#37720
If Canada is at the top of your I-want-to-immigrate-to destinations, think of specific reasons why that is the case – analyze your choice in the context of migrating, instead of going by the world’s popular perception of the country.
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The Canadian Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (CATTW)
The largest Canadian association for technical writers. CATTW/ACPRTS (Association canadienne des professeurs de rédaction technique et scientifique) has the unique mandate of encouraging research and discussion about technical communication in both of Canada's two official languages. Our association also actively encourages interdisciplinary and community-based research.
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Since moving to Canada just under a year ago, I must have received at least two dozen inquiries about the country: what I feel about it, why I chose this country, and the cultural differences I see between India and Canada – primarily on the work front. I was also quizzed by many on what I did to blend in and settle down here. So here are my thoughts on what I feel are important factors in not only feeling at home in a new environment, but also helping the localities embrace you and feel at ease with you.
Nene, Sumedh. Indus (2010). Articles>Writing>Regional>Canada
#25285
Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric
The CSSR's purpose is to promote the study of the theory and practice of rhetoric in all periods and languages, and its relationships with other fields of enquiry and realms of practice.
#21520
The Competitive Advantage of Technical Communication: The Western Canadian Research Project 
The Western Canadian Research Project intends to show western Canadian businesses how to improve their performance through the effective use of technical communication. The project consists of intensive research into the current perception and use of technical communication by business and government, and into the current state of the technical communication profession in the region. The project analyzes and presents this primary research in a report, and concludes with a series of publications and events designed to achieve the project’s objective: improved business performance.
Conklin, John James, Sheila C. Jones, Andrew E. Quarry and Donald Keith Steirer. STC Proceedings (1994). Articles>TC>Regional>Canada
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Editors' Association of Canada
The Editors' Association of Canada promotes professional editing as key in producing effective communications. Its 1,600-plus members, salaried and freelance, work with individuals and in the corporate, technical, government, non-profit, and publishing sectors.
#36920
The Emergence of a Community Mapping Network: Coastal Eelgrass Mapping in British Columbia 
The purpose of this paper is to document and theorize the emergence of a network of stewards concerned about the conservation of a marine habitat called eelgrass along the coastline of British Columbia, Canada. Today, by engaging as professional biologists, government employees, and volunteers using various mapping, outreach, and communication tools, these stewards generate knowledge on the geographic location and health of eelgrass habitat, how to educate the public, how to coordinate volunteers, and how to approach local governments— with the ultimate goal of convincing others that eelgrass is worth protecting. Our two-year ethnographic study began in the second year of a project that was designed to train twenty community coordinators how to map and monitor eelgrass habitat. The coordinators were faced with complex social, cultural, political, historical, and material landscapes—which made us wonder about how it was possible for the network to hold together while extending its reach. We provide evidence to support the claim that the network became more stable and was extended by particular performances. These performances emerged from recognition and resolution of resistances, in which the network was both resource for and object of its activity. In the process, (a) knowledge produced is made to move and do something, (b) coordinators and scientists involved acted as knowledge brokers between various communities, and (c) communication between coordinators was enabled and maintained.
Boyer, Leanna, Wolff-Michael Roth and Nikki Wright. Public Understanding of Science (2009). Articles>Scientific Communication>Geography>Canada
#20326
Finding Solutions For Your Challenges: All Canadian Multidisciplinary Progression
Learn lessons from this all-Canadian cast of contributors:
Logan, Leanne. STC Proceedings (1998). Articles>TC>Regional>Canada
#19551
Franglais in Canada: Does It Facilitate or Impede Clear Expression?
Pits the Pragmatic Many against the Snobbish Few in an attempt to discover what, if anything, Franglais contributes to clear expression. Is lexical and grammatical cross-pollination a sign of the type of dynamic evolution that enhances communication or a sign of a form of bastardization that impedes clear expression?
Mayotte, Anne-Marie. Writer's Block (2000). Articles>Language>Regional>Canada
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The Gap Between Scientists and Journalists: The Case of Mercury Science in Québec's Press
This research aimed to better understand the gap between journalists and scientists in the context of the media coverage of an environmental issue in Quebec (Canada). Through in-depth interviews with journalists and scientists, we were able to identify different sources of frustration felt by both protagonists, notably the question of the scientists' revision of the journalists' text, the journalists' lack of accuracy, and the problem of different time frames in the media and the scientific worlds. This study also offered insights for bridging the gaps.
Maillé, Marie-Ève, Johanne Saint-Charles and Marc Lucotte. Public Understanding of Science (2009). Articles>Scientific Communication>Biomedical>Canada
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Ground Floor Perspective on the Usability Job Hunt
This is a guest written article by Berna Tural, a recent college graduate from Carleton University in Ottawa. She is looking for a job in the usability field. I asked her to tell me more about her experiences so that WebWord readers would understand what it is like to be on the ground floor in usability. Similarly, I wanted people to see the other side of the hunt.
