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This is a list of media-related associations and agencies listed in the Sources directory for the newsmedia. For more information about these and other organizations, please see the print edition of

Sources, or the Sources Web site at www.sources.com.

Advertising Standards Canada(ASC)175 Bloor St. E., South Tower, Ste. 1801,Toronto, ON M4W 3R8

ASC is the national industry body committed tofostering community confidence in advertisingthrough industry self-regulation. Members includeadvertisers, advertising agencies, media, andindustry suppliers. ASC administers the CanadianCode of Advertising Standards, the principalinstrument of advertising self-regulation inCanada, reviews consumer complaints aboutadvertising and provides advertising preclearancecopy review through ASC Clearance Services.World Wide Web: www.adstandards.com

Alberta Weekly NewspapersAssociationSte. 800, Terrace Plaza, 4445 Calgary Trail S.,Edmonton, AB T6H 5R7

AWNA represents over 100 community weeklynewspapers in Alberta and NWT. Established topromote excellence among members in the field ofjournalism, the Association has expanded toinclude full-time advertising placement andelectronic distribution of news releases andadvertising. It provides educational opportunitiesfor members and acts as liaison between membersand government/industry.

Canada Council for the Arts /Conseil des Arts du Canada350 rue Albert St., P.O. Box/CP 1047,Ottawa, ON K1P 5V8

The Canada Council for the Arts, which iscelebrating its 50th anniversary in 2007, is anational arm’s-length agency with the mandate to“foster and promote the study and enjoyment of,and the production of works in, the arts.” TheCouncil offers grants and services to professionalCanadian artists and arts organizations, andadministers prizes and awards. The CanadianCommission for UNESCO and the PublicLending Right Commission operate under itsaegis.World Wide Web: www.canadacouncil.ca

Canadian Authors Association320 South Shores Rd., P.O. Box 419,Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0

A National Association for writers of everygenre. Founded in 1921, it sponsors awards andpublishes The Canadian Writer’s Guide. The2008 Conference will be held in Edmonton,Alberta, 3-6. Writers, editors, publishers and thepublic are invited to workshops, panel dis-cussions, social events and readings by award-winning authors.World Wide Web: www.CanAuthors.orgCanadian Business Press4195 Dundas St. W., Ste. 346,Toronto, ON M8X 1Y4

Canadian Business Press is the national tradeassociation of business and professionalpublications, representing the industry togovernment, related organizations, media and thepublic, and providing professional developmentand information services for its members.World Wide Web: www.cbp.ca

Canadian Film and TelevisionProduction Association605 - 151 Slater St., Ottawa, ON K1P 5H3

The CFTPA is a non-profit trade associationrepresenting almost 400 Canadian companiesinvolved in the media content production industry.With offices in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver,the association promotes the interests of mediacontent producers by lobbying government onpolicy matters, negotiating labour agreements,offering mentorship programs, copyrightinitiatives, holding an annual conference, andproducing industry publications.World Wide Web: www.cftpa.ca

Canadian MarketingAssociation1 Concorde Gate, Ste. 607, DonMills, ON M3C 3N6

With more than 800 corporate members, theCanadian Marketing Association is the largestmarketing association in Canada. Its membersinclude corporations and organizations whichencompass Canada’s major business sectors andwhich represent all marketing disciplines, channelsand technologies.World Wide Web: www.the-cma.org

Canadian Media GuildNational Office: 144 Front St. W., Ste. 300,Toronto, ON M5J 2L7

The Canadian Media Guild is a trade unionrepresenting editorial, production and adminis-trative workers at CBC, Canadian Press/BroadcastNews, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, TVOntario,the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, S-VOX, Sun TV and Alliance Atlantis Communi-cations. The Guild also represents freelancersworking at CBC.

Pour les renseignements en français, consulteznotre site Web.World Wide Web: www.cmg.ca www.laguilde.ca

Canadian NewspaperAssociation / Associationcanadienne des journaux890 Yonge St., Ste. 200, Toronto, ON M4W 3P4

The Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA)represents the voice of the Canadian dailynewspaper industry. A non-profit organization, theCNA is dedicated to promoting the vitality andpositive reputation of the industry by defining therole of newspapers as a progressive, essential andimportant medium benefiting all Canadians. Theassociation supports its members throughadvocacy, marketing, research, educationalprograms and services.World Wide Web: www.cna-acj.ca

The Canadian PublicRelations Society, Inc. /La Société canadienne desRelations publiques, Inc.4195 Dundas St. W., Ste. 346,Toronto, ON M8X 1Y4

CPRS is dedicated to serving Canadians throughthe establishment and maintenance of highprofessional, educational and ethical standards inPublic Relations.World Wide Web: www.cprs.ca

