View the Submissions
Between July 20 and September 18, 2010, 44 individuals and organizations contributed formal submissions to the Department of Canadian Heritage’s review of the Revised Foreign Investment Policy in Book Publishing and Distribution. These submissions have been posted on this Web site and members of the general public, including everyone who made a submission during Phase 1, were invited to view and post their comments on them during the month of October 2010.
Submissions:
| Online Identifier | Primary Perspective | Geographic Area | Language of Submission |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Anonymous] | Other: 3rd party logistics | Ontario | English |
| aakeeler | Reader | Ontario | English |
| Amazon.com.ca, Inc.(1 comment) | Retailer | Outside Canada | English |
| Anna Porter, former book publisher | Publisher | Ontario | English |
| Arnaud Foulon, Éditions Hurtubise | Publisher Other: and distributor | Quebec Canada | French |
| Association des distributeurs exclusifs de livres en langue française (ADELF) | Industry association | Canada | French |
| Association des libraires du Québec | Retailer | Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Ontario Quebec | French |
| Association nationale des éditeurs de livres | Industry association | Canada | French |
| Association of Canadian Book Wholesalers (1 comment) | Industry association | Canada | English |
| Association of Canadian Publishers (1 comment) | Industry association | Canada | English |
| Association of Canadian University Presses | Publisher | Canada | English |
| Association of Manitoba Book Publishers | Industry association | Manitoba | English |
| Books R Us | Concerned citizen | British Columbia | English |
| bookworm | Concerned citizen | British Columbia | English |
| Campus Stores Canada | Industry association | Canada | English |
| Canadian Bar Association, National Competition Law Section | Other: Professional Association | Canada | English |
| Canadian Conference of the Arts | Other: National Forum for art, culture and heritage | Canada | English |
| Canadian Publishers' Council | Industry association | Canada | English |
| Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau | Other | Canada | English |
| Consultant | Other: consultant | Ontario | English |
| Crabtree Publishing Company Limited | Publisher | Ontario | English |
| David Carr | Publisher | Manitoba | English |
| Executive Director, Periodical Marketers of Canada | Distributor | Canada | English |
| Fernwood Publishing | Publisher | Manitoba | English |
| Firefly Books Ltd. | Publisher | Ontario Canada | English |
| Foreign Owned Canadian Publisher | Publisher | Canada | English |
| Grant Lovig, President, Company's Coming Publishing Limited | Publisher | Alberta | English |
| H.B. FENN AND COMPANY LTD. | Other: Distributor and Publisher | Canada | English |
| House of Anansi Press / Groundwood Books | Publisher | Ontario | English |
| Indigo Books and Music Inc. | Retailer | Canada | English |
| Jack David, ECW Press (3 comments) | Publisher | Ontario | English |
| Linda Weigl, Weigl Educational Publishers Limited | Publisher | Alberta | English |
| Literary Press Group of Canada | Industry association | Canada | English |
| McGraw-Hill Ryerson | Publisher | Ontario | English |
| Nelson Education Ltd. | Publisher | Ontario | English |
| Ontario Media Development Corporation | Other: Provincial Government Funding Agency | Ontario | English |
| Oxford University Press | Publisher Other: Distributor | Canada Outside Canada | English |
| Saskatchewan Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport(1 comment) | Other: Government | Saskatchewan | English |
| Simon & Schuster Canada | Publisher | Canada | English |
| The Writers' Union of Canada | Industry association | Canada | English |
| Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. | Distributor Also operate a publishing division | Ontario | English |
| Torstar Corporation and Harlequin Enterprises Limited | Publisher | Ontario | English |
| Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois | Writer | Quebec | French |
| Wayne Kehl | Writer | British Columbia | English |
