VICE News Canada offers
original reporting from Canada and around the world. They are “looking for new
talent, original news stories, and features and investigations that have a
strong Canadian angle or bring Canada to the rest of the world.” According to
their editorial
director, their base rate for a quick reported story is $300 CAD. Rates for
longer-reported stories and features are higher. For more information, refer to
their pitch
guide.
Explore is a lifestyle magazine for active outdoor-loving Canadians. They cover outdoor adventure, hiking, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, camping, winter sports, and more. Their content is largely Canadian. According to their online editorial and community manager, for online pieces, they pay $50 to $75 CAD for 500 to 600 words and $80 to $150 CAD for 800 to 1,000+ words. To learn more, read their contributor guidelines.
Future of Good covers “stories, innovations, and trends shaping social impact in Canada.” They want writers who have experience in journalism and are interested in covering social impact. They welcome writers from all over the world. Their rates start at a minimum of $0.50/word. To learn more and to pitch, refer to this page.
The Media Co-op is “a coast-to-coast network of local media co-operatives dedicated to providing grassroots, democratic coverage of their communities and of Canada.” They are “interested in everything from rent strikes & community responses, to what's happening at man camps, to landback, & more.” They pay $100 to $250 for articles and other media (e.g. audio and video reports). Send pitches to info@mediacoop.ca. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and this page.
Quill & Quire is a Canadian magazine about books and book publishing. Their print edition comes out 10 times a year. They are seeking “feature and news pitches and profiles related to Canadian authors, publishing, and books.” Their pay starts at $0.45 per word. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s Twitter post. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Maple is a Canadian publication that was founded as "an antidote to the establishment corporate press." They seek opinion pieces and news stories that confront mainstream thinking, center on issues concerning working-class Canadians, and challenge the status quo. The pay rate is CAD 275 for news stories (1,500 words), a flat rate of $130 CAD for opinion pieces (700 to 1200 words), and $325 CAD for in-depth analysis articles (1500 to 2000 words). They pay within five days of work completion. To learn more, refer to this page.
Canadian Geographic is a magazine by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. They publish 6 times a year. Each issue features the latest science, technology, environment, culture, and travel stories from across Canada. According to one payment report, they paid $1.00 per word for a 1,500-word feature. For details, read their submission guidelines.
Natural Resources Magazine is a trade magazine that covers oil, gas, mining, and alternative energy in Atlantic Canada. They publish 3 times a year. They only publish commissioned pieces. A feature in their magazine is of 1,000 to 1,200 words, a cover story is of 3,500 to 4,000 words, and columns and departments are of 700 words. They pay 40 cents per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Artist & The Viewer, Toronto Art Newspaper is an independent art publication that is making art accessible in Toronto and free at the TTC. They pay contributors for the following art writing segments: post-contemporary (300 to 400 words), the viewer (250 to 400 words), the constructivist (300 to 500 words), and dadada (300 to 400 words). They pay CAD 0.40 per word. Their upcoming deadline is November 22, 2019. To learn more, refer to this page.
Daytripping is a magazine that promotes antique and craft shops, tearooms, stops, towns, events, and museums in Southwestern Ontario. They publish 5 times a year. They are particularly interested in “articles about traveling and discovering ‘small town’ Southern Ontario.” They prefer articles of 500 to 600 words. They pay $25 or $50 per article. Details here.