Editors Canada publications

Editors Canada produces the following professional resources as a service to our members and to the publishing community. These tools help to define editing practices for editors and those who hire them.

Professional standards

The cover of Editors Canada's "Professional Editorial Standards" features illustrations of the tops of various writing implements, such as a pencils, pens, markers and a yellow highlighter, pointing upright and presented in a row on a red background. Text reads: "Knowledge, skills, and practices most commonly required for Editing English-language material: The Fundamentals of Editing; Structural Editing; Stylistic Editing; Copy Editing; Proofreading"

Professional Editorial Standards

Principes directeurs en révision professionnelle cover

Principes directeurs en révision professionnelle


Language and style

Editing Canadian English, 3rd edition, cover

Editing Canadian English, 3rd edition

Cover of Editorial Niches: A Companion to Editing Canadian English, 3rd edition, published by the Editors' Association of Canada

Editorial Niches
 A Companion to Editing Canadian English, 3rd edition


The business of editing

Cover of From Contact to Contract: How Editors Get Clients to Work With Them edited by Karin Cather

From Contact to Contract: How Editors Get Clients to Work With Them


Edit Like a Pro

Cover of Edit Like a Pro, Third Edition by the Editors' Association of Canada

Edit Like a Pro


Editors Canada professional certification preparation

Copy Editing Test Preparation Guide by the Editors' Association of Canada

Editors Canada Certification Test Preparation Guides


Pathways to Success

Illustration of red pens turned into pathways. People and text bubbles are situated along each path, describing various Editors Canada benefits and services available to student editors, junior editors, experienced editors and senior editors.

Pathways to Success with Editors Canada


Career Builder

Preview of the first page of Editors Canada's Career Builder PDF

Career Builder


Career guide

The cover of Editors Canada's career guide entitled "So You Want to Be an Editor: Information about a career in editing" features illustrations of various writing implements, such as a mouse and keyboard, pencils, pens, markers and a yellow highlighter, presented in a stack on a red background.

So You Want to Be an Editor

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