Advertising Industry Helpful Links

Advertising Industry

• Association of Canadian Advertisers (ACA)
• Association of Creative Communications Agencies (A2C)
• Better Business Bureau (BBB)
• Canadian Marketing Association (CMA)
• Institute of Canadian Agencies (ICA)
• People of Colour in Advertising & Marketing (POCAM)
• Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada (SMCC)

Sector Specific

• Allied Beauty Association (ABA)
• Beer Canada
• Canadian Bankers Association (CBA)
• Canadian Beverage Association (CBA)
• Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA)
• Canadian Homeopathic Pharmaceutical Association (CHPA)
• Canadian Natural Products Association (CNPA)
• Canadian Vehicle Manufacturer’s Association (CVMA)
• Consumers Council of Canada
• Cosmetics Alliance Canada
• Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP)
• Global Automakers of Canada
• Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (PAAB)
• Pharmaceutical Marketing Club of Quebec (PMCQ)
• Responsible Gambling Council
• Restaurants Canada
• Retail Council of Canada (RCC)
• Spirits Canada

Media Associations

• Canadian Media Directors’ Council (CMDC)
• Canadian Out of Home Marketing and Measurement Bureau (COMMB)
• Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (DAAC)
• Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada (IAB Canada)
• Location Based Marketing Association (LBMA)
• Magazines Canada
• News Media Canada
• thinktv

Media Measurement / Research

• Canadian Association of Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (CAPRA)
• Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC)
• Market Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA)

Commercial Production / Union

• Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)
• Association of Canadian Commercial Production (ACCP)
• Canadian Federation of Musicians (CFM)
• Union des Artistes (UDA)

Industry Charity / Club

• National Advertising Benevolent Society (nabs)
• The Advertising & Design Club of Canada (ADCC)
• The Advertising Club of Toronto (AdClub)

Federal Government Agencies and Regulators

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
• Competition Bureau
• Health Canada
• National Research Council Canada (NRC)

International

• BPA Worldwide
• European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA)
• European Association of Communications Agencies (EACA)
• International Advertising Association (IAA)
• International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Council for Ad Self-Regulation (ICAS)
• Media Rating Council (MRC)
• Mobile Marketing Association (MMA)
• Unstereotype Alliance
• VoxCOMM
• World Federation of Advertisers (WFA)
• World Out of Home Organization (WOO)