Connect With Canada's 2SLGBTQIA+ Business Community!
QBiz is a magazine dedicated to promoting 2SLGBTQIA+ businesses, as well as offering advice and stories from 2SLGBTQIA+ business owners about their experiences.
As a national publication, we’re dedicated to telling your stories from across Canada. Whether you’re a business owner, looking to start your own business or about to start your career, you’ll find something to relate to.
There are so many great untold success stories waiting to inspire and connect us all. Linking 2SLGBTQIA+ groups from around the country, we’re building a coalition to bring you these inspiring stories from all corners of our country.
Canadian 2SLGBTQIA+ Business by the Numbers
One in 40 businesses across Canada is owned by a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. This amounts to 28,000 2SLGBTQIA+-owned Canadian businesses who collectively generate 1% of Canada’s gross corporate revenues and employ over 435,000 full- and part-time jobs – roughly equivalent to the population of Halifax! In other words: 2SLGBTQIA+ business is big business.
28,000+Businesses
$90b+Market Size
435,000+Employees
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- Target ideal customers
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- Educate! Ensure product awareness
- Compete & win customers
- Increase sales & market share
- Remain relevant & most trusted
- Reinforce your messaging
- Drive qualified website traffic
- Showcase other business offerings
- Support 2SLGBTQIA+ businesses in Canada
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The key to successful marketing is to target an audience you want to connect and do business with consistently; reminding readers throughout the year of your solutions and capturing their attention when they are ready to buy. We have per issue rates and incredible discounts when booking both editions for the year.
QBiz Magazine
QBiz is Canada's biannual magazine for 2SLGBTQIA+ businesses.
QBiz covers all the topics that are vital to 2SLGBTQIA+ business owners. Through research and expert interviews, QBiz amplifies the voices of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and provides expert editorial, discussing topics such as banking and investments, marketing, leadership, technology, entrepreneurship and so much more!
Production Schedule
| Issue | Art Deadline | Impact Date |
|---|---|---|
| Issue 1, 2025 | April 25, 2025 | May 2025 |
| Issue 2, 2025 | September 26, 2025 | October 2025 |
Key Details
Print/Digital Circulation:
10,000
Frequency:
Biannual (May, November)
Available in:
Print & Digital Format
Opportunities:
Advertising / Outserts
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Annual Campaign - Save $150
Per Issue (Standard Rates)
Annual marketing campaigns include a $150 discount on placements when booking 2 issues.
Outside Back Cover
The Outside Back Cover in QBiz Magazine is considered the most coveted position in the print edition, with unbelievable impact for any leading company. When the publication is placed on a desk, there is a 50/50 chance the back cover will be face up, offering our premium back-cover advertising partner the greatest level of exposure possible with continued impact for the duration of the publication’s shelf life. Reserving the Outside Back Cover offers protection rights to the position, allowing for first rights to re-secure this premium position on an annual basis before it is offered to any other company.
Bleed: 8.625" w x 11.125" h
Trim Size (Publication Actual Size): 8.375” w x 10.875” h
Live Area (Safety to keep text within): 7” w x 9.5” h
Per Issue Rate: $3,649.50 - $150 = $3,499.50
Your Annual Campaign Rate: $6,999.00 (2 Issues)
Total Annual Campaign Savings: $300.00