Launched in 2009, the Canadian Online Publishing Awards are produced by the publishers of Masthead, the must-read journal for the Canadian magazine industry. Since 2008, Masthead is available exclusively online at www.mastheadonline.com.

The Awards recognize Canada’s best online editorial and design work in publication websites. The program is open to websites published in conjunction with print magazines and newspapers, as well as online-only magazines and blogs.

Websites are reviewed by a panel of industry experts and winners are selected in eleven categories that are also split in three categories.

The awards are handed out in October in Toronto, ON, with categories honouring the best writing, design, ideas and multimedia projects from Canadian publication websites.