Professional Editorial Standards: A. The Fundamentals of Editing Professional editors perform a variety of tasks, from managing an entire editing process to performing only a specific part of it. Regardless of the extent of their involvement, all editors need to broadly understand the various editing, production and distribution processes and the editor’s role within them. The Fundamentals of Editing specify the knowledge, skills […] Read more
Editors.ca web content freeze in effect July 17, 2023 The new editors.ca website launch is just a few weeks away! To prepare for the launch, we will institute a web content freeze on the editors.ca website for two-and-a-half weeks. Web freeze begins on July 17 (this means no updates to editors.ca web pages, including ODE profiles) As of July 17, 2023, we ask that […] Read more
The Canadian Press Stylebook and Caps and Spelling are now free for Editors Canada members! We’re excited to announce a new benefit of membership: The Canadian Press Stylebook and Caps and Spelling are now free for Editors Canada members and student affiliates! An individual subscription to the Canadian Press (CP) Online Stylebook and Caps and Spelling Bundle costs $76.50/year, but you can now access it free of charge via the Editors Canada website. About […] Read more
National e-news update, June 28, 2022 News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Thinking of taking the Editors Canada Editing Essentials test?2. WEBINAR RECORDINGS: Convenient resources for every editor3. FEATURED VOLUNTEER: Maureen McGuigan4. VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT: Thank you to our volunteers!5. GET INVOLVED: Volunteer opportunity6. MEMBER NEWS: Tell the world about your accomplishment7. NEC: Notes […] Read more
Maureen McGuigan When Maureen McGuigan joined the volunteer management committee in January 2022, she never dreamed that helping to make the VolunteerConnect spreadsheet more user friendly would lead to her becoming an Editors Canada featured volunteer herself. “I feel overwhelmed at being nominated,” Maureen says, “but I think it’s important that potential volunteers see that you don’t have to […] Read more
Update on problems with Editors Canada email and CMOS access Earlier this month we sent members an update about the ongoing Editors Canada server issues affecting many of our web and email services. Here is the current status of our systems. Working: Not working: What happened? The IT company that hosts editors.ca and reviseurs.ca email and our web server moved all of these services to a new […] Read more
Ongoing Editors Canada server issues Editors Canada web and email update: Friday, March 12 As many of you are aware, Editors Canada had a major server problem on February 27, 2021, that took all association websites and email offline. The national office staff has been working with our server technicians and website development team to restore these services. Here is […] Read more
National e-news update, August 15, 2019 News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION: Show the world you’re at the top of your editing game2. UPCOMING WEBINAR SERIES: Academic Editing: Beyond Basics3. FRANCOPHONE CONFERENCE: S’inscrire dans le changement : une profession en prise sur son temps4. #EDITORS20: Venue, volunteer opportunities and more5. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Mentorship6. VOLUNTEER […] Read more
National e-news update, July 19, 2019 News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. LEADERSHIP: Meet your 2019–20 national executive council, committee chairs and other national roles2. UPCOMING WEBINAR SERIES: Academic Editing: Beyond Basics3. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Blazej Szpakowicz4. GET INVOLVED: Join our successful webinar team!5. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION: Pilot testers needed6. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Mentorship7. MEMBER NEWS: […] Read more
Member news: July 2019 Editors British Columbia member Iva Cheung successfully defended her thesis on Tuesday, July 2. Her research, done within Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Health Sciences, was about helping involuntary patients better understand their rights under British Columbia’s Mental Health Act. She invited people who had experienced involuntary hospitalization to co-create and then user test a new suite […] Read more