Canadian Publishers’ Council250 Merton St., Ste. 203,Toronto, ON M4S 1B1

A trade association of English-languagepublishers which represents the domestic andinternational interests of member companies.Members publish books and other media forgeneral interest fiction/non-fiction, SCHOOL,

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post-secondary institutions and professional/reference markets including law and medicine.Members represent approximately 75% of totalannual sales to the Canadian domestic market.World Wide Web: www.pubcouncil.ca

Canadian Science Writers’Association (CSWA)P.O. Box 75, Stn. A, Toronto, ON M5W 1A2

With over 450 members, the CSWA is anational group of writers, broadcasters,communications and public relations professionalsinterested and/or involved in science writing andcommunication in Canada. Programs: quarterlynewsletter, annual directory, $3,000 Annual BookAwards, $12,000 annual Science in SocietyJournalism Awards, annual conference and studentscience writing workshops. Established in 1971.World Wide Web: www.sciencewriters.ca

Connexions InformationSharing Services489 College St., Ste. 305,Toronto, ON M6G 1A5

Connexions compiles and disseminatesinformation about social and economicalternatives. Established in 1975 as an independentnon-profit research organization and informationclearinghouse, Connexions compiles and publishesa variety of resource materials in print andelectronic formats, including a directory ofadvocacy groups and non-governmental organi-zations. Democratization, civil liberties,alternatives to “free market” economics, andgrassroots activism are areas of special emphasis.World Wide Web: www.connexions.org

Friends of CanadianBroadcasting131 Bloor St. W., Ste. 200/238,Toronto, ON M5S 1R8

Friends of Canadian Broadcasting is anindependent media watchdog organizationsupported by 100,000 Canadians who share acommitment to expanding the quality and quantityof Canadian radio and television programming.Friends relies entirely upon donations from itsmembers to finance public policy initiatives,public opinion leadership and research activities.Friends is not affiliated with any broadcaster orpolitical party.World Wide Web: www.friends.ca

Magazines Canada425 Adelaide St. W., Ste. 700,Toronto, ON M5V 3C1

Magazines Canada is Canada’s leadingprofessional magazine industry association,representing over 300 consumer titles of all scopeand size. The member-driven, not-for-profitorganization serves Canadian magazines throughadvocacy and special initiatives, and offersextensive member services including smallmagazine direct-to-retail distribution, nationally

delivered professional development, communi-cations, marketing and advertising services.World Wide Web: www.magazinescanada.ca

Music Industries Association ofCanada (MIAC)33 Medhurst Rd., Toronto, ON M4B 1B2

MIAC is a national, non-profit, trade associationfor Canadian manufacturers, distributors andretailers of musical instruments and accessories,sound reinforcement/lighting/video products andpublished music. Each year in August, MIACstages the largest national conference and tradeshow for the Canadian music, sound, lighting andvideo products industry. The association currentlyhas more than 350 manufacturer, distributor andretailer members.World Wide Web: www.miac.net

National Film Board of Canada /Office national du film duCanada

The National Film Board of Canada producesand distributes point-of-view documentaries andanimated shorts that interpret Canada to Canadiansand to other countries. The NFB has a collectionof more than 10,000 films, videos and multimediaproducts, plus an extensive stock shot library.

L’Office national du film du Canada produit etdistribue des films d’animation et desdocumentaires d’auteur qui aident à mieux faireconnaître le Canada aux Canadiens et au reste dumonde. L’ONF possède une collection de plus de10 000 films, vidéos et productions multimédia,ainsi qu’une vaste collection de plans d’archives.World Wide Web: www.nfb.ca www.onf.ca

Professional WritersAssociation of Canada215 Spadina Ave., Ste. 123,Toronto, ON M5T 2C7

Canada’s national association of professionalfreelance writers. Offers members networking;promotion on online database (www.writers.ca);referrals; contract advice; ombudsman services;professional development; group discounts;electronic news bulletin; national newsletter. Sellsthe “PWAC Guide to Roughing It in the Market.”World Wide Web: www.pwac.ca

Sources489 College St., Ste.305,Toronto, ON M6G 1A5

Sources specializes in collecting, indexing, anddisseminating information to help journalists,editors, and researchers quickly reach articulateexperts and spokespersons who can providebackground information and comment on a widerange of topics. Publications and services includeSources, SOURCES SELECT® Online,Parliamentary Names & Numbers, Media Names& Numbers, The Sources HotLink, and TheSources Calendar. Sources also provides mailinglists, publishing and research services, andconsultations on publishing projects.

The aims and objectives of Sources are:

1. To improve the public’s understanding of thewidest possible range of subjects.

2. To accomplish this primarily by providing,especially to the largest and best list ofCanadian newsmedia personnel, the user-friendliest access to the widest possible rangeof sources on the maximum number ofsubjects.

3. To encourage and assist the maximum numberand diversity of Canadian organizations andindividuals to effectively share their expertiseand voice their views to and through themedia, and in other ways.

