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

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…

Virtual Networking Session

Presenter: Editors Canada
Webinar begins: October 15, 2026 1:00 pm

Topic : What are some ethical changes you’re making in your life and career? Editors Canada is piloting national virtual networking sessions as part of our webinar season! Based on event success and demand, we will incorporate these as a mainstay of our webinar lineups moving forward. Editors Canada members…

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Featured Recordings

La Féminisation et la Rédaction Inclusive

Presenter: Mireille Elchacar

La féminisation des titres, noms de métiers et noms de fonction est entrée dans les mœurs en français québécois. Quant à la rédaction inclusive, son utilisation augmente, mais elle n’est pas encore complètement acquise, et surtout, les manières de la mettre en œuvre varient. Certains procédés alourdissent le texte; d’autres…

Niching Down: How Specializing Can Boost Your Business

Presenter: Brenna Bailey-Davies and Erin Servais

Here’s the question that will change the trajectory of your career: Should you be a generalist or a specialist? Being a specialist and “niching down” means selecting an area to focus your editing practice, rather than being a generalist and taking any project that comes your way. It may feel…

How to Get Organized and Stay Productive When You Are Your Own Boss

Presenter: Sagan Morrow

Freelance editors face unique challenges: you essentially have two jobs with editing projects for clients and with running your business. In this session, you’ll learn how to manage your time and energy effectively when you are your own boss and you work from home... plus how to stay disciplined and…

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