Tural, Burna. WebWord (2001). Careers>Usability>Regional>Canada
#37723
The Hidden Job Market of Canada
Canada may not be an economy bigger than the US, but being the tenth largest in the world also makes it one of the wealthiest. As with most other G8 countries, Canada’s economy is dominated by the service industry employing approximately three quarters of Canadians.
#37046
Over the past six months in particular, experience with ITIL, or ITIL certification itself, has been appearing more and more often. Moreover, just in the last month, ITIL has been moving from the rated requirements of proposal requests and standing offers for analysts and project managers, to become one of the top mandatory requirements as well. So why is it only now that we are seeing such resurgence in ITIL?
Weedmark, David. DavidWeedmark.com (2010). Articles>Technology>Legal>Canada
#22627
A list of positions currently available for technical communicators in Western Canada.
#22611
Job Futures for Authors and Writers (including Technical Writers)
A discussion of career prospects in writing, including technical writing.
Human Resources Development Canada (2003). Careers>Writing>Technical Writing>Canada
#19818
Marketing Technical Communication Services Effectively
During 1993 and 1994, three Western Canadian chapters of the STC collaborated on a research project, funded by Western Economic Diversification and the STC, to discover how clients and practitioners view technical communication. As one of the final products, we commissioned a half-hour presentation designed to market technical communication services. At this session, we describe the project and deliver the half-hour presentation. We invite the audience to evaluate the presentation as a marketing tool.
Conklin, John James and Sheila C. Jones. STC Proceedings (1995). Articles>TC>Marketing>Canada
#13061
Montréal Technical Writers Forum
This list is a place where we can discuss issues relating to the technical writing profession and everything else in between! While the membership might weigh heavily with Montreal/Quebec based writers, anyone can join in on the discussion, regardless of where they are from!
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Official Bilingualism Has Its Costs--and Opportunities
Since the inception of Canada's Official Languages Act in 1968, official bilingualism is estimated to have cost Canadians approximately $60 billion. Today, the cost of translating federal government documents and operating various programs, such as French language training for federal public servants, is estimated to be some $4 billion annually. And these figures do not take into account the cost of publishing bilingual documents and providing bilingual services at the provincial and municipal levels, or similar costs incurred by private enterprises. While these statistics periodically provoke intense debate in Canada on whether this is money well spent, the fact is that this country's bilingualism requirements have been a boon to at least one group of people employed in the communications field: French-language translators.
Zvalo, Peter. Writer's Block (2002). Articles>Language>Localization>Canada
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Professional Development Issues in Canada
The Canadian Issues Committee (CIC) was created by STC in 1990 because it was becoming apparent that Canadian technical communicators sometimes had unique concerns resulting from the political, legal and geographic constraints peculiar to Canada, of which STC was unaware. Identifying these concerns and attempting to do something about them has been an ongoing commitment of the STC staff and Board of Directors and of the CIC. This panel discussion allows for direct input from members regarding such concerns, and also provides an opportunity to inform the Canadian membership what has and is being done on their behalf.
McFadden, John E. STC Proceedings (1997). Careers>TC>Regional>Canada
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The Department of Justice Canada and Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) are working jointly on a new 'plain language' version of the EI Act – a version with the potential to be more reader-friendly and usable. This is a profoundly important, precedent-setting initiative with implications for legislative drafters and users of legislation across the country. The usability testing was commissioned to help provide strategic insight into plain language legislative drafting so that drafting efforts can be as effective as possible and speak to the realities and unique needs of key legislative user groups. Simply put, the purpose of the testing is to provide a solid foundation for wise decision-making to guide plain language drafting. To this end, the testing gauged how efficiently users of different versions of the EI Act found needed information, understood it, and applied it to an intended purpose.
Schmolka, Vicki. HRDC (2000). Books>Usability>Government>Canada
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Risk Communication and Government: Theory and Application for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Research has shown that public perceptions of risk are constantly changing and evolving as the dynamics of public opinion shift in response to the environment in which we all live.
Chartier, Jean and Sandra Gabler. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (2001). Books>Risk Communication>Government>Canada
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Société Québécoise de la Rédaction Professionelle
La Société québécoise de la rédaction professionnelle (SQRP) est née en 1993 de l'association de spécialistes travaillant dans divers domaines de la rédaction.
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Statement of Principles for the Management of Copyright in the Digital Environment
As the twin technologies of computing and telecommunications revolutionize the way in which knowledge and information is recorded, accessed, disseminated and stored, the modes of communication among scholars and researchers are changing rapidly. But just as these technologies can make possible the wide dissemination of copyright material that may violate the rights of the owner, so the technology can be used to prevent reasonable and necessary access to knowledge. Such access is essential to the generation of new knowledge. If access to information for research, teaching and study purposes is constrained, Canada's long-term economic and cultural growth will be hobbled.
University of Ottawa (2000). Articles>Intellectual Property>Copyright>Canada
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A directory of job advertisements maintained by the Society for Technical Communication's Alberta Chapter.
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STC Canadian Issues Special Interest Group
The Canadian Issues SIG was created to explore the issues that are unique to Canadian Technical Communicators, and to raise the awareness of the need for technical communications in the Canadian market today.
