooks or file feeds – whatever works for you and your vendor. Learn more about how we can help by managing your audience so you can focus on growing your magazine at SFGnetwork.com.
TC Transcontinental is Canada’s largest printer with approximately 3,500 employees, a network of 12 coast-to-coast printing plants, and, an integrated service offering for publishers, retailers, and advertisers, including printing, finishing and biding, in-store marketing (ISM), full service premedia and distribution services
For over 45 years, we have been helping our customers maximize their results by effectively integrating innovative printing solutions, helping publishers and marketers deliver their content. We are constantly improving our print offering with the goal of helping our customers better attract, reach and retain their target readers and consumers through our unique customer-oriented service offering which combines mass and personalized solutions.
Trevor Battye Advertising Sales provides client-driven advertising and monetization strategies for print and digital publications, festivals, and events for over 15 years. Clients include The Alberta Teachers Association, The Vancouver Writers Festival, and The Tyee among others. For more information, or to schedule an initial consultation visit tbasales.
Vividata is the leader in Canadian cross-media and consumer research. Offering the largest syndicated study and the authoritative single-source database for leading media companies, agencies, and advertisers in Canada, Vividata’s SCC | Study of the Canadian Consumer is the go-to resource for industry-trusted audience measurement, along with demographic, psychographic, lifestyle, purchasing and brand preference insights across 60,000+ variables, in 50+ markets, nationwide.
As an independent printer, freedom of the press and freedom of expression is the foundation of our business. We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to share their voice through print and never censor content. Since 1997, we have been at the forefront of innovation in local and sustainable commercial printing.
We are a full-service printer for digital and web printing, binding, mailing, and shipping. We serve all Provinces and territories West of Ontario. We specialize in magazines and newspapers as well as postcards, direct mail, flyers and anything else you can imagine. Our professional team is dedicated to your printing needs. Our unique facility is designed for high quality, rapid production, low-waste and timely distribution from our central location in the heart of Metro Vancouver.
Our social purpose is:
“To Empower Liberty, Democracy and Community Through Freedom of Expression”