Whether you'd like more information about joining our distribution program, have questions about your existing account, or need to know more about our Newsstand Marketing or Direct Mail campaigns, Magazines Canada has a dedicated team that can help. Take a look at our Distribution FAQs, or:

For inquiries related to the Newsstand Marketing Project and Direct Mail Campaign, contact:
Executive Director, Circulation Marketing
Barbara Bates x229

To discuss distribution of your magazine or request barcodes, contact:
Manager, Warehouse
Gavin Babstock x234 

For newsstand reports, contact:
Coordinator, Distribution Accounts
Christopher Sorenson x230

If you are preparing to distribute with us, contact our Warehouse Manager Gavin Babstock at the coordinates above to discuss how many copies to ship to us (i.e. your “draw”), what to expect in your first year in distribution and how we can help you enact retailer promotions. We will help you understand how distribution works, what deadlines are involved and how to read reports on your newsstand sales.

Magazines Canada’s Advertising Services division is dedicated to helping magazine sales professionals with useful resources, best practices and information in support of the industry. Our website is packed with the latest industry trends and advertising effectiveness research information to help you understand how magazine advertising works. Browse our online resources or contact our Coordinator, Advertising Services Chantal Arseneault-Lewis x246 with specific questions.

Magazines Canada delivers a range of educational programs, from weekend seminars to week-long schools, both nationally and regionally. Explore our Professional Development division for a complete listing of our ongoing programs, or contact our Manager, Professional Development & Events Edra Sefton x224 with specific questions. Please note: if you have a question about one of our advertising events, contact Coordinator, Advertising Services Chantal Arseneault-Lewis x246.

Magazines Canada has a long history of advocating on numerous issues affecting the Canadian magazine industry, including government competition, taxes, recycling-related fees and more. Visit our Public Affairs division for more information on current issues. If you have a question about advocacy, please contact our Coordinator, Member Services Evan Dickson x238.

Membership to Magazines Canada is calculated on a yearly basis. Invoices correspond to our fiscal year and are sent annually in the first week of April. The membership year is April 1 to March 31.

Your annual fee is based on your average circulation per issue. If your company's advertising revenues exceed $3 million, these are also considered in our formula. Our general fee scale is composed of six categories:

0 to 2,000
2,001 to 10,000
10,001 to 25,000
25,001 to 50,000
50,001 to 99,999
100,000 and above

To find out more about membership fees, please download our Membership Kit, which contains our current fee amounts.

Invoices are payable to Magazines Canada and may be paid by cheque or credit card. If paying by credit card, contact our accounting department at x228. Members in the distribution program can arrange to have their newsstand sales be deducted from their outstanding membership fee balance. This is arranged through distribution accounts and the accounting department. Contact Coordinator, Distribution Accounts Christopher Sorenson x230 or Financial Controller Yuri Shegera x228.

To remain in good standing, members must publish at least one issue annually and pay membership dues and/or fees for professional development in full.

Cancellation of membership must be obtained in writing. Send a letter or email notifying us of cancellation addressed to the Membership Office of Magazines Canada, 425 Adelaide Street West, Suite 700, Toronto ON M5V 3C1.

Membership entitles you and your colleagues to our exclusive programs and services, such as circulation marketing and the Travelling Consultants Program. As a member, you also receive discounts on professional development opportunities, which can be a huge advantage to your publication. Visit Benefits to learn more about how you can maximize your membership.

Yes. Membership is assigned to individual magazine titles—not to companies or individuals. If your magazine is a member of Magazines Canada, all magazine employees can take advantage of member benefits.

Probationary membership is a special membership category for magazines that have been publishing for less than one year at the time of Magazines Canada acceptance. As a probationary member, magazines can take advantage of all Magazines Canada services with the exceptions of voting at the annual general meeting and standing for election to the Board of Directors.

Special application forms exist for multi-title companies. Multi-title companies must submit all of their qualifying titles for membership and, when new titles are launched, are required to submit eligible titles for membership on a per title basis. Contact the Membership Office x238 for application forms and more information.

Magazines Canada’s AGM is held annually on the Thursday of MagNet: Canada’s Magazine Conference in June. All members are encouraged to attend if possible. The AGM booklet is made available to members online following the AGM. Visit the Members Only section for the most recent presentation.

We are always looking for volunteers from member publications willing to participate on our committees. If interested, please email the Membership Office. Review the current committee list.

To access the member rate for all Magazines Canada professional development events, you must be an employee of or on contract to a member magazine in good standing with Magazines Canada. View our member list.

Cover Lines is Magazines Canada’s biweekly industry newsletter. You can sign up on the Magazines Canada website but you must be logged in to do so. The newsletter is for members only.

Yes. All members of Magazines Canada are requested to send 4 copies of each issue to our Resource Centre, marked Attn: DISPLAY. Among other things, these copies will be used to create the wall of magazines at MagNet.

Yes. If you are a member of Magazines Canada in good standing and your circulation is under 50,000, you can apply for our bursaries. More information on MagNet and School bursaries.

There are several programs in Canada that award grants and subsidies to existing magazines. Currently there is no specific funding available to new publications. Always check the eligibility criteria of each program you are researching and talk to a representative of the funding organization before proceeding with an application. Visit our Resource Library for a listing of funding bodies across Canada.

Don’t forget to let us know about any changes in contact information, personnel or mailing address. Failure to do so will result in your magazine missing out on Magazines Canada news and programs. Notify our Administrative Coordinator x221 (info@magazinescanada.ca) of any contact or address changes, and update your magazine’s profile on our Members Only section. You can also keep your contact information up-to-date via your profile on the Magazines Canada website.

You can update your magazine's profile via our Members Only section. It is important to keep your profile page as up-to-date as possible—our consumer website generates a lot of traffic!

The Members Only section of our website gives you access to exclusive members' only content. You only need to log in once and your login details will be remembered for future visits. Our new and improved website also allows you to customize your homepage so you can choose what information you would like to populate the page when you first visit. You only need to do this once. The Members Only section also stores your profiles: one for you, and another for your magazine. Your own user profile maintains your contact information. The profile for your magazine contains the information that appears on our consumer website.

Please help us maintain our records by keeping your profiles up to date.

The Members Only section is also where you can:

• View and download distribution reports (if you participate in our distribution program)
• Download files and advertisements like our Genuine Canadian logo, the Magazines Canada logo and NMP and DM ads
• View and download sample letters to MPs
• Download event presentations, bursary forms and TCP applications for our Professional Development programs
• Access exclusive content
• View contact information for member magazines (if they have opted in to appear in the database)

Log in from the industry site of magazinescanada.ca. Enter your username and password in the windows provided. Please note that both are case-sensitive. Please let us know if you experience any difficulty with logging in or accessing information. Inquiries and comments should be directed to our Membership Office.