About Us

The Organization:

The Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario (OBPO) was incorporated in 1990 and has a current membership of 43 Ontario-based Canadian-owned book publishers.

The chief activities of the OBPO are:

• to represent the needs, interests, concerns and issues of Ontario book publishers to government and arts organizations;
• to facilitate information sharing and educational opportunities to our membership about the provincial, national and international book publishing industries; and
• to facilitate group marketing projects (both domestic and international) at a reduced cost to our members.

• to encourage in particular the writing, publishing, distribution and promotion of books written by Canadian authors;
• to co-operate with other associations and organizations to further the reading and study of all books;
• to work for the development and maintenance of strong and competitive publishing houses owned and controlled both in Ontario and in the rest of Canada;
• to represent the interests of Ontario-based publishers in relations with public and private institutions in Canada and abroad;
• to facilitate the exchange of information amongst its members;
• to further professional training for individuals engaged in all aspects of publishing activity;
• to promote the highest standards of professional conduct in the book publishing industry;
• to co-operate closely with individuals, organizations and governments in pursuit of the objectives of the organization; and
• to undertake specific projects, studies and other forms of action as shall, from time to time, be required to implement the above objectives.