The Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) is a professional society for practitioners of
public relations
Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. Pu ...
in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
. Established at a meeting in Montreal in 1948, it subsequently amalgamated with the Public Relations Association of Ontario.
In 1961, the CPRS co-sponsored, with the
Public Relations Society of America
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization trade association serving the public relations and communication community. It was founded in 1947 by combining the American Council on Public Relations an ...
, the Third World Congress in Public Relations, which was held in Montreal.
The CPRS job board connects qualified public relations candidates with employers across all of Canada
References
Further reading
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Journalism Studies
''Journalism Studies'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering communication studies as it pertains to journalism. It was established in 2000 by Bob Franklin (Cardiff University), who served as its editor-in-chief until stepping dow ...
, date=December 2010 , volume=2 , issue=1 , pages=55–71 , doi=10.1080/14616700120021810 , s2cid=144101700
External links
Official website
1948 establishments in Quebec
Public relations
Professional associations based in Canada