King's Printer

The King's Printer for Canada, so titled as to distinguish it from the equivalent position in each of the Canadian provinces, is the individual in Ottawa responsible for the publishing and printing requirements of the King-in-federal-Council.

[1] The Alberta King's Printer is the position, created in 1906, that oversees the administration of Crown copyright in the province, as well as publishing and distributing copies of legislation, regulations, and related material, including the Alberta Gazette,[2] in both hard copy and electronic forms.

Such print and digital media is also distributed by the King's Printer to libraries around Alberta, as well as being sold at a dedicated bookstore in Edmonton and via the Internet.

[4] In British Columbia, the office of the King's Printer and Comptroller of Stationery for British Columbia is a branch of the province's Procurement and Supply Services department, and not only supplies paper and electronic copies of all legislation, regulations, and related materials, including the British Columbia Gazette, but also operates a book and gift store called Crown Publications,[5] and provides to the public printing, copying, and binding services.

[26] The Office of the King's Printer in Saskatchewan is based in Regina and has the duty of publishing and distributing official copies of all legislation, regulations, and related material, including the Saskatchewan Gazette, and any other publications ordered by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan-in-Council.

[34] The holder of the letters patent has the nearly exclusive right of printing, publishing and importing the Authorised Version of the Bible and Book of Common Prayer within the United Kingdom's jurisdiction.

[35] The other two exceptions are that separate sets of letters patent grant the Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press the right to print and distribute the Authorised Version of the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer regardless of who holds the office of King's Printer.

[37][38] The Controller of HMSO is appointed by Letters Patent to the office of King's Printer of Acts of Parliament.