The association is incorporated federally as a not-for-profit organization and is governed at the national level by an executive council.

[citation needed] In May 1979, the Freelance Editors' Association of Canada (FEAC) was officially launched.

[10] In 2015, the association launched its French editing proficiency program, Programme d'agrément en révision linguistique – Réviseurs Canada (PARL).

Programme d'agrément en révision linguistique – Réviseurs Canada (PARL): In 2015, the association launched its French editing proficiency program, Programme d'agrément en révision linguistique – Réviseurs Canada (PARL).

PARL is composed of two exams: the examen d'agrément en révision linguistique générale which focuses on French editing; and the examen en révision comparative which tests the concordance in text editing that has been translated from English to French.

In 2015, the association hosted the first international conference of editors with attendees from Canada, Africa, Australia, India, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US.