Accountability – Codes of Conduct & Policies

Last checked December 2024 by Joby Yuen, Langara College Library & Information Technology practicum students.

The Basics

  • “Bookselling and Publishing Industry Joins Together to Publish New Commitment to Professional Behaviour.” The Publishers Association, Dec. 07, 2018. Read Article
  • “Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct.” Canadian Creative Industries, 2018. Read Article
  • Gabriele, Carina and Naushan, Anoodth. “Workplace Sexual Harassment Laws by Province and Territory.” Courage to Act, Oct. 29, 2020. Read Article
  • “What is a ‘respectful workplace’? ” University of Victoria. 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 Article
  • “Bullying in the Workplace.” Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, May 10, 2024. Visit Site
  • “Canadian Code of Conduct for the Performing Arts.” Cultural Human Resources Council, Apr. 2019. Visit Site
  • “CMA Code of Ethics & Standards of Practice: Compulsory Professional Framework For Marketing Self Regulation.” Canadian Marketing Association, May 2020. Comprehensive regulatory framework governing members’ conduct. Read Article
  • “Code of Conduct.” The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia, Jan. 2023. Read Article
  • “Code of Conduct.” Association of Canadian Publishers, Feb. 10, 2021. Visit Site
  • “Code of Conduct.” CBC/Radio-Canada. Read Article
  • “Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.” Committee on Publication Ethics, Mar. 7, 2021. Guidance about a wide range of increasingly complex ethical issues. Read Article
  • Daly, Brian et. al. “Amplifying Voices, Protecting Lives: Addressing Systemic Racism in Media.” The Canadian Association of Black Journalists, Nov. 16, 2020. Shows the challenges people of color face in the media. Read Article
  • Denny, Neil. “U.K. Book Trade Agrees to Code of Conduct.” Publishers Weekly, Dec. 7, 2018. Read Article
  • “Editorial Code of Conduct.” Globe and Mail, 2022. Read Article
  • “Editors’ Code of Practice.” Independent Press Standards Organisation, Jan. 1, 2021. Visit Site
  • “IBPA Anti-Harassment Policy.” Independent Book Publishers Association. Read Article
  • Promote Respect in the Workplace – Province of British Columbia. Government of British Columbia, Feb. 14, 2024. Visit Site
  • “Publishing Ethics.” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Guidance on publishing ethics: authorship, citations, data reporting, and how to follow the ethical guidelines required in scientific publishing. Read Article
  • Racial Equity Tools. Equity in the Center. Visit Site
  • Smith, Charles C. “Equity Now for Today and Tomorrow: Transforming the Writers’ Union of Canada.” Read Article
  • “We Believe in R-E-S-P-E-C-T, and We Expect You to, Too.” Invisible Publishing. Read Article
  • “Workplace Harassment and Violence”. Cultural Human Resources Council, 2019. Read Article
  • “Workplace Violence and Harassment.” Ontario Ministry of Labour, Oct. 18, 2023. Read Article

 

See also: Accountability in Publishing

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