Describes the Canada Council's federal assistance to Canadian publishers and authors to increase availability of Canadian literature for its natives. Aid to publishers consists of block grants, determined by the publishers' previous year's lists, or grants for projects, translation, and promotion. (SW)

Advocates government support for publishing of Canadian materials through grants and book purchases, in order that libraries may enhance their collections of native works. Inclusion of native scholarly works in academic and research libraries is cited as an important example. Interrelationships between library and publisher are encouraged to…