Editors Canada webinars

The Editors Canada Virtual Training Day is back!

Join us on October 28, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. ET to 6:15 p.m. ET for a day of curated workshops and networking sessions meant to enhance your editing skills and keep you competitive in the current job market. View our full Training Day schedule now.

Upcoming Webinars

AI, Access, and Editorial Ethics in an Unjust System

Presenter: Emily Faubert
Webinar begins: October 8, 2026 1:00 pm

In June 2026, Canada released its national AI strategy, and within weeks, communities launched moratorium protests. “AI” is being disambiguated from extractive technology as a do-it-all tool, from emails to medical research. But editors encountering generated text know the truth–there is a huge difference between predictive and generative AI–LLMs generate…

Beyond Borders and Scraping Walls: Cross-Border Copyright, Web Scraping, and the AI Frontier for Canadian Publishers

Presenter: Gavin Gillas
Webinar begins: October 13, 2026 1:00 pm

As generative AI platforms continue to ingest human-authored content on an industrial scale, writers, editors, and independent publishers face a shifting legal and professional landscape. This webinar demystifies US copyright law, text and data mining, and the mechanics of unauthorized web scraping. We will explore how large language models utilize…

What AI Misses: Editing Web Content for Real Readers

Presenter: Natasha Netschay Davies
Webinar begins: October 14, 2026 1:00 pm

AI can generate web copy in seconds. It is less reliable at judging whether that copy is easy to scan, useful to the reader or suited to the page where it will appear. This practical webinar looks at the editor’s role in improving both AI-assisted and human-written web content. It…

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Featured Recordings

Showcasing Your Skills and Accomplishments in an Online Portfolio

Presenter: Letitia Henville

This webinar series will draw on examples of editors’ online portfolios to help you determine what kind of portfolio you want to build, what content you might include in you portfolio, and whether and how to integrate a portfolio with your existing website.

Introduction to Fine-Tuning Your Systems and Processes

Presenter: Katie Chambers

Your editing skills may bring in the work—but it’s your systems and processes that keep your business running smoothly. This webinar will help you take control of your admin, time and finances so you can focus more on words and less on chaos. Whether you’re new to freelancing or ready…

Editing Tables and Graphs

Presenter: Kristen Hines

Help data tell their stories through effective tables and graphs. Learning outcomes: At the end of this webinar participants will be able to determine whether a table or graph is needed optimize the presentation of numerical information identify and eliminate “chart…

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