Upcoming Webinars

Deconstructing Disability-Affirming Content

Deconstructing Disability-Affirming Content will help editors feel more confident editing content related to disability by looking beyond simple terminology and style choices. In this webinar, we will begin with a consideration of disability as a concept, the theoretical models and frameworks of disability, historical processes, grassroots activism, and political and cultural contexts. With this knowledge, […]

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

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 creative works, the current state […]

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Virtual Networking Session

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 and student affiliates can register […]

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Editing with Values in the Age of AI

In the current age of LLM’s (large language models) many people use AI as a part of their writing process. There are a host of ethical, personal, and practical reasons why Editors may choose not to work on AI-written, or assisted, texts. This webinar is for Editors at any stage of their career who value […]

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AI, Access, and Editorial Ethics in an Unjust System

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 errors, entrench bias, break accessibility […]

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What AI Misses: Editing Web Content for Real Readers

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 covers structure, headings, links, calls […]

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The Editor’s AI Toolkit – Building a Substack Production Workflow from Draft to Distribution

AI tools are everywhere, but most guidance for writers and editors stop at “use ChatGPT to draft faster.” This session goes deeper, showing how you can build a complete AI-assisted production workflow—from editorial planning through drafting, reviewing, multimedia production, and distribution—without giving up judgment or voice. Drawing on the workflow behind her independent literary Substack, […]

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Training Day 2026

The Editors Canada Training Day is back. Save the date! After a successful introduction last year, Editors Canada is hosting another Training Day! This is a conference-style day-long event with curated training and networking meant to enhance your editing skills and keep you competitive in the current job market. Training Day recorded sessions will be […]

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Remplacer le langage capacitiste par des solutions inclusives

Faire allusion à d’autres différences physiques ou invisibles au sens métaphorique est à éviter, parce que ces métaphores sont généralement employées pour décrire quelque chose de négatif. Attacher de la négativité à une déficience est un obstacle à l’inclusion. Il y a également certaines façons de parler des personnes qui vivent avec une déficience qui […]

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Truth, Trust, and Indigenous Representation – Identifying and Resisting False Narratives in Editorial Practice

False narratives and misinformation about Indigenous Peoples continue to shape publishing in ways that can reinforce harmful stereotypes, distort Indigenous selfhood, and undermine authentic representation. As editors, we have an important role in recognizing and resisting these narratives throughout the editorial process. Presented jointly by the Indigenous Editors Association and Editors Canada, this webinar explores […]

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Virtual Networking Session

Topic : How do you incorporate rest, relaxation and breaks into your life and workflow? 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 and student affiliates can […]

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Finding your friends: The many types and benefits of mastermind groups

Freelancing can leave you feeling like to have to figure everything out for yourself. But when you gather trusted peers and form a “mastermind” group, you create a support system that works. In this discussion, panelists will describe their own experiences with mastermind groups, plus share other models. They will discuss how to decide what […]

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Get Wild with Find and Replace: Faster, Smarter Editing with Word Wildcards

Microsoft Word’s wildcard search is one of the most powerful tools available to editors, but many editors either avoid it altogether or use only its simplest functions. In this practical webinar, participants will learn how to use wildcards to identify and correct recurring problems across an entire document. Through live examples, Chris will demonstrate how […]

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Turn Your Style Sheet into Automated Checks: No Technical Expertise Required

Editors frequently record decisions about spelling, capitalization, terminology, abbreviations, hyphenation and usage in a style sheet. But the editor must still remember every decision and identify every relevant occurrence manually. This practical webinar explores how editors can turn those written decisions into repeatable automated checks. Using Styleworks, Tom will demonstrate the thinking behind a custom […]

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The Advanced PerfectIt Toolkit: Customizing Checks and Solving Difficult Consistency Problems

PerfectIt can identify inconsistencies in spelling, capitalization, hyphenation, abbreviations, numbers, headings, and lists. However, experienced users can go much further than running the standard checks. In this advanced, example-led webinar, Brigitte will demonstrate techniques for adapting PerfectIt to complex editorial projects. Participants will learn how to select and combine styles, work efficiently with long or […]

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