Publishing Organizations: Operating

The Publishing Organizations: Operating program aims to support Ontario-based, Canadian-owned book and magazine publishers that publish works of literary, artistic or cultural importance for the general public.
  • Ontario Arts Council
Overview of the Publishing Organizations: Operating program:

The Publishing Organizations: Operating program aims to support Ontario-based, Canadian-owned book and magazine publishers that publish works of literary, artistic or cultural importance for the general public. There are two specific categories for this program which include: 1. Book publishers - Organizations that publish books in print or digital format as their primary activity. Some publishers may publish magazines or journals as a secondary activity 2. Magazine publishers - Organizations that publish magazines in print or digital format as their primary activity. Some publishers may publish books as a secondary activity

Benefits of the Publishing Organizations: Operating program:
  • This provide support and funding to book and magazine publishers in their operations of publishing Canadian-owned or Ontario-based books.
Eligibility criteria of the Publishing Organizations: Operating program:
  • To qualify for this program, the following guidelines must be observed:
  • Organizations must:
  • Be Canadian-owned and controlled with its head office (at least 50 per cent of employees and editorial, management and financial control) in Ontario
  • Have been operating as an Ontario-based publisher for at least two years (excepting affiliated companies (see definition below)
  • Have at least $75,000 in total revenues for the last fiscal year, and in projected revenues for the current and requested years (for applicants not currently receiving funding from this program)
  • Have completed at least two years of sustained, regular, ongoing programming in its community as of the application date (for publishers, publication is considered programming)
  • Have book and/or magazine publishing as their primary activity
  • Be free to make their own editorial decisions and sign contracts in their own name
  • Conduct the majority of their publishing activity in English.
  • Be governed by a board of directors or an advisory body solely responsible for the publisher (exception: sole proprietorships and private companies)
  • Have a range of revenue sources such as private and government
  • Have proof of sound financial management
  • Book publishers must:
  • Demonstrate a significant and ongoing trade book publishing program. New applicants must have at least six eligible trade books (see eligible and ineligible books sections under Program-specific Definitions, below)
  • Have published at least three eligible trade books in the previous calendar year
  • Have published at least 10 eligible books in the previous calendar year if the books make up less than 25 per cent the total annual book publishing program
  • Have established a marketplace presence through bookstore distribution and marketing
  • Have devoted less than 25 per cent of its previous years publishing to books authored by its owners, staff, editors or their families
  • Provide authors with a signed contract before announcing books, regularly issue clear royalty statements and fully meet all royalty and contractual commitments, as defined in its contracts with authors, illustrators and translators
  • Magazine publishers must:
  • Publish (print or online) at least two issues a year, or post original online content at least 40 times a year
  • Have an identified readership and an appropriate distribution method to reach it
  • Pay writers and artists established fees, issue contributor contracts prior to publication, and have fully met your contractual commitments to your contributors
  • Be dedicated to the publication of original fiction and poetry and/or critical commentary on the arts, culture and society
  • Have and follow a clear policy with respect to the use of contributors writing and intellectual property
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