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Book Publishing Industry Development Program

As announced by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages on September 22, 2009, the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) has been streamlined and renamed the Canada Book Fund (CBF). By making this change, the Department of Canadian Heritage wishes to signal a shift in its focus from developing the industry to providing support to a mature industry that will help bring Canadian books to readers.

BPIDP Web pages will be archived here for one year to facilitate the transition. For information about the Canada Book Fund, please visit: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/book/.

The principal objective of the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) is to ensure access to a diverse range of Canadian-authored books in Canada and abroad.

The program seeks to achieve this objective by fostering a viable Canadian book industry that publishes and markets Canadian-authored books.

The program has four components:

Learn more about each component and continue navigating our web site with the right-side menu bar.

For further information about the program or to receive an application package by mail, contact us at:

Book Publishing Industry Development Program
Department of Canadian Heritage
15 Eddy Street, 15-4-D
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0M5

Phone: 1 866 811-0055 (toll free in Canada)
Phone: (819) 997-4944
Fax: (819) 997-4169
Email: padie-bpidp@pch.gc.ca