4. To educate these organizations and individualsthat communication must be open, persuasiveand repetitive to be as effective as possible.

For information about how to become listed inSources, call 416-964-7799 or visitwww.sources.com/Profile.htm.World Wide Web: www.sources.com

Fame & Fortune489 College St., Suite 305,Toronto, ON M6G 1A5

Fame & Fortune, published by Sources, featuresawards, fellowships and scholarships available toCanadian journalists. For each award, informationis provided about the eligibility requirements, thedeadline for applications and the value of theaward. Complete contact information (mailingaddress, phone, fax) is provided. Fame & Fortuneis available on the Sources Web site.World Wide Web: www.sources.com/Fandf/index.htm

Sources Mailing Lists489 College St., Ste. 305,Toronto, ON M6G 1A5

A number of mailing lists are available fromSources, including media lists (TV and radiostations; daily, weekly, community, ethnic andstudent newspapers; consumer and trademagazines, book publishers), Members ofParliament, Senators, Members of ProvincialLegislatures, federal and provincial governmentministries, agencies and crown corporations,federally registered lobbyists, political parties,embassies to Canada and Canadian embassiesabroad. Sources also offers a news releasedistribution service — Sources Alert — whichdistributes releases to targetted media andgovernment lists.World Wide Web: www.sources.com/maillist.htm

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Access Copyright, The CanadianCopyright Licensing Agencyhttp://www.accesscopyright.ca

Advertising Standards Canada (ASC)http://www.adstandards.com

Association for Media and Technologyin Education in Canadahttp://www.amtec.ca

Association for the Export of CanadianBookshttp://www.aecb.org

Association of Canadian Publishershttp://www.publishers.ca

BBM - Bureau of Measurementhttp://www.bbm.ca

Canada Council for the Artshttp://www.canadacouncil.ca

Canadian Association of Journalistshttp://www.caj.ca

The Canadian Association ofPhotographers & Illustrators inCommunicationshttp://www.capic.org

Canadian Authors Associationhttp://www.CanAuthors.org

Canadian Business Presshttp://www.cbp.ca

Canadian Cable Television Associationhttp://www.ccta.ca

Canadian Community NewspapersAssociationhttp://www.communitynews.ca

Canadian Conference of the Artshttp://www.ccarts.ca

Canadian Film and TelevisionProduction Associationhttp://www.cftpa.ca

Canadian Journalists for FreeExpressionhttp://www.cjfe.org

Canadian Library Associationhttp://www.cla.ca

Canadian Magazine PublishersAssociationhttp://www.cmpa.ca

Canadian Marketing Associationwww.the-cma.org

Canadian Media Guildhttp://www.cmg.ca

Canadian Museum of ContemporaryPhotographywww.cmcp.gallery.ca

Canadian Newspaper Associationhttp://www.cna-acj.ca

Canadian Public Relations Society, Inc.http://www.cprs.ca

Canadian Publishers’ Councilhttp://www.pubcouncil.ca

Canadian Science Writers’ Association(CSWA)http://www.sciencewriters.ca

Canadian Wireless TelecommunicationsAssociationhttp://www.cwta.ca

Connexions Information SharingServiceshttp://www.connexions.org

Editors’ Association of Canadahttp://www.editors.ca

Fame & Fortunehttp://www.info.sources.com/fandf/index.htm

Friends of Canadian Broadcastinghttp://www.friends.ca

Institute of Communications andAdvertisinghttp://www.ica-ad.com

Interactive Advertising Bureau ofCanada (IAB Canada)http://www.iabcanada.com

Jeff Gaulin’s Job Boardhttp://www.jeffgaulin.com

League of Canadian Poetshttp://www.poets.ca

Library and Archives Canadahttp://www.nlc-bnc.ca

Mastheadhttp://www.mastheadonline.com

Media Awareness Networkhttp://www.media-awareness.ca

Media Names & Numbershttp://www.sources.com/mnn

MediaWatchhttp://www.mediawatch.ca

Music Industries Association of Canada(MIAC)http://www.miac.net

Media Job Search Canadahttp://www.mediajobsearchcanada.com

NADbank Inc.http://www.nadbank.com

National Film Board of Canadahttp://www.nfb.ca

National Lesbian & Gay Journalists’Associationhttp://www.nlgja.org

New Media BChttp://www.newmediabc.com

North American BroadcastersAssociationhttp://www.nabanet.com

Periodical Writers Association ofCanadahttp://www.pwac.ca

Print Measurement Bureauhttp://www.pmb.ca

Software Publishers Associationhttp://www.spa.org

The Sources HotLinkhttp://www.hotlink.ca

Sourceshttp://www.sources.com

Telefilm Canadahttp://www.telefilm.gc.ca

Web Networkshttp://community.web.net

Women in Film & Television — Toronto(WIFT-T)http://www.wift.com

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