Once a thriving industry, in…

Once a thriving industry, in recent years, we have seen the magazine publishing community struggle to overcome mounting economic pressures, and this year the doubling of our blue box fees will significantly harm our company’s viability.

We object to any distinction being made between newspaper material versus magazine
material as “products” and we request to be included in the same
exemption that has been granted to newspaper publishers. We see no reason why the too-fragile
Canadian magazine industry should be held to a different standard as the newspaper industry.
We care deeply about our role as an employer, domestic cultural content creator, economic influencer and as a pillar for nearly 40 years in the design community in Canada.

We hope you will consider our request to be protected
from the imminent impact the EPR program, will have on our business.