What's New in PAP

Important Notice

In 2010-2011, the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) will be replaced by a new program, the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF). The CPF is set to be launched in April 2010, therefore, the PAP will not be accepting new applications after September 15, 2009.

New Program Upcoming
The Government of Canada announces a new program for magazines and non-daily newspapers to take effect in 2010-2011. The existing programs will continue to operate until the new program is in place.

For more information please consult the following link:
http://pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/infoCntr/cdm-mc/index-eng.cfm?action=doc&DocIDCd=CJM082334

Public Consultations
Between January and April 2008, Department of Canadian Heritage sought public input to help with a proposed redesign of the Publications Assistance Program (PAP), which subsidizes mailing costs of magazines and non-daily newspapers, and the Canada Magazine Fund (CMF), which supports the creation of editorial content and business development for the magazine industry. A report summarizing the comments received during the consultation process is now available: [ HTML Version ] [ PDF Version (54kb)]

Note:

To access the Portable Document Format (PDF) version you must have a PDF reader installed. If you do not already have such a reader, there are numerous PDF readers available for free download or for purchase on the Internet:

• Adobe Reader
• Foxit Reader
• Xpdf
• eXPert PDF Reader

Please note that all saveable and fillable PDF forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader version 8.1 or higher.