Accountability – Codes of Conduct & Policies

— Last checked and updated May 1, 2020 by Amanda Michalak, Langara College Library & Information Technology practicum student.

The Basics

“Bookselling and Publishing Industry Joins Together to Publish New Commitment to Professional Behaviour.” The Publishers Association. (Accessed May 1, 2020) Read

Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct. (Accessed May 1, 2020) Read

Howatt, Bill. “How to craft an effective respectful-workplace policy.” The Globe and Mail, Dec. 15, 2017. Read Article

Taylor, Kate. “Canada’s Creative Industries Adopt New Code of Conduct on Sexual Harassment.” The Globe and Mail, March 8, 2018. Read Article

A Deeper Dive: Selected Codes and Policies

The Book Publishers Association of Alberta Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Policy. BPAA, Feb. 21, 2019. Read

Canadian Code of Conduct for the Performing Arts. Cultural Human Resources Council, April 2019. Visit Site

CMA Code of Ethics & Standards of Practice: Compulsory Professional Framework For Marketing Self Regulation. Canadian Marketing Association. (Accessed May 1, 2020)
Compulsory for members and as such is a comprehensive regulatory framework governing members’ conduct. Read.

Code of Conduct. CBC/Radio-Canada, Oct. 1, 2017. Read

Code of Conduct. WisCon, April 2018. Read

Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. COPE : Committee on Publication Ethics.
The Best Practice Guidelines are more aspirational and were developed in response to requests from editors for guidance about a wide range of increasingly complex ethical issues. (Accessed May 1, 2020) Read.

Denny, Neil. “U.K. Book Trade Agrees to Code of Conduct.” Publishers Weekly, Dec. 7, 2018. Read

Editors’ Code of Practice. Independent Press Standards Organisation, July 1, 2019. Read

ESDC Code of Conduct. Employment and Social Development Canada.
This includes values and expected behaviors, avenues for resolution, conflict of interest, and post-employment. (Accessed May 1, 2020) Read.

IBPA Anti-Harassment Policy. Independent Book Publishers Association. (Accessed May 1, 2020) Read

Journalistic Practices and Principles, Editorial Code of Conduct. Globe and Mail.
“Unless all employees strive for the highest standards of journalistic integrity, we cannot hope to sustain the trust we have inspired in our readers for generations.” (Accessed May 1, 2020) Read

LAC Code of Conduct: Values and Ethics Together. Library and Archives Canada.
“The Code describes the values we adhere to as public servants, the leadership we demonstrate every day.” (Accessed May 1, 2020) Read.

Publishing Ethics. Center Journals. IEEE.
Guidance on publishing ethics: authorship, citations, data reporting, and how to follow the ethical guidelines required in scientific publishing. (Accessed May 1, 2020) Read

Publishing Policy. Smashing Magazine. November 2017.
An example. Read

Racial Equity Tools. Center for Assessment and Policy Development, MP Associates, World Trust Educational Services. (Accessed May 1, 2020) Visit Site

Smith, Charles C. “Equity Now for Today and Tomorrow: Transforming the Writers’ Union of Canada.” [2018?] (Accessed May 1, 2020) Read

Toxicity Prevention. Room Magazine, Growing Room Festival. (Accessed May 1, 2020) Visit Site

“We believe in R-E-S-P-E-C-T, and we expect you to, too.” Respectful Workplace Statement of Commitment. Invisible Publishing. (Accessed May 1, 2020) Read

Workplace Harassment and Violence. Cultural Human Resources Council, 2019. Read

Workplace Violence and Harassment. Ontario Ministry of Labour, May 2018. Read