Magazines Canada offers several memberships to choose from to serve you best.

Membership has its BENEFITS!

For years some of the standard and most important membership benefits of Magazines Canada have included the incredible advocacy work we do on behalf of members, the fantastic and informative professional development and research materials, our unique and personal distribution program, all the networking via committees and events, and so many other cool things we get up to.

Starting in April 2025, we are also excited share three brand-new opportunities for Magazines Canada members that you won’t want to miss. If you are a member, you can dive right in through our membership portal—and if you’ve been on the fence, you may want to sign up today!

• A 40-50% discount off all full-day courses, Skills Labs, and on-demand trainings: course material taught by industry leaders and vetted by IAM Canada committees to ensure its content is accurate and impartial.
• Apply to be added to the Canadian Digital Media Directory
• Free access to all member-only webinar
• Discounted access to certifications and assessments
• 50% off registration to all IAB Canada premier industry events across the country: Events like Enterprise and State of the Nation in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Halifax help members stay informed, build meaningful connections, and grow professionally. At the events, you’ll have access to member-only panels, roundtables, and innovation showcases.
• Sign up for the IAB Newsletter

• Discounts on advertising
• Monthly newsletters
• Discounted registration for Forest of Reading Programs and & Education Institute Course
• Databases, publications, and other resources
• Chat spaces and other networking opportunities
• Discounts on registration and exhibits at OLA events
• Significant lead time to book prime space at Super Conference (stay tuned for some great plans for member mags at Super Conference 2026!)

FIPP Benefits

Magazines Canada is also a member of FIPP, the global magazine association (Fédération Internationale de la Presse Périodique/International Federation of Periodical Press) and as OUR members, YOU reap the benefits.

These include:

• Membership access to the FIPP website. We provide FIPP with our membership list so all staff that’s listed on your membership will receive full access! Any problems logging in—please just let us know!
• Premium reports and white papers. Published 10 times a year, these cover topics such as digital subscriptions, diversity (DEI), and AI. Combining the latest industry data with practical, “how-to” guides, these reports enable you to apply industry best practice to your businesses.
• Presentation Slides. Slides and videos (like this one!) from presentations at FIPP’s in-person events are only available to FIPP members. Through the member login on the FIPP website, our members receive access to what industry-leading speakers had to say, taking the insights for your own businesses.
• Event Ticket Discounts. Our members receive exclusive discounts to the annual FIPP Congress (this year to be held October 13-15), the in-person FIPP Insider events held quarterly around the world, and our online knowledge sharing events.
• FIPP Training. Exclusive discounts for our members to FIPP Training courses, covering all the skills you need to build a modern media business.

What else is cool about FIPP for members of Magazines Canada?

• International connections. When you join FIPP you get connected to a global network of magazine media businesses. FIPP offers introductions to other publishers for collaboration, licensing, and syndication opportunities, knowledge sharing, and more. Whether you’re looking for a tech supplier, potential customer, international partner, or new industry talent FIPP networking services can help.
• Networking through committees. Members also have the opportunity to network through joining of of our committees or groups, which each meets three times a year:
  • Sustainability committee
  • International committee
  • AI Working group
• Board Seat. Members are invited to put themselves forward for a Board seat, connecting them with C-suite international exectuives, and a chance to drive the direction of FIPP.
• FIPP Consulting. FIPP offers discounts on its consulting service for members. FIPP Consulting provides advisory services, M&A services, digital transformation, and international expansion consulting to a range of media owner and supplier businesses.