Magazine Publishers Operating Grant:

To be considered eligible, your organization must be primarily involved in the production of magazines. Your organization must also:

• be registered and in good standing in accordance with the appropriate provincial legislation
• have been in operation in Alberta for at least 12 months prior to application date and have completed one full publishing schedule prior to the application date
• be at least 51% majority owned by an Albertan or Albertans, and the effective managerial and editorial control of the magazine resides with persons who are residents of Alberta
• produce magazines and digital magazines by individuals other than the organization’s principals, board members or stakeholders; with published editorial content from more than one person
• be primarily engaged and generate earned revenues aside from any government sourced funding
• present fair compensation for editorial content from more than one person
• be physically located in Alberta
• have editorial policies and decisions that are in the sole control of an editor or editorial board
• have a clear distinction between editorial content and advertising
• present products that clearly display a masthead or contact page that includes, at minimum, the names of the publisher and editor in addition to the postal address for the publication
• contain at minimum, an average of 80% original Canadian editorial content. Content curated, syndicated reproduced or paid for by a third party (commonly known as advertorial) is not considered original editorial content for the purposes of this program

Magazine eligibility

Print issues

• Be a minimum of 24 bound pages in length on average for published issues.
• Have a publicly accessible distribution network – for example, subscriber list, newsstand, tourism outlets.
• Have a minimum print run of 500 copies.
• Publish at minimum 2 issues per year to a maximum of 52.

Digital issues

• Be a destination for users or readers rather than an e-newsletter, RSS feed or similar.
• Publish under a common title, with an established publishing calendar.
• Archive a substantive amount of content, which can include articles, videos, photos, infographics etc., as sequential, issue-based.
• Maintain a regular publishing schedule in which the majority of editorial content changes, at minimum, twice during a 12-month period.
• Be able to demonstrate readership using a verifiable method identified by the publisher, specific to the publication. Publishers may be asked for verification.
• Maintain circulation at one of the following levels over the most recent 12-month period:
  • open-access, web-based service: maintain a minimum of 5,000 unique monthly visitors
  • closed-access (subscription, paywall): maintain a minimum of 200 active subscribers