What Is Editors Canada?

Editors Canada is a national membership association for editors at every stage of their careers. Its members are salaried and freelance editors working with individuals and organizations in the corporate, technical, government, not-for-profit, academic, and publishing sectors across Canada and internationally, in both English and French. If you are an editor looking for training, professional certification, or a national network, or if you need to hire an editor, the association's website is the practical starting point.

What the association does

The site organizes its main functions into a few clear entry points:

• Hire an editor — a service for individuals and organizations who need editing help. The site frames this around the difficulty of "finding the right words" and positions members as the experts to trust.
• Join us — membership for editors seeking training and a network. Editors Canada describes itself as "the only national association devoted to editors and the editing profession."
• Events — a national calendar of professional development opportunities and social events, plus local group activity.
• Meet an Editor — profiles of members, such as featured volunteers.
• News and blog — association updates, member news, and posts on editing topics.

Professional certification

Editors Canada runs Professional Certification exams. The site's current banner promotes registration for the 2026 exams under the heading "Take your skills to the next level." If certification is your goal, that registration notice is the item to act on, and the exams are the association's structured route to demonstrating editing competence.

Who it serves

Training and events

Beyond certification, the association offers webinars and other professional development. One example from the site: an October 6 webinar with Paula John on editing with values in the age of AI, aimed at editors who choose not to work on AI-written texts. It covers drafting an AI policy that aligns with your personal values and finding clients who share those values. The listed prices are member $60 / non-member $100. Registration runs through webinars.editors.ca.

Local groups also organize their own professional development and social events, which appear on the national calendar.

When to use the site

• You need an editor → start with "Hire an editor."
• You want certification → check the Professional Certification exam registration notice.
• You want training or a network → review "Join us" and the events calendar.
• You want to see who members are → browse "Meet an Editor" and the volunteer profiles.
• You want industry news → read the news updates and